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New Venue Announced For Fenerbahce Game
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United will face Turkish side Fenerbahce at SC Ritzing FC in Austria, not in Hungary as originally planned
Newcastle United today have announced that there will be a change of venue for the third game of their pre-season tour.
The match against Fenerbahce on Saturday (21st July) will now be played at the Sonnenseestadion, home of Austrian club SC Ritzing, and not Sopron in Hungary. The game will kick-off at 7.30pm local time
The Magpies began their friendlies on Friday with a 1-0 defeat to German third division side Chemnitzer.
United then switched base to Munich and will face AS Monaco on Monday, 16th July, at TSV's Landsberg's Hacker-Pschorr-Arena in Landsberg am Lech (7pm kick-off).
Once a big name in French football, Monaco currently ply their trade in the second tier and have appointed Claudio Ranieri as their new manager.
The third friendly fixture will be on Saturday, 21st July, against Turkish giants Fenerbahce.
Later in July, Newcastle travel to Portugal to compete in the Guadiana Torneo, in the Algarve Stadium, near Faro, before jetting out to Holland at the start of August to face ADO Den Haag.
Newcastle United's Confirmed Pre-Season Fixtures (all kick-off times are local)
Monday, 16th July - AS Monaco v Newcastle United, at Hacker-Pschoor-Arena, Landsberg am Lech, Germany (7pm kick-off)
Saturday, 21st July - Fenerbahce v Newcastle United, at SC Ritzing FC, Austria (7.30pm kick-off)
Friday, 27th July - Newcastle United v Olympiacos (Guadiana Torneo), at Algarve Stadium, Portugal (8.45pm kick-off)
Saturday, 28th July - Newcastle United v SC Braga (Guadiana Torneo), at Algarve Stadium, Portugal (8.45pm kick-off)
Saturday 4th August - ADO Den Haag v Newcastle United at Kyocera Stadium, Den Haag (5pm kick-off)
Saturday, 11th August - Cardiff City v Newcastle United, at Cardiff City Stadium (3pm kick-off)
