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MJ Statue to be unveiled on April 3

FULHAM HOME FOR MICHAEL JACKSON ’S STATUE

FULHAM are to erect a commemorative statue of the late Michael Jackson at Craven Cottage, at the behest of chairman Mohamed Al Fayed.


Al Fayed, who was a close friend of Michael Jackson, commissioned a statue in memory of the pop icon following his death in 2009.

It was originally planned to be placed outside Al Fayed’s Harrods store, but following the sale of the Knightsbridge landmark, he decided it should be situated at Craven Cottage.

The statue, depicting Jackson in one of his most iconic poses, will stand on the banks of the River Thames, adjacent to the stadium’s Riverside and Hammersmith stands.

Jackson did visit Craven Cottage as a guest of Al Fayed, who told his club’s website: “Michael Jackson was truly a legend, a term used too often in this modern world saturated in the hyperbole surrounding celebrity.

“He was my friend, a man with whom I shared many happy memories and who died a tragic and untimely death.
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“He left behind a legacy of music so vast it takes one’s breath away – from a precocious talent to an ingenuity and ground-breaking modernity that shall never be repeated.

“It shall often be imitated, but it will never be replicated.

“Michael Jackson was, and shall always remain, one of a kind.

“I hope that many fans of his will visit the statue at the Cottage from far and wide and that Fulham fans, the finest in the world, will appreciate seeing the finest performer in the world in and among them ”

The statue will be unveiled on Sunday, April 3, before the game against Blackpool.

Source. Express.co.uk




Presidente de Fulham FC inaugurará estatua de Michael Jackson

Mohamed Al Fayed era amigo del fallecido cantante, por lo que erigirán el reconocimiento afuera del estadio del club que preside.



El presidente del equipo de fútbol británico Fulham FC, Mohamed Al Fayed, anunció que el próximo 3 de abril se revelará, a las afueras del estadio del equipo en Craven Cottage, una estatua en memoria del difunto cantante Michael Jackson.
Así lo anuncia el sitio web del Club Deportivo, en donde añaden que, en la escultura, se verá al intérprete de Thriller haciendo una de "sus poses más icónicas".

"Michael Jackson fue, realmente, una leyenda", señala Al Fayed mediante un comunicado publicado en el sitio web. Y agrega que "él era mi amigo, un hombre con quien compartí muchos recuerdos felices, y quien murió una muerte trágica".

Según el presidente del equipo británico, Jackson "dejó un legado musical tan vasto que le quita a uno el aliento, desde un precoz talento hasta una ingenuidad y modernidad que nunca podrá repetirse".

Fuente: latercera.com

Con el objetivo de honrar esta amistad que existía entre ambos, la estatua será revelada a mediodía, en medio de una ceremonia en honor al artista.
 
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Fulham fans protest against Michael Jackson's statue at Craven Cottage ground


Fulham football supporters are crying foul over plans to unveil a statue of pop star Michael Jackson at Craven Cottage ground.

Jackson will join Fulham Fifties footballing legend Johnny Haynes as the only two club 'figures' immortalised at the stadium, if the statue is unveiled.

Fans complained that Club owner Mohamed Fayed is using Craven Cottage as a 'dumping ground for his weird statue', which would make Fulham a 'laughing stock' and asked if the ground should be renamed Madame Tussauds.

The statue reportedly features the 'king of pop', who died in 2009, wearing what looks like underpants over his trousers, striking one of his 'iconic poses'.

Many fans have already signed a petition protesting against the statue and a demonstration is planned on the day of its unveiling on April 3, The Daily Mail reports.

Fayed said that the six feet statue of Jackson, who was also his close friend, would be unveiled next month.

He originally planned to place the statue at Harrods, but the Egyptian tycoon sold the store for 1.5 billion pounds last year.

-http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_fulham-fans-protest-against-michael-jackson-s-statue-at-craven-cottage-ground_1521922
 
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