Arsenal Preseason Summer Tour 2013 will stop in Vietnam for historic visit

Per a report at Reuters via The Star Online, Arsenal, already off to Indonesia as part of the club's preseason summer 2013 tour, will play a football friendly in Vietnam on 17 July against the country's national team.

This historic match will feature the first Premier League side to grace the Asian country. Like the rest of the continent, Vietnam is football mad.

Arsenal will arrive in Hanoi on 15 July and will end the three-day tour at My Dinh National Stadium per the Vietnam Football Federation.

Manchester City and Tottenham as well as Chelsea all intend to visit Southeast Asia this summer for preseason football friendlies and Manchester United and Liverpool are also gearing up, scheduling football friendlies throughout the region for summer 2013.

The Hoang Anh Gia Lai-Arsenal JMG Academy, already a fixture in Vietnam, should receive a visit from the North London club players and staff during the visit.

Read more 2013 Premier League Preseason Tours news and reports.

Video via NYC Arsenal Supporters official YouTube Channel.

Three English clubs target Dutch midfielder Ibrahim Afellay

Per a report at TransferMarketWeb.com, Barcelona on-loan midfielder Ibrahim Afellay, who is playing with German side Schalke 04, has attracted English interest.

The English clubs believed to be tracking the Dutch international midfielder are: Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham.

Real Madrid all in with Gareth Bale; club sends Zidane to scout Tottenham star

Per a report from the Daily Mail via the transfer rumour section at TribalFootball.com, Real Madrid are all in when it comes to Gareth Bale; the Spanish side are making the Tottenham star the focus of the club's summer additions.

Real want Bale to work in concert with former teammate Luka Modric at the Bernabeu as Madrid looks to return to the top of the La Liga table. The club's interest is so intense, even legend Zinedine Zidane was asked to scout Bale last Thursday when Spurs faced off with Lyon in Europa League action.

Read more Real Madrid transfer rumours 2013-14.

Inter enter race for South Korea international football player Son Heung-Min

Per a report at TransferMarketWeb.com, Inter have joined Tottenham, Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United in the race for 20-year-old South Korean national team footballer Son Heung-Min.

The Hamburg SV attacking player joined the German side in 2010 and doesn't appear likely to extend his contract past its conclusion in 2014.

With football culture and passion massive in South Korea, it appears likely that an English side would want Heung-Min to expand the brand in addition to the player's athletic attributes.

But will Inter make a play for the talented international? Stayed tuned as the summer 2013 transfer window draws near.

Barclays Asia Trophy 24 and 27 July 2013 Manchester City, Tottenham and Sunderland eager to compete in summer preseason friendlies

Manchester City is returning to Asia and will face rivals Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland in the Barclays Asia Trophy. The football friendly competition will make up a portion of the club's preseason Summer Tour 2013.

Spurs affiliate club South China FC will host the exhibition tournament on 24 and 27 July. Whilst Spurs (2009) and City (2005) have both competed in the event before, this summer will mark Sunderland's debut.

The tournament, revived every two years, enjoyed massive success, both in terms of play on the pitch and media exposure, in Kuala Lumpur (2003), Bangkok (2005), Hong Kong (2007 and 2011) and Beijing (2009).

Hong Kong will for the third time welcome the Premier League clubs to participate in the football friendlies at the national stadium, So Kon Po Stadium.

Per the Jarrow and Hebburn Gazette, commercial partners for the event include Nike, EA Sports, Carlsberg, Etihad Airways, Abu Dhabi Tourism and Now TV

Video via Tottenham Hotspur official YouTube channel.

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Tottenham Hotspur preseason 2013 Tour begins in Bahamas

Tottenham Hotspur recently announced the first 2013 preseason match as the London side will face off against the Jamaican national team. The club versus country friendly will be played in the Bahamas on May 23.

The exhibition, per Tottenham's official website, will be played at the new 15,000-seat Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium on Paradise Island. Spurs will be the first-ever Premier League side to visit the islands nation as the match aims to help celebrate the Bahamas' 40th anniversary of independence.

The match benefits Jamaica as well; the national team faces battles Mexico in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying action the following week.

Video via Official Tottenham Hotspur YouTube Channel.

More Premier League preseason tour news:
+ Tottenham and Manchester City set to compete for Barclays Asia Trophy this summer
+ Chelsea announce Asia Tour 2013

The ninth life of Louis Saha

Per reports from Italian and other news outlets including Sky Sports, the 34-year-old striker is set to join his ninth club with a end-of-season deal to be signed tomorrow at Lazio.

Per the report, Saha himself confirmed he is traveling via Twitter stating, "In Paris, now for Rome. Good morning."

The nine clubs are listed below:
+ Clairefontaine (youth side)
+ Metz
+ Newcastle United (loan in 1999)
+ Fulham
+ Manchester United
+ Everton
+ Tottenham Hotspur
+ Sunderland
+ Lazio


Video via ProductionsWazza YouTube Channel.

International Football Friendly 6 February 2013 Wales versus Austria

When: 6 February 2013

Who: Wales (82) vs. Austria (68)
*FIFA rankings as of January 2013 via Soccerway.com

Where: Liberty Stadium, Swansea

+ Back in January Football Friendlies speculated regarding Craig Bellamy's return to national duty. Indeed, head coach Chris Coleman included the forward for the Austria match. Hopefully we will see the Welsh national side's full attacking prowess with Bellamy, Gareth Bale, Joe Allen and Aaron Ramsey together on the pitch.

+ Eager to see how 21-year-old Austrian striker Andreas Weimann performs due to his familiarity with many of the Welsh players and the Liberty Stadium. He's enjoying a decent season with Aston Villa.

+ Austria faces two beatable opponents this March as the team attempts to navigate the World Cup qualification process. First up, the Faroe Islands journey to Austria, after that match, Das Team heads to Ireland.

Speculative Final Score: Wales 3-1 over Austria with goals from Bale, Bellamy and Ashley Williams.

Tottenham to QPR pipeline to continue today?

QPR's ol' Harry Redknapp continues to wheel and deal with The Sun reporting on a smashing idea where Redknapp will bring in a Hotspur troika of David Bentley, Andros Townsend and Jermaine Jenas on the last day of the transfer window. The trio going on loan from Tottenham until the end of the 2012-13 campaign.