Man United to play games in China on pre-season tour

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal, left, and assistant manager Ryan Giggs share a joke during a training session at their training ground in Manchester England Wednesday March 9, 2016.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal, left, and assistant manager Ryan Giggs share a joke during a training session at their training ground in Manchester England Wednesday March 9, 2016.

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MANCHESTER, England, March 22: Manchester United will play two games in China during an eight-day pre-season tour of the country.

The Premier League club did not say which teams it will play as it prepares for the 2016-17 season.United, which first played in China in 1975, is sixth in the Premier League.

The visit comes amid a boom in Chinese soccer. Manchester City's Abu Dhabi ownership recently sold a 13 percent stake in the club to a Chinese consortium.

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