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Arsenal Pre-Season Tour 2024 - Philadelphia

On July 28, 2024, UFA leadership headed to Philadelphia to join Arsenal on their pre-season tour. Our team was composed of Deo Moleka, Don Schultz, Gaucho Pinho, and Velko Iotov, all from Atlanta. 

Like with each Arsenal trip, there are events scheduled around their exhibition games to allow for further interactions with the fans, partners, and affiliates. 

Open Training and VIP Q&A with Mikel Arteta and coaching staff:
Our first event was on Monday the 29^th at the Philadelphia Union Stadium where Arsenal was conducting their training sessions. It was a terrific opportunity to watch players in their training environment and we got to interact with them after the session. Following the up-close experience with the squad, we had the amazing opportunity to take part in a VIP Q&A with the boss himself, Mikel Arteta as well as Albert Stuivenberg (assistant manager) and Nicolas Jover (set-piece coach). The access was outstanding and seeing their humility was the experience of a lifetime.

Meeting with Arsenal Football Development and Adidas
As an Arsenal Football Development (AFD) partner, we were able to meet with Adidas and the AFD group to discuss the first couple of years of working together and brainstorm the opportunities that UFA has as a partner club. 

Arsenal vs Liverpool – 31^st July 2024 – Lincoln Financial Field
The final experience was enjoying the Arsenal vs Liverpool game at Lincoln Financial Stadium. We got a pitchside tour where we were able to watch the teams warm up and then we enjoyed the game from the suite which had a great view of the field. 

We want to thank Arsenal and Adidas for the opportunity to join them in Philadelphia as they completed their USA preseason tour.