Arsenal has announced its full schedule of pre-season friendlies
ahead of the 2007/08 season.
The players join up for the start of pre-season training in early
July and will kick-off the first of seven pre-season matches
against Barnet on Saturday 14th July. This match has become the
regular curtain-raiser in recent seasons and will be played at
Underhill, which will once again be the venue for Arsenal Reserves
matches for the 2007/08 season.
The first-team squad then travel to Austria where they will spend
eight days at a training camp and during which time will play
matches against Turkish team Genclerbirligi in Bad Waltersdorf
before visiting Austrian side FC Red Bull Salzburg.
The weekend of Saturday 28th July and Sunday 29th July sees the
inaugural Emirates Cup tournament taking place at Emirates Stadium,
with the hosts playing Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday 28th July
and bringing the tournament to an exciting finish playing Inter
Milan on Sunday 29th July.
Pre-season 2007/08 is completed in Holland. Once again Arsenal will
be participating in the Amsterdam Tournament, a famous pre-season
event. The Gunners have has been regulars in recent years and took
home the trophy in 2005. This year Arsenal and hosts Ajax are
joined by Lazio and Atletico Madrid. Arsenal will play two matches
in the tournament, firstly against Lazio on Thursday 2nd August and
finish the tournament against Ajax on Saturday 4th August.
Ticket details for some of the matches are still to be finalised,
but will appear on Arsenal.com as soon as they are confirmed.
Full list of pre-season matches as follows:
Barnet v Arsenal
Pre-Season Friendly, Underhill
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Genclerbirligi Ankara v Arsenal
Pre-Season Friendly, Bad Waltersdorf, Austria
Thursday, July 19, 2007
FC Red Bull Salzburg v Arsenal
Pre-Season Friendly, Salzburg, Austria
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Arsenal v Paris Saint-Germain
Emirates Cup, Emirates Stadium
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Arsenal v Inter Milan
Emirates Cup, Emirates Stadium
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Lazio v Arsenal
Amsterdam Tournament, Amsterdam Arena
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Ajax v Arsenal
Amsterdam Tournament, Amsterdam Arena
Saturday, August 4, 2007
