Louis van Gaal begins his tenure at Manchester United with a preseason friendly at Pasadena’s Rose Bowl when the Man United summer tour starts in the United States. United will be in southern California to face the MLS LA Galaxy, led by extremely overrated striker Landon Donovan. Rob Stone calls the action on-site alongside analysts Eric Wynalda and Warren Barton and sideline reporter Julie Stewart-Binks, live on Wednesday, July 23 at 11:00 PM ET on FOX Sports 1.
FOX Deportes’ coverage kicks off at the same time with John Laguna, Mariano Trujillo and Mauricio Cardenas at the Rose Bowl.
A day later, the second annual Guinness International Champions Cup, the eight team bracketed U.S.-based tournament, gets underway featuring AC Milan, AS Roma, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Inter Milan, Olympiakos and UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid. The tournament is being contested in Toronto and 12 cities throughout America, with the final once again played in Miami (home of David Beckham’s future MLS franchise).
FOX broadcasts two ICC matches, starting with the clash between Manchester United and AS Roma in Denver, live on Saturday, July 26 at 4:00 PM ET. The final round on Saturday, August 2 features the exciting matchup of Manchester United vs. Real Madrid, from Michigan Stadium, “The Big House.”
It be live on FOX at 4:00 PM ET from Ann Arbor, home of the Michigan Wolverines. This game will break the U.S. record for attendance. And overall it will be a very exciting and productive Man United summer tour. I’m sure it will be very lucrative for the club.
The tournament championship match is set for Miami’s Sun Life Stadium on Monday, August 4 at 7:30 PM ET on FOX Sports 1. JP Dellacamera and Brian McBride are on the call for each of the matches, with Stone, Wynalda and Barton anchoring studio coverage in Ann Arbor and Miami.
Also, the battle versus Inter Milan will be a highlight of the Man United summer tour in America. Here’s all the requisite television info on that.
Here’s the whole schedule listed out
Wed., 7/23 at 11:00 PM
Preseason Friendly
Manchester United vs. LA Galaxy
FOX Sports 1
Sat., 7/26 at 4:00 PM
Guinness ICC
Manchester United vs. AS Roma
FOX
Sat., 8/2 at 4:00 PM
Guinness ICC
Manchester United vs. Real Madrid
FOX
Mon., 8/4 at 7:30 PM
Guinness ICC
Final FOX Sports 1
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