Fans fire up for clash of two of world's best

The clash between Arsenal and Manchester City in Beijing next Friday only a few hours before the Olympics begins in London - should provide a fine prelude to the keenly-anticipated Games.

Ticket sales for the showdown between the English Premier League teams are as hot as the Beijing summer.

"The sales are on fire so far," Robert Zhao, tickets sales director at Winoly, the sports promotion company behind the match, told China Daily during an interview via e-mail.