Anyone living in the USA want to see Milan or Chelsea?
AC Milan and Chelsea will play a series of friendly matches in the United States this summer.
Champions League finalist Milan and English Premier League champion Chelsea are scheduled to play three matches each in the World Series of Football, organizers said Thursday.
The two European powerhouses will face each other twice, and then play one match each against a team from Major League Soccer.
The first match between Milan and Chelsea will be on July 24 in Foxboro, Mass.
On July 27, Milan will meet the Chicago Fire at Solider Field in Chicago. Chelsea and D.C. United will compete the next day at FedEx Field, home of the Washington Redskins.
Milan and Chelsea will then play again on July 31 in East Rutherford, N.J.
"Chelsea is a team with great tradition and even greater aspirations. We're proud of our 10-year history and what we've accomplished, both domestically and internationally," said Kevin Payne, D.C. United's president. "We look forward to a tremendous night of world-class soccer for all of the fans in our area."
Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon said access to different training facilities and opponents will give his club an advantage for the Premier League season, which begins in mid-August.
"We do really see this as an important part of our preseason," said Kenyon, adding Chelsea would not take the tour lightly.
"The fact that we're playing an MLS team tells you how far U.S. soccer has progressed," Kenyon said. "There will be nobody who is taking a game in this series for granted."
The MLS season, which runs from March to October, will be at about its midway point during the tour. The MLS All-Star game is set for July 30.
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