Tottenham vs. Newcastle United in Australia: Ange Postecoglou to return to the MCG
Australia is set to be host to a swag of elite football teams once again with English Premier League sides Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United to play a friendly at the MCG.
The match will see Spurs' Aussie coach Ange Postecoglou return to his home city of Melbourne for the second consecutive off-season.
Tottenham were always coming to Australia this pre-season but the opponent for the match has been up in the air.
Newcastle and Chelsea were earmarked to be involved, but could only commit once being eliminated from the FA Cup.
After the Blues defeated Leicester City in the last eight, and the Toon were dumped out by Manchester City, Tottenham's opponents were confirmed.
The Sporting News has all the details of the friendly between two of England's biggest teams.
Tottenham and Newcastle will play in a friendly on Wednesday, May 22 - a little under 72 hours after the Premier League season concludes.
Tottenham vs. Newcastle will kick-off at 7:45pm.
The friendly between Tottenham and Newcastle will be played at the MCG in Melbourne.
Its current capacity is 100,024, including around 95,000 seats and 5,000 standing room.
Tickets from $59 will be on sale via Ticketek at 12pm Thursday 28th March or join the waitlist to secure access to pre-sale on Wednesday 27th March.
Spurs are coached by Australian tactician Ange Postecoglou, who has also managed the Socceroos, Brisbane Roar and Melbourne Victory.
He has also employed former Socceroos and Crystal Palace skipper Mile Jedinak as an assistant coach.
Off the field, Tottenham's chief football officer is Australia's Scott Munn.
Munn was CEO at A-League side Melbourne City, before moving on to the same role for City Football Group in China.
He has also been involved with the NRL and AFL.
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