Global Broadcasters Announced for Manchester City vs. AC Milan Match

NEW YORK (Saturday, July 27, 2024) – This evening’s international soccer match between England’s Manchester City and Italy’s AC Milan at Yankee Stadium will be televised in more than 140 countries worldwide, including a domestic broadcast on ESPN in the United States. Event organizers announced the global broadcasters for the event, which kicks off at 6 p.m. ET on Saturday, July 27.

ESPN Networks will air the match on ESPN, ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes. A full list of broadcasters and territories is available at the end of this release. Match organizers were represented by global sports marketing agency Sportfive in media rights negotiations outside the United States, United Kingdom and Brazil.

All of Manchester City's US Tour games will be broadcast live on CITY+, the club’s premium content subscription. Subscribers can watch all the action live on CITY+ in the following countries: UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Japan, Norway, Sweden and United Arab Emirates.

This weekend’s exhibition, presented by FC Series and DIRECTV Soccer Champions Tour, will be just the fourth all-time match between Manchester City and AC Milan. The clubs previously met in the third round of the 1978 UEFA Cup, drawing 2-2 in Milan during the first leg before Man City advanced to the quarterfinals with a 3-0 victory in Manchester.

The teams also played in a U.S. friendly 10 years to the day before Saturday's match, with Man City claiming a 5-1 victory in Pittsburgh on July 27, 2014. Tickets for Saturday’s contest are still on sale via Ticketmaster.com and FCSeries.com.

Now in its third year of hosting matches across the United States, the FC Series is a showcase for international soccer clubs. In January, the FC Series hosted CR Flamengo’s preseason tour in Florida. This summer, FC Series partners with DIRECTV Soccer Champions Tour and Unified Events for a slate of matches nationwide, including events in Chapel Hill, N.C., Los Angeles, South Bend, Ind., New York City, Atlanta, Orlando, Fla. and Columbus, Ohio.

DIRECTV Soccer Champions Tour, partners in the New York City and Orlando matches, was created by the global investment firm Sixth Street to support the continued worldwide growth of top-tier sports franchises by organizing high-profile, competitive events for the millions of fans outside the domestic markets of the world’s biggest clubs.

Please see below for a complete list of global broadcast partners for the July 27 Manchester City vs. AC Milan match in New York:

About FC Series:

The FC Series is a global platform that combines sports, music and entertainment. Previously known as the Florida Cup, the largest annual international soccer event in the Sunshine State, the event expanded to the FC Series to feature matches across the United States. The FC Series is managed by Florida Citrus Sports, the Orlando-based nonprofit known for its world-class events, including the Cheez-it Citrus Bowl, the Pop Tarts Bowl, the Florida Blue Florida Classic, the FC Series and the Camping World Kickoff. In 2023, the event was broadcast live to over 100 countries. Across social networks, content posted by official event pages and shared worldwide reached over 100 million people. For more information on the FC Series, visit FCSeries.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.

About DIRECTVSoccer Champions Tour

DIRECTV Soccer Champions Tour brings together the world’s most iconic clubs for annual fixtures in major cities across North America. Created by the global investment firm Sixth Street to empower partner clubs to tap into the increasing demand for the sport in the United States, the summer series delivers thrilling matches at the country’s leading venues. Soccer Champions Tour partners with the global premium experiences company, Legends, and leading sports and live entertainment company, AEG, to curate the most in-demand matches across world football to inspire new and long-time supporters alike. For more information, visit www.SoccerChampionsTour.com, and follow @TheSCTour on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter/X for updates.