tribalfooball.com - September 28,
2006
Barclays' new ?65.8 million deal with the Premiership will see the
league make a concerted push into Asia.
The bank's current three-year deal, worth ?57m, expires at the end
of the current season. The major feature in the new package, which
runs from 2007 to 2010 inclusive, is that Barclays will sponsor a
pre-season tournament, the Premier League Asia Trophy.
The event was played in Malaysia in 2003 and in Thailand in 2005,
and the first staging under Barclays is scheduled to take place in
China in July 2007. The bank is likely to lobby for at least one of
England's "big four" clubs to take part.
The Premiership's clubs will each pocket ?1m per season from the
deal. There could be significant extra benefits for any teams
chosen to play in the Asia Trophy, and there is expected to be
fierce competition.
The League will stipulate "qualification criteria", possibly
excluding any club that is relegated.
So We Can See EPL Teams Playing In Asia
? And One Of The Big 4 Chelsea , Man Utd , Arsenal , Liverpool Will
be Taking Part In The Competition Too...........Izzit that just
great 