Southend United's under 18's will once again host a two day tournament at Roots Hall in July.
Following the success of last summers Toomey Trophy a host of top flight sides are back at Roots Hall.
Joining Ricky Duncan's under 18's in action will be youth sides from Arsenal and West Ham United along with Dutch top flight outfit FC Twente.
The tournament will take place over the weekend on 24th and 25th July at Roots Hall.
The draw for the first round has already taken place and Arsenal will face FC Twente whilst Southend United have been paired against West Ham.
Southend went close to winning last season's tournament but were narrowly defeated in the final following a penalty shoot-out against Everton.
Full details along with ticket prices will be confirmed shortly.
Meanwhile, the under 18's pre-season will also see them face AZ Alkmaar whilst on tour in Holland whilst also taking on Charlton Athletic, Ware and Norwich City.
Full schedule:
Charlton Athletic - 10/07/10 - away - 11am
AZ Alkmaar - 13/07/10 - away - 2pm
Youth Tournament - 24 and 25/07/10 - home
Ware - 27/07/10 - away - 7pm
Norwich City - 31/07/10 - away - 11am
