- Title: SOCCER-VIETNAM/MANCITY-ORPHANAGE Manchester City visits orphanage in Vietnam
- Date: 26th July 2015
- Summary: HANOI, VIETNAM (JULY 26, 2015)(REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF CHILDREN PREPARING FLAGS MIDFIELDERS FERNANDINHO, MARCO LOPES, JESUS NAVAS AND DAVID SILVA GETTING OFF A VAN FERNANDINHO, LOPES, NAVAS AND SILVA WALKING WITH MAN CITY STARLET BRANDON BARKER WALKING BEHIND PLAYERS RECEIVING FLOWERS FROM FANS FANS WAVING FLAGS DAVID SILVA WALKING FANS
- Embargoed: 10th August 2015 13:00
- Keywords:
- Location: Vietnam
- Country: Vietnam
- Topics: General
- Reuters ID: LVA2A6VY7WVZS4VJU9YU1FLKU4KQ
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Manchester City players visited the S.O.S Children's Village on the outskirts of Hanoi on Sunday (July 26), a day before their friendly match with host Vietnam.
Midfielders Fernandinho, Jesus Navas and David Silva and others on the team inteacted with the children at the facility which looks after abandoned, destitute and orphaned children.
The Premier League players met and took group photos with the children and joined them in making a handprint painting.
Hundreds of fans lined up outside the facility hoping to catch a glimpse of the stars, but were kept away by heavy security.
The team will have a light training session later on Sunday before a friendly match with Vietnam 's National Men's football team on Monday (27 July).
On Friday (July 24) Manchester City lost to Real Madrid 1-4 in Melbourne in a pre-season friendly. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
- Copyright Notice: (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2015. Open For Restrictions - http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp
- Usage Terms/Restrictions: None