{"id":429525,"date":"2011-05-24T16:29:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-24T16:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/24\/arsenal-announce-pre-season-tour-of-malaysia-and-china\/"},"modified":"2011-05-24T16:29:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-24T16:29:00","slug":"arsenal-announce-pre-season-tour-of-malaysia-and-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/24\/arsenal-announce-pre-season-tour-of-malaysia-and-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal announce pre-season tour of Malaysia and China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By Ben Somerford<\/h3>\n<h4>24 May 2011 17:29:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"71.4342705167\">\n<div readability=\"14.4736842105\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"EPL : Robin van Persie, Arsenal v Liverpool\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/129000\/129085_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>EPL : Robin van Persie, Arsenal v Liverpool<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span readability=\"9.85971943888\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/94\/arsenal\">Arsenal<\/a> have announced a two-game pre-season tour of Asia with matches lined up in Malaysia and China.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners, who finished the 2010-11 Premier League season in fourth place, will arrive in Malaysia on July 11 before a game against a select team on July 13 in Kuala Lumpur.<\/p>\n<p>Arsene Wenger&#8217;s side will then travel to Yiwu where they will face Chinese Super League outfit Hangzhou Greentown on July 16.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis told the club&#8217;s official website he was excited by the tour.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;Everyone at Arsenal Football Club is excited to be visiting both Malaysia and China,&#8221; said Gazidis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;The club has a tradition of playing in Malaysia going back to the 1960s. This will be our fourth visit to Malaysia, having last visited Kuala Lumpur in 1999.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;We are also looking forward to returning to China, where we last played a pre-season friendly in Beijing in 1995.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;It will also be a wonderful experience for the club and our players, many of whom will be visiting Malaysia and China for the first time.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>See more here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/05\/24\/2501568\/arsenal-announce-pre-season-tour-of-malaysia-and-china\" title=\"Arsenal announce pre-season tour of Malaysia and China\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arsenal announce pre-season tour of Malaysia and China<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Ben Somerford 24 May 2011 17:29:00 EPL : Robin van Persie, Arsenal v Liverpool Related Links Teams Arsenal have announced a two-game pre-season tour of Asia with matches lined up in Malaysia and China. 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