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14.06.2010 14:21
Preparations for next season begin 19th July
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Preparations for next season will begin on 19th July when Pep Guardiola will hold the first training session of the close season for those members of the squad not involved in the World Cup.
The Barca head coach will get the ball rolling at the Joan Gamper training grounds with the handful of Barca players not currently taking part in the World Cup together with some of the rising stars from the reserves.
Confirmed matches
The first friendly of the summer will take place on 29th July in Oslo against Valerenga. The team will make the return trip on the same day. So far two matches have been confirmed for the tour of Asia : on 4th August against an all-star eleven from the K-League; and 8th August in Beijing against Guoan.
Super Cup
At
the moment FC Barcelona is waiting for the Spanish football authorities to decide the dates of the
Spanish Super Cup against Sevilla. In principle, the Spanish league will kick off on the weekend of
28th and 29th August. As soon as all this is confirmed the Club will announce the date of the Joan
Gamper Trophy.
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International break
The pre-season preparations will be interrupted in the middle of August to allow for international
matches, which are scheduled to take place on 11th August. There will be qualifying matches for
EURO 2012 and a friendly encounter between Mexico and Spain has also already been confirmed.
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