As part of the preparations for the 2023/24 season, Arsenal FC will be visiting the United States in the summer. Coach, Mikel Arteta and his men will participate in the annual MLS All-Stars VS Arsenal fixture happening in July in Washington D.C
Arsenal will play against a hand-picked team of players from the MLS at D.C. United’s Audi Field on Wednesday, July 19. The All-Star team will be led by Wayne Rooney and witnessed by 20,000 spectators.
This will be the second year the Gunners have travelled across the pond. Last summer they won Everton, Orlando City, and Chelsea within a week in a successive trip.
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The North Londoners’ plans were confirmed by the club after there were speculations about the fixture starting a day before. “It’s great that we’re playing against the MLS All-Stars in Washington D.C. in July,” Arteta said.
“Our US tour last summer was very good preparation for the season, and we’re looking forward to once again visiting our amazing supporters in the US. The match against the MLS All-Stars will be a good test ahead of the 2023/24 season.”
Besides the All-Star game, MLS players will face off in the 2023 MLS All-Star Skills Challenge the day before the big game – Tuesday, July 18 – tickets are now available for purchase.
England-based supporters will start planning their summer fixture. On that note, fans can be updated on how they can purchase tickets for the football festival in Washington.
After Arsenal’s participation in the year-round fixture against the MLS All-Star side was confirmed, news has come out that the tickets for the matchup will start selling to the public on Tuesday, March 28 (10 am EST/2 pm GMT).
Fans who wish to buy tickets for the MLS All-Stars VS Arsenal Washington-bound event, can do that at MLSsoccer.com or access the presale of tickets on Ticketmaster.
