Arsenal to hold open training session in Singapore, ticket details announced | OneFootball

Arsenal will host an open training session at Singapore’s National Stadium on July 25, giving supporters a rare opportunity to watch Mikel Arteta’s squad prepare up close ahead of their second fixture in the Singapore Festival of Football.

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The session falls between the Gunners’ match against AC Milan on July 23 and their meeting with Newcastle United on July 27, both also at the National Stadium.

Tickets for the matches and training session go on public sale at 12pm on Friday, April 25, through Ticketek Singapore. Fans who register for the waitlist by April 21 will gain access to exclusive pre-sale offers and promotions, organisers TEG Sport and the Singapore Tourism Board confirmed at a press conference on Friday.

The open session is expected to draw a strong crowd, with supporters in the region eager to reconnect with the club, which last visited Singapore in 2018. The club also toured in 2015.

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As part of the broader festival, the training event offers fans a more intimate experience of Arsenal’s preparations as they head into the final stretch of pre-season before the 2025–26 campaign.

The announcement came alongside confirmation of the full fixture programme for Arsenal’s Asia tour.

The team will kick off their trip by facing AC Milan on July 23. Following the open training, they will take on Newcastle United on July 27.

After the Singapore leg, Arsenal will travel to Hong Kong, where they are scheduled to face Tottenham Hotspur on July 31 at the newly opened Kai Tak Stadium, in what will be the first ever north London derby held outside the UK.

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Speaking at the press conference to announce the festival, former club defender Bacary Sagna, who represented the Gunners from 2007 to 2014, spoke about the emotional value of attending matches in person. “When I was a kid, I was so happy to watch Zidane play live. Seeing a match in person made me truly feel the intensity of the game, and realise these are real athletes.

“On TV, you can sometimes lose that sense of the game. But being able to witness it live, take pictures, and interact—that can change lives. It changed mine when I was young, because it gave me hope.”

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With the Premier League season ending in late May and the Champions League final scheduled for May 31, Arsenal’s players will return for pre-season in mid-July. The club is expected to travel to Asia with several new signings in place, with the summer transfer window opens fully on June 16.