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Liverpool’s Colombian midfielder Luis Diaz celebrates after scoring his team first goal during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on April 19, 2022. AFPPIX: Manchester United and Liverpool will next week kick off a packed pre-season as European clubs return to the Asia-Pacific region for the first time since the pandemic, keen to tap back into lucrative markets.
And Aston Villa, Crystal Palace and Leeds United will fly to Singapore and Australia as clubs reconnect with their global fans after being grounded by virus restrictions since 2020. But many will be disappointed to be waking up Friday to the news that unsettled Cristiano Ronaldo will not be making the trip with United, after the striker was given additional time off to deal with a family issue.Asian sport marketing expert Marcus Luer, who brokered the deal to bring the teams to Thailand, said the game would be “the single biggest football match ever hosted in Asia, bar none”.
“It’s just a friendly match and it doesn’t guarantee you’d see a player like Cristiano Ronaldo playing the whole match,“ he said, even before it was revealed the Portuguese superstar would not be on the plane to Bangkok. “Liverpool and Manchester United play each other in the third match of the Premier League season, so it’s not far off,“ he said.
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