Arsenal to play pre-season games in Sydney in 2017

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English Premier League giants Arsenal will play two pre-season friendlies in Sydney in July 2017.

The Londoners will play Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers at ANZ Stadium prior to the 2017/18 Premier League season.

Sydney FC hosted successful pre-season matches against Tottenham Hotspurs and Chelsea earlier this year, which saw a combined crowd of over 155,000 fans attend the matches.

The Gunners would be the first high-profile side that Western Sydney Wanderers have hosted.

Despite the fixtures being over a year away, the clubs and New South Wales Government were eager to lock in Arsenal, a side that has shown reluctance to make long trips for international games in the past.

Tickets are expected to go on sale in August 2016.

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