The news release said that English Premier League champions Chelsea have listed Malaysia in their Asia Tour 2011 journey and also for pre-season training.

The declaration was made by Chelsea chief executive Ron Gourlay that the club was making plans to be in Malaysia for one week for a training stint before a friendly match in Kuala Lumpur.

While talking to media, Mr. Gourlay said, “As a centre for pre-season training as well, our manager Carlo Ancelotti will require first class facilities and we know Malaysia will provide that too.”

According to him, large number of people came to their game during their last Asia Tour in 2008 and with next summer's match occurring in the 85,000 capacity National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, and this is the chance for many buffs to came and watch the tournament once again.

In their last visit in 2008, Chelsea played a pre-season friendly match against Malaysia in front of 55,000 fans at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil and won it 2-0, with the goals scored by Nicolas Anelka and Ashley Cole.

ProEvents International, one of the leading football marketing and management consultancies in Asia, has again named as the only and exclusive tour promoter for the Chelsea Asia Tour 2011.

While talking to media, Julian Kam, CEO of ProEvents International said, “A comprehensive programme would be drawn up to welcome Chelsea to Kuala Lumpur, together with match details relating to ticket pricing, venue and timing.”