Beijing, July 12: Chinese football fans will have to pay a hefty price for a glimpse of glamour boy David Beckham and his superstar colleagues at Real Madrid when they play in Beijing.
Ticket prices for the Spanish team's match against a Chinese XI at the 60,000-seat worker's stadium are expected to cost up to 2,000 yuan (250 dollars), more than a month's salary for the average Beijing resident, the Shanghai Evening Post reported. Standard tickets are expected to fall into one of five price categories, ranging from 180 to 1,280 yuan.

The Spanish league champions, with the likes of Ronaldo, Luis Figo, Zinedine Zidane and Raul Gonzalez on the payroll, take to the field for the exhibition match on August 2.

They will also spend a week at the Chinese national team's high altitude training ground in southwestern Yunnan province from July 25 to 31.



Event organisers began taking ticket reservations Thursday, the report said. Despite the high price organisers expect tickets to sell out fast.


Bureau Report