The summer's schedule is now down to a more manageable level: June 29: Tijuana vs. Cruz Azul, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum July 2: Chivas vs. Monarcas, Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce, CO July 3: Club America vs Leon, Toyota Park, Bridgeview, IL July 24: Inter Milan vs. Paris Saint-Germain friendly in Eugene, Ore. (ICC) July 27: Real Madrid vs. Paris Saint-Germain friendly in Columbus (ICC) July 27: Bayern Munich vs. AC Milan friendly in Chicago (ICC) July 27: Liverpool vs. Chelsea friendly in Pasadena, Calif. (ICC) July 30: Inter Milan vs. Bayern Munich friendly in Charlotte (ICC) July 30: AC Milan vs. Liverpool friendly in Santa Clara, Calif. (ICC) July 30: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Leicester City friendly in Los Angeles (ICC) July 30: Chelsea vs. Real Madrid friendly in Ann Arbor, Mich. (ICC) July 31: Arsenal vs. Chivas Guadalajara friendly in Carson, Calif. Aug. 3: Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid friendly in East Rutherford, NJ (ICC) Aug. 3: AC Milan vs. Chelsea friendly in Minneapolis (ICC)
An addition, outside of the ICC: Liverpool 1 August Roma (Busch Stadium, St Louis) (call it the Fenway Cup, I suppose)
Tijuana is going a bit more off the beaten path for this US-based friendly: The Xoloitzcuintles will then close the preseason with a match against Monarcas Morelia in Yuma, Ariz. July 6.
Some additions: July 2: Chivas vs. Monarcas, Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce, CO July 3: Club America vs Leon frienldy, Toyota Park, Bridgeview, IL July 6: Tijuana vs. Monarcas friendly, Desert Sun Stadium, Yuma, AZ July 10: Doubleheader at StubHub Center, Carson, CA Chivas vs. Veracruz (Super Copa MX) Tigres vs. Pachuca (Campeon de Campeones) July 24: Inter Milan vs. Paris Saint-Germain friendly in Eugene, Ore. (ICC) July 27: Real Madrid vs. Paris Saint-Germain friendly in Columbus (ICC) July 27: Bayern Munich vs. AC Milan friendly in Chicago (ICC) July 27: Liverpool vs. Chelsea friendly in Pasadena, Calif. (ICC) July 30: Inter Milan vs. Bayern Munich friendly in Charlotte (ICC) July 30: AC Milan vs. Liverpool friendly in Santa Clara, Calif. (ICC) July 30: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Leicester City friendly in Los Angeles (ICC) July 30: Chelsea vs. Real Madrid friendly in Ann Arbor, Mich. (ICC) July 31: Arsenal vs. Chivas Guadalajara friendly in Carson, Calif. Aug. 1: Liverpool vs. Roma friendly in Busch Stadium, St Louis Aug. 3: Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid friendly in East Rutherford, NJ (ICC) Aug. 3: AC Milan vs. Chelsea friendly in Minneapolis (ICC)
Another addition for tomorrow: We want to see @AvayaStadium packed with #GreenAndBlanco on Saturday against @PumasMX in @Socio_MX! #TourUSAntos pic.twitter.com/v7KrZnsMvw— Club Santos EN (@ClubSantosEn) June 30, 2016
July 2nd, 2016 UNAM 1-2 Santos Laguna Avaya Stadium, San Jose, CA Attendance: not available July 2nd, 2016 Chivas 1-1 Monarcas Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce, CO Attendance: not available
July 6th, 2016 Santos Laguna 1-0 Cruz Azul Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX Attendance: not available This was the finals of the SocioMX Cup. The previous matches were the July 2d Avaya match and one I wasn't aware of, a July 3rd match at BBVA (to be added soon).
New additions: July 27: Inter Milan vs. Estudiantes de La Plata in Harrison, N.J. Oct. 8: Mexico men’s friendly vs. opponent to be announced in Nashville
July 6th, 2016 Tijuana 1-1 Monarcas Desert Sun Stadium, Yuma, AZ Attendance: ~2,000 July 9th, 2016 Club America 1-1 Santos Laguna; America wins 3-2 on PKs Alamodome, San Antonio, TX Attendance: not available
July 10th, 2016 Doubleheader at StubHub Center, Carson, CA Chivas 2-0 Veracruz (Super Copa MX) Tigres 1-0 Pachuca (Campeon de Campeones) Attendance: 27,132
And a slight pause to breathe: July 24: Inter Milan vs. Paris Saint-Germain friendly in Eugene, Ore. (ICC) July 27: Inter Milan vs. Estudiantes de La Plata in Harrison, N.J. July 27: Real Madrid vs. Paris Saint-Germain friendly in Columbus (ICC) July 27: Bayern Munich vs. AC Milan friendly in Chicago (ICC) July 27: Liverpool vs. Chelsea friendly in Pasadena, Calif. (ICC) July 30: Inter Milan vs. Bayern Munich friendly in Charlotte (ICC) July 30: AC Milan vs. Liverpool friendly in Santa Clara, Calif. (ICC) July 30: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Leicester City friendly in Los Angeles (ICC) July 30: Chelsea vs. Real Madrid friendly in Ann Arbor, Mich. (ICC) July 31: Arsenal vs. Chivas Guadalajara friendly in Carson, Calif. Aug. 1: Liverpool vs. Roma friendly in Busch Stadium, St Louis Aug. 3: Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid friendly in East Rutherford, NJ (ICC) Aug. 3: AC Milan vs. Chelsea friendly in Minneapolis (ICC) Oct. 8: Mexico vs. TBD friendly in Nashville, TN
I have a feeling they are like quote marks. People think they give emphasis and don't consider what they actually imply. I don't see anywhere that says it is an acronym that actually stands for something.