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- 19 International Club Matches from Two Continents, July 18-30
- ESPN2 to Air ESPN FC Daily at 5:30 p.m. ET During ICC
- Six Preseason Matches for Romelu Lukaku and Manchester United on ESPN Networks
ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio, ESPNU and ESPNEWS will combine to present the 2017 International Champions Cup (ICC) July 18-30. The series of 19 international club soccer matches will be played in the United States, Singapore and China over a two-week period. The ICC begins Tuesday, July 18 with Italian Serie A club AC Milan vs. German Bundesliga’s Borussia Dortmund, live from Guangzhou, China, at 7:15 a.m. ET (ESPNU, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio and the ESPN App).
The ICC features highly-anticipated matchups, including a ‘Manchester Derby’ in Houston (July 20), a Special ‘El Clásico’ Miami (July 29) and a meeting of the top two teams in the Italian Serie A – Juventus vs. AS Roma in Foxborough, Mass. (July 30).
Play-by-play voices Jon Champion (English) and Fernando Palomo (Spanish) lead the ESPN commentator teams that will call these international pre-season matches between championship-winning clubs.
Other English-language play-by-play commentators include Mark Donaldson, Adrian Healey, Derek Rae and Jonathan Yardley, along with match analysts Craig Burley, Kasey Keller, Janusz Michallik, Paul Mariner, Steve Nicol, Stewart Robson and Taylor Twellman.
ESPN Deportes commentators include Spanish-language play-by-play voices Jorge Pietrasanta, Ricardo Ortiz, Richard Méndez, Robert Sierra, Roger Valdivieso, Jorge Perez Navarro, Marcelo Masanti and Jorge Perez Navarro, and analysts Hugo Sánchez, Zague, Andrés Agulla, Tato Noriega, Barak Fever, Alex Pareja, Elmer Polanco and Leo Vega.
ESPN Deportes Radio play-by-play will be headlined by Jorge Ramos, alongside Dionisio Estrada, Marcelo Masanti, Omar Salazar and Kenneth Garay. The analysts include Hernán Pereyra, Leo Vega, Elmer Polanco, José del Valle, Ricardo Mayorga, Diego Cora and Leo Vega.
ESPN FC to Air on ESPN2 During the 2017 ICC
On weekdays throughout the ICC tournament (July 17 -28), ESPN FC, the daily soccer news highlights, analysis and information program, will air at 5:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2 (except on Thursday, July 20). The program will re-air on ESPNEWS at 6 p.m., its regular air time and network.
On Saturday, July 29, ESPN will air a one-hour special edition of ESPN FC previewing the Barcelona-Real Madrid El Clásico game live from the Hard Rock Stadium at 5 p.m.
2017 International Champions Cup Schedule (subject to change):
| Date | Time (ET) | Event | Platform(s) |
| Tue, Jul 18 | 7:15 a.m. | AC Milan vs. Borussia Dortmund
Jonathan Yardley and Kasey Keller Ricardo Ortiz and Andrés Agulla |
ESPNU, ESPN3, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio |
| Wed, Jul 19 | 7:15 a.m. | Bayern Munich vs. Arsenal
Richard Méndez and Tato Noriega |
ESPN3, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio |
| 8 p.m. | AS Roma vs. Paris St. Germain
Mark Donaldson and Stewart Robson Ortiz and Agulla |
ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio | |
| Thu, Jul 20 | 10 p.m. | Manchester United vs. Manchester City
Derek Rae and Craig Burley Jorge Pietrasanta and Luis Roberto Alves “Zague” |
ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio |
| Sat, Jul 22 | 5:30 a.m. | Bayern Munich vs. AC Milan
Robert Sierra and Barak Fever |
ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio |
| 6 p.m. | Juventus vs. Barcelona
Rae and Robson Méndez and Noriega |
ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio | |
| 8 p.m. | Paris St. Germain vs. Tottenham Hotspur
Donaldson and Steve Nicol Jorge Perez Navarro and Elmer Polanco |
ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio | |
| Sun, Jul 23 | 5 p.m. | Real Madrid vs. Manchester United
Jon Champion and Burley Pietrasanta and “Zague” |
ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio |
| Mon, Jul 24 | 8 a.m. | Internazionale Milan vs. Olympic Lyonnais
Sierra and Agulla |
ESPN3, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio |
| Tue, Jul 25 | 7:30 a.m. | Chelsea FC vs. Bayern Munich
Sierra and Alex Pareja |
ESPN3, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio |
| 8 p.m. | Tottenham Hotspur vs. AS Roma
Rae and Robson Méndez and Fever |
ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio | |
| Wed, Jul 26 | 7:30 p.m. | Barcelona vs. Manchester United
Champion and Burley Méndez and Fever |
ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio |
| 9 p.m. | Paris St. Germain vs. Juventus
Rae and Robson Marcelo Masanti and Leo Vega |
ESPNEWS/ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio | |
| 11:30 p.m. | Manchester City vs. Real Madrid
Adrian Healey and Taylor Twellman Pietrasanta and “Zague” |
ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio | |
| Thu, Jul 27 | 7:30 a.m. | Bayern Munich vs. Internazionale Milan
Roger Valdivieso and Pareja |
ESPN3, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio |
| Sat, Jul 29 | 7:30 a.m. | Chelsea FC vs. Internazionale Milan
Yardley and Janusz Michallik Sierra and Fever |
ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio |
| 6 p.m. | Manchester City vs. Tottenham Hotspur
Rae and Burley Perez Navarro and Vega |
ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Real Madrid vs. Barcelona
Champion and Twellman Fernando Palomo and Hugo Sanchez |
ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio | |
| Sun, Jul 30 | 4 p.m. | AS Roma vs. Juventus
Rae and Paul Mariner Ortiz and Agulla |
ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio |
Note: All games will also be streamed live on the ESPN App
Six Manchester United Pre-season Matches on ESPN Networks
Manchester United will kick off a slate of six preseason matches on ESPN networks with a pre-ICC international friendly match vs. Major League Soccer’s LA Galaxy on Saturday, July 15, at 10 p.m., live from the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and streamed live on the ESPN App. The match will be the first for Belgium National Team star and former Everton FC striker Romelu Lukaku in a Manchester United shirt.
Two days later (Monday, July 17), Lukaku and Manchester United will face MLS’s Real Salt Lake at 10 p.m. on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and the ESPN App. Additionally, Manchester United is playing in the International Champions Cup in the U.S. against Manchester City (July 20, Houston), Real Madrid (July 23, Santa Clara, CA) and Barcelona (July 26, Landover, MD).
Manchester United’s ESPN appearances conclude Wednesday, August 2, vs. Italian Serie A club U.C. Sampdoria, from Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and streamed live on the ESPN App.
ESPN FC’s Alexis Nunes conducted an exclusive interview this week with Lukaku about his move to Manchester United. Lukaku and his longtime friend and now teammate Paul Pogba also discussed their friendship in a one-on-one interview, exclusive to ESPN FC.
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Juventus
On Aug. 5, Tottenham Hotspur vs. Juventus will be live from Wembley Stadium in London on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and the ESPN App at 12:25 p.m. The match will conclude ESPN’s multimedia coverage of 23 international club pre-season matches this summer.
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