The Premier League season is over, but Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur will play a friendly match against each other on the other side of the world on Wednesday. Instead of competing on English soil, both teams flew to Australia.
At the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australian rules football fans can enjoy the Premier League stars from both teams on Wednesday. Newcastle have traveled to Earth SocrossOn behalf of Tottenham, players such as Micky van de Ven, James Maddison and Heung-Min Son are present. This causes misunderstanding in our country, as there are more and more complaints about the crowded playing schedule and the excessive number of top players.
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Former striker Alan Shearer joined Today's match He expresses his lack of understanding of the undoubtedly lucrative training trip, in which the Newcastle and Tottenham players will have to spend almost 24 hours on the plane. For a one-way trip, that is. Can you imagine having to do that as a player who is also going to the Copa America or the European Championship? This is too crazy for words. Shearer (53 years old), who participated in three European Championships and one World Cup with England, said: “I would not be happy with that at all.”
It's not over for Newcastle after Wednesday. Eddie Howe will also select an all-star A-League team on Friday. And then it can Magpie Embark on the long journey back to Europe or South America. In Van de Ven's case, he still has some time after the training match against Newcastle before he has to report to the Dutch team. The 23-year-old defender will miss the first training camp, which is expected to take place on Saturday, June 1.
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