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25-04-2024 14:56
25-04-2024 14:56
Tottenham to face Vissel Kobe in Japan during 2024-25 preseason tour
Cue up the Shōgun jokes, because Tottenham Hotspur’s preseason plans are starting to take shape. The club has already announced a post-season trip to Melbourne, Australia to face Newcastle just after the conclusion of the 2023-24 Premier League season, and the club is set to host Harry Kane, Eric Dier, and Bayern Munich at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in August.
Today, the club announced that Spurs will indeed travel to Asia as has been rumored in recent months. Tottenham will travel to Tokyo — their first trip to Japan in 33 years — for a friendly against reigning J-League champions Vissel Kobe on July 27.
The Club is delighted to announce it will be returning to Japan for the first time in 33 years this summer We will play reigning J1 League champions @visselkobe at the Japan National Stadium on 27th July as part of our preparations for the 2024/25 season. Find out more ⤵️ — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) April 25, 2024
This is maybe unsurprising considering Ange Postecoglou still has significant ties to Japan and the J-League after his stint managing Yokohama F. Marinos from 2018-21. Who knows, maybe this will give Big Ange an opportunity to return to London with some of the cream of the J-League in his luggage.
Spurs are also planning a return trip to Korea to face a K-League All-Stars team in August, and possibly another European team, rumored at first to be Bayern Munich (again). Those plans have not yet been finalized.
I kind of suspect that Spurs aren’t done with their preseason plans quite yet, and it wouldn’t surprise me if we hear about at least one more stop on their tour before all is said and done.
Today, the club announced that Spurs will indeed travel to Asia as has been rumored in recent months. Tottenham will travel to Tokyo — their first trip to Japan in 33 years — for a friendly against reigning J-League champions Vissel Kobe on July 27.
The Club is delighted to announce it will be returning to Japan for the first time in 33 years this summer We will play reigning J1 League champions @visselkobe at the Japan National Stadium on 27th July as part of our preparations for the 2024/25 season. Find out more ⤵️ — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) April 25, 2024
This is maybe unsurprising considering Ange Postecoglou still has significant ties to Japan and the J-League after his stint managing Yokohama F. Marinos from 2018-21. Who knows, maybe this will give Big Ange an opportunity to return to London with some of the cream of the J-League in his luggage.
Spurs are also planning a return trip to Korea to face a K-League All-Stars team in August, and possibly another European team, rumored at first to be Bayern Munich (again). Those plans have not yet been finalized.
I kind of suspect that Spurs aren’t done with their preseason plans quite yet, and it wouldn’t surprise me if we hear about at least one more stop on their tour before all is said and done.