International Champions Cup 2016: Who is playing, what is the schedule, where can I watch it?

Everything you need to know about the pre-season tournament

Real Madrid's Emilio Butragueno speaks during a press conference to announce the ICC 2016 teams (Getty)

How does it work?

The tournament is split over three regions – Australia, China, and the Europe and United States.

There are 17 clubs competing, with four in Australia, three in China and ten in Europe and the United States.

Draws are decided by penalty shoot-out. The team that finishes with the most points in each region will win that region's trophy.

Who is playing?

Australia

Atletico Madrid, Juventus, Melbourne Victory, Tottenham Hotspur

China

Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City, Manchester United

Europe and United States

Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Celtic, Chelsea, Internazionale, Leicester City, Liverpool, Milan, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid

What is the schedule?

Australia

Melbourne Victory vs Juventus
23 July, 10am BST, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Sky Sports 1

Juventus vs Tottenham Hotspur
26 July, 11am BST, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Sky Sports 1

Tottenham Hotspur vs Atletico Madrid
29 July, 11am BST, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Sky Sports 1

China

Manchester United vs Borussia Dortmund
22 July, 1pm BST, Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
MUTV

Manchester City vs Manchester United
25 July, 12.30pm BST, National Stadium, Beijing
MUTV

Borussia Dortmund vs Manchester City
28 July, 12.30pm BST, Longgang Stadium, Shenzhen
Sky Sports 1

Europe and United States

Leicester City, the Premier League champions, will compete in the ICC for the first time (Ticketbis)

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Celtic vs Leicester City
23 July, 5.30pm BST, Celtic Park, Glasgow
Sky Sports 1

Internazionale vs Paris Saint-Germain
24 July, 10pm BST, Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
Sky Sports 1

Real Madrid vs Paris Saint-Germain
27 July, 12.30am BST, Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Sky Sports 1

Bayern Munich vs Milan
27 July, 2am, Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Sky Sports 1

Chelsea vs Liverpool
27 July, 4am BST, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Chelsea TV / LFCTV

Celtic vs Barcelona
30 July, 6pm BST, Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Sky Sports 1

Real Madrid vs Chelsea
30 July, 8pm BST, Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Chelsea TV

Internazionale vs Bayern Munich
30 July, 10pm BST, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
Sky Sports 3

Liverpool vs Milan
30 July, 3am BST, Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
Sky Sports 1

Paris Saint-Germain vs Leicester City
30 July, 4.30am, StubHub Center, Carson, California
Sky Sports 1

Barcelona vs Leicester City
3 August, 6.30pm, Friends Arena, Stockholm
Sky Sports 1

Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid
3 August, 12.30am BST, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Sky Sports 1

Milan vs Chelsea
3 August, 2am BST, U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Chelsea TV

Liverpool vs Barcelona
6 August, 5.15pm BST, Wembley, London
LFC TV / Sky Sports 1

Internazionale vs Celtic
13 August, 7pm BST, Thomond Park, Limerick
Sky Sports 2

How can I watch it?

16 of the 21 games will be shown on Sky Sports, with highlights of the other five also on Sky's channels.

Live games and highlights will be shown on Sky Sports (Ticketbis)

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All of Chelsea's, Liverpool's and Manchester United's games will be shown on Chelsea TV, LFCTV and MUTV respectively.

Tottenham, Manchester City and Leicester's fixtures will al be shown on Sky Sports 1.

Who organised it?

You may remember the name Charlie Stillitano.

Ross and Stillitano founded the ICC (Ticketbis)

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The American sports executive made the headlines earlier this year after holding talks with representatives from England's biggest clubs, where they reportedly discussed the idea of a 'European Super League'.

The ICC was founded by Stillitano and Stephen Ross, the owner of Miami Dolphins.