Celtic showpiece tickets on general sale
Tickets for Sunderland’s showpiece friendly with Celtic, to mark the Stadium of Light’s 20th anniversary, have gone on general sale.
The Dafabet Cup match takes place on Saturday, July 29 (3pm kick-off ) and club officials have announced tickets for the celebratory occasion are now on general sale.
The game at the Stadium of Light is the Black Cats’ final match before the start of the Sky Bet Championship campaign and marks Simon Grayson’s first home match in charge.
Thousands of Celtic fans are expected as the Scottish treble winners celebrate 50 years since their famous European Cup win in Lisbon.
A club statement said: “Sunderland have invited an array of former Black Cats stars, and the ‘Lisbon Lions’ team have also been invited.
“Adult tickets are priced at just £15, with over-65s able to get to the game for just £12 and under-22s priced at £7.
“Children under-16 can get a ticket for only £5. A family ticket (one adult and one child under-16) in the north west corner of the Stadium of Light is only £18.”
The friendly is intended to mirror the prestige opening of the ground on July 30 1997, when Ajax were the visitors.
The Dutch giants returned in 2008 in what was the last friendly to take place at the Stadium of Light. Sunderland kick off their Championship campaign at home to Derby County on Friday, August 4.
Tickets can be brought online at www.safc.com by telephone on 0371 911 1973 or in person at the Stadium of Light; Monday-Friday, 9am 5pm, non-matchday Saturday, 10am-1pm, Sunday, closed.
Meanwhile, the Echo understands there is currently no Sunderland interest in Watford midfielder Ben Watson, despite reports that the Black Cats were looking to make a move for the 31-yearold.