Club Summer Friendlies in the United States

Discussion in 'MLS: News & Analysis' started by crookeddy, Mar 21, 2017.

  1. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
    Real Madrid - Manchester United Santa Clara July 23
    PSG - Juventus Miami July 26
    Real Madrid - Barcelona July 29
    Tottenham - Manchester City Nashville July 29
     
  2. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
    MLS ones:

    Manchester United - LA Galaxy July 15
    Manchester United - RSL July 17
     
  3. don gagliardi

    don gagliardi Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    Feb 28, 2004
    san jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Eintracht Frankfurt v. San Jose Earthquakes, Friday July 14
     
  4. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
    Manchester United vs Barcelona DC July 26
    Manchester City vs Real Madrid LA July 26
    Tottenham vs PSG Orlando July 22
    Tottenham vs Roma New York July 25
     
  5. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
    Club Leon vs Chivas Guadalajara March 25 in LA
     
  6. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
    Bringing this thread back with a full (I hope) list.

    Saturday, May 27, 2017
    Detroit City vs. Glentoran, 7:30pm, Keyworth Stadium, Detroit
    Wednesday, July 5, 2017
    Chivas vs Atlas, 8:30pm, San Antonio, Texas
    Saturday, July 8, 2017
    Seattle Sounders vs. Eintracht Frankfurt, 1pm, CenturyLink Field, Seattle
    Club America vs. Puebla, time TBD, Talen Energy Stadium, Philadelphia
    Tijuana vs Leon, time TBD, Las Vegas, Nevada
    San Antonio vs. Santos Laguna, time TBD, San Antonio, Texas
    Chivas Guadalajara vs. Monarcas Morelia, 9pm, Toyota Park, Chicago, Illinois
    Reno 1868 FC vs. Atlas, 9:30pm, Reno, Nevada
    Friday, July 14, 2017
    San Jose Earthquakes vs. Eintracht Frankfurt, 7:15pm, Avaya Stadium, San Jose
    Saturday, July 15, 2017
    Philadelphia Union vs. Swansea City, 7pm, Talen Energy Stadium, Philadelphia
    LA Galaxy vs. Manchester United, 10pm, Stubhub Center, Los Angeles
    Monday, July 17, 2017
    Columbus Crew vs. Eintracht Frankfurt, 7:30pm, Mapfre Stadium, Ohio
    Real Salt Lake vs. Manchester United, 10pm, Rio Tinto, Salt Lake City
    Tuesday, July 18, 2017
    Detroit City vs. Venezia FC, 7:30pm, Keyworth Stadium, Detroit
    Wednesday, July 19, 2017
    Richmond Kickers vs. Swansea City, 7:30pm, City Stadium, Richmond, VA
    AS Roma vs. Paris Saint-Germain (International Champions Cup), 8pm, Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
    Thursday, July 20, 2017
    Manchester United vs. Manchester City (International Champions Cup), time TBD, NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
    Saturday, July 22, 2017
    Juventus vs. FC Barcelona (International Champions Cup), 6pm, MetLife Stadium; East Rutherford, New Jersey
    North Carolina FC vs. Swansea City, 7:30pm, Wakemed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina
    Paris Saint-Germain vs. Tottenham Hotspur (International Champions Cup), 8pm, Camping World Stadium; Orlando
    New York Cosmos vs. Valencia, time TBD, New Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
    Sunday, July 23, 2017
    Real Madrid vs. Manchester United (International Champions Cup), 5pm, Levi’s Stadium; Santa Clara
    Tuesday, July 25, 2017
    Tottenham Hotspur vs. AS Roma (International Champions Cup), 8pm, Red Bull Arena; Harrison, New Jersey
    Wednesday, July 26, 2017
    Barcelona vs. Manchester United (International Champions Cup), 7:30pm, Landover, Maryland
    Paris Saint-Germain vs. Juventus (International Champions Cup), 8:30pm, Hard Rock Stadium; Miami
    Manchester City vs. Real Madrid (International Champions Cup), 11pm, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum; Los Angeles
    Saturday, July 29, 2017
    Manchester City vs. Tottenham Hotspur (International Champions Cup), 6pm, Nissan Stadium; Nashville, Tennessee
    Barcelona vs. Real Madrid (International Champions Cup), 7:30pm, Miami Gardens, Florida
    Sunday, July 30, 2017
    AS Roma vs. Juventus (International Champions Cup), 4pm, Gillette Stadium; Boston, Massachusetts
    Wednesday, August 2, 2017
    MLS All-Star team vs. Real Madrid (MLS All-Star Game), 9pm, Chicago, Illinois
     
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  7. profiled

    profiled Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 7, 2000
    slightly north of a mile high
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    It is the worst time of the year again!
     
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  8. ToMhIlL

    ToMhIlL Member+

    Feb 18, 1999
    Boxborough, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Wow, all these YUGE clubs playing against each other in neutral venues across North America. Y'gotcher Man United, Barcelona, Paris St. Germain, Real Madrid, Juventus, Man City, Roma... but the game no one wants to miss is this one...

    New York Cosmos vs. Valencia, New Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan.
     
  9. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
    Meh. These things can be fun, if you get a deal on the tix :)
     
  10. EvanJ

    EvanJ Member+

    Manchester United
    United States
    Mar 30, 2004
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Manchester United will have to rotate players. They have 5 games in 12 days!
     
  11. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
    I dunno wtf they are thinking with this excessive preseason honestly. They also have the UEFA Super Cup...
     
  12. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
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  13. jond

    jond Member+

    Sep 28, 2010
    Club:
    Levski Sofia
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I have a friend who made over 15K selling 4 tickets last summer at Levi's. Money making opportunity for sure.
     
  14. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
    Yeah I see these kinds of stories, but I've been to a bunch, all for under $100.

    Fun story - the first time Real Madrid came over to play at the Home Depot Center, I was outpriced. Much to my surprise I got an envelope in the mail for the game addressed to Will Smith. Of course I used them, and was able to get in only to find said Will Smith sitting in my seats (not the actor unfortunately). Moved to the grass berm where they didn't check tickets and enjoyed an extremely fun free experience :)
     
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  15. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
    I also went to the Galaxy - Tottenham friendly because Chad Barrett gave me free tickets on Twitter :)
     
  16. EvanJ

    EvanJ Member+

    Manchester United
    United States
    Mar 30, 2004
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    From April 1 through August 8, that's 24 games (including 16 that have been played already) in 130 days, which is 1.29 per week. That includes the "offseason." Add in 2 national team games (obviously this varies from player to player) and it makes a game every 5 days.
     
  17. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
    Money over winning for Man U. Such a lengthy tour is just... excessive!
     
  18. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Does the Rapids playing two door friendlies against T&T prior to the June 8th WCQ count? :D
     
  19. Paul Berry

    Paul Berry Member+

    Notts County and NYCFC
    United States
    Apr 18, 2015
    Nr Kingston NY
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  20. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
    Detroit city beat glentoran 1:0
     
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  21. BakedAlaskan

    BakedAlaskan Member+

    Feb 28, 2002
    Ancho-RAGE,Alaska
    Club:
    TSV 1860 München
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I hate MLS teams involved in these friendlies. Don't cry about match congestion and then schedule these cash grabs. I used to want these but I am more excited by a random MLS match than a half assed practice game with 20 substitutions. When I see an EPL team schedule a MLS team for a friendly in March, then maybe I'll maybe give these matches more respect but that probably won't happen anytime soon.
     
  22. EvanJ

    EvanJ Member+

    Manchester United
    United States
    Mar 30, 2004
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    EPL clubs wouldn't travel here midweek between two EPL games. The only possibility would be when the EPL doesn't play due to the FA Cup Fourth or Fifth Round when EPL clubs who have been eliminated from the FA Cup have off, but the clubs wouldn't know they had off until the previous round played three weeks earlier, so those games couldn't be planned way in advance.
     
  23. newtex

    newtex Member+

    May 25, 2005
    Houston
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Most MLS teams play 1 or 0 of these games. It's not that big of a deal.

    The list from above for just the MLS teams:

    Saturday, July 8, 2017
    Seattle Sounders vs. Eintracht Frankfurt, 1pm, CenturyLink Field, Seattle
    Friday, July 14, 2017
    San Jose Earthquakes vs. Eintracht Frankfurt, 7:15pm, Avaya Stadium, San Jose
    Saturday, July 15, 2017
    Philadelphia Union vs. Swansea City, 7pm, Talen Energy Stadium, Philadelphia
    LA Galaxy vs. Manchester United, 10pm, Stubhub Center, Los Angeles
    Monday, July 17, 2017
    Columbus Crew vs. Eintracht Frankfurt, 7:30pm, Mapfre Stadium, Ohio
    Real Salt Lake vs. Manchester United, 10pm, Rio Tinto, Salt Lake City

    I know that more games will get announced later but that's 6 MLS teams playing 1 game each. 16 MLS teams have zero scheduled so far.
     
  24. Celtigo

    Celtigo Member

    Jul 10, 2009
    Great Lakes Region (The Other One)
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    They don't even appear to be that "cash grabby". They are all being played at the MLS Team's stadium, rather than the nearest Power 5 Conference/NFL Stadium.

    Frankfurt and Swansea don't exactly bring a ton of sex appeal to the table either. Though that does sort of beg the question why these are necessary at all.
     
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  25. BakedAlaskan

    BakedAlaskan Member+

    Feb 28, 2002
    Ancho-RAGE,Alaska
    Club:
    TSV 1860 München
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I thought it was obvious by saying a March match that it was a MLS pre-season match, ie MLS in England. When one of them find time to squeeze in a friendly in mid-season just before the stretch run, then I'll care about a European team playing an MLS squad, until then, I skip everyone of them.
     

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