2011/2012 fixtures outThe Premier League fixture list for the 2011/2012 season is out and Newcastle United find themselves at home to Arsenal for the first game.
It’s only June but the announcement of the fixture list somehow seems to bring the new football season a little closer.
Due to some ludicrous copyright law that was set in place by some dinosaur in 1956, you can’t reproduce a ‘substantial part’ of the fixture list without paying DataCo a few hundred pounds and a ‘substantial part’ is considered to be more that one match. And, yes, DataCo have gone after fan sites in maintaining their copyright.
We can, however, link to people who’ve paid for the fixture list, so:
20th JulyNewcastle United’s pre-season tour of The States includes matches in Kansas City, Orlando and Columbus.
Newcastle’s pre-season fixture list includes a tour of the United States, with three matches lined up.
On Wednesday 20th July 2011 the Toon take on Sporting Kansas City at the Livestrong Sporting Park, Kansas. The stadium is brand new, allegedly costing $200m, and Sporting Kansas City actually managed to beat Manchester United last summer.
SKC are in the top US league, having been there since the league’s inception in 1996, and having won that league three times. Ex-Millwall, Palace and Southampton striker/midfielder Ryan Smith plays for them. (more…)
