Super awesome! Newcastle, a prestigious EPL club in Ki Sung-yueng's family, is part of the team's first pre-season tour to Korea

Apr 03, 2025

Super awesome! Newcastle, a prestigious EPL club in Ki Sung-yueng's family, is part of the team's first pre-season tour to Korea
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Newcastle United are set to step on Korean soil this summer.

In an exclusive report on the 3rd (Korea time), British iNews reported "Newcastle United will head to Singapore and South Korea for a profitable pre-season tour. At the end of July, I will move to Asia and play three games. At least one match will be played at the 55,000-seat Singapore International Stadium. It is the first time Newcastle will play in Korea."

Newcastle is the next most prestigious club after the big six of the English Premier League (EPL). He has won the first division four times and the FA Cup six times. This season, he showed his willingness to become a prestigious club again by overpowering Liverpool and winning the Carabao Cup.




It is well known to Korean fans as the club of Alan Shearer, the highest scorer in EPL history. It is also a club where Korean legend Ki Sung-yueng played from the 2018-2019 season to the 2019-2020 season.
Super awesome! Newcastle, a prestigious EPL club in Ki Sung-yueng's family, is part of the team's first pre-season tour to Korea
Newcastle is growing the size of the club as it was acquired by a consortium led by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund (PIF) in 2021. The PIF is led by Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman Al Saud. After gaining the power of Saudi capital, Newcastle is quickly ramping up power. Current major players include Alexander Isaac, Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimarães. Coach Eddie Howe is also one of the top coaches in the EPL.

Several big club clubs, as well as Newcastle, are expected to visit Korea this summer. In February, the U.K.'s Daily Mail wrote, "Tottenham's trip to Asia is very profitable due to the enormous popularity of captain Son Heung-min in the East Asian region. With this in mind, Tottenham is likely to schedule a Korean game. The game in Hong Kong is also being discussedTottenham may visit Korea this year following last year, he said.

Barcelona, the world's top club, is also currently in talks to host the game in Daegu. Since 2022, big clubs have frequently visited Korea through the Coupang Play series. Tottenham, Sevilla, Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) visited.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.