Arsenal Under-17 Women’s Team Competes in Shanghai International Tournament
The Arsenal Under-17 women’s team embarks on a significant journey this week as they participate in the inaugural women’s edition of the Shanghai Future Star Cup from August 16 to 22 in Shanghai.
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This tournament presents a valuable opportunity for Arsenal’s young athletes to gauge their skills against top-tier opponents ahead of the domestic season. The club’s involvement follows a successful run in the men’s event earlier this month.
You can watch their game on Monday live here at 12.35pm (UK).
The event takes place at the Yuanshen Sports Center and the Jiushi Kangqiao Sports Base, featuring six invited European academies. Arsenal joins the ranks of top clubs such as Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Real Sociedad, and Paris FC, while the China Under-17 team rounds out the competition.
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This international venture comes on the heels of the Arsenal men’s Under-17 team reaching the final of the men’s Shanghai Future Star Cup. They were declared joint champions alongside China Under-17 due to the show’s cancellation caused by Typhoon Dolphin.
While that tournament concluded unexpectedly, Arsenal’s young women’s side now holds the chance to carve out their own narrative in this exciting competition in Shanghai.
Arsenal’s next generation of talent will test themselves against some of Europe’s leading academies this week as the club’s Under-17 women’s side heads to Shanghai for an inaugural international tournament.
Arsenal’s Under-17 women’s side are taking part in the first women’s edition of the Shanghai Future Star Cup, which runs from 16 to 22 August in Shanghai.
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The competition offers Arsenal’s young players the chance to measure themselves against elite opposition before the domestic season begins, following the club’s successful involvement in the men’s event earlier this month.
You can watch their game on Monday live here with a kick-off time of 12.35pm (UK)
The tournament is an international Under-17 academy competition staged at the Yuanshen Sports Center and the Jiushi Kangqiao Sports Base.
Arsenal are one of six invited European academies, joining Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Real Sociedad and Paris FC, with China Under-17 completing the field.
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The trip follows the club’s recent success in the men’s Shanghai Future Star Cup.
Earlier this month, Arsenal’s Under-17 boys reached the final before being declared joint champions alongside China Under-17 after the showpiece was cancelled because of Typhoon Dolphin.
While that tournament ended in unusual circumstances, Arsenal’s young women’s side now have the opportunity to write their own story as the competition gets under way in Shanghai.
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