Glory Off to China

Perth Glory will head to China this Friday night for a 12 day pre season camp ahead of the 2010-11 Hyundai A-League season.

The 21 man squad including Robbie Fowler and international players Jacob Burns and Mile Sterjovski will be based at Qinhuangdao training centre, the start of art facilities used during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

The Glory will play one match on the tour against Chinese Super League club Tianjin Teda on Friday, July 9.

The camp is part of a lucrative one million dollar, two year partnership between Perth Glory and GNS China.

“It’s a fantastic opportunity for the club to spread the word of Perth Glory”, the club’s Chief Executive Paul Kelly said.

“We’re going global but also through our sponsorship with GNS China, it’s a wonderful chance for us to both enhance football in the region.

“We’re also stepping outside the sports market into different areas by integrating trade and cultural relationships and we thank GNS China for their wonderful support.”

With the 2010-11 Hyundai A-League season just five weeks away, the camp in China will be a crucial part of Perth Glory’s pre season campaign.