Liverpool will play in Japan for the primary time later this 12 months in a pre-season pleasant.© AFP
English Premier League leaders Liverpool will play in Japan for the primary time later this 12 months in a pre-season pleasant in opposition to Yokohama F-Marinos, the J. League stated Thursday. Liverpool are embarking on a July Asian tour that will even take them to Hong Kong. Yokohama, who’re managed by Gareth Southgate’s former England assistant Steve Holland, have been runners-up in final season’s AFC Champions League once they have been managed by former Liverpool participant Harry Kewell.
Previous Yokohama coaches embody Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou.
The match on July 30 will happen at Yokohama’s Nissan Stadium, which seats greater than 70,000 and hosted the 2002 World Cup closing.
Liverpool will face AC Milan on July 26 within the first soccer match to be performed at Hong Kong’s new 50,000-capacity Kai Tak Stadium.
The new Premier League season begins on August 16.
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