(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 2, 2023 Real Madrid s Croatian midfielder Luka Modric (L) fights for the ball with Barcelona s Spanish midfielder Sergio Busquets during the Copa del Rey (King s Cup) semi final first leg football match between Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid.
This will be the third Barcelona-Real Madrid preseason matchup in the U.S. following games at Miami Gardens, Florida, in 2017 and at Houston last July.
The Soccer Champions Tour announced Friday was created by a newly formed company of the Sixth Street investment firm and will be staged in a partnership with AEG and Legends.
Matches start with Barcelona-Juventus at Santa Clara, California, on July 22 and include Real Madrid-Milan at Pasadena, California (July 23); Arsenal-Barcelona at Inglewood, California, and Real Madrid-Manchester United at Houston (both July 26); Juventus-AC Milan at Carson, California (July 27); AC Milan-Barcelona at Las Vegas (Aug. 1); and Juventus-Real Madrid at Orlando, Florida (Aug. 2).
Games are subject to approval by soccer authorities.
England’s Premier League and Spain’s La Liga open Aug. 12 and Italy’s Serie A starts a week later.
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