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The 2014 FIFA World Cup finally saw its climax after a full month of scintillatingfootball, and nowmost of the major European teams will be preparing fortheir long, upcoming new season.In this slideshow, we bring you the fixture list of all the major clubs, and thecompetitive friendlies and pre-season tournaments they will be participating in.
#1 Real Madrid
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UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid will be re-visiting the United States of America again for the Internation Champions Cup which is a part of their pre-season preparation. They will be taking on Inter Milan, Manchester United and Roma who have been pooled into Group A, while Group B includes Liverpool, Manchester City, Olympiacos and AC Milan.
The 2013 edition of the tournament was previously won by Real Madrid.
Here is the full schedule:
| Tournament | Opponent | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Champions Cup | Inter Milan | 26/07/2014 | Berkeley, California, USA |
| International Champions Cup | Roma | 29/07/2014 | Dallas, Texas, USA |
| International Champions Cup | Manchester United | 02/08/2014 | Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA |
| Friendly | Fiorentina | 16/08/2014 | Warsaw, Poland |
| Bernabéu Trophy | River Plate | 01/08/2014 | Madrid, Spain |
#2 Barcelona
Barcelona had earlier announced on their website that they will be playing five matches for their pre-season preparation, and Serie A side Napoli look like the only team that could pose a real threat to the Catalan side.
Here is the full schedule:
| Tournament | Opponent | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombino Trophy | Recreativo Huelva | 19 July 2014 | Huelva, Spain |
| Friendly | Nice | 2 August 2014 | Nice, France |
| Friendly | Napoli | 6 August 2014 | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Friendly | HJK Helsinki | 9 August 2014 | Helsinki, Finland |
| Joan Gamper Trophy | León | 18 August 2014 | Barcelona, Spain |
#3 Bayern Munich
Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich will be playing five friendlies ahead of their new season, and manager Pep Guardiola will be looking to make the most out of it, espcially after a victorious yet exhausting World Cup campgain for most of their German players.
Here is the full schedule:
| Tournament | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Friendly | Fanclub Red Baroons | 18 July 2014 |
| Friendly | MSV Duisbur | 21 July 2014 |
| Friendly | Borussia M'gladbach | 26 July 2014 |
| Friendly | C.D. Guadalajara | 1 August 2014 |
| Friendly | MLS Allstars | 7 August 2014 |
#4 Arsenal
The fixture list of Arsenal’s pre-season friendlies was announced by the club on their official website, and one of the fours matches will see them facing Arsenal’s all-time leading scorer Thierry Henry’s MLS club New York Red Bulls at the Red Bull Arena in New Jersey.
Here is the full schedule:
| Tournament | Opponent | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | Boreham Wood | 19 July 2014 | Borehamwood, England |
| Friendly | New York Red Bulls | 26 July 2014 | Harrison, New Jersey, USA |
| Emirates Cup | Borussia M'gladbach | 2 August 2014 | London |
| Emirates Cup | Monaco | 3 August 2014 | London |
#5 Chelsea
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is one of those managers who take pre-season preparation a bit too seriously, and with the signing of new players in Diego Costa and Filipe Luis from Atletico Madrid, the Portuguese will be looking to try new XIs in these friendlies.
Here is the full schedule:
| Tournament | Opponent | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | Wycombe Wanderers | 16 July 2014 | High Wycombe, England |
| Friendly | AFC Wimbledon | 19 July 2014 | Kingston, England |
| Friendly | Wolfsberger AC | 23 July 2014 | Klagenfurt, Austria |
| Friendly | Olimpija | 27 July 2014 | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Friendly | Vitesse | 30 July 2014 | Arnhem, Netherlands |
| Friendly | Werder Bremen | 3 August 2014 | Bremen, Germany |
| Friendly | Ferencváros | 10 August 2014 | Budapest, Hungary |
| Friendly | Real Sociedad | 12 August 2014 | London, England |
#6 Liverpool
Liverpool who have been seeded into the Group B of the International Champions Cup will be touring Boston, Chicago, New York, Charlotte and potentially Miami after playing two friendlies, one in Denmark and the other in England.
Here is the full schedule:
| Tournament | Opponent | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | Brøndby | 16 July 2014 | Brøndbyvester, Denmark |
| Friendly | Preston North End | 19 July 2014 | Preston, England |
| Friendly | Roma | 23 July 2014 | Boston, USA |
| International Champions Cup | Olympiacos | 27 July 2014 | Chicago, USA |
| International Champions Cup | Manchester City | 30 July 2014 | New York, USA |
| International Champions Cup | AC Milan | 2 August 2014 | Charlotte, USA |
| Friendly | Borussia Dortmund | 10 August 2014 | Liverpool, England |
#7 Manchester City
Premier League champions Manchester City have also been drafted into the same group as Liverpool in the International Champions Cup, and will be touring Scotland before they travel to the United States of America.
Here is the full schedule:
| Tournament | Opponent | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | Dundee | 13 July 2014 | Dundee, Scotland |
| Friendly | Hearts | 18 July 2014 | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Friendly | Sporting Kansas City | 23 July 2014 | Kansas City, USA |
| International Champions Cup | AC Milan | 27 July 2014 | Pittsburgh, USA |
| International Champions Cup | Liverpool FC | 30 July 2014 | New York City, USA |
| International Champions Cup | Olympiacos | 2 August 2014 | Minneapolis, USA |
#8 Manchester United
Manchester United will precede their 2014–15 campaign with a tour of the United States. They will play LA Galaxy in the Chevrolet FC Cup. They will also participate in the 2014 International Champions Cup, playing against Roma, Internazionale and Real Madrid.
Here is the full schedule:
| Tournament | Opponent | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet FC Cup | Los Angeles Galaxy | 23 July 2014 | Pasadena, USA |
| International Champions Cup | Roma | 26 July 2014 | Denver, USA |
| International Champions Cup | Inter Milan | 29 July 2014 | Washington DC, USA |
| International Champions Cup | Real Madrid | 2 August 2014 | Ann Arbor, USA |
| Friendly | Valencia | 12 August 2014 | England |
#9 Paris Saint-Germain
The Ligue 1 champions have an action-packed schedule ahead of their new campaign, and their friendly against Serie A side Napoli should be one of the matches that you should watch out for.
Here is the full schedule:
| Tournament | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Friendly | Hartberg | 8 July 2014 |
| Friendly | Videoton | 12 July 2014 |
| Friendly | Leipzig | 18 July 2014 |
| Friendly | Nice | 23 July 2014 |
| Friendly | Kitchee | 29 July 2014 |
| Friendly | Napoli | 11 August 2014 |
#10 AC Milan
AC Milan player-turned manager Filippo Inzaghi will be looking to bring new changes into his team after a disastrous season that saw the Rossoneri finish on the eight spot in the league table.
Here is the full schedule:
| Tournament | Opponent | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | Renate | 16 July 2014 | Solbiate Arno, Italy |
| Friendly | Monza | 20 July 2014 | Monza, Italy |
| International Champions Cup | Olympiacos | 24 July 2014 | Toronto, Ontario |
| International Champions Cup | Manchester City | 27 July 2014 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| International Champions Cup | Liverpool | 2 August 2014 | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Friendly | Chivas | 24 July 2014 | Houston, Texas |
| Friendly | Valencia | 17 August 2014 | Valencia, Spain |
#11 Juventus
Juventus will be playing their first pre-season match under new boss Massimiliano Allegri at the end of this month, as they begin their preparation for their new season where they will be trying to win their fourth successive Scudetto.
Here is the full schedule:
| Tournament | Opponent | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trofeo Lugaresi | Renate | 30 July 2014 | Cesena |
| Friendly | Monza | 6 August 2014 | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Friendly | Olympiacos | 10 August 2014 | Sydney, Australia |
| Friendly | Manchester City | 16 August 2014 | Kallang, Singapore |
