With the 2021-22 campaign already a fading memory, the thoughts of football clubs across Europe naturally turn to the summer transfer window. Various world tours and exhibition matches will be hosted by the teams in the Premier League, LaLiga, Bundesliga, and Serie A. Most of the big clubs in Europe's five major league are going to tour the United States in the coming months to play a series of friendly games for their fans. We will keep track of how many games each team will play over the summer as well as keeping a running total of the miles each squad will rack up. Jump to: LaLiga, Bundesliga, Serie A, and the French league. There will be two exhibition games between European clubs and the US this summer. The tour will begin with a friendly against Club America in Texas before travelling across the country to play a game at the home of the Packers. The Manchester City vs Club America game will be played in Houston.
July 23: Manchester City vs. Bayern Munich (Lambeau Field, Green Bay)
Premier League
Manchester City
Etihad Stadium to NRG Stadium: 4,719 miles NRG Stadium to Lambeau Field: 1,099 miles Lambeau Field to Etihad Stadium: 3,698 miles
Total: 9,516 miles
Liverpool
After finishing runners-up to Real Madrid in the European Championship and to Manchester City in the English top flight, the Reds want to dust themselves off and go again. The FA Cup and Carabao Cup holders begin their preseason schedule with a match against Manchester United in Thailand. The Reds will travel to Singapore to face Crystal Palace, who are in the same league as the Reds.
July 12 is the date of the Manchester United vs.Liverpool game.
July 15: Liverpool vs. Crystal Palace (National Stadium, Singapore)
Anfield to Rajamangala Stadium: 5,997 miles Rajamangala Stadium to Singapore National Stadium: 890 miles Singapore National Stadium to Anfield: 6,827 miles
Total: 13,714 miles
Chelsea
The Florida Cup Series: Clash of Nations will feature both the English and Spanish sides. The grand final of the FC Series will take place between the Blues and the Gunners in order to determine the winner of the Florida Cup.
July 16: Club America vs.Chelsea at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
July 20: Chelsea vs. Charlotte FC (Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte)
July 23: Arsenal vs. Chelsea (Camping World Stadium, Orlando)
Stamford Bridge to Allegiant Stadium: 5,222 miles Allegiant Stadium to Bank of America Stadium: 1,933 miles Camping World Stadium to Stamford Bridge: 4,335 miles Bank of America Stadium to Camping World Stadium: 464 miles
Total: 8,675 miles
Tottenham Hotspur
The captains of the Korean men's and women's national teams, Heung- Min Son and Cho So-Hyun, both play for Spurs, so it made sense that the team would tour South Korea in February. The north London side will play two games over the course of a three day period. The first game is against a K League All-Star XI and the second is against Sevilla in Suwon, which is roughly 20 miles away from the nation's capital.
On July 13th, Team K League plays Spurs at theSeoul World Cup Stadium.
July 16: Tottenham vs. Sevilla (Suwon World Cup Stadium)
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to Seoul World Cup Stadium: 5,491 miles Seoul World Cup Stadium to Suwon World Cup Stadium: 21 miles Suwon World Cup Stadium to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium: 5,512 miles
Total: 11,024 miles
Arsenal
The Florida Cup matches will be preceded by a match between the two teams who beat each other last season. Sevilla, as well as two other unnamed clubs, will be playing in the annual Emirates Cup tournament, which will be hosted by the club.
The game will be held at the M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.
July 20: Arsenal vs. Orlando City (Exploria Stadium, Orlando)
July 23: Arsenal vs. Chelsea (Camping World Stadium, Orlando)
July 30: Arsenal vs. Sevilla (Emirates Stadium, London)
July 31: Arsenal vs. TBD (Emirates Stadium, London)
Emirates Stadium to M&T Bank Stadium: 3,629 miles M&T Bank Stadium to Exploria Stadium: 884 miles Exploria Stadium to Camping World Stadium: 0.5 miles Camping World Stadium to Emirates Stadium: 4,337 miles
Total: 8,850.5 miles
Manchester United is going to tour Thailand and Australia in the pre-season in order to make more money.
Manchester United
In the summer, Manchester United will play a series of games in Asia and Australia, starting with a match againstLiverpool in Thailand before playing back-to-back games in Australia. The game will be played on neutral ground in Norway and will be the first time the two teams have met.
The Century Cup features Manchester United vs.Liverpool.
July 15: Manchester United vs. Melbourne Victory (Melbourne Cricket Ground)
July 19: Manchester United vs. Crystal Palace (Melbourne Cricket Ground)
July 30: Manchester United vs. Atletico Madrid, (Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo)
Old Trafford to Rajamangala Stadium: 5,970 miles Rajamangala Stadium to Melbourne Cricket Ground: 4,574 miles Melbourne Cricket Ground to Ullevaal Stadium: 9,928 miles Ullevaal Stadium to Old Trafford: 665 miles
Total: 21,137 miles
Real Madrid
While Real are expected to report back for preseason training on July 8, there are no official details on how and where they will begin their preparations to defend their titles in 2022-23. There are a number of potential exhibition games that could be taking place in the U.S., but nothing has been decided yet. The only preseason fixture in Real's schedule is the Super Cup in August, just two days before LaLiga begins.
Real Madrid will play Eintracht Frankfurt in the Super Cup.
Bernabeu Stadium to Helsinki Olympic Stadium: 1,828 miles Helsinki Olympic Stadium to Bernabeu Stadium: 1,828 miles
Total: 3,656 miles
Barcelona
In late July, Barcelona will visit the U.S. for a preseason tour that will include two games against MLS teams. It is expected that at least one or two more exhibition matches will be added to the tour itinerary in the coming weeks.
Barcelona will play Inter Miami in Fort Lauderdale.
July 30: Barcelona vs. New York Red Bulls (Red Bull Arena, New Jersey)
Camp Nou to DRV PNK Stadium: 4,663 miles DRV PNK Stadium to Red Bull Arena: 1,062 miles Red Bull Arena to Camp Nou: 3,835 miles
Total: 9,560 miles
Atletico Madrid
The only fixture of the summer is a friendly against Manchester United in Norway at the end of the month. The game is a repeat of last season's round-of-16 clash, which was won by Atleti.
On July 30th, Manchester United will play at the Ullevaal Stadium in Norway.
Wanda Metropolitano to Ullevaal Stadium: 1,489 miles Ullevaal Stadium to Wanda Metropolitano: 1,489 miles
Total: 2,978 miles
Bayern Munich
The summer tour will take the club across the U.S. for the fifth time since they began their preseason training in the States. It's likely that more opponents and/or venues will be added in the weeks to come, as the tour consists of just two games so far.
July 20 is the date of the DC United game.
July 23: Bayern Munich vs. Manchester City (Lambeau Field, Green Bay)
Allianz Arena to Audi Field: 4,232 miles Audi Field to Lambeau Field: 692 miles Lambeau Field to Allianz Arena: 4,400 miles
Total: 9,324 miles
Borussia Dortmund
As of right now, there are no plans for summer 2022, but there are plans for preseason.
There are reports that AC Milan and other Italian clubs will play a series of friendly matches in the United States over the summer.
Paris Saint-Germain
The preseason tour of Japan will feature three games against J1 League sides, including a match against Gamba Osaka.
The game is at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo.
July 23: PSG vs. Urawa Red Diamonds (Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama)
July 25: PSG vs. Gamba Osaka (Panasonic Stadium Suita, Osaka)
Parc des Princes to Japan National Stadium: 6,036 miles Japan National Stadium to Saitama Stadium: 16 miles Saitama Stadium to Panasonic Stadium: 247 miles Panasonic Stadium to Parc des Princes: 5,980 miles
Total: 12,279 miles
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