Celtic first team coach Harry Kewell has outlined the importance of the Sydney Super Cup with the Hoops set to jet out to Australia for the four-team friendly tournament when the domestic season takes a break for the World Cup. And he also tells the tale of a moment that wowed him when he first walked through the doors at Parkhead.
Kewell was born in a suburb of Sydney and admits he's proud to get the opportunity to showcase a huge club like Celtic in his neighbourhood. The Scottish champions are set to face FC Sydney and Everton during their time Down Under and boss Ange Postecoglou is taking the trip seriously after denying his stars leave to join their international teams for upcoming friendlies. Instead, he wants to give fans in his homeland the chance to see the best of his side and use it as ideal preparation for the season resumption in December.
Kewell believes that's the correct decision because it's important for his countrymen to get a taste of what European football is really like. He told Celtic TV: "For me it's important because, I talk on a personal note here, where I'm from we grew up playing the game and we watch a lot of football on the TV and when you had an opportunity as a youngster to come and see a team live, it was important to us to see what the stars over in Europe were doing.
