Liverpool and West Ham line up post-season friendly in Mauritius
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A beach in Mauritius
Although May marks the start of winter in Mauritius, it is considered among the best times to visit. Photograph: Fabien Dubessay for the Guardian
Liverpool’s players are poised to kick-start their summer with a beach holiday with a difference, in the shape of a post-season friendly against West Ham in Mauritius.
The club’s director of sales, Olly Dale, was in Mauritius this week to examine the facilities at Anjalay Stadium, the nation’s 30,000-capacity showpiece sports venue. Mark Gibbon, widely described in local media as an “agent of West Ham” but whose precise relationship with the club is unclear, was also present, with the match pencilled in for Sunday 18 May, a week after the curtain comes down on the Premier League season.
They were accompanied on their tour by the Minister of Youth and Sport, Devanand Ritoo, his chief of staff, Dev Phokeer, and a representative of Health and Sport, a local company involved in the deal to stage the game.
“I’m very impressed with everything in Mauritius, it’s a great country,” Dale told reporters. “We’ve had a very warm welcome extended to us here, so thank you for that. We look forward to any prospective game with the knowledge that this is a fantastic country.”
“It’s a fantastic country. It’s a fantastic welcome. The people are beautiful,” said Gibbon. “I’m very surprised how professional the facilities are, good enough to host any international event here. I’m very impressed indeed.”
Source: http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/mar/21/liverpool-west-ham-friendly-mauritius
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