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Bola sepak erat perpaduan - PM

KUALA LUMPUR - Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak percaya perpaduan negara ini boleh disatukan menerusi aspek sukan kerana hampir seluruh masyarakat Malaysia tidak kira usia, bangsa dan etnik berkongsi minat yang sama terutama pada sukan bola sepak.

Perdana Menteri berkata, perkara itu dapat dilihat pada bulan lalu apabila jutaan rakyat Malaysia memenuhi setiap restoran mamak hampir setiap awal pagi, semata-mata mahu menonton siaran langsung Euro 2012.

Kata beliau, suasana itu bakal dilihat sekali lagi menjelang hujung bulan ini apabila skuad kebangsaan akan bertemu juara Liga Perdana Inggeris, Manchester City di Bukit Jalil.

"Saya berpendapat adalah penting bagi setiap peminat bola sepak daripada segenap lapisan masyarakat untuk hadir ke stadium dan memberi sokongan padu kepada skuad kebangsaan.

"Oleh itu, saya gembira kerana sebanyak 50,000 keping tiket yang dijual pada harga RM10 iaitu harga yang mampu dimiliki oleh semua telah laris dijual pada pelancaran 1Malaysia For Youth (1M4U) Ahad lalu,'' katanya menerusi laman blog 1Malaysia.com.my hari ini.

Perdana Menteri berkata, penjualan harga tiket pada harga yang rendah mampu dilaksanakan ekoran hasil daripada hubungan rapat antara Malaysia dan pemilik Manchester City iaitu Abu Dhabi.
Katanya lagi, sekiranya tidak berjaya mendapatkan tiket perlawanan pada hari Ahad lalu, orang ramai masih boleh perolehnya di kaunter- kaunter tertentu Tiket Pro di sekitar Lembah Klang bermula esok.
Katanya, maklumat lanjut mengenai tiket boleh dapati melalui laman web 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) iaitu di www.1mdb.com.my.

"Saya amat berbesar hati apabila dimaklumkan bahawa sebahagian besar daripada hasil penjualan tiket itu akan disumbangkan untuk tujuan amal.

"Sebanyak 60 peratus akan disalurkan kepada 1MDB iaitu sebuah yayasan yang membuat pelaburan dalam bidang pendidikan dan penjagaan kesihatan di seluruh negara,'' katanya.
Perdana Menteri seterusnya berkata, beberapa tiket yang berharga RM108 dan RM388 juga akan diberi secara percuma kepada para pembaca blog 1Malaysia menerusi pendaftaran mengenai butiran diri di dalam laman blog tersebut.

"Dengan pendaftaran itu, anda juga berpeluang memenangi jersi eksklusif Manchester City yang ditandatangani oleh para pemainnya. Pengiktirafan dan penghargaan ini adalah sebagai tanda persahabatan dari Abu Dhabi.

"Saya berharap hubungan baik ini akan bertambah erat walaupun pasukan kebangsaan mampu menewaskan Manchester City pada perlawanan itu nanti,'' katanya.




Oleh MUZDALIFAH MUSTAPHA
sukan@utusan.com.my

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