Top soccer clubs to play in Singapore

20 Mar 2017  2046 | World Travel News

SINGAPORE Singapore has signed a four-year contract as Southeast Asian host of the International Champions Cup (ICC) starting in July, organisers said Thursday.

German heavyweights Bayern Munich will kick off against current English Premier League leaders Chelsea in the first match of the pre-season friendly event 25 July, they said in a statement.

Bayern will then face off against Italy’s Inter Milan on 27 July, before the soccer tournament closes with a match between Chelsea and Inter on 29 July.

Other clubs signed up to the ICC, which is held in different regions, include Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid. The two will play each other in a one-off pre-season “El Clasico” in Miami in July.

Singapore’s tourism board signed the contract to stage the soccer tournament with ICC organisers Relevant Sports and Catalyst Media Group, to become the exclusive host country in Southeast Asia.

China is the only other host nation in Asia.

“We wanted to stage an ICC event in the ASEAN region,” said Catalyst Media Group, chairman and president, Patrick Murphy, referring to the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

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