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Chinese player to suit up for Manchester United for first time
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-05-10 23:39
A Chinese player will suit up for Manchester United for the first
time.
Chinese striker Dong Fangzhuo has been named to the English club's
lineup for its exhibition matches in Hong Kong and Beijing this summer,
organizers said in a statement Tuesday.
``I'm absolutely thrilled to be able
to pull on the famous red shirt in my home country. It will be a proud moment to
play in China as a Manchester United player,'' Dong was quoted as saying in the
statement.
Manchester United signed the 20-year-old Dong in 2004, but then
lent him to Belgian club Royal Antwerp.
``He has been progressing step by
step since his arrival and at Royal Antwerp, he deserves the tour and we believe
that he will perform well,'' Manchester United Director of Marketing Peter
Draper said in the statement.
Manchester United will play Hong Kong in Hong
Kong on July 23 before moving onto Beijing. Details of the Beijing exhibition
match weren't immediately available.
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