{"id":9833,"date":"2026-06-29T10:19:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T10:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=9833"},"modified":"2026-06-29T10:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T10:19:09","slug":"arsenal-to-face-como-at-emirates-stadium-in-august-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=9833","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal to face Como at Emirates Stadium in August | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Our men\u2019s first team will face Serie A side Como 1907 in a pre-season fixture at Emirates Stadium this August.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The match will take place on Wednesday, August 12, kicking off at 7.30pm (UK), with the visit of Como presenting another strong test for the squad as part of our preparations for the 2026\/27 season.<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to welcoming two exciting European opponents to Emirates Stadium this summer, with Borussia Dortmund visiting on Sunday, August 9, to contest the Emirates Cup, before Como, managed by head coach Cesc Fabregas, arrive three days later following a fourth-place finish in Serie A last season to record their best-ever finish, and qualify for the Champions League for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for both Emirates Stadium fixtures are on sale now, with priority access available to members.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eticketing.co.uk\/arsenal\/Events\">Purchase your tickets now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Full details of sales windows and pricing can be found as follows: <\/em><em>Borussia Dortmund<\/em><em><strong> \/ <\/strong><\/em><em>As 1907<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Our Emirates Stadium fixtures follow pre-season matches against Girona in Spain on Saturday, August 1 and Real Betis in Dublin on Wednesday, August 5.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll also take part in the FA Community Shield against Manchester City in Cardiff on Sunday, August 16, before we begin the defence of our Premier League title at home to newly promoted Coventry City on Friday, August 21.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/Upcoming%20Football%20Hospitality%20Events%20%7C%20AFC%20Hospitality\"><em>Hospitality packages for our Emirates Stadium pre-season fixtures are also available now<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<article data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"b767ff54-7d50-443d-bfba-30372cea4558\" data-embed-button=\"article_embed\" data-entity-embed-display=\"view_mode:node.tiny\" data-langcode=\"en\" data-entity-embed-display-settings=\"()\" class=\"embedded-entity u-spacing-down--xxl\">\n<article data-article-id=\"129371\" about=\"\/news\/dortmund-confirmed-emirates-cup-2026-opponents\">\n<div class=\"article-card article-card--tiny card\" data-eq-pts=\"xsmall: 200, small: 550, medium: 640, large: 768\">\n<div class=\"card__content\">\n<p>\n         <span class=\"h6 article-card__subhead\">Read more<\/span>                             <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-card__title\" title=\"Dortmund confirmed as Emirates Cup 2026 opponents\"><span class=\"article-card__title-words\">  Dortmund confirmed as Emirates Cup 2026 opponents <\/span><br \/>\n          <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2026 The Arsenal Football Club Limited. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our men\u2019s first team will face Serie A side Como 1907 in a pre-season fixture at Emirates Stadium this August. The match will take place on Wednesday, August 12, kicking off at 7.30pm (UK), with the visit of Como presenting another strong test for the squad as part of our preparations for the 2026\/27 season. 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