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More chaos for Barcelona! Why La Liga giants have been forced to CANCEL Japan leg of pre-season plans one day before flight with entire Asia tour thrown into doubt

Barcelona have officially announced the cancellation of their pre-season friendly against Japanese club Vissel Kobe, which was scheduled to take place this Sunday, July 27. The Catalan giants were set to fly out to Japan on Thursday morning at 11am local time, but that plan has now been abandoned following what the club has described as a “serious contractual breach” by the promoter responsible for organising the fixture.

Why Arsenal's pre-season friendly against AC Milan went to penalties despite Gunners' Bukayo Saka-inspired 1-0 win – explained

Arsenal kicked off their summer tour with a 1-0 triumph over AC Milan in a tightly-contested friendly held at the National Stadium in Singapore. The encounter, which marked the first pre-season fixture for both clubs, saw Bukayo Saka net the only goal of the game, giving Mikel Arteta’s side an early boost in their preparations for the upcoming campaign. However, the game still went to a penalty shootout.