Manchester City And Vietnam National Team To Play Friendly In Hanoi Next Month

Manchester City FC, winners of the 2014 Football League Cup Final, will head to Hanoi next month to play a friendly against the Vietnamese national team.

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The announcement was made by Do Quang Hien, chairman of the board of directors of SHB Bank, a partner of Manchester City who said that the two sides have agreed to the match in principal. He added that the contract should arrive in Vietnam on June 22, according to Vietnam Net.

The team has promised to field their top players including Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany, Yaya Toure, and David Silva.

While Hien declined to reveal the ticket prices for the match that will take place on July 27 at the capital’s My Dinh National Stadium, he told the press that the cost of the friendly was UK£1 million (VND35 billion).

In a similar match back in July 2013, Premier League powerhouse Arsenal demolished the Vietnamese national team by a score of 7-1.

Manchester City previously announced its intention to open its second football academy in Vietnam in the near future. 

[Photo via The Irish Mirror]