stolen from rawk
I'm in Hong Kong on holiday at the moment, I picked up the South China Morning Post paper today and found this article thats worth sharing with you peeps. Its worth saving up your pennies if it becomes true.
LIVERPOOL HEADING FOR HONG KONG
(by) Chan Kin-wa
Portsmouth and Fulham also lined up for summer event
Three Premier league sides- Liverpool, Portsmouth and Fulham, are being tipped to play in the FA Premier League Asia Trophy 2007 in Hong Kong this summer.
The four team tournament, which also features the FA Cup winners, will be held at Hong Kong stadium on July 24 and 27.
A source who has good connections with the PL said FA cup holders, 3rd in the PL, Portsmouth(7th) and Fulham (14th), have all been confirmed for the event, though there were some minor details to be ironed out between the Hong Kong FA and the english PL.
"It is almost a done deal," the source said.
Other parties were more circumspect. Martin Lam Chun-ying, the secretary-general of the Hong Kong F.A, refused to comment on the identities of the sides.
"I have been negotiating with the League for the last couple of weeks and we should be able to finalise the teams shortly. But at this stage we cannot confirm who they are, and a formal announcement will be made very soon," said Lam.
A media officer from Fulham said last night they had yet to confirm their summer schedule, while there was no response from Liverpool or Portmouth.
The English Premier League decided to take the pre-season Asia to Hong Kong after earlier editions were held in Kuala Lumpar and Bangkok in 2003 and 2005 respectively.
According to rules, the Premier League teams will include one team from the top 5, another from the 6th to 10th place and a third from 11th to 15th. Liverpool, Portsmouth and Fulham meet that criteria.
A knockout format will be adopted with two matches on the first day and a final and a third placed match on the second day.
