Capping off the week-long fiesta is a mouth-watering clash between two in-form English clubs. Arsenal FC will return to the National Stadium to take on newly-crowned Carabao Cup champions Newcastle United FC, who are playing in Singapore for the first time since 1996. With the Magpies triumphing over Arsenal FC multiple times this season, they will be looking to give their fans more reason to celebrate in July and provide a hint of what to expect in the new season.
About the Singapore Festival of Football
Football fans in Singapore and the region are in for a treat when the Singapore Festival of Football (SFOF) returns to the Lion City this July. Spectators can look forward to world-class football action from three of Europe’s biggest teams across two exhilarating matches on 23 July and 27 July. Premier League clubs Arsenal FC and Newcastle United FC will be joined by Italian giants AC Milan at the magnificent National Stadium where the atmosphere is set to be palpitating.
The second edition of the SFOF will begin with a tantalising clash between two of Europe’s finest: 13-time Premier League champions Arsenal FC and 19-time Serie A champions AC Milan. Led by club legend Mikel Arteta, fan favourites Arsenal FC are returning to Singapore for the first time since 2018 and Gooners from the region will be looking to celebrate their beloved club’s run of success since then. AC Milan supporters will have even more to cheer as this will be I Rossoneri’s first time playing in Singapore.
Following Arsenal FC’s open training session on 25 July also at the National Stadium, the Gunners will return for a highly-anticipated Premier League match-up with Eddie Howe’s high-flying Newcastle United FC. Having ended a 70-year domestic trophy drought by winning the Carabao Cup in March, the Magpies will no doubt have a rousing welcome awaiting them when they return to Singapore for the first time since 1996.
The Singapore Festival of Football, presented by TEG Sport, is the first large-scale international football event hosted here since the inaugural edition in 2023. Then, Singapore hosted three thrilling matches featuring Premier League clubs Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool FC, German powerhouses FC Bayern Munich as well as top local club Lion City Sailors FC.