Fresh
from their victory over Chelsea FC, Arsenal brought the Emirates FA Cup
once again to Dubai after the team’s record 13th victory of the
historic trophy.
The
Emirates FA Cup made its way to Arsenal Soccer Schools Dubai at 7he
Sevens so that it’s lucky students could join in to take special
individual and group photos with the trophy, and over 120 kids had their
photo taken with the iconic trophy. 
Arsenal
Soccer Schools Dubai is a joint venture between Emirates and Arsenal,
open to boys and girls of all abilities, aging from five to 20. Each
year, more than 400 children are taught to “Play the Arsenal Way’, based
on the same principles taught to the first team. The training programme
is also designed to help aspiring young footballers develop their
skills on the pitch, ensuring they have a platform to reach their
potential.
Emirates
has been a proud sponsor of Arsenal Football Club since 2004, and the
partnership includes the club’s jersey sponsorship and naming rights to
Arsenal’s home ground, Emirates Stadium.
In
2015 Emirates became Title Sponsor of the FA Cup, the world’s oldest
and largest domestic football tournament, which is now globally known as
The Emirates FA Cup.
The
Emirates FA Cup also made a special visit to Emirates Group
Headquarters, and employees were given the chance to take pictures with
the trophy.
About Arsenal Soccer Schools Dubai
Arsenal Soccer Schools Dubai (ASSD) focuses
on nurturing young talent and helping players to play to their full
potential. A number of first team players have visited Dubai to train
and coach students in addition to meet and greet sessions with recent
visits by Mesut Ozil (May 2016), Nacho Monreal and Danny Welbeck (2015).
Competitive matches are regularly held against opposing teams to
expose the students to different styles of football. Development squads
are selected to help to raise the standard of play, especially among
more gifted players. In addition, participation in annual Arsenal
tournaments against other schools in the region are regularly held.
ASSD’s new term for Season 2017/18 starts in September. For more
information on how to register please visit www.playthearsenalway.com/dubai
No comments:
Post a Comment