Premiership trio head to Thailand

Everton, Bolton and Manchester City will all compete in the Premier League Trophy in Bangkok later in the summer.
The trio will be joined by the Thai national team for the four-team knockout tournament.

The English teams will also visit the island of Phuket to meet survivors of the tsunami disaster.

"The passion and interest in the Premier League in Thailand meant it was a natural choice," said Premier League chief Dave Richards.

The tournament will take place at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok on 20 and 23 July.

And Richards added: "By holding an event in Thailand we look forward to building on the strong relationships and enormous interest the Premier League enjoys throughout Asia.

"In addition to the £1m donation we made to the Indian Ocean Appeal, we hope to help highlight the recovery of the region since the Indian Ocean earthquake as well as provide some presents and coaching for local children."

The competition will be the second of its type to be held outside England.

Chelsea, Newcastle and Birmingham all competed in Malaysia in 2003.