Under 14s begin international tournament in China

Crystal Palace under 14s have landed in Kuming, China to compete in the Mediterranean Champion Cup, which features 16 teams from China, South America, USA and Europe – including current holders Valencia.

Palace are the only English side competing, and they will play one group game per day from Sunday, before hopefully progressing to the knock-out stages where a further three matches can be played.

Mark Newson is leading the squad there as coach of the team (his broader role is that of Lead Phase Coach for the U13-U16 age groups), and he believes it is a fantastic opportunity for the team to develop. He said:

“To have this opportunity to go to somewhere like China is amazing. We’ve been to…