The end of the season almost upon us with only 7 games left to play , pre season planning has already come into play with Leicester City accepting a invitation to play in the International Champions Cup.

Leicester's involvement in the Cup starts with a trip to Celtic Park on the 23rd July which will be a battle of Britain with the England vs Scotland rivalry reignited in a huge friendly. 

Leicester playing stateside

They would then move onto playing in the United States with a friendly playing Paris Saint Germain in Los Angeles on the 30th of July.  The Leicester fans will be licking their lips in anticipation of testing some of the biggest names in football before rounding the friendly games up with a huge test of taking on the powerhouse of football that is Barcelona in Stockholm , Sweden on the 3rd August.

Leicester meet Barcelona at the impressive Friends Arena in Stockholm, home of AIK and hosts of next season's Europa League final (Source: SIS Pitches)
Leicester meet Barcelona at the impressive Friends Arena in Stockholm, home of AIK and hosts of next season's Europa League final (Source: SIS Pitches)

The Foxes are one of five Premiership teams taking part in the Cup , they could well use this pre-season as a taste of things to come as they look to secure a Champions League place this season by securing a top 3 finish. 

International Champions Cup schedule

23 July - Celtic v Leicester, Glasgow

24 July - Inter v PSG, Eugene

27 July - Real Madrid v PSG, Columbus

27 July - Bayern Munich v AC Milan, Chicago

27 July - Chelsea v Liverpool, Pasadena

30 July - Celtic v Barcelona, Dublin

30 July - Inter v Bayern Munich, Charlotte

30 July - AC Milan v Liverpool, Santa Clara

30 July - PSG v Leicester, LA

3 August - Barcelona v Leicester, Stockholm

3 August - Bayern Munich v Real Madrid, East Rutherford

3 August - AC Milan v Chelsea, Minnapolis

TBC - Liverpool v Barcelona

TBC - Inter v Celtic

TBC - Real Madrid v Chelsea

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