By Mark Carruthers

HOST VENUE: South Shields’ Mariners Park

SOUTH SHIELDS are to host a prestigious pre-season tournament as they prepare for the new Evo- Stik Northern Premier League season.
European giants Marseille and Celtic and Premier League club Southampton will all take part in the South Shields FC International Tournament that will take place at Mariners Park on the last weekend of July.
The announcement marks another step in the club’s remarkable rise from struggling in the Ebac Northern League’s Second Division to one of the most forward-thinking clubs on the...