United Aim to Find Their Groove Against FC Seoul
By: Nick | July 19th, 2007
United’s somewhat controversial, and no doubt hectic tour of Asia, deposits itself into South Korea for a few days, with a match scheduled Friday, against the storied FC Seoul.
Oh wait, they have only existed in their current incarnation since 2004, so that would make them less than storied really. Especially as they are a dreaded franchise, formerly known as the Anyang LG Cheetahs. I doubt the fans in Anyang were particularly pleased with the move. Call it a hunch. Then again, they were originally based in Seoul, which is far too complicated for me to care about anymore. See what happens when teams move in the first place? Just ask an original Oakland Raiders fan.
As I write this, FC Seoul lie an unspectacular eighth in the K-League, having managed a none too impressive three wins in thirteen games. They’ve only lost twice however, so they don’t seem to be completely without hope. Odds are on a draw from this one.
The match will be contested at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, the same stadium in which Senegal shocked France in the first match of the 2002 World Cup. As seems to be the norm when United partake in these money grabbing highly beneficial pre-season tours, all tickets (65,000) sold out in under six hours. It’s not every day you get Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney and Darren Fletcher in your home town.
[note: the happiness index of Seoul's citizens is 6.42. Really.]
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