The annual Internation Champions Cup will return to the U.S. again this summer, bringing together some of the biggest soccer teams in the world for a month-long tourney. This year’s tournament features international sides Manchester United and Chelsea from England, Porto from Portugal, FC Barcelona of Spain, Paris Saint-Germain of France, ACF Fiorentina of Italy, and Club America from Mexico. The MLS squads this year are the LA Galaxy, SJ Earthquakes, and the NY Red Bulls.
The biggest match-ups to be played on American soil are Manchester United vs. Barcelona at Levi’s Stadium (California), Chelsea vs. PSG at Bank Of America Stadium (Charlotte, NC), and Manchester United vs. PSG in our hometown’s Soldier Field.
See the full #ICC2015 schedule below. Ticket pre-sales begin on Monday, while general ticket sales kick off on Thursday, May 7.
Be sure to visit www.internationalchampions
Saturday, July 11
- Club América vs. LA Galaxy – StubHub Center; Carson, Calif.; 11:30 pm ET
Tuesday, July 14
- Club América vs. San Jose Earthquakes – Avaya Stadium; San Jose, CA; 10:30 pm ET
Friday, July 17
- Club América vs. Manchester United – CenturyLink Field; Seattle, CA
Saturday, July 18
- Paris Saint-Germain vs. FC Porto – BMO Field; Toronto, ON, Canada
Tuesday, July 21
- LA Galaxy vs. FC Barcelona – Rose Bowl; Los Angeles; 11 pm ET
- Manchester United FC vs. San Jose Earthquakes – To Be Announced.
- ACF Fiorentina vs. Paris Saint-Germain – Red Bull Arena; Harrison, NJ
Wednesday, July 22
- Chelsea FC vs. New York Red Bulls – Red Bull Arena; Harrison, N.J.; 8 pm ET
Friday, July 24
- ACF Fiorentina vs. FC Porto – Rentschler Field; East Hartford, CT
Saturday, July 25
- Manchester United vs. FC Barelona – Levi’s Stadium; Santa Clara, California
- Chelsea FC vs. Paris Saint-Germain – Bank Of America Stadium; Charlotte, NC
Sunday, July 26
- FC Porto vs. New York Red Bulls – Red Bull Arena; Harrison, NJ; 7:30 pm ET
Tuesday, July 28
- FC Barelona vs. Chelsea FC – FedEx Field; Landover, MD
- Club América vs. FC Porto – Azteca Stadium; Mexico D.F., Mexico
Wednesday, July 29
- Manchester United vs. Paris Saint-Germain – Soldier Field; Chicago, IL
Sunday, August 2
- ACF Fiorentina vs. FC Barelona – Artemio Franchi; Florence, Italy
Wednesday, August 5
- Chelsea FC vs. ACF Fiorentina – Stamford Bridge; London, England
Each ICC participant will play four matches and the club with the most points at the end of the tournament will be crowned champion. Each win in regulation will result in three points and a tie will go straight to a shootout; the winning team in a shootout will receive two points and the losing team will receive one. The results from in-season MLS contests involving San Jose, LA and New York will be used as part of official tournament scoring.
The ICC will be played across two continents, as games will be held at Stamford Bridge in London, Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence and multiple iconic venues throughout North America. The participating teams have won a total of 91 domestic league titles, 98 domestic cup titles, six CONCACAF Champions League titles and 10 UEFA Champions League titles, and feature nine of the 2014-2015 FIFA Ballon d’Or nominees, as well as 31 of the top 100 players in the world as chosen yearly by English magazine FourFourTwo.
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