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What is the International Champions Cup?
Updated : Jul 25, 2018, 12:33 AM IST
What is the International Champions Cup?
It is a pre-season tournament that has been held every summer since 2013. For the past three years, the tournament has been split into three different regions: the United States, China and Australia in 2016 and the United States, China and Singapore in 2017.
However, in the first two years, the tournament was played just in the USA.
In the 2018 edition, Europe and Singapore will host 10 games in total, while the USA section has 17 games on the schedule - a total of 27 games.
TEAMS:
England: Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur
France: Paris Saint-Germain, Lyon
Germany: Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund
Italy: AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Roma
Portugal: Benfica
Spain: Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Sevilla
Schedule:
(all times Eastern Time)
Friday, July 20
Manchester City v Borussia Dortmund, Soldier Field, Chicago, 9 p.m
Saturday, July 21
Bayern Munich v Paris Saint-Germain, Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria, 10 a.m
Sunday, July 22
Liverpool v Borussia Dortmund, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, 4:05 p.m
Wednesday, July 25
Juventus v Bayern Munich, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, 7 p.m
Manchester City v Liverpool, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J., 8 p.m.
Borussia Dortmund v Benfica, Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, 8:05 p.m
Roma v Tottenham Hotspur, SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, 10:05
AC Milan v Manchester United, StubHub Center, Carson, Calif., 11 p.m
Thursday, July 26
Atletico Madrid v Arsenal, National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore, 7:35 a.m
Saturday, July 28
Arsenal v Paris Saint-Germain, National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore, 7:35 a.m
Benfica v Juventus, Red Bull Arena, Harrison, N.J., 1 p.m
Chelsea v Inter Milan, Allianz Riviera, Nice, France, 2 p.m
Manchester United v Liverpool, Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Mich., 5 p.m
Bayern Munich v Manchester City, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla., 7 p.m
Barcelona v Tottenham Hotspur, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif., 11:05 p.m
Monday, July 30
Paris Saint-Germain v Atletico Madrid, National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore, 7:30 a.m
Tuesday, July 31
Manchester United v Real Madrid, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla., 8 p.m
Tottenham Hotspur v AC Milan, U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, 8:35 p.m
Barcelona v Roma, AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, 10 p.m
Wednesday, Aug. 1
Arsenal v Chelsea, Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland, 3 p.m
Benfica v Lyon, Estadio Algarve, Faro-Loule, Portugal, 4 p.m
Saturday, Aug. 4
Inter Milan v Lyon, Stadio Via del Mare, Lecce, Italy, 2 p.m
Real Madrid v Juventus, FedExField, Landover, Md., 6 p.m
AC Milan v Barcelona, Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif., 8 p.m
Tuesday, Aug. 7
Chelsea v Lyon, Stamford Bridge, London, 3 p.m
Real Madrid v Roma, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J., 8 p.m
Saturday, Aug. 11
Atletico Madrid v Inter Milan, Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid, 3 p.m