United To Play In Stockholm

Premier League champions Manchester United will play a pre-season match against AIK in Stockholm as part of its 2013 Tour, presented by Aon.

The game will take place on Tuesday 6 August 2013 at Friends Arena.

Manchester United chief executive David Gill said: "I’m delighted that the final game of our preparations for the 2013/14 season will be in the magnificent new home of Swedish football. This match is our first against AIK and will provide a tough test for the players as the new campaign approaches.

"As a club, we have visited Sweden many times and, of course, one of our Treble winners of 1999, Jesper Blomqvist, appeared 30 times for the Swedish national team, as well as playing – and scoring – against United for Gothenburg in the Champions League."

Thomas Perslund, CEO of Friends Arena, said: "We are proud to have Manchester United at Friends Arena and I am sure this game against AIK will be unforgettable for the football fans coming on 6 August."

AIK managing director Thomas Edselius said: "From AIK’s side, we are looking forward to this opportunity to play against one of the most successful clubs in the world. Our ambition is to consistently play in the European cups and we are therefore always interested in playing against top-level European clubs.

"We are proud that Manchester United has chosen AIK for this match. We are also very excited about this game where the two biggest clubs in Sweden and England have the opportunity to play for the first time."

Aon is delighted to be the presenting partner of Manchester United’s 2013 Tour, offering its expertise in risk management, insurance, reinsurance brokerage and human resources solutions.

Greg Case, president and chief executive officer of Aon, said: "Aon’s partnership with Manchester United is as valuable in Sweden as it is in Asia or Latin America. Being the presenting partner for Tour 2013 gives Aon colleagues in Sweden and around the world a tremendous opportunity to demonstrate what we do for clients, and how the issues we help them with, including risk, talent, health, retirement, and data and analytics, are equally important in the worlds of business and sport."