Man Utd Confirm Saudi Trip in the Winter!!!

[taha]

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Man Utd confirm 'winter break' in Saudi Arabia

Manchester United are to visit Saudi Arabia next month for a short 'winter break' Sir Alex Ferguson hopes will aid the Red Devils pursuit of major silverware.


Ferguson has long advocated a mid-season break, believing it would provide players with some much-needed rest after the congested Christmas fixture schedule.


And United's early elimination from the Carling Cup has allowed the Red Devils to take up an invitation from HRH Prince Abdullah bin Mosa'ad bin Abdulaziz Al Sa'ud in Saudi Arabia in mid January.

United will leave immediately after tackling Reading at the Madejski Stadium on January 19, returning before an anticipated appearance in the FA Cup fourth round the following weekend.

In between, they will play an exhibition match against Al Hilal Al Saudi FC in Riyadh on January 21 as part of Sami Al Jaber's testimonial.

Ferguson has confirmed his entire first-team squad will be on the trip and said: 'This is a great chance for the players to escape the harsh realities of winter for a few days, while keeping up their fitness levels and taking in the exhibition match.

'I hope we will come back from this refreshed and ready to continue the challenge for honours.'



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[Suprah]

WTF

These meaningless friendly games and tours should only be confined in the off-season period.

[taha]

WTF

These meaningless friendly games and tours should only be confined in the off-season period.

the guy who invited them is multi gazzilionaire (ofcourse the oil money) and I can't imagine how many millions Man utd are being paid to go over....it will be a very very large sum, i assure u that.

the excuse given is crap..."to get away from the winter weather" LOL, riyadh reaches -2,-3 in the city at that time of yr, its a desert!

[Sherwin]

I wonder what are they going to sing "I"m dreaming of a Saudi Christmas." Who in the hell takes a "break" in Saudi freaking Arabia? I can understand somewhere like Fiji or Hawaii but Saudi Arabia?

[PersianMadrid7]

I wonder what are they going to sing "I"m dreaming of a Saudi Christmas." Who in the hell takes a "break" in Saudi freaking Arabia? I can understand somewhere like Fiji or Hawaii but Saudi Arabia?

Fiji and Hawaii aren't places where Man Utd will be payed to visit.

2nd richest club in the world still needs to be fed by mommy.

[Suprah]

Fiji and Hawaii aren't places where Man Utd will be payed to visit.
2nd richest club in the world still needs to be fed by mommy.

and the richest has also been breastfed before many a times

[PersianMadrid7]

and the richest has also been breastfed before many a times

"breast fed", when we were younger, in 2003.

but you still need mommy's milk.

[persian boy]

if saudi-manu ever played

it would end in a 2-2 draw

with Yasser and Malek scoring for saudi
and Giggs getting both of manu's goals

i guarentee this 100%

[teammelli34]

WTF

These meaningless friendly games and tours should only be confined in the off-season period.

i know man this is so stupid.

[teammelli34]

if saudi-manu ever played

it would end in a 2-2 draw

with Yasser and Malek scoring for saudi
and Giggs getting both of manu's goals

i guarentee this 100%

naa, 4-1 man u.
two ronaldo.
1 rooney.
one nani

[Suprah]

Knowing Saudis tendency to get scared sh!t and ineffective of even the most average of European sides, United will absolutely demolish Al Hilal something like 4-0 or 5-1

[futbol>>>IRAN]

instead of paying this money for a football match he should be helping the poor!

[soheil86]

mashallah saudiaalarabia..learn IR...learn! it is gonna be a nice match to watch! imagine al jaber 1-1 with van der sar..the saudi commentator will die!

[KC McElroy]

I wonder how much the saudis will be paying ManU not to beat them 8-0.

[Adesor Vafaseya]

I wonder how much the saudis will be paying ManU not to beat them 8-0.

more than they payed Germany in WC2002

(cause the legitimate goal of Carsten Jancker was called offside, so it should have been 9:0 back then)