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July 20, 2008

Brazil Olympic team to play in Singapore: officials

 

BRAZIL'S Olympic football team, including stars Ronaldinho and Robinho, will play an exhibition match in Singapore before they head to next month's Olympic Games in Beijing, officials said on Sunday.

 

The Brazilians will play a Singapore team on July 28 after arriving in the city state on July 23, the Football Association of Singapore said in a statement with promoters of the event.

 

'The trip to Singapore is part of the Brazilian team's two-stop acclimatisation camp before they head to Beijing to vie for their first Olympic gold medal', the statement said.

 

Brazil are also set to play Vietnam's full national side in a friendly in Hanoi on August 1.

 

Ronaldinho has just completed an 18.5-million-euro (S$40 million) move from Barcelona to AC Milan, while Robinho plays for Spanish giants Real Madrid. -- AFP

 

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Football: Brazilian Olympic football team to play friendly against Singapore

By Margaret Perry, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 20 July 2008 1904 hrs

 

SINGAPORE: Brazil's star-studded football team will be in Singapore for a friendly match against Singapore's national team.

 

The Lions will face some of the world's best players such as Ronaldinho and Robinho in the match on July 28.

 

Singapore is the first of two acclimatisation stops before the Brazil team heads to Beijing for the Olympics.

 

The match will take place at the National Stadium.

 

Tickets range from $60 to $120.

 

The team will fly to Vietnam for the second game on July 29.

 

Singapore's efficiency and safety plus the country being in the same time zone as Beijing helped woo one of the world's most popular teams to its shores.

 

Winston Lee, general secretary of Football Association of Singapore, said: "We started negotiations with the agent in May and we had to contend with a few big countries in Asia and Europe. We are happy, of course, today to announce we have secured Brazil to play in Singapore on July 28."

 

- CNA/ir

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