Premier League - Grieving Brown leaves United tour

Eurosport - Wed, 23 Jul 09:27:00 2008

Manchester United defender Wes Brown will fly home after the death of his pregnant half-sister at the weekend.

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Brown made the decision to cut short his stay in South Africa after a chat with manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

He took part in the 1-0 victory against Orlando Pirates on Tuesday night in the Vodacom Challenge but will now skip the final match of the tournament in Pretoria on Saturday.

Ferguson said: "The boy wanted to play and will now go home to take up the family duties.

"It is a very difficult one to advise someone on. Only the person themselves can really make that decision."

United secured the victory thanks to a goal from Lee Martin, who was on loan at Sheffield United last season.

He got the winner in the 23rd minute and goalkeeper Ben Foster then made sure the Pirates remained frustrated with an impressive display.

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  1. Wes, we all feel sorry for your loss..

    manutd fanclub,slovakia

    From safiu2, on Wed 23 Jul 7:43PM

  2. so sad accept my condolence Wes, may her soul RIP

    From cobrabites69, on Wed 23 Jul 6:35PM

  3. i love west brown,accept my sympathy

    From emeka ofoegbu, on Wed 23 Jul 5:47PM

  4. Thoughts with you wesley and your family............mufc champions

    From Scott S, on Wed 23 Jul 12:50PM

  5. wes,

    my deepest symphaties to u and ur family.

    malaysian fan

    From Bali B, on Wed 23 Jul 12:14PM

  6. wes , deepest sympathies to you and your family life is for real football is just a game

    From shellster, on Wed 23 Jul 12:05PM

  7. I think you are all very sad anyway. So I guess I am too. You write as if the direction of your comments is a personal friend of yours, that he or she reads it and that they or anyone else actually care for your obviously sincere opinions. Is that normal behavior?

    From brettmullane, on Wed 23 Jul 11:48AM

  8. Wes,
    My deepest sympathies.
    Renny

    From Rennyp, on Wed 23 Jul 11:30AM

  9. Good luck Wes, It's the right thing to do. Football can always be played another day.

    From mhhcentremanager, on Wed 23 Jul 10:48AM

  10. Very sad - Best wishes

    From flattley, on Wed 23 Jul 10:14AM

  11. my sympathies are with wes and his family

    From markelliottamv, on Wed 23 Jul 9:59AM

  12. wes is one of my fave players at utd, all the best

    From james K, on Wed 23 Jul 9:53AM

  13. My deepest sympathies to Wes and his family. It just goes to show that there are things more important than football.

    From me, on Wed 23 Jul 9:46AM
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