MANCHESTER CITY WILL join Real Madrid at next year’s International Champions Cup in Melbourne.
The reigning Premier League champions are the second team announced for the tournament at the 100,000-capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground from 18-24 July.
The third team for the series has yet to be confirmed, but reports have linked Inter Milan.
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City have a stake in Australia’s A-League after the club’s Abu Dhabi-based owners purchased and re-branded Melbourne Heart as Melbourne City early this year.
“We are looking forward, once again, to being a part of the tournament,” Ferran Soriano, chief executive of Manchester City, said in a statement.
“We are particularly excited to be visiting Melbourne, which is home to our sister club, Melbourne City.”
With the securing of Real Madrid and Manchester City’s huge box-office appeal, organisers are hoping to build on the local appetite for top European clubs after a crowd of 95,000 watched Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Melbourne Victory at the MCG last year.
G'day lads! Manchester City will play Real Madrid in Australia next summer
MANCHESTER CITY WILL join Real Madrid at next year’s International Champions Cup in Melbourne.
The reigning Premier League champions are the second team announced for the tournament at the 100,000-capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground from 18-24 July.
The third team for the series has yet to be confirmed, but reports have linked Inter Milan.
City have a stake in Australia’s A-League after the club’s Abu Dhabi-based owners purchased and re-branded Melbourne Heart as Melbourne City early this year.
“We are looking forward, once again, to being a part of the tournament,” Ferran Soriano, chief executive of Manchester City, said in a statement.
“We are particularly excited to be visiting Melbourne, which is home to our sister club, Melbourne City.”
With the securing of Real Madrid and Manchester City’s huge box-office appeal, organisers are hoping to build on the local appetite for top European clubs after a crowd of 95,000 watched Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Melbourne Victory at the MCG last year.
- © AFP, 2014
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