AC Milan is delighted to announce that the First Men’s Team will be traveling to the United States of America this summer on a pre-season tour, which will see the Rossoneri taking part in the 2024 Soccer Champions Tour.
The 2024 exhibition series will see five of the world’s most iconic club – AC Milan, FC Barcelona, Chelsea, Manchester City and Real Madrid CF - play a series of friendly games in host stadiums across New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Orlando, Baltimore, and Charlotte.
AC Milan will therefore return to the US for the second consecutive year for a pre-season tour, following a positive experience on the West Coast last summer, which saw the Rossoneri play games against Real Madrid and Juventus in Los Angeles and FC Barcelona in Las Vegas. The Club also utilised its presence in the market to carry out a number of special fan engagement activities and commercial activations with its partners that brought the Rossoneri colours and brand closer to its passionate North American fanbase.
With 43 million fans in the US and recognition as the best-regarded Italian football Club according to international market research YouGov, AC Milan has grown to become deeply rooted in the North America. The Club's partnership with the New York Yankees and YES Network, the recent Fourth kit launch with its partner PUMA and Los Angeles streetwear brand PLEASURES – AC Milan’s most successful kit launch event – as well as the Club’s recent participation at the prestigious South by Southwest 2024 in Austin, represent some key highlights that testify its constant presence and influence in the USA.
The 2024 pre-season tour will include a number of high-profile games against top European clubs for the Rossoneri as they will get ready for the next football season, during which AC Milan will celebrate the remarkable milestone of 125 years of history. Exclusive pre-sale tickets will be available starting 25 March, with the general on-sale ticket access beginning on 27 March. For access to the pre-sale, all fans are invited to sign up at www.SoccerChampionsTour.com. All individual game and venue-specific information is also available at the tour website.
Below are the details of the three friendly matches that AC Milan will play in the USA this summer:
Saturday, 27 July 2024 – vs Manchester City in New York City, NY
Taking place at the iconic Yankee Stadium, home of the New York Yankees, this game will put the Rossoneri up against Manchester City. The special game will underline the Club’s partnership with the New York Yankees, which brought two of the most iconic sports brands in the world together. A strategic collaboration resulting from a longstanding relationship between Yankee Global Enterprises and RedBird Capital Partners, the controlling shareholder of AC Milan.
Wednesday, 31 July 2024 – vs Real Madrid CF in Chicago, IL
AC Milan will travel to Chicago, Illinois, for the second game of the exhibition series, where the Rossoneri will take on Real Madrid CF at the historic Soldier Field, which hosted a friendly match between AC Milan and the US Men’s National Team in 1991.
Tuesday, 6 August 2024 – vs FC Barcelona in Baltimore, MD
The Rossoneri’s final game of the tournament will see the team take on FC Barcelona at the M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, in an area of the US where AC Milan has a constant presence thanks to its AC Milan Academy Virginia.
The new tour in the summer will allow the First Men’s Team to prepare the new season in state-of-the-art facilities and will provide a further opportunity to continue the growth path of the Club off the pitch and to strengthen the positive perception of the AC Milan brand at an international level.
Additional details about the Club’s plans for the trip to USA will be announced in the coming months.
Source: AC Milan
