VietNamNet Bridge - Former Manchester United FC, Real Madrid FC and Netherlands striker Ruud van Nistelrooy arrived in HCM City yesterday, bringing the UEFA Champions League Trophy to Vietnam.

The football star was welcomed by hundreds of Vietnamese fans at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City.   

Van Nistelrooy will make a tour around Vietnam to display the UEFA trophy, together with former Arsenal FC member Robert Pires.

The trophy procession took place the same day through major streets of HCM City.

The two football stars will talk to fans on April 4-5. They will then fly to Hanoi on April 6 for an exchange with fans before leaving Vietnam for Nigeria and Argentina in a three-nation tour sponsored by Heineken.  

Fans will have an opportunity to win 10 free tickets to watch the final match of the UEFA champion league 2014 in Lisbon, Portugal, and 14 tickets to participate in a leading world football festival in Ibiza, Spain.

Vietnamese fans welcome Ruud van Nistelrooy at the airport:

N. Nguyen