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:
(All kick-offs local time)
Saturday 14th July v Barnet (a) 3pm - Ticket details TBC
Thursday 19th July v Genclerbirligi Ankara (in Bad Waltersdorf, Austria) 7pm - Ticket details TBC
Wednesday 25th July v FC Red Bull Salzburg (in Salzburg, Austria) 7pm - Tickets details TBC
Saturday 28th July v Paris-Saint Germain — Emirates Cup (h) 4.15pm - Tickets available on Arsenal.com
Sunday 29th July v Inter Milan — Emirates Cup (h) 4. 15pm - Tickets available on Arsenal.com
Thursday 2nd August v Lazio — Amsterdam Tournament (Amsterdam ArenA) 7pm - Tickets available from Sat 16th June on www.ticketbox.nl
Saturday 4th August v Ajax — Amsterdam Tournament (Amsterdam ArenA) 8.15pm - Tickets available from Sat 16th June on www.ticketbox.nl
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