Real ink deal with Singapore-based events company
Reuters - Tuesday 01 March 2011, 08:56
SINGAPORE - Spanish side Real Madrid have
inked a deal with a Singapore-based football events company aimed
at building their fanbase in Asia and keeping an eye on young
talent in the region.
The La Liga giants are considering setting up an academy in
the city-state and could bring youngsters to Madrid to train
under their coaches.
"We've been talking to our partner here, (events company)
Centurion, about that... to have the chance to play in
Singapore," Real's international sponsorship manager Alfonso
Roberes De Cominges told Channel News Asia on Monday.
"And not only to play a match but also to run different
activities related to football through Centurion, as academies,
as camps and as clinics, and also to strengthen our
relationships with all the football clubs as well in Singapore."
Real had planned to play an exhibition game in Singapore as
part of a pre-season tour in August but that looks unlikely as
the venue is to be used for the national day parade.
The nine-times European champions first visited Asia on a
pre-season tour in 2003 with stops in Thailand, Japan, China and
Hong Kong.