More pre-season friendlies announced

The Reds will play four UK-based friendlies during July before departing for America...

Hot the heels of yesterday's announcement that Liverpool will face Barcelona at Wembley on Saturday, August 6, the club has today confirmed a further four UK-based pre-season fixtures.

The Reds will play Tranmere Rovers on Friday, July 8, Fleetwood Town on Wednesday, July 13, Wigan Athletic on Sunday, July 17 and Huddersfield Town on Wednesday, July 20.

All four matches will take place at the home of Liverpool's opponents as work continues to get the new Main Stand at Anfield ready for the 2016/17 season.

The games at Prenton Park and Highbury Stadium will both kick-off at 7.00pm BST, while the trip to the DW Stadium is a 4.00pm BST kick-off and the John Smith's Stadium contest is at 7.45pm BST.

In the days following the Huddersfield encounter, Liverpool will fly to a summer training camp in California where they will also start their participation in the International Champions Cup.

Before travelling back to the UK to face Barcelona in their third game of the tournament, the Merseysiders will face Chelsea and AC Milan in the early hours of Wednesday, July 27 and Saturday, July 30 respectively.

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Really early start this season ?

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we might just start this season ready for the fight.

we might just start this season ready for the fight.

Either they will be dead fit, or dead on their feet mate

Either they will be dead fit, or dead on their feet mate

no pussies left in our squad if they can't hack it F**k off. they are young men who if they dedicate their lives to their profession they have all the time in the world to train ,play and recover.Not many injuries prior to the big end of season games was there.

Realistically, what with the Euros, who will be playing in these four early ones?

Kids and those for the chop I'm guessing?

England will have been back for a few weeks by then.

England will have been back for a few weeks by then.

So if Sturridge hasn't been injured by then we can sort that early in pre season.

We're playing Roma in St Louis on August 1

England will have been back for a few weeks by then.

Just saw England's group again. Would be F***ing hilarious if they were sent packing after the group stages! That would be a new low for England and I think it would displace his time here at Liverpool as Roy's No 1 Almighty F**k Up.

We're playing Roma in St Louis on August 1

Damn, did I miss a press conference today?

Just saw England's group again. Would be f**king hilarious if they were sent packing after the group stages! That would be a new low for England and I think it would displace his time here at Liverpool as Roy's No 1 Almighty F**k Up.

Bit of a farce this year cos most 3Rd placed teams go through too.

More matches is all in the name of marketing, commercialisation and ticket money plus TV rights.

Welcome, businessmen owners and say hi to brand building. Cos we're a business and premier league football is a seriously big business.

Damn, did I miss a press conference today?

You did actually

http://www.liverpoolfc.com/video/off-the-pitch/interviews#26557

The guy at the start introduces Phil Babb as "a true Liverpool legend"  

You did actually

http://www.liverpoolfc.com/video/off-the-pitch/interviews#26557

The guy at the start introduces Phil Babb as "a true Liverpool legend"  

Had the best view in the house of Cantona's goal '96 FA Cup final. Sorry I brought that up. I just threw up in my mouth at the  memory.

More matches is all in the name of marketing, commercialisation and ticket money plus TV rights.

Welcome, businessmen owners and say hi to brand building. Cos we're a business and premier league football is a seriously big business.

man i feel bad for you. so cynical. not a consideration that klopp is building a massive preseason? remember, despite all the constant fear talk, it is still a sport, klopp is still a coach, he's using preseason to coach a team for a sport... never forget that.

the barcelona game at wembley was sold out in 3 days.

the barcelona game at wembley was sold out in 3 days.

Pretty much sold out on the 'presale' because it wasn't on general sale for very long.

We're playing Roma in St Louis on August 1

Roma in St Louis .
Sounds like a song.

Pretty much sold out on the 'presale' because it wasn't on general sale for very long.

and now loads on sale for up to £500!!! infuriating as was hoping to take my little lad and missed out on tickets!!

Liverpool FC to play Mainz friendly in Germany

Liverpool FC today announced they will travel to Germany this summer as part of their pre-season preparations.

The Reds will face 1. FSV Mainz 05 on Sunday August 7 at the Opel Arena in the city, home to the Bundesliga team managed by Jürgen Klopp from 2001-2008.

The game will kick off at 2.45pm UK time and will be the final pre-season friendly in a summer of warm-up matches that will also see Liverpool compete in four domestic fixtures, as well as the International Champions Cup in the USA and UK.

Billy Hogan, LFC’s chief commercial officer, said: “We last played Mainz 05 in a friendly in 2006 so it will be great to meet them again this summer.

“Our fanbase in Germany has grown significantly and this will be a fantastic opportunity for our fans in Germany to see the Reds play a Bundesliga team.”

Tickets will go on sale on June 23 via https://www.eventimsports.de/ols/mainz05.

http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/2016-tour/224860-liverpool-fc-to-play-mainz-friendly-in-germany

22 hours after the Barcelona game?

International Champions Cup in the USA and UK.

We counting this as a trophy if we win it ?

22 hours after the Barcelona game?

One eleven for Barcelona and another for Mainz?

We'll have a third of the squad arriving slightly later but still needing minutes before the season start? So maybe that's to give more minutes before the season starts to more players?

Does seem odd though.

We counting this as a trophy if we win it ?

The mancs did when they beat us in the final in LVGs first summer, so why the hell not 

Liverpool FC to play Mainz friendly in Germany

Liverpool FC today announced they will travel to Germany this summer as part of their pre-season preparations.

The Reds will face 1. FSV Mainz 05 on Sunday August 7 at the Opel Arena in the city, home to the Bundesliga team managed by Jürgen Klopp from 2001-2008.

The game will kick off at 2.45pm UK time and will be the final pre-season friendly in a summer of warm-up matches that will also see Liverpool compete in four domestic fixtures, as well as the International Champions Cup in the USA and UK.

Billy Hogan, LFC’s chief commercial officer, said: “We last played Mainz 05 in a friendly in 2006 so it will be great to meet them again this summer.

“Our fanbase in Germany has grown significantly and this will be a fantastic opportunity for our fans in Germany to see the Reds play a Bundesliga team.”

Tickets will go on sale on June 23 via https://www.eventimsports.de/ols/mainz05.

http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/2016-tour/224860-liverpool-fc-to-play-mainz-friendly-in-germany

Excellent for Jürgen to be taking the lads over there, I'm sure it'll be sell out too.

We're going to have a split squad taking part in pre season, those playing in Internationals and those not so games right up to the death for those coming back later makes sense. 

Jürgen's already said some won't be ready for the early league games as they won't be as far along their pre season fitness sessions and depending on how far they go in the Euros some might only have just come back.

Looking at the dates if any of our players get to the final, they won't be reporting back until 8th August so let's hope it's not an England v Belgium final or we're fu**ed 

Excellent for Jürgen to be taking the lads over there, I'm sure it'll be sell out too.

We're going to have a split squad taking part in pre season, those playing in Internationals and those not so games right up to the death for those coming back later makes sense. 

Jürgen's already said some won't be ready for the early league games as they won't be as far along their pre season fitness sessions and depending on how far they go in the Euros some might only have just come back.

Looking at the dates if any of our players get to the final, they won't be reporting back until 8th August so let's hope it's not an England v Belgium final or we're fu**ed 

Also got the bloody Olympics too Debs. I believe Karius will miss the beginning of the season because of them. Probably others might too. 

Also got the bloody Olympics too Debs. I believe Karius will miss the beginning of the season because of them. Probably others might too. 

Tex and Ilori are going for Portugal but Tex isn't with us now.  Firmino hasn't been called up by Brazil but could have been so it leaves Karius but again there's no guarantee that he'll be called up either as Germany have so many keepers they could choose from.

More matches is all in the name of marketing, commercialisation and ticket money plus TV rights.

Welcome, businessmen owners and say hi to brand building. Cos we're a business and premier league football is a seriously big business.

plus we have a new manager and an unfit list starting at level 1 and they need a huge pre-season and genuine football training. but nah, it's all about business and money and woe football is fu**ed...!

Got tickets sorted for Wembley! Very excited

Bit of a farce this year cos most 3Rd placed teams go through too.

The way I saw it was, it meant every game had something to play for, while just 3 of the 16 who qualified, did so before the final group game. It was the most competitive Euros ever.

Pretty much all our players are back now, and only Can has being spared the pointless trek to the far end of America.