Arsenal, Newcastle and AC Milan to Play in Singapore Festival of Football in July – ryan

Singapore – Football fans in Singapore will be in for a treat in July, when English Premier League Giants Arsenal and Newcastle, and Italian Side AC Milan Travel Here for the Festival of Football.

At a press conference on April 11, promoters to Sport and the Singapore Tourism Board announced a new five-year partnership that will see top European Clubs play in Singapore in 2025, 2027 and 2029.

In this year’s edition, the Gunners will first play the Rossoneri on July 23, before facing League Cup Champions Newcastle on July 27.

The Singapore Festival of Football was last hero in July 2023, when Liverpool, Tottenham, Leicester City and German Giants Bayern Munich Played a Series of Friendly Matches.

Bayern Beat Liverpool 4-3 at the National Stage In front of a 49,983 crowd then, while Singapore Premier League Outfit Lion City Sailors were defeated 5-1 at Spurs in front of 25.095 fans at the same venue.

This will be Milan’s first visit to Singapore, while Arsenal Last Came in 2018 for the International Champions Cup, where they faced paris saint-germain and athletico madrid.

The Magpies last played in Singapore in 1996, where they faced an s.league all-star team.

• Melvyn Teoh is a sports journalist at the straits times.

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