Two Premier League giants, Arsenal and Manchester United, have traveled to the United States to kick off their pre-season preparations, with a much-anticipated warm-up match set to be staged at the SOFI Arena next Sunday morning (28th). According to the Daily Mail, demand for tickets for the match is high, with nearly 20,000 unsold tickets for the Chinese market. The attraction of this game for American fans should not be underestimated.
The warm-up game will be played at the SOFI Arena in Los Angeles, which holds over 70,000 spectators. Currently, there are only 51,000 tickets sold. If sales continue to be low, there could be a large number of empty seats at the match. Some netizens have pointed out that the Arsenal's seemingly lackluster performance at the box office may have something to do with the fact that it's playing another "double-red" match in the U.S. on Aug. 4, when Manchester United takes on Liverpool, and with more than 60,000 seats sold, it's expected to be a sold-out game.
It is worth noting that although most of the main players of Manchester United have not returned from vacation, but its "U.S. tour" pre-season warm-up match tickets are still expensive, the average ticket price of 126 U.S. dollars (about 984 Hong Kong dollars), the highest ticket price is as high as 667 U.S. dollars (about 5,200 Hong Kong dollars).
