Tuesday, July 29, 2008

CHELSEA IN MALAYSIA

SHAH ALAM, July 28 (Bernama) -- More than 1,000 local and foreign fans of English football giant, Chelsea F.C., flocked to the Shah Alam Stadium, here tonight to watch their favourite team undergo a training session.
The squad, under the guidance of Brazilian-born coach Luis Phillipe Scolari, arrived in Kuala Lumpur yesterday to play against a Malaysian selection tomorrow night at the Shah Alam Stadium.
All their 24 players such as Petr Cech, Ashley Cole, Nicolas Anelka, Micheal Ballack, Wayne Bridge, Ricardo Carvalho, Frank Lampard and Joe Cole were present during the almost two-hour training session.
In their Asian tour, Chelsea had defeated Guangzhou Pharmaceutical (4-0) on July 23 and Chengdu Blades 7-0 in Macau on July 26.
After their match against the Malaysian selection, Chelsea would play against Lokomotiv Moscow from Russia as preparation for the English Premier League which begins early September.
-- BERNAMA

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