Chelsea to play Chinese club to raise money for earthquake victims

LONDON: Chelsea will travel to Macau to play a Chinese club from a region badly hit by last month's massive earthquake.
The Champions League finalist will play Chengdu Blades, which is based in China's Sichuan province, on July 26.
The Blues hope to raise money for relief operation and victims of the 7.9 magnitude quake on May 12 killing 69,146 people.
According to the Chinese government, 17,516 are still missing and about 5 million people were made homeless.
"We did look at playing a game in Chengdu and now, for very obvious and tragic reasons, that will not be possible," Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon said Tuesday. "But we are delighted to assist in raising awareness for the earthquake relief effort."
On its preseason tour, Chelsea will play Chinese super league team Guangzhou Pharmaceutical on July 23 at the city's Olympic Stadium .

( reference: Herald Tribune )