International Champions Cup 2016: Times, Live Stream, Predictions for Fixtures
The current champions of England, Italy, Spain, Germany, France and Scotland will all be involved in the 2016 International Champions Cup, as will Champions League holders Real Madrid.
The pre-season tournament will be played out across Australia, China, Europe and the United States.
La Liga will be represented by Real, Atletico Madrid and champions Barcelona, and the Bundesliga by Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, while Inter Milan, AC Milan and Juventus are the Serie A sides involved.
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Paris Saint-Germain, Celtic, Melbourne Victory and six Premier League clubs—Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United—complete the roster of top clubs.
Read on for full scheduling and live-streaming details along with predictions for every match and an overview of the tournament.
| Date | Time (BST/ET) | Fixture | Venue | Prediction |
| July 22 | 1 p.m./8 a.m. | Manchester United vs. Borussia Dortmund | Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai | 2-2 |
| July 23 | 10 a.m./5 a.m. | Melbourne Victory vs. Juventus | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 1-3 |
| July 23 | 5:30 p.m./12:30 p.m. | Celtic vs. Leicester City | Celtic Park, Glasgow | 2-2 |
| July 24 | 10 p.m./5 p.m. | Inter Milan vs. Paris Saint-Germain | Autzen Stadium, Oregon | 1-2 |
| July 25 | 12:30 p.m./7:30 a.m. | Manchester City vs. Manchester United | National Stadium, Beijing | 3-2 |
| July 26 | 11 a.m./6 a.m. | Juventus vs. Tottenham | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 1-0 |
| July 27 | 12:30 a.m./7:30 p.m. | Real Madrid vs. Paris Saint-Germain | Ohio Stadium, Ohio | 2-2 |
| July 27 | 2 a.m./9 p.m. | Bayern Munich vs. AC Milan | Soldier Field, Chicago | 3-1 |
| July 27 | 4 a.m./11 p.m. | Chelsea vs. Liverpool | Rose Bowl, California | 3-2 |
| July 28 | 12:30 p.m./7:30 a.m. | Borussia Dortmund vs. Manchester City | Shenzhen Universiade Center, Shenzhen | 3-1 |
| July 29 | 11 a.m./6 a.m. | Tottenham vs. Atletico Madrid | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 2-2 |
| July 30 | 1:30 p.m./8:30 a.m. | Barcelona vs. Celtic | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 3-0 |
| July 30 | 8 p.m./3 p.m. | Real Madrid vs. Chelsea | Michigan Stadium, Michigan | 4-2 |
| July 30 | 10 p.m./5 p.m. | Inter Milan vs. Bayern Munich | Bank of America Stadium, North Carolina | 1-2 |
| July 30 | 3 a.m./10 p.m. | Liverpool vs. AC Milan | Levi's Stadium, California | 1-1 |
| July 30 | 4:30 a.m./11:30 p.m. | Paris Saint-Germain vs. Leicester City | StubHub Center, California | 3-0 |
| Aug. 3 | 7 p.m./2 p.m. | Barcelona vs. Leicester City | Friends Arena, Stockholm | 4-2 |
| Aug. 3 | 12:30 a.m./7:30 p.m. | Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid | MetLife Stadium, New York | 3-2 |
| Aug. 3 | 2 a.m./9 p.m. | AC Milan vs. Chelsea | U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis | 1-2 |
| Aug. 6 | 5:15 p.m./12:15 p.m. | Liverpool vs. Barcelona | Wembley Stadium, London | 1-3 |
| Aug. 13 | 2:30 p.m./9:30 a.m. | Inter Milan vs. Celtic | Thomond Park Stadium, Limerick | 1-0 |
Live stream matches via Sky Go (UK) and ESPN Player (U.S.).
Preview
As ever with pre-season clashes, much of the focus will be on how the new personnel at the various clubs get on.
Indeed, Henrikh Mkhitaryan will likely face up to former club Borussia Dortmund as a United player in the tournament opener on Friday.
However, the more intriguing places to look at in this year's tournament could be the dugouts given the amount of new managers set to be on show.
Jose Mourinho is now in charge at United and will look to experiment with his new squad in their matches in China—Bleacher Report's Sam Tighe recently examined how he might set the Red Devils out:
After their clash with Dortmund, United take on local rivals City, and their Portuguese manager will renew his ongoing battle with new Sky Blues boss Pep Guardiola.
The pair were involved in some feisty clashes when they were both working in La Liga—Mourinho at Real, Guardiola at Barcelona—and undoubtedly the July 25 Manchester derby in Beijing will be a hotly-contested affair.
Elsewhere, Antonio Conte is newly installed at Chelsea—who will face Liverpool, Real and Milan—and will be looking to implement a new system, likely similar to that which so impressed with Italy at Euro 2016.
Outside of the English clubs, the ICC also sees the return to management of Carlo Ancelotti in his fledgling career as Bayern boss.
The Italian had been out of a job since he left Real in May 2015 but has stepped into Guardiola's shoes at Bayern, and it will be fascinating to see how the German champions fare against Milan, Inter and, intriguingly, Madrid.
Similarly, the fate of Leicester will be intriguing to watch as the surprise Premier League champions of 2015-16 take on Celtic, Barcelona and PSG—who also have a new manager in the shape of Unai Emery.
As suggested by Betfred's Twitter poll, not many people are predicting the Foxes to fare as well again in 2016-17, but good performances against top-quality opposition could prompt a re-think from some:
The quality on show at the 2016 ICC is set to be quite staggering, and there should be some hugely entertaining matches.
With some of the best sides in the world coming together there is sure to be drama as preparations continue for the start of the respective new league seasons.
