Liverpool to make first trip Down Under
Liverpool will play their first match in Australia on July 24 with Melbourne Victory in a pre-season friendly.
SYDNEY:
Liverpool will play their first match in Australia on July 24 when they meet Melbourne Victory in a pre-season friendly at the 100,000 capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground, said the A-league team.
As the club where Australian Craig Johnston made his name in the 1980s and where Socceroo Harry Kewell later won the Champions League, Liverpool have a huge following Down Under and a bumper crowd will be expected for the match.
“Liverpool is one of the most famous clubs on the planet,” said Anthony Di Pietro, chairman of the A-League club. “The fact that they’ve opted to play us on their first ever tour to Australia is great recognition for our club.”
Published in The Express Tribune, April 4th, 2013.
Liverpool will play their first match in Australia on July 24 when they meet Melbourne Victory in a pre-season friendly at the 100,000 capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground, said the A-league team.
As the club where Australian Craig Johnston made his name in the 1980s and where Socceroo Harry Kewell later won the Champions League, Liverpool have a huge following Down Under and a bumper crowd will be expected for the match.
“Liverpool is one of the most famous clubs on the planet,” said Anthony Di Pietro, chairman of the A-League club. “The fact that they’ve opted to play us on their first ever tour to Australia is great recognition for our club.”
Published in The Express Tribune, April 4th, 2013.