Real to earn $9.1m from Asia tour, Beijing pays $2.3m
27/07/2003
Real to earn $9.1m from Asia tour, Beijing pays $2.3m
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KUNMING, China (AFP) - Marketing officials from Spain's champion side Real
Madrid said that the team will pull in eight million euros (9.1 million dollars)
from their jaunt through Asia.
The
star-heavy side, to be showcasing new signing David Beckham, stands to earn
about two million euros per exhibition match during its four-country tour, said
Stephan Attias, chief of Real's marketing partner Asia Sports Development.
Real
Madrid, home to superstars Ronaldo, Luis Figo, Zinedine Zidane and Raul Gonzalez,
kicked off its money-spinning tour Friday in China's southwestern Yunnan
province.
Hong
Kong, Japan and Thailand follow after a multimillion-dollar exhibition match in
Beijing on August 2 against a Chinese all-star side.
"The
exact figure for Beijing is about two million euros," Attias told AFP on Sunday.
For
their week-long stay at a high altitude training ground in Kunming, the team
will earn a handsome 700,000 euros, courtesy of the provincial and city
governments.
The
Hongta group, a state-owned cigarette maker that also owns Chinese A-league club
Yunnan Hongta, is providing Real with the free training facilities and five-star
accomodation.