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Well to play Twente during pre-season trip to Netherlands

Well to play Twente during pre-season trip to Netherlands

BBC News26-05-2025

Motherwell will return to the Netherlands for their pre-season preparations for the third year in succession.The team will travel out to their Delden-based camp on 25 June and will play two friendlies in Beckum before returning home a week later.The Fir Park side will face Eredivisie club FC Twente on 1 July, with their opponent for their first match on 28 June yet to be confirmed."Supporter entry and ticket pricing will be confirmed in due course," Motherwell say in a statement.The Lanarkshire side remain managerless following the shock exit of Michael Wimmer, who left to join German third-tier outfit SSV Jahn Regensburg last week.That means the club have a month to find a new first-team boss before the team are due to go abroad for their pre-season camp.

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