Stockholm: Manchester United Football Club has exclusively appointed the international sports television agency, IEC in Sports, to distribute the broadcast media rights for their upcoming Asian Tour games on a worldwide basis, excluding UK and Ireland.

The 2008/9 Barclays English Premier League Champions will play in the following four matches:

July 18th : in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia vs. a Malaysia X1

July 20th : in Jakarta, Indonesia vs. an Indonesian X1

July 24th : in Seoul, Korea vs. F.C. Seoul

July 26th : in Hangzhou, China vs. Zhejiang Greentown F.C

“This year’s pre-season tour of Asia promises to provide the squad with the ideal preparation ahead of another exciting campaign. It is also a great opportunity for our dedicated fans in Asia to see the team in action.” said David Gill, Chief Executive of Manchester United Football Club.

“We are delighted to be invited to distribute the Manchester United Asian Tour” said Jonas Persson, C.E.O. of IEC in Sports.

“IEC already handled the 2007 MU Tour and looks forward to ensuring a world class production will be available for all matches, delivered to a global television audience.” added Persson. As part of the appointment, IEC take on the role of television coordinators, representing all international production and transmission requirements of the Club for the 2009 Asian Tour.

Background/IEC in Sports

The core competence of IEC in Sports’ (IEC) business is the distribution of television rights of major sports events. The Company represents clients on all continents and distributes broadcast rights worldwide to television stations and media companies. The 2009 IEC programme list consists of more than 250 events with a total annual volume of more than 4,000 “live” hours.

IEC also customizes sports television productions. This includes live production and host broadcasting, transmission services, state-of-the-art editing and voice-over capabilities. A number of the world’s top football clubs select IEC in Sports to undertake their television work for this reason, along with an unparalleled network of television broadcasters on every continent.

Other football clients and properties include:

• Manchester United Asian Tour 1999, 2007

• Amsterdam Tournament 2009

• Vodacom Challenge, South Africa, 2008, 2009

• Carlsberg Cup tournament 2002-2006

• Real Madrid Asian Tour 2003, 2005

• F.C. Barcelona Asian Tour 2004, 2005, 2007

• A.C Milan Asian Tour 2006

• Portuguese Football League since 2004


For more information on IEC in Sports, please contact:

Jonas Persson CEO IEC in Sports
Mob: +46-708-641 903
Email: jonas.persson@iec.to view it


In Asia, please contact:

Guy Horne, Director, Sports Rights
Mob: +852 90922752
E-mail: guy.horne@iec.se