The International Champions Cup 2014

The growing, pre-season friendly tournament, the Guinness International Champions Cup, gets underway this Thursday, July 24th, 2014, across the United States and Canada.

This year's tournament features the likes of Real Madrid, Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, AC Milan, Inter Milan, AS Roma and Olympiacos.


The teams are divided in two groups of four and will play a minimum of three games each.

The final game, between the winners of Group A and Group B, will be played in Miami, Florida on August 4th, 2014.

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Group A
Real Madrid
Manchester United
AS Roma
Inter

Group B
Manchester City
Liverpool FC
Olympiacos
AC Milan

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Schedule:

Thursday, July 24th, 2014
AC Milan vs. Olympiakos - Toronto

Saturday, July 26th, 2014
AS Roma vs. Manchester United - Denver
Inter vs. Real Madrid - Berkeley

Sunday, July 27th, 2014
Manchester City vs. AC Milan
Liverpool vs. Olympiakos - Chicago

Tuesday, July 29th, 2014
Inter vs. Manchester United - Washington D.C.
AS Roma vs. Real Madrid - Dallas

Wednesday, July 30th, 2014
Manchester City vs. Liverpool - New York

August 2nd, 2014
AS Roma vs. Inter - Philadelphia
Manchester City vs. Olympiacos - Minneapolis
Real Madrid vs. Manchester United - Michigan
Liverpool vs. AC Milan - Charlotte

August 4th, 2014
Final - Group A winner vs. Group B winner - Miami

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With players back from their holidays and the summer transfer market in full swing, the International Champions Cup 2014 will provide us with the first glimpse of what these eight European powerhouse teams will look like in the new season.

What will the new Manchester United squad look like under the new coach Louis van Gaal?

Who will start on goal for Real Madrid now that the team has acquired Levante FC and Costa Rica keeper, Keylor Navas?

What will Liverpool FC look like without Luis Suarez?

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The International Champions Cup is growing. Last season's final, between Real Madrid and Chelsea FC (3-1) was played in front of 70,000 fans.