Villa pull plug on trip to China

Aston Villa have followed the example of Everton and pulled out of an end-of-season tour to China and Hong Kong because of growing fears over the spread of the SARS virus.

Villa pull plug on trip to China

Aston Villa have followed the example of Everton and pulled out of an end-of-season tour to China and Hong Kong because of growing fears over the spread of the SARS virus.

Villa had been scheduled to play against Shenzhen in Guangdong, China on May 23 and then Shandong in Hong Kong two days later.

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