Bangkok, Thailand: more than 2,000 Thais turned out in force for a chance to see the football clinic given by players from English Premier League giants Liverpool during their whirlwind tour in Asia.
The 2,000 Thai fans dressed out in Liverpool's red shirts & club scarves streamed into Bangkok's Hua-Mark football stadium and 100 Thais were selected in a lucky draw to take part in the hour-long football drills.
University student Amornrat Buri, 22, said he was thrilled to be picked to rub shoulders with players from the Liverpool club he had supported for more than a decade.
It will be the most memorable experience of my life, as I have been a Kop fan since I started watching football on television, he said.
The Reds, who arrived in Thailand on Tuesday led by stars Michael Owen & Steven Gerrard, are to mplay the national Thai Team on Thursday before flying of to Hong Kong for the final leg of their Asdian tour.
Fans flocked to buy entry tickets costing 800 to 1,500 baht and admire one of the most successful clubs in English football history live on the field. More than 90 percent of the 50,000-seat Hua-Mark stadium in Bangkok is reported as sold out.
Liverpool visited Thailand 2 years ago and is the only English Premier League team scheduled to make a tour to Thailand this year.
Thailand's football fans were however wowed, when England's football captain & glamour boy, David Beckham breezed through Bangkok last month as part of a week-long Asian tour.
English Premier League matches are very popular in Thailand, where up to 4 football matches are screened every week during the season.
