West Ham United are pleased to announce the Club will travel to Australia in pre-season this summer ahead of the 2023/24 campaign.
The Hammers’ pre-season tour will take place in July, with two friendly matches in Perth.
West Ham will play A-League outfit Perth Glory at Optus Stadium on Saturday 15 July, before a London derby Down Under against Tottenham Hotspur, again at Optus Stadium, three days later on Tuesday July 18. Kick-off times for both games will be confirmed shortly, with the Club set to be in Perth ahead of the two games to meet with fans and explore the city.
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Carlton Cole can't wait for the Hammers to visit Perth!
Carlton Cole is relishing the prospect of West Ham United’s pre-season tour to Australia.
The Hammers are set to take on A-League side Perth Glory and Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur Down Under with both mouthwatering games set for Perth’s Optus Stadium on Saturday 15 July and Tuesday 18 July respectively.
It marks a first trip to Australia in 28 years and Cole is thrilled that the Club will be returning to a country that the Hammers share so much history with.
With the likes of Lucas Neill, Stan Lazaridis, Hayden Foxe, Richard Garcia and the late Dylan Tombides having all represented the Hammers at first-team level, Club legend Cole is looking forward to seeing this generation of Irons thrilling fans on Australian turf.
“Perth is a beautiful city and I’m going to go back home with high praise of what I’ve encountered so far,” he beamed, speaking at the launch in the capital of Western Australia.
“We’re going to come back here in July and enjoy it, make sure the fans get their money’s worth, that the city gets its money’s worth too, and just crack on and have a great time.
“I’ve always wanted to visit Australia. I feel the country has a lot to offer the world, and football as well. A lot of stars have come from here – Mark Viduka, Lucas Neill was our captain at West Ham. Harry Kewell is a legend of the Premier League and we had Stan Lazaridis at our Club too.
“We’ve got [Perth-born] Dylan Tombides, who was tragically taken from us by testicular cancer and we hold in very high regard at West Ham.
“We’ve got a link here with West Ham, so we just want to fulfil it as well.”