Pre-Season Friendlies Named

Last updated : 13 June 2012 By Footy Mad - Editor

... Newcastle will face Porto and Olympiacos in Portugal as part of their preparations for the new Barclays Premier League season.

The Magpies, the current Primeira Liga champions and the Greek giants will battle it out at the Guadiana Torneo at the Algarve Stadium near Faro between Thursday, July 26 and Saturday, July 28.

Porto and Olympiacos will open the proceedings on July 26 with Newcastle facing the men from Greece the following day and bringing down the curtain on the three-cornered event against the Portuguese outfit on the Saturday.

All three games will kick off at 8.45pm local time.