England’s most popular football club Manchester United has confirmed dates for a summer tour that will take it to Macau, Japan, Korea and Malaysia.

The English Premier League leaders and English FA Cup finalists will play in Tokyo against the Urawa Red Diamonds on July 17, then play FC Seoul in South Korea on July 20.

The team, which is in the semifinals of the European Champions’ League, will then play against southern China team Shenzhen in Macau on July 23 before flying on to play a Malaysian XI in Kuala Lumpur on July 27.

“We have a large and very loyal fan base in the region and the players always enjoy their trips to see them and play in front of their passionate support,” Manchester United Chief Executive David Gill said on the club’s website.

The club will hope to arrive in Asia as the newly-crowned English Premier League champions and holders of the FA Cup and European Champions’ League.

Their challengers for the Premier League and FA Cup are Chelsea while they face Italian giants AC Milan in the semifinal of the European Champions’ League later this month.

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