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Update: The Celtic Friendly is now also being reported by Sporting Life and Teamalk - Just not on the QPR Official Site. [As noted on the QPR messageboard and the Celtic Official Site. Not yet on the QPR Official Site]
QPR versus Celtic - July 15th at Loftus Road
SPORTING LIFE
Strachan - two more friendly matches.
POSH AND RANGERS TESTS FOR CELTIC
Celtic will face Peterborough and QPR on a short trip to England midway through their pre-season campaign.
They will face Peterborough at London Road on Friday, July 13, before taking on QPR on Sunday, July 15 at Loftus Road.
The Peterborough trip sees the prospect of Gordon Strachan sitting in the opposite dugout to Darren Ferguson, the Posh manager and son of Sir Alex Ferguson, with whom the Celtic boss has had a strained relationship.
Celtic confirmed the rest of their fixtures, with matches against FC Basle (July 5) and Young Boys of Berne (July 7) arranged in Switzerland, and the games against MLS All-Stars (July 19) and Chicago Fire (July 22) confirmed in the United States.
Without a home friendly arranged, the closest match to home will be the July 26 clash with Sam Allardyce's Newcastle at St James' Park. Sporting Life
Celtic Official Site
celtic announce pre-season fixtures
Michael McGowan
SPL Champions Celtic will travel to Switzerland, England and America to take part in seven pre-season friendlies ahead of the 2007/2008 campaign.
Gordon Strachan’s men face Swiss sides FC Basel (Thursday, July 5) and Young Boys of Berne (Saturday, July 7) as part of a five-day trip to Berne, Switzerland.
After returning home to Scotland, Celtic will then travel down south to play Peterborough (Friday, July 13) and Queen's Park Rangers (Sunday, July 15).
Following those fixtures, the squad will fly to America, where the MLS All-Stars (Thursday, July 19) and Chicago Fire (Sunday, July 22) will provide the opposition in Denver and Chicago.
The Hoops’ pre-season schedule then takes them back to England for a glamour friendly with Newcastle United (Thursday, July 26) at St James’ Park.
Celtic’s pre-season fixture schedule:
Thursday, July 5, 2007 – FC Basel v Celtic
(Grenchen Stadium, 8pm kick-off)
Saturday, July 7, 2007 – Young Boys of Berne v Celtic
(Grenchen Stadium, 7.30pm KO)
Friday, July 13, 2007 – Peterborough United v Celtic
(London Road Stadium, 7.45pm KO)
Sunday, July 15, 2007 – Queen's Park Rangers v Celtic
(Loftus Road, 3pm KO)
Thursday, July 19, 2007 – MLS All-Stars v Celtic
(Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Denver, 7pm KO)
Sunday, July 22, 2007 – Chicago Fire v Celtic FC
(Toyota Park, Bridgeview IL, 2pm KO)
Thursday, July 26, 2007 – Newcastle United v Celtic FC
(St James’ Park, 7.45pm KO)
(All dates and kick-offs are listed at local time and are subject to change)
Celtic
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