Chelsea kicks off Asia tour in Bangkok

BANGKOK - Britain's Chelsea Football Club will kick off its Asia tour by playing an exhibition match with local team in Bangkok on Wednesday evening.

The match starts at 8 p.m. local time.

The team will play against Singha All-Star at the Rajamangala National Stadium in Bangkok, which will act as a celebration of the 80th anniversary of Singha Corporation, the match organizer in Thailand.

The team will later travel to Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, and will leave for Jakarta on Thursday July 25.

On Saturday, also in an exhibition match organized by Singha Corporation, Manchester United lost 0-1 to Singh All Star.