Sources at the club have told us that the scheduled line-up for the 2008 Emirates Cup weekend will bring Real Madrid, Juventus and Hamburg to north London. Arsenal’s matches will be against Real and Juve.

The inaugural tournament took place on the last weekend of July 2007, although with the Euro 2008 tournament happening in the summer and the Community Shield match being played on Saturday 10 August, this year's version could take place on the first weekend of August this year. Date to be confirmed…