Int'l Champions Cup organizers unveiled the full schedule for the '18 soccer tournament, with 18 of the world's top clubs "set to play three games each in games across the U.S., Europe and Singapore" in games that begin shortly after the FIFA World Cup, according to ESPN.com. Highlights of this year's edition include an AS Roma-Real Madrid match at MetLife Stadium that "could be a rematch" of the UEFA Champions League final. Also, Manchester United's three games "could draw over 200,000 fans," and Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich "could test themselves against three other title-winners." The 107,600-capacity Michigan Stadium will host Manchester United-Liverpool on July 28 after hosting "over 109,000 people for United's game against Real Madrid" in '14, as well as last summer's Real Mardid-Chelsea match that drew "over 105,000" (ESPN.com, 4/17). One format change is that past tournaments "recognized a winner within each participating continent," whereas this year’s competitive structure "will take on a more cohesive format, reigning one overall global champion." Singapore is the only Asian country hosting ICC games in '18. Catalyst Media Group Chair & President Patrick Murphy said, “The support we witnessed in Singapore at the International Champions Cup last year was phenomenal" (GOAL.com, 4/17). ESPN.com offers its list of "six of the biggest games coming up this summer" as part of the tourney (ESPN.com, 4/17).
|
ICC MATCHES '18
|
|
DATE
|
MATCHUP
|
LOCATION
|
DATE
|
MATCHUP
|
LOCATION
|
|
7/20
|
Sevilla-Benfica
|
Letzigrund Stadium (Zurich)
|
7/28
|
Manchester United-Liverpool
|
Michigan Stadium
|
|
7/20
|
Manchester City-
Borussia Dortmund
|
Soldier Field
|
7/28
|
Bayern Munich-
Manchester City
|
Hard Rock Stadium
|
|
7/21
|
Bayern-PSG
|
Wörthersee Stadium (Austria)
|
7/28
|
Barcelona-
Tottenham Hotspur
|
Rose Bowl
|
|
7/22
|
Liverpool-
Borussia Dortmund
|
Bank of America Stadium
|
7/30
|
PSG-Atletico Madrid
|
National Stadium (Singapore)
|
|
7/25
|
Juventus-Bayern Munich
|
Lincoln Financial Field
|
7/31
|
Manchester United-
Real Madrid
|
Hard Rock Stadium
|
|
7/25
|
Borussia Dortmund-Benfica
|
Heinz Field
|
7/31
|
Tottenham Hotspur-
AC Milan
|
U.S. Bank Stadium
|
|
7/25
|
Manchester City-Liverpool
|
MetLife Stadium
|
7/31
|
FC Barcelona-AS Roma
|
AT&T Stadium
|
|
7/25
|
AS Roma-Tottenham
|
SDCCU Stadium
|
8/1
|
Chelsea-Inter Milan
|
Ullevi Stadium (Sweden)
|
|
7/25
|
AC Milan-
Manchester United
|
Rose Bowl
|
8/4
|
Arsenal-Chelsea
|
Friends Arena (Stockholm)
|
|
7/26
|
Atletico Madrid-Arsenal
|
National Stadium (Singapore)
|
8/4
|
Real Madrid-Juventus
|
FedEx Field
|
|
7/28
|
Arsenal-PSG
|
National Stadium (Singapore)
|
8/4
|
AC Milan-FC Barcelona
|
Levi's Stadium
|
|
7/28
|
Chelsea-Sevilla
|
PGE Narodowy (Warsaw)
|
8/7
|
Inter Milan-Sevilla
|
Stadio Via del Mare (Italy)
|
|
7/28
|
Benfica-Juventus
|
Red Bull Arena
|
8/7
|
Real Madrid-AS Roma
|
MetLife Stadium
|
|
|
|
|
8/12
|
Atletico Madrid-
Inter Milan
|
Wanda Metropolitano (Madrid)
|
