Who says nobody in America likes soccer?!
Over 100,000 tickets were sold in less than 24 hours for fans to get a look at two of the world's most prestigious teams: Manchester United and Real Madrid.
The game on August 2nd is part of the Guinness International Champions Cup which will feature 8 top-tier teams from overseas. Other English and European teams in the tournament – along with the Red Devils and Los Blancos – are Manchester City, Liverpool, AC Milan, Inter, Roma, and Olympiakos.
Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid will play European football this summer on turf normally reserved for American football rivalries (Photo: Maxisport | Shutterstock.com)
The tournament will start 11 days after the World Cup final in Brazil across 12 US cities: Ann Arbor, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Minneapolis, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, and Washington D.C.
The teams have been divided into two groups and will play a round-robin style tournament with the two group winners meeting August 4th for the Final in Sunlife stadium in Miami:
Group A
Manchester United
Real Madrid
Inter
AS Roma
Group B
Liverpool FC
Manchester City
Olympiakos
AC Milan
Here's the lineup of matches as currently scheduled:
July 24, 2014 @ 8pm – AC Milan vs. Olympiakos (New York, NY, Citi Field)
July 26, 2014 @ 2:10pm – AS Roma vs. Manchester United (Denver, CO, Sports Authority Field)
July 26, 2014 @ 3pm – Inter vs. Real Madrid (Phoenix, AZ, University of Phoenix)
July 27, 2014 @ 4pm – Manchester City vs. AC Milan (Pittsburgh, PA, Heinz Field)
July 27, 2014 @ 5pm – Liverpool FC vs. Olympiakos (Chicago, IL, Soldier Field)
July 29, 2014 @ 7pm – Inter vs. Manchester United (Washington DC, FedEx Field)
July 29, 2014 @ 8:15pm – AS Roma vs. Real Madrid (Dallas, TX, Cotton Bowl)
July 30, 2014 @ 7pm – Manchester City vs. Liverpool FC (New York, NY, Yankee Stadium)
August 2, 2014 @ 1pm – AS Roma vs. Inter (Philadelphia, PA, LFF)
August 2, 2014 @ 2pm – Manchester City vs. Olympiakos (Minneapolis, MN, TCF Bank)
August 2, 2014 @ 4:06pm – Real Madrid vs. Manchester United (Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Stadium)
August 2, 2014 @ 6:30pm – Liverpool FC vs. AC Milan (Charlotte, NC, Bank Of America)
August 4, 2014 @ 8pm – Pool A Winner vs. Pool B Winner (Miami, FL, Sun Life Stadium)
