World Football and American Football joined forces this week as a group of Manchester United players visited the Seattle Seahawks practice facility. It was a light-hearted day that included a couple of Seahawks stars teaching the United footballers some of the finer points of NFL football.
(Update: Manchester United hang out with the San Francisco 49ers)
United traveled to Seattle to begin their preseason exhibition tour of the United States. The Red Devils defeated Club America 1-nil on Friday night. Them during United’s down time, Memphis Depay, Phil Jones, Daley Blind, Luke Shaw and Jonny Evans were all put through their paces by Seahawks stars Doug Baldwin and Jermain Kearse. How to throw a spiral, as well as the correct way to put on pads were some of the topics covered.
United Left Back Luke Shaw Tweeted this photo out:
Selfie with the @Seahawks players @DougBaldwinJr and @chopchop_15! Was nice to meet you both! Thank you for the tour! pic.twitter.com/AxrQP1h16h
— Luke Shaw (@LukeShaw23) July 19, 2015
Memphis Depay, now known as Memphis, tweeted out these pics:
Selfie with @DougBaldwinJr @chopchop_15 pleasure to met you guys pic.twitter.com/64fcDOhuFX
— Memphis Depay (@Memphis) July 19, 2015
Fun at the training ground of @Seahawks DougBaldwinJr told me to put my beastmode on! Lol pic.twitter.com/RtlhbBFK2O
— Memphis Depay (@Memphis) July 18, 2015
United plays their next preseason game tomorrow night. Here’s the TV info and time for United’s next exhibition match:
Manchester United vs. San Jose Earthquakes, Tuesday, July 21 (11:00 PM ET), FOX Sports 2.
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