Sky Sports adds International Champions Cup to summer of sport
Sky Sports will show Premier League champions Leicester City exclusively live against Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Celtic in the International Champions Cup this summer.
Adding to an unmissable summer schedule of live sport, Sky Sports will show up to 17 matches exclusively live from the three-week tournament in July and August, including the champions of England, Spain, Germany, Scotland, Italy and France.
As well as Leicester City, the schedule includes live coverage of Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City plus Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Internazionale, AC Milan, Celtic and Paris Saint-Germain from venues around the world.
Sky Sports will also show highlights of five matches involving Manchester United and Antonio Conte's Chelsea.
Sky Sports head of football Gary Hughes said: “After an incredible football season that no one will ever forget, it won’t be long until Sky Sports viewers can see some of Europe’s best teams and players, including Premier League champions Leicester City, back in action. The International Champions Cup adds to a fantastic summer of sport on Sky Sports and we can’t wait.”
The International Champions Cup strengthens an unmissable summer of sport on Sky including exclusively live coverage of The Open for the first time in July. Sky Sports viewers can enjoy live England Test cricket against Sri Lanka and Pakistan, every race from Formula 1® including Monaco and Silverstone, and England’s rugby tour of Australia.
Then in August there will be 126 live Premier League games, with more top picks and Friday night matches for the first time, 127 Football League games, in Scotland the SPFL sees the return of the Old Firm with every fixture exclusively live on Sky Sports, and more than 300 live games from Spain’s La Liga.
Sky Sports International Champions Cup coverage:
Manchester United v Borussia Dortmund Highlights Fri 22 Jul
Melbourne Victory v Juventus Live Sat 23 Jul
Celtic v Leicester City Live Sat 23 Jul
Internazionale v Paris Saint-Germain Live Sun 24 Jul
Manchester City v Manchester United Highlights Mon 25 Jul
Juventus v Tottenham Hotspur Live Tue 26 Jul
Real Madrid v Paris Saint-Germain Live Wed 27 Jul
Bayern Munich v AC Milan Live Wed 27 Jul
Chelsea v Liverpool Highlights Wed 27 Jul
Borussia Dortmund v Manchester City Live Thu 28 Jul
Tottenham Hotspur v Atletico Madrid Live Fri 29 Jul
Celtic v Barcelona Live Sat 30 Jul
Real Madrid v Chelsea Highlights Sat 30 Jul
Internazionale v Bayern Munich Live Sat 30 Jul
Liverpool v AC Milan Live Sat 30 Jul
Paris Saint-Germain v Leicester City Live Sat 30 Jul
Barcelona v Leicester City Live Wed 3 Aug
Bayern Munich v Real Madrid Live Wed 3 Aug
AC Milan v Chelsea Highlights Wed 3 Aug
Liverpool v Barcelona Live Sat 6 Aug
Internazionale v Celtic Live Sat 13 Aug
Additional Matches - Non International Champions Cup
Juventus v South China Club Live Sat 30 Jul
Atletico Madrid v Melbourne Victory Live Sun 31 Jul
Liverpool v AS Roma Highlights Mon 1 Aug
Real Madrid v AS Roma Live Sat 6 Aug*
*Real Madrid v AS Roma only takes place if Real Madrid does not win UEFA Champions League
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