2024-03-19 18:52:14
London (dpa)
Manchester City of England will return to the United States next summer, to participate in a friendly tournament in preparation for the 2024-2025 season. City will meet with Celtic of Scotland, Milan of Italy, Barcelona of Spain, and Chelsea of England, during four matches held in different cities.
Manchester City begins its pre-season tour by facing Scottish Premier League champions Celtic on July 23 at Keenan Stadium in Chapel Hill. This will be the first match in which the two teams have faced each other since the group stage of the Champions League in 2016, according to Manchester City’s official website.
In the second match, City will meet Milan on July 27 at the iconic Yankee Stadium in New York. This will be the first confrontation between the two teams in ten years since the two teams’ previous meeting during Manchester City’s tour to prepare for the 2014 season. City will then head to Florida to face Barcelona at Camping World Stadium in Orlando. On July 30, then travel to Columbus, Ohio, to play the final match against Chelsea on August 3 at the historic Ohio Stadium.
Peter Laundy, Senior Vice President of Partnerships at Manchester City Football Group, said: “We are pleased to announce the details of our preparatory tour for the 2024-25 season, as we prepare to return to America with an exciting series of four matches.”
He added: “Our previous visit to the United States in the 2022 season was very successful. We cannot wait to play more matches, and provide more unique experiences and opportunities for our fans across the country to enjoy Manchester City, when we return later this year.”
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