Arsenal Football Club is delighted to announce that Emirates
Stadium will host a two-day pre-season tournament this summer
featuring four of Europes leading clubs.
The competition, which has been named the Emirates Cup, will take
place on Saturday 28th July and Sunday 29th July 2007, and joining
the Gunners in this exciting tournament will be newly crowned Serie
A champions Inter Milan, French giants Paris Saint-Germain and
Bundesliga side Hamburg SV.
Two matches will be played on each day, with the kick-off times
being at 2pm and 4.15pm, with one ticket giving fans access to both
matches on that particular day.
The four participating clubs boast many high profile international
players who will feature over the two days. This will of course
include ex-Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira, who now plays for Inter
Milan. Gunners fans will also be familiar with the players from
Hamburg, following the clubs recent meetings in the UEFA Champions
League. While ex-Rangers manager Paul Le Guen will be keen to start
the new season well at PSG, following his recent appointment as
manager.
The tournament kicks-off at 2pm on Saturday 28th July, with Italian
Champions Inter Milan taking on Hamburg, followed at 4.15pm with
Arsenal playing French side PSG. Sundays fixtures start at 2pm
with Hamburg playing PSG, with Arsenal and Inter bringing the
competition to an exciting climax, kicking-off their match at
4.15pm on Sunday afternoon.
Refer here for the Emirates Tourament
Teams will be awarded 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and
will also earn 1 point for each goal they score in the competition.
The winners will be presented with the inaugural Emirates Cup
trophy after the second match on Sunday 29th July.
Arsenal Managing Director Keith Edelman said: We are absolutely
delighted to be hosting this high profile pre-season tournament
featuring four of Europes most famous clubs. Following our success
in staging two international friendlies for the Brazil national
team this season, we are proud that Emirates Stadium is able to
stage an event of this magnitude.
The Emirates Cup will not only give thousands of fans an early
opportunity to experience some high quality football at Emirates
Stadium, but will also provide all the teams with a very
competitive level of pre-season preparation ahead of the 2007/08
season.
Day admission tickets for the Emirates Cup, which give access to
both matches in a day are available for as little as £25 for adults
and £15 for OAPs and children.
All further developments regarding the Emirates Cup will appear on
Arsenal.com and in all official Arsenal publications.
