Pre-Season Friendlies - Dates/Teams Announced

By Matthew Jones
May 16 2003

Who will Newcastle play in their Pre-Season Champions League warm-up matches? A home tie to Bayern Munich in August has been confirmed, but a trip to the Far East for an Asian Cup will have to be reconsidered due to the ongoing SARS crisis.

German double winners, Bayern Munich will be paying a visit to St James' Park on Tuesday, 5 August for Newcastle' only pre-season home friendly.

United were also due to fly to the Far East to take part in the Asia Cup, but with the ongoing SARS crisis, officials are having second thoughts.