APMG Sports and the NFL Players Association Present Professional American Football Game in China

APMG Sports, in conjunction with the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) and other diplomatic and business partners including the Richard Nixon Foundation, announce today that an American football game featuring professional players in China will take place at the National Olympic Stadium in Beijing on May 4, 2013 at 5 pm.

In addition to the historic "China-USA Friendship Game" exhibition football contest between teams consisting of current and former professional American football players and coaches, as well as Chinese players, the event will include a concert performance by American superstar singer and Grammy® Award-winner Darius Rucker , front man for Hootie and the Blowfish, who will perform before the game and also on a field stage following the game.     

Several other significant ceremonies leading up to the game and concert will highlight the historic 1972 diplomatic meeting between Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong and US President Richard Nixon , which forever changed global people-to-people relations. A delegation from the Nixon Foundation and participating dignitaries, football players, and coaches will be hosted by the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) for various events, culminating in a reception at the Great Hall of the People on May 3, 2013. Other cultural and sporting activities will be included during the period of several days leading to the event, in conjunction with the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, CPAFFC, the US Department of State, World Team Sports China, the China-US Sports Friendship Association, Starbridge Media Group, and various other Chinese and American diplomatic and business entities. 

The delegation will include National Football League player Ed Wang , currently under contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. Wang is of Chinese ancestry and his parents were elite athletes in China. Other leading sports and political figures (including Pro Football Hall of Fame members Art Monk , Floyd Little , and Darrell Green ) will accompany the American delegation from Washington to Beijing in early May. 

The Richard Nixon Foundation is a privately supported, non-profit institution dedicated to educating the public about the life, legacy and times of the 37^th President of the United States. Information on the California-based Foundation can be found at www.nixonfoundation.org.