Algarve Scores in July
The Algarve will play host to over a dozen football clubs, both domestic and international, for pre-season training camps in the sun, including five representatives from the English leagues. Championship side Sunderland get the ball rolling against Glasgow Rangers on the 9th in Albufeira followed by fellow second tier club Birmingham City who take on sole local top division contenders Portimonense on the 12th in Ferreiras. Middlesbrough play Braga on the 15th and Fulham face Benfica at the Stadium of the Algarve on the 17th, Lastly, Wolverhampton Wanderers meet Sporting Lisbon at the same venue on the 30th before providing the opposition during the official presentation of Farense ahead of the new Portuguese second division season in Faro on the 31st.
