Arsenal open new stadium – first game on Saturday
July 20th, 2006
Arsenal opened the doors to their stunning new £390m Emirates Stadium for the first time on Thursday with a training session watched by 20,000 fans.
Manager Arsene Wenger oversaw the session as stars such as Emmanuel Adebayor, Alexander Hleb, Manuel Almunia and £7million signing Tomas Rosicky were put through their paces on the pristine pitch.
Wenger said: “It’s a fantastic stadium and it needs a fantastic team. We believe we have a great team here and we want to challenge for the title and the Champions League … but we also want to add one or two players.”
The state-of-the art ground will host its first match on Saturday when a crowd of 54,000 will see the Gunners take on Ajax in Dennis Bergkamp’s testimonial.
Stars such as Ian Wright, Patrick Vieira and Johan Cruyff will take to the field as Arsenal bid farewell to the legendary Dutchman.
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