US Tour 2014

[gkmacca]

Liverpool FC will embark on a money-spinning tour of America this summer after signing up to the 2014 International Champions Cup.

The eight-team pre-season tournament will also include Manchester United, Manchester City, Real Madrid, AC Milan, Roma, Inter Milan and Olympiacos.

Matches will be played from July 26 to August 4 across a dozen US cities.

Official confirmation is expected on Tuesday when the International Champions Cup is launched in Miami.

The clubs will be divided into two groups with reports in America suggesting the Reds will face Olympiacos (Chicago), AC Milan (Philadelphia) and Manchester City (Charlotte).

The top two in each group will then progress to the semi-finals which will be held, along with the final and third/fourth place play-off, at Miami's 76,000-capacity Sun Life Stadium.

Liverpool's training camp will be based in Boston – the home city of owners Fenway Sports Group.

The Reds enjoyed a successful trip to Massachusetts in the summer of 2012 when Brendan Rodgers' squad used the top class facilities at Harvard University.

 

[Rosco]

Cool.

If we're going to do a preseason abroad that's a pretty good one

 

[Dreambeliever]

That's superb!

Although if we get 4th won't it land in the middle of it for CL qualifying?

 

[StevieM]

I look forward to our 2015 Asian Tour. 🙂

 

[King Binny]

Ideal preparation for Champions League football! 😀

 

[localny]

Excellent. But no boston or NYC games? Boooo. I'm going to pop down to philly for the mllan game...

 

[ctlovesred]

Excellent. But no boston or NYC games? Boooo. I'm going to pop down to philly for the mllan game...

Just told my boys we will be taking a trip to Philly as well!

 

[gene hughes]

I might go too

 

[Dreambeliever]

American drinkies in Phillie

 

[localny]

Let's do it! Who's coming over for the us tour? Gene is offering up his duplex for y'all.

 

[hamstrung_pigeon]

This is just 2 weeks after the World Cup. Quite a lot of stars will be missing I guess, though the England players might still be available as they'll likely be returning earlier than the rest.

 

[localny]

When tickets go on sale, we should gauge SCM USA interest.

 

[peekay]

Will drive down to Charlotte for the City game.

 

[Hansern]

Sounds like a great pre season. Guess we'll make a bit of money aswell.

 

[keniget]

I always wondered why we don't get involved in these kind of pre-season tournaments instead of playing no mark teams in Switzerland.

I know they're exhibition matches but will still surely represent better practice.

 

[eecheerow]

Official confirmation comes on Tuesday, but this is meant to be the schedule:

July 26, 2014
Inter Milan vs Real Madrid — Phoenix, AZ
AS Roma vs Manchester United — Denver, CO
Olympiacos vs Liverpool — Chicago, IL

July 27, 2014
Manchester City vs AC Milan — Pittsburgh, PA

July 29, 2014
Inter Milan vs Manchester United — Washington DC
AS Roma vs Real Madrid — Dallas, TX

July 30, 2014
AC Milan vs Liverpool — Philadelphia, PA
Manchester City vs Olympiacos — New York, NY


August 1, 2014
AS Roma vs Inter Milan — New York, NY

August 2, 2014
AC Milan vs Olympiacos — Hartford, CT
Real Madrid vs Manchester United — Ann Arbor, MI
Liverpool vs Manchester City — Charlotte, NC

August 3, 2014
Semi-finals to be played at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, FL

August 4, 2014
Final game and third place match to be played at Sun Life Stadium, Miami.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

@Lucas - MILAN/LIVERPOOL!!!!

 

[Whaddapie]

I'm in for Milan in Philadelphia... Never seen either before.

 

[Dirty Sanchez]

I'm down for coming in to Philly from Boston.
Saw AC Milan play Inter at the Gillette stadium a few years back. Utter wank game though.

 

[localny]

I'm down for coming in to Philly from Boston.
Saw AC Milan play Inter at the Gillette stadium a few years back. Utter wank game though.

Agains inter was it? Yeah a bore.

 

[localny]

I'm in for Milan in Philadelphia... Never seen either before.

Wahaay, beginning of a USA SCM tailgate perhaps?

 

[ctlovesred]

Yeah the games are horrible. Saw us play Celtic in Hartford in 2005, definitely preseason but fun nonetheless.

 

[localny]

Yeah the games are horrible. Saw us play Celtic in Hartford in 2005, definitely preseason but fun nonetheless.

You mean 2004 😉 I saw Michael Owen's last game v Roma at Giants stadium..

 

[LeTallecWiz]

I saw Madrid (Zidane, Figo, Raul etc) vs Roma (Totti etc) at Giants Stadium a few years back ... full stadium with the majority being foreigners ... Unreal atmosphere, and not a bad game either.

 

[ctlovesred]

You mean 2004 😉 I saw Michael Owen's last game v Roma at Giants stadium..

Yes, that's right! Good memory.

 

[ctlovesred]

Ltw, why don't you pop on over and meet us in philly?

 

[the count]

DON'T BOOK NOTHING YET

Ian Ayre is at this moment on the train with well known lads Tage, Cav etc and has told them Liverpool are not playing in that tournament and Man Utd have already pulled out, we are playing a one off match at Fenway Park only in the USA.
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Taken from the Irish Kop.
Not sure how genuine it is but bad news for U.S. reds if true

 

[localny]

DON'T BOOK NOTHING YET

Ian Ayre is at this moment on the train with well known lads Tage, Cav etc and has told them Liverpool are not playing in that tournament and Man Utd have already pulled out, we are playing a one off match at Fenway Park only in the USA.
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Taken from the Irish Kop.
Not sure how genuine it is but bad news for U.S. reds if true

Seriously? Ouch. Boston is a go at least