David Beckham And Wife Will Be Coming To KL This March
Malaysian football fans must be so excited about this. David Beckham and Victoria are coming to Malaysia in conjunction with the Laureus World Sports Award that will be held on 26 March.
By Farouq Johari — 12 Feb 2014, 01:10 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
The 2014 Laureus World Sports Awards Will Be Held In Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur On 26 March
The 2014 Laureus World Sports Awards will be held in Kuala Lumpur next month, with organizers announcing the new venue less than a month after ending the contract with Rio de Janeiro.
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According to SportBusiness International, the new destination for sport’s premier honours event was confirmed this morning. The Rio event had been cancelled after $15m in hosting fees were left unpaid
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The Malaysian capital will host the 15th edition of the awards March 26.
go.comIt Is The First Time The Event, Dubbed As 'The Oscars Of Sports' Is Being Held In Southeast Asia
Edwin Moses, Chairman of the Laureus World Sports Academy, said: “I am delighted that the 2014 Awards is to be staged in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is an exciting development that Laureus is being held in South-East Asia for the first time, enabling the Laureus message to be extended to a new part of the world,"
“Of course, this is a very emotional occasion as it is the first Awards since the death of our patron, the great Nelson Mandela, and I am sure with the support of everyone in Kuala Lumpur it will be a ceremony to remember where we can salute today’s sporting heroes and pay tribute to President Mandela.”
thestar.com.myAmong The Sporting Greats Honoured Over The Last 15 Years Include The Likes Of Usain Bolt, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Alex Ferguson And Michael Schumacher
“Kuala Lumpur Is Honoured To Have Been Given The Privilege Of Hosting The Prestigious 2014 Laureus World Sports Awards"
"The city looks forward to staging this internationally-renowned event and welcoming a plethora of sporting legends to Malaysia. This is a sports-loving country and I can promise warm Malaysian hospitality awaits all our guests," said the Minister of Tourism and Culture, YB Dato’ Seri Mohamed Nazri.
“We Are Proud To Count Badminton World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei, Squash World Champion Nicol David And 2012 Olympic Bronze Medalist Pandelela Rinong (diving) As Products Of Our Sports Culture"
However, All Eyes Will Be On The All-Time Hottest Sports Personality, David Beckham
Selebriti sukan popular, David beckham dan isterinya Victoria disahkan bakal ke Kuala Lumpur sempena Anugerah Sukan Dunia Laureus 2014.
Guests attending the Awards Ceremony have included His Majesty King Juan Carlos of Spain, HSH Prince Albert of Monaco, David and Victoria Beckham, Sean Connery, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones, Morgan Freeman, Teri Hatcher, Eva Longoria, Gwyneth Paltrow and Kevin Spacey.
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