Today's schedule of events
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TODAY'S MASCOTS
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GET INVOLVED!
3pm Stadium doors open
4.15pm Pre-match activities commence, which
include:
Presentation from
Arsenal to Emirates
Symbolic moment to mark the
first match
at Emirates Stadium
Banner parade
Entertainment by the Junior Gunners
Players' entrance
5pm Kick-off
First-half: Arsenal v Ajax
5.45pm Introducing the Legends
6pm Second-half kick-off
Second-half: Arsenal Legends v Ajax
Legends
6.45pm Final whistle
A final farewell to
Dennis Bergkamp - a true legend
7pm (approx) Event finishes
Arsenal Mascots
Dennis's four children are the
matchday mascots for the
Gunners today.
Name: Estelle
Bergkamp
Age: 10 years
"Apart from
my dad, my
favourite
player is
Ashley Cole."
Name:
Mitchel
Bergkamp
Age: 7 years
"My favourite
player was
Patrick Vieira
when he was
still here, now I like Robin van
Persie. I have two favourite
goals that my dad scored, the
one for Holland against
Argentina in the World Cup,
and his one for Arsenal against
Newcastle."
Name:
Yasmin
Bergkamp
Age: 4 years
"I prefer it
when my
daddy isn't
playing
football because that means he
is at home with me!"
Placed on each seat this afternoon, for every
supporter, is a commemorative tee-shirt,
which is a gift to you from Dennis Bergkamp,
to thank you for your great support towards him during his Arsenal career. If all
the tee-shirts are worn, they will produce a special design to add colour to the
stadium. Therefore, we kindly ask supporters to only wear the tee-shirt which
has been allocated to your seat, as the design will not work otherwise.
You will also find a flag on your seat, which we ask you all to wave at the
appropriate times - listen out to the PA announcements!
Name:
Saffron
Bergkamp
Age: 16
months
Ajax Mascot
Name: Charlie Harris
Age: 10 years
School: Cumnor House School,
Haywards Heath
Favourite Subjects: Latin and
Science
I'd like to tell you: I play
football and cricket for my
school and I also play tennis at
county level. I have supported
Arsenal since I was three years
old, continuing the family
tradition, and my favourite
player is Thierry Henry.
Being involved in the first ever
game at Emirates Stadium will
be my proudest moment.
"WE'VE GOT DENNIS BERGKAMP. WE'VE GOT DENNIS BERGKAMP."
