It was officially announced moments ago that Manchester United and Liverpool will take their bitter rivalry to the Big House this summer. This huge match-up was reported weeks ago, but the date was not revealed until just now- Saturday, July 28, 2018, 5:00 pm at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor.
America’s largest capacity stadium, second in the world behind only Rungrado 1st of May Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, hosted United and Real Madrid in 2014. That event remains the highest attended (109,318 fans) soccer match on U.S. soil in history. In 2016, Madrid took on Chelsea, at that clash was the second highest attended (105,826) fans soccer game in American history and the highest in Chelsea history.
Presale tickets will be available Wednesday, April 18 at 8:30 a.m. ET while the general public sale begins Monday, April 23 at 8:30 a.m. at MGoBlue.com/tickets. Additional information is available at www.internationalchampionscup.com.
The Michigan match is part of the sixth annual International Champions Cup, a collection of international preseason friendlies that will expand to 18 clubs, 22 cities, 27 matches and three continents. In addition to United and Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea will all be participating. In other words the entire big six of England will be involved this summer.
FULL 2018 International Champions Cup Schedule
Friday, July 20
Manchester City F.C. vs. Borussia Dortmund – Chicago, Soldier Field
Sevilla FC vs. S.L. Benfica – Zurich, Letzigrund
Sunday, July 22
Liverpool F.C. vs. Borussia Dortmund – Charlotte, Bank of America Stadium
Wednesday, July 25
A.S. Roma vs. Tottenham Hotspur F.C. – San Diego, SDCCU Stadium
Borussia Dortmund vs. S.L. Benfica – Pittsburgh, Heinz Field
Juventus F.C. vs. F.C. Bayern Munich – Philadelphia, Lincoln Financial Field
Manchester City F.C. vs. Liverpool F.C. – New York, MetLife Stadium
A.C. Milan vs. Manchester United F.C. – Los Angeles, Rose Bowl
Thursday, July 26
Club Atlético de Madrid vs. Arsenal F.C. – Singapore, National Stadium
Saturday, July 28
Manchester United F.C. vs. Liverpool F.C. – Ann Arbor, Michigan Stadium
F.C. Bayern Munich vs. Manchester City F.C. – Miami, Hard Rock Stadium
FC Barcelona vs. Tottenham Hotspur F.C. – Los Angeles, Rose Bowl
S.L. Benfica vs. Juventus F.C. – New York, Red Bull Arena
Arsenal F.C. vs. Paris Saint-Germain, Singapore, National Stadium
Chelsea F.C. vs. Sevilla FC – Warsaw, PGE Narodowy
Monday, July 30
Paris Saint-Germain vs. Club Atlético de Madrid – Singapore, National Stadium
Tuesday, July 31
Manchester United F.C. vs. Real Madrid C.F. – Miami, Hard Rock Stadium
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. vs. A.C. Milan – Minnesota, U.S. Bank Stadium
FC Barcelona vs. A.S. Roma – Dallas, AT&T Stadium
Wednesday, August 1
Chelsea F.C. vs. F.C. Internazionale – Gothenberg, Ullevi Stadium
Saturday, August 4
Real Madrid C.F. vs. Juventus F.C. – Washington D.C., FedEx Field
A.C. Milan vs. FC Barcelona – Bay Area, Levi’s Stadium
Arsenal F.C. vs. Chelsea F.C. – Stockholm, Friends Arena
Tuesday, August 7
Real Madrid C.F. vs. A.S. Roma – New York, MetLife Stadium
Internazionale Milan vs. Sevilla – Lecce, Stadio Via del Mare
Sunday, August 12
Atlético de Madrid vs. Internazionale Milan – Madrid, Wanda Stadium
T.B.D.
F.C. Bayern Munich vs. Paris Saint-Germain – Klagenfurt, Wörthersee Stadium
The University of Michigan will hold a news conference tomorrow with more on the United-Liverpool match. We’ll have more on this from Michigan tomorrow.
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