Barcelona and Real Madrid to meet in Miami as El Clasico heads to the USA for the first time ever in the International Champions Cup
BARCELONA and Real Madrid will meet in the El Clasico when Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium host the Spanish giants on July 29.
It is just the second time the duo have met outside of Spain when they played in Venezeula 35 years ago.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will go head to head in MiamiAP:Associated Press
The clash which was announced on Friday will be part of the International Champions Cup (ICC) exhibition tournament.
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Further games will be announced closer to the date.
But organisers wanted to celebrate the renovation of the Hard Rock Stadium, the home of NFL side Miami Dolphins, and believe an El Clasico clash would be able to attract thousands of fans to Miami.
Barcelona were amongst a host of European giants to take part in the ICC last year which also included Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan. Paris Saint-Germain came out on top.
It will be just the second time that the two sides have met outside of SpainReuters
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Stephen Ross, Miami Dolphins owner and co-founder of the ICC said: “I am thrilled to bring the International Champions Cup back to the city of Miami.
“The opportunity to showcase two if the most storied clubs in the history of the sport is why we created this tournament.”
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