Manchester United Announces Pre-Season Tour in the USA
March 20 2017 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
- Tour 2017, presented by Aon
- United to play five games in North
America this summer
- Games to be played on the east and west
coast
(NYSE:MANU) Manchester United will play games in the United
States of America this summer for Tour 2017, presented by Aon.
Jose Mourinho’s men will play five games in five cities,
including matches in Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Santa Clara and
Washington DC.
In the previous two visits to the USA, the Club has welcomed
more than half a million supporters to games across the States, in
a country where Manchester United has over eight million
followers.
The two-week tour forms part of the Club’s preparations for the
2017-18 Premier League campaign, with further details regarding the
Tour, including opposition teams, venues and ticket details to be
announced in the coming days.
Manchester United first visited America in 1950 as part of a
close season tour, playing against local clubs. The long-standing
relationship with the USA has seen the Club make a further 14
visits to the country facing American and Mexican sides as well as
a host of clubs from across Europe.
Speaking of the Club’s summer plans, Manchester United’s
Executive Vice Chairman, Ed Woodward, said: “Visiting North America
will give the team the best possible preparation for the new
season, using top class training facilities and playing in some
great stadiums.
“We have witnessed first-hand the passion and support for the
Club in the US in recent years, so naturally it is something that
everybody is very much looking forward to this summer.”
Aon is the Presenting Partner of Manchester United’s Tour 2017,
offering its expertise in risk management, insurance, reinsurance
brokerage and human resources solutions.
President and Chief Executive Officer of Aon, Greg Case, said:
“We are pleased to partner with Manchester United as the Club makes
its return to the United States for Tour 2017. In the U.S., and
around the world, we work with organizations to empower results by
reducing volatility and finding opportunities to improve
performance. Like Manchester United, we believe that success
requires a compelling strategy, strong execution and above all,
leadership. We look forward to supporting the club on their journey
to greatness.”
For further information regarding Manchester United’s Tour 2017,
presented by Aon, please visit www.manutd.com/Tour2017
Ends
About Manchester United
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& mobile, broadcasting and match day.
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of risk management, insurance brokerage
and reinsurance brokerage, and human
resources solutions
and outsourcing services. Through its more than
72,000 colleagues worldwide, Aon unites to empower
results for clients in over 120 countries
via innovative risk and people solutions. For
further information on our capabilities and to learn how we empower
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Manchester United in the USA
Close season tours
May/June 1950:
- Twelve games against mainly local clubs
(included one game against Mexican club Atlas)
- New York, Fall River, Mass., St Louis,
Los Angeles, Chicago (also Toronto & Montreal)
May/June 1952:
- Twelve games against local clubs and
also Atlas x 2, Tottenham Hotspur x 2 and Stuttgart Kickers
(Germany)
- New Jersey, Philadelphia, Fall River,
Mass., Chicago, Los Angeles (also Toronto & Montreal)
May/June 1960:
- Ten games against local clubs and also
Heart of Midlothian x 4 and Munich 1860
- New York, St Louis, Los Angeles, San
Francisco, Fall River, Mass., Philadelphia (also Toronto &
Vancouver)
May 1967:
- Benfica (Los Angeles), Dundee (San
Francisco)
May 1970:
- Bari (New York), Eintracht Frankfurt x
2 (San Francisco and Los Angeles)
May 1976:
- Chicago Sting, Dallas Tornado
May 1978:
- Tampa Bay Rowdies, Tulsa
Roughnecks
May 1980:
May 1982:
Pre-season tours
July 2003:
- Celtic (Seattle), Club America (Los
Angeles), Juventus (New Jersey), Barcelona (Philadelphia)
July 2004:
- Bayern Munich (Chicago), Celtic
(Philadelphia), AC Milan (New York)
July 2010:
- Philadelphia Union, Kansas City
Wizards, MLS All-Stars (Houston)
July 2011:
- New England Revolution (Boston),
Seattle Sounders, Chicago Fire, MLS All-Stars (New Jersey),
Barcelona (Washington)
July 2014:
- Roma (Denver), LA Galaxy (California),
Inter Milan (Washington), Real Madrid (Michigan), Liverpool
(Miami)
July 2015:
- Club America (Seattle), San Jose
Earthquakes (California), Barcelona (Santa Clara), Paris
Saint-Germain (Chicago)
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