Cable television giant Optus has secured broadcast and digital rights to the pre-season club competition, which will be played in Australia, China, USA and Europe. A total of 21 games will be contested, and details of Optus’ deal reveal that the 15 matches involving Chelsea, Leicester City, Liverpool, PSG, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Celtic, Barcelona and Real Madrid will all be available live exclusively on Optus Sport.
Subscribers will also have access to live matches from Manchester United, Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund, whereas the three matches played in Australia – in other words, games involving Melbourne Victory, Tottenham Hotspur, Juventus and Atletico Madrid – will be available on Channel Nine only.
Below is Optus Sport’s International Champions Cup TV schedule:
China
Friday, July 22 (Shanghai): Manchester United vs Borussia Dortmund
Monday, July 25 (Beijing): Manchester City vs Manchester United
Thursday, July 28 (Shenzhen): Borussia Dortmund vs Manchester City
USA/Europe
Saturday, July 23 (Glasgow): Celtic FC vs Leicester City
Sunday, July 24 (Orlando): PSG vs Inter Milan
Wednesday, July 27 (Columbus): Real Madrid vs PSG
Wednesday, July 27 (Chicago): Bayern vs AC Milan
Wednesday, July 27 (Pasadena): Liverpool vs Chelsea
Saturday, July 30 (Dublin): Barcelona vs Celtic
Saturday, July 30 (Ann Arbor): Chelsea vs Real Madrid
Saturday, July 30 (Charlotte): Bayern vs Inter Milan
Saturday, July 30 (Santa Clara): Liverpool vs AC Milan
Saturday, July 30 (Los Angeles): PSG vs Leicester City
Wednesday, August 3 (Stockholm): Barcelona vs Leicester City
Wednesday, August 3 (New York): Bayern vs Real
Wednesday, August 3 (Minneapolis): Chelsea vs AC Milan
Saturday, August 6 (London): Liverpool vs Barcelona
Saturday, August 13 (Limerick): Celtic vs Inter
This offer is available to customers with an EPL subscription. Indeed, it was announced earlier on that Optus had acquired full rights for the English Premier League’s 2016-17 season in Australia, giving subscribers access to every match on TV at home with YES TV by Fetch, or on the go via Optus Sport’s Android and iOS apps.
