The 2019 International Champions Cup schedule was just announced a few minutes ago, so now we know the where/when/who for the three English teams (Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur) competing in the preseason event.
Let’s dive right in and break it all down, starting with Manchester United.
The 2019 @IntChampionsCup is set ? pic.twitter.com/2mQTKiUg0L
— B/R Football (@brfootball) March 27, 2019
The Red Devils will kick off their summer tour, before the ICC with two friendlies down under. They will take on Perth Glory on July 13 and then Leeds United on July 17, with both matches to be played at Optus Stadium in Perth.
United will then commence their #ICC2019 campaign against Inter Milan at the National Stadium in Singapore on July 20. They will stay in the far east, and then head to Shanghai where they will face the ICC holders Tottenham Hotspur at the Hongkou Stadium on July 25.
United will then finish complete the preseason tune-up slate by facing AC Milan at Cardiff City’s Principality Stadium August 3. Here’s more below:
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Three destinations, one unmissable #ICC2019 journey on #MUTOUR! #MUFC
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) March 27, 2019
Moving on to Arsenal, they will battle the big boys in this preseason invitational. They commence the trio of matches in the United States with a date against Bayern Munich on July 17, in Los Angeles. The match will be played at the venue known as Dignity Health Sports Park.
Three days later, they’ll face AS Roma in Charlotte, at the home of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers.
Finally, they will head to the nation’s capital, where they will play Real Madrid at Washington’s main football stadium, FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland.
This clash takes place on July 23.
Here’s the schedule in graphical format:
We are heading to the USA! ??
? Our @IntChampionsCup schedule has been confirmed
Check out all our #ICC2019 details here ?
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) March 27, 2019
As for Tottenham, the returning champions of the event (if there really is such a thing, when you consider these are all preseason friendlies) will take on Juventus on July 21 at the national stadium in Singapore. Then comes the United match, which we already covered.
Spurs then host Inter Milan in their brand new stadium on August 4 to complete the ICC trifecta.
We will also take on @Inter at our new stadium in our final @IntChampionsCup fixture of the summer! ?#COYS ?? #ICC2019 pic.twitter.com/LflPXqXghN
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) March 27, 2019
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