After last year’s Olympics put paid to the almost traditional Emirates Cup, the pre-season tournament returns this summer and Arsenal have confirmed the line-up of teams.
FC Porto, Italian side Napoli and Turkish champions Galatasaray will
take part in the two day event, which will take place on Saturday,
August 3rd and Sunday, August 4th.
Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis said: "We are delighted to be
welcoming the Emirates Cup back to north London this summer after last
year's break.
"We are welcoming three high-quality sides to this year's
competition again and I'm sure we'll see some great football played over
the two days.
"Emirates has been the proud sponsor of the tournament since the
inaugural competition in 2007 and we are very pleased to be working
closely with them again on the Emirates Cup 2013."
The times of the games are as follows:
Saturday, August 3
2pm – Galatasaray v FC Porto.
4.20pm – Arsenal v Napoli
Sunday, August 4
2pm – Napoli v FC Porto
4.20pm – Arsenal v Galatasaray
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