Barcelona has already begun to prepare for the pre-season and as usual, in addition to the players’ preparation period, the Catalan club has designed a promotional journey with the aim of generating income and promoting the Barça brand. This summer the tour will be in the United States. The Barça club has confirmed the dispute of two friendlies in Miami on Tuesday July 19 and New York on Saturday July 30. In addition, work is being done for the dispute of two more games between these two. One against Juventus in Los Angeles and another against Real Madrid in Las Vegas. In Florida, Barça will face David Beckham’s Inter Miami (7:30 p.m. local time / 1:30 a.m. Spanish time).
Trained by Phil Neville, ex-Madrid player Gonzalo Higuaín and Kieran Gibbs, formerly of Arsenal, stand out among his ranks. In New York, the azulgranas will face the New York Red Bulls at the Red Bull Arena in Harrison on July 30 (7:00 p.m. local time/01:00 a.m. Spanish time). With the Austrian Gerhard Struber as coach, Caden Clark plays in his team, on loan from Leipzig.
In this way, Barcelona confirms its return to the United States three years after the last time. Although in 2020 it was planned to play against Real Madrid, the pandemic broke all plans. It must be remembered that Barcelona alternates America and Asia on its summer tours. “It fills us with pride to return to the United States and play these two games in a country that is strategic for us, since it is a territory in which we have a large fan base and where soccer has experienced great growth in recent years. years, especially among the new generations. This visit will allow us to get closer to them, share our values and our feeling for Barcelona and it will be an opportunity for them to enjoy our team on the pitch”, explained Juli Guiu, vice president of Barcelona’s Marketing Area.
Different executives from Miami and New York Red Bull have also spoken out. “We look forward to welcoming Barcelona as they prepare for the 2022-23 LaLiga season. The team is excited about the challenge of taking on some of the most talented players in the world,” said Chris Henderson, Inter Miami’s Chief Soccer Officer and Sporting Director. “We are very honored to host Barcelona at Red Bull Arena, one of the premier soccer venues in all of North America. Since 2010 we have proudly hosted many of the best men’s and women’s teams in the world and on July 30th we look forward to writing a new chapter in the history of this stadium when we welcome Barça for the game against our New York Red Bulls. » adds Marco de Grandpré, General Manager of the New York Red Bulls.
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