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Liverpool to play friendly with Hertha Berlin
England - 23 June, 2008
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English Liverpool is to play friendly with German Hertha at Berlin's Olympic Stadium on 22 July.
SPORTFIVE, the Berlin based team's long-time marketing agent, brokered the friendly. SPORTFIVE will promote all marketing rights to the encounter in close cooperation with the club's officers. This match will mark the end of Liverpool's training camp in Switzerland, organised by SPORTFIVE Int. Ltd., as preparation for the FAPL season. Liverpool will travel with their full-strength squad including top internationals Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres, Peter Crouch and all new signings.
Tickets already go on sale at the clubs ticket offices, and the online ticket shop on www.herthabsc.de. Tickets are available from 9 euros.
"The game against Liverpool is an important way for us to judge our form," said Dieter Hoeneß, chairman of the HERTHA BSC management board. "England's record champion is replete with world-class players and has been very successful in the Champions League in recent years. For Berlin's football fans, the friendly will provide the perfect kick-off to the new season."
"We are delighted to be playing a game against HERTHA BSC as part of our pre-season training camp. We always like to play against good quality opposition as these games form a vital part of our preparations for the new season", says Rafael Benitez, Manager of Liverpool Football Club.
"With 18 domestic league titles Liverpool is the English record holder. This is an exciting football highlight for the summer," said Christian Jäger, director of the SPORTFIVE team in Berlin. "We are delighted to have been able to realise this friendly with HERTHA BSC."
SPORTFIVE, the Berlin based team's long-time marketing agent, brokered the friendly. SPORTFIVE will promote all marketing rights to the encounter in close cooperation with the club's officers. This match will mark the end of Liverpool's training camp in Switzerland, organised by SPORTFIVE Int. Ltd., as preparation for the FAPL season. Liverpool will travel with their full-strength squad including top internationals Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres, Peter Crouch and all new signings.
Tickets already go on sale at the clubs ticket offices, and the online ticket shop on www.herthabsc.de. Tickets are available from 9 euros.
"The game against Liverpool is an important way for us to judge our form," said Dieter Hoeneß, chairman of the HERTHA BSC management board. "England's record champion is replete with world-class players and has been very successful in the Champions League in recent years. For Berlin's football fans, the friendly will provide the perfect kick-off to the new season."
"We are delighted to be playing a game against HERTHA BSC as part of our pre-season training camp. We always like to play against good quality opposition as these games form a vital part of our preparations for the new season", says Rafael Benitez, Manager of Liverpool Football Club.
"With 18 domestic league titles Liverpool is the English record holder. This is an exciting football highlight for the summer," said Christian Jäger, director of the SPORTFIVE team in Berlin. "We are delighted to have been able to realise this friendly with HERTHA BSC."
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