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Top European football clubs poised for Kai Tak Stadium friendlies in summer: Hong Kong FA

The Post has also been told that Tottenham could play in new stadium this July, following reports Liverpool are on the city’s radar

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Mohamed Salah’s Liverpool have been earmarked for a summer visit to Hong Kong, reports say. Photo: Xinhua

Published: 5:39pm, 7 Jan 2025Updated: 6:43am, 8 Jan 2025

Hong Kong could stage multiple major exhibition football matches this summer, after the local association confirmed a number of leading promoters “would like to bring top clubs to the city”.

It emerged last month that English Premier League leaders Liverpool were candidates to play one of the first marquee games at the new Kai Tak Sports Park. When approached by the Post, the club’s Greater China public relations arm did not deny the reports.

The Post has also been told that Tottenham Hotspur could be poised to play at Kai Tak in July. Separately, both Manchester United and Barcelona have been mentioned as possible illustrious visitors.

“A lot of promoters would like to bring top clubs to Hong Kong,” Charles Cheung Yim-yau, the general secretary of the Football Association of Hong Kong, China (HKFA), told the Post.

“We have not confirmed which teams will come, but when we have more information we will make an announcement. Maybe, there will be more than one game.”

Kai Tak Stadium is set to welcome some of Europe’s biggest clubs, such as Son Heung-min’s Tottenham. Photo: AFP

Meanwhile, HKFA are lining up friendly fixtures for March and June, when Hong Kong have AFC Asian Cup qualifiers against Singapore and India, respectively, but Yeung said that neither opponents nor locations had been confirmed for the practice games.