He real Madrid is facing a new preseason in the USA, a country he visited for the 23rd time in its history. This summer, the team Carlo Ancelotti will debut in DirecTV Soccer Champions Tour in front of Milan at Soldier Field (Thursday, August 1, 02:30 Spanish time). Next the white team will face the FC Barcelona at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey (Sunday, August 4, at 1:00 am Spanish time) and includes Chelsea at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte (Wednesday, August 7, at 1:00 am). All three matches will be televised live Movistar Plus+.
He real Madrid It was one of the first European soccer teams to play a match on American soil. We have to go back on September 24, 1927 to find the first precedent. That year, the white team faced off Brooklyn (New York) in Galicia SC (1-1), a group founded by a group of Galician emigrants. By the fall of ’29, said club would disappear.
9-0 before Rita Hayworth’s eyes
After that first visit, more than 30 years passed before they set foot on American soil again. It’s on 1959 with two games at the Ebbets Field baseball field in Brooklyn (New York). Two years later, in 1961, came the first trip to Los Angeles. “The rival was Los Angeles United and Madrid beat the actress 9-0 Rita Hayworth taking kick-off,” explained the club’s website Real Madrid.
The fourth visit to USA pass on 1965 and the white team scored a goal against Independiente in New York. In 1967Houston is the venue for Real Madrid-West Ham (3-2) and the 1968, Real Madrid visited Yankee Stadium in New York to defeat New York General 4-1. He real Madrid returned to the USA in 1990 and won three of the four games he played in California.
The first visit to the United States in the 21st century took place in 2002. The team traveled to New Jersey to play against Rome. Three years later, in 2005, Real Madrid started another tour in Chicago. They beat Chivas de Guadalajara (1-3) and Los Angeles Galaxy (0-2).
In 2006he real Madrid He played two more games in the United States. The first in Seattle against DC United (1-1), and the second in Utah against Real Salt Lake City (0-2). In 2009 visited Washington to face DC United, a match Real Madrid won 0-3.
In 2010, Real Madrid chose Los Angeles to hold the preseason stage. The team played two friendlies against the LA Galaxy at the Rose Bowl stadium and against América de México in San Francisco.
Real Madrid repeated their visit to 2011 and played in Los Angeles, San Diego and Philadelphia. In 2012the team was in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York and again in Philadelphia, while in 2013 He went to Phoenix, Saint Louis, Los Angeles and Miami, where he conquered the International Champions Cup in the final against Chelsea. Los Angeles, Dallas and Michigan are the destinations of 2014.
Three defeats against Barça in the US
After a year of absence (in 2015 opted for a summer tour of Australia and China), Real Madrid returned to USA in 2016 to play in Ohio, Michigan and New Jersey. In 2017 the first occurred Classic in the lands of North America (2-3 for Barça), held in Miami. That year, Madrid also visited Santa Clara, Los Angeles and Chicago. In 2018, Miami, Maryland and New Jersey are the destinations to face Manchester United, Juventus and Rome.
In 2019 Real Madrid returned to the US for the fourth summer in a row to play in Houston, Maryland and New Jersey against Bayern, Arsenal and Atlético, respectively. In 2020 and 2021Real Madrid’s preseason took place entirely in Valdebebas Sports City due to the pandemic and no tour.
In 2022three years after the last visit to USAthe meringues faced the Barça in Las Vegas (merengue defeat 1-0), Club América in San Francisco and Juventus in Los Angeles. In 2023 They return to the country to face Milan, Manchester United, Barça (Barça victory 3-0) and Juventus in Los Angeles, Houston, Dallas and Orlando, respectively.
Source: La Verdad
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