Photo Credit: Kevin Cross/ISNSoccer.com Will Real Madrid vs. PSG be the greatest game ever played in Ohio? That’s an excellent question, one that will likely be answered at Ohio Stadium on July 27. It will easily break records for the largest soccer crowd in Ohio history and it should rival the 109,318 fans that saw Manchester United defeat Real Madrid 3-1 at Michigan Stadium in 2014. That crowd was a U.S. record. It is not a surprise that Ohio would be graced
Relevent Sports, Catalyst Media Group, and LeSports today revealed the planned line-up and match schedule for the second edition of the International Champions Cup China (ICC China), featuring the first-ever ‘Manchester Derby’ to occur outside of the United Kingdom and a tournament debut for Borussia Dortmund. The announcement in China completes the field for the entire global ICC which will feature concurrent tournaments in North America and Australia as well as China. In China, Manchester United will open the tournament in Shanghai
Manchester United played their last game of their United States tour against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday, July 29th at the sold-out Soldier Field in Chicago. Photo Credit: Olivia Mohseni/ISNSoccer.com United had already beaten Club America in Seattle on the 17th, San Jose Earthquakes in San Francisco on the 21st, and beat Barcelona on the 25th. However, United was not able to close off their preseason tour in the U.S. with four complete victories as they fell to PSG 2-0. The game started off
Chelsea beat Barcelona 4-2 by penalty shootout, in a highly competitive friendly match-up for the International Champions Cup Tuesday evening at FedEx Field in Landover, MD. The two powerhouse clubs had come to a 2-2 draw following the 90 minutes of regulation before the Blues left the nation’s capital victorious. “It was not a tactical game. It was two teams looking for the best intensity, for the best form,” Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said. “It was 2-2; it could’ve been 4-4.
Portuguese giants and back-to-back Primeira Liga champions S.L. Benfica took on the New York Red Bulls, fresh off an impressive Wednesday night victory against Chelsea. This match was yet another stop in the prestigious International Champions Cup. Supporters of the Portuguese club displayed heavy fan favoritism early in the evening and it did not go unnoticed. Benfica greeted their fans by scoring a seventh minute goal off the foot of Pizzi to put the Lisbon club ahead 1-0 early with much pleasure to
Manchester United continued their successful preseason run, outscoring European Champions FC Barcelona in an impressive 3-1 victory Saturday in Santa Clara, California. As expected, Barcelona displayed their passing prowess until the Red Devils found their stride to expose the Catalan’s defense for the win. Photo Credit: Rebecca Reza “Last year, we won also from the Champions League winner, Real Madrid at this time and now we win against Barcelona,” Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal told reporters following the match. “It
For the second night in a row in New Jersey, the International Champions Cup saw another 4-2 finale, but on Wednesday night it wasn’t the heavy favorite to triumph to a victory. Chelsea FC took on a second-string New York Red Bulls team for what was to be an easy win for the the English Premier League victors. This all transpired in front of a nearly sold out crowd of 24,076, one that showed mixed support for both clubs. Jose Mourinho’s squad found
It was tied, it wasn’t tied; but wait, it was tied again? Not quite. ACF Fiorentina, who finished fourth in Serie A, took on back-to-back Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain in Harrison, New Jersey Tuesday night at Red Bull Arena in the International Champions Cup. Photo Credit: Richard Kruszynski/ISNSoccer.com From the start of the match the Italian club appeared to be a step behind the Parisian giants who dominated the first half. Strong defense would keep Paris Saint-Germain from finding the
The world-renowned International Champions Cup is back for 2015 and it is literally bigger and better than last year. Photo Credit: Kevin Cross/ISNSoccer.com This is the third year of the tournament with the annual summer showcase taking place from July 11 to August 5. Official network partners FOX Sports will televise all of the tournament’s 17 matches live on FOX, FOX Sports 1 or FOX Sports 2. In 2015, the International Champions Cup will be played across the globe, including standalone tournaments in
