Season › 2012-13 › News Everton to take part in glamourous US tourmanent Lyndon Lloyd , 25 May, 74comments | Jump to most recent International Champions Cup set for this summer Everton have confirmed their involvement in the International Champions Cup to be staged in three US cities this summer. The Blues will face three of the teams from a star lineup of potential clubs including Juventus, LA Galaxy, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Chelsea, Benfica and Real Madrid in late July and early August. The first game will take place on Tuesday 30 July in San Francisco. The following Saturday, 3 August, will see the Blues play in Los Angeles, before a third match in Miami on either Tuesday 6 or Wednesday 7 August. Quotes or other material sourced from Everton FC Reader Comments (74) Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer James Morgan 1 Posted 25/05/2013 at 21:13:34 About time we were involved in a half-decent pre season tour. Anthony Flack 2 Posted 25/05/2013 at 21:16:51 I had no idea Ryan Air or Easy jet flew out there Steve Ferns 3 Posted 25/05/2013 at 21:21:37 Man Utd couldn't make it so they sent us as their stand-ins. Sam Hoare 4 Posted 25/05/2013 at 21:24:07 Suppose they had to announce this news to distract from the badge furore!It is good news though, high profile and a good pre-season test. Clarence Yurcan 5 Posted 25/05/2013 at 21:38:27 Great news, but I wish they were coming to NY. Kevin Day 6 Posted 25/05/2013 at 21:43:24 Excellent! Very high profile teams including us playing Stateside, I'm just confused as to how this has happened. Jamie Carroll 7 Posted 25/05/2013 at 21:53:06 I suppose the sponsors were looking for a cannon fodder European team and choose Everton for their renowned slow start. Eugene Ruane 8 Posted 25/05/2013 at 21:54:52 I can just hear the cruel taunts from supporters of the Mississippi Oven Chips (or whatever the yank team is we'll be playing)"AWWW DUUUDE! LOOK AT THAT SHIDDY CREST MAAAAAAN!! THAT LIKE SO SUCKS ASSSS!" Patrick Murphy 9 Posted 25/05/2013 at 21:55:40 I think BK won some money when he bet that he could alter our badge!! Seriously though, it is good to be involved in a high-profile tournament — as long as we don't get our backsides kicked, of course. It will be a good place for the new manager to assess his players. BTW did anybody watch the pre-season game between Chelsea and Man City? For a friendly, it was played at quite a pace in front of 48,000 people, it was better than some of the PL games I've seen this season. Patrick Murphy 10 Posted 25/05/2013 at 21:59:34 Hey, why are they all called "Everton"? — Are they from the Deep South? Colin Leary 11 Posted 25/05/2013 at 21:58:40 Maybe its a ploy to announce Klinsmann as our manager... ex-USA manager! Ross Edwards 12 Posted 25/05/2013 at 22:07:37 Naismith will destroy them..... Colin Glassar 14 Posted 25/05/2013 at 22:20:22 I suppose the lads will have to stay in a Motel 6 and eat in McDonald's. It's about time we were in a decent pre-season tournament though. Drew Shortis 15 Posted 25/05/2013 at 22:28:08 Great. Looking forward to this. Might even pay the extortionate fee to watch it on the official site this year. There was no way I was going to pay to watch the second rate teams they lined up last year! Steve Pugh 16 Posted 25/05/2013 at 22:49:51 Drew, watch the extortionate fee go up. Gerry Quinn 17 Posted 25/05/2013 at 22:53:16 Good to see that Everton have won 9 European Championships!!!!http://internationalchampionscup.com/teams/everton/ Patrick Murphy 18 Posted 25/05/2013 at 22:56:18 There it is: the Badge in all its glory surrounded by all those other famous badges. That's why they announced it because it would have come up on this website that Gerry kindly linked. BTW Gerry whose site is it? Is it the sponsors site or the promoters site? Gerry Quinn 19 Posted 25/05/2013 at 23:02:54 The International Champions Cup is an 8-team tournament pitting some of the world's best and most prestigious football clubs against each other in a series of elimination matches to be played July 27 - August 7. The tournament, which will be played in six US cities and one European city, will culminate with a Championship match at Miami's Sun Life Stadium on August 7. The International Champions Cup will offer fans a chance to see the world's most successful clubs live as they compete for a coveted trophy. For more information, please contact info@internationalchampionscup.com or press@internationalchampionscup.com Gerry Quinn 20 Posted 25/05/2013 at 23:05:12 No idea, Patrick...The new tournament, which is being called the International Champions Cup, will take place all around the US, with the final at Miami's Sun Life Stadium. There will be two groups of four — Eastern and Western groups. The tournament, which has a major title sponsor and a TV deal, will be officially announced on Tuesday in Miami, with figures from several of the participating clubs on hand. The European teams involved will be in the pre-season for their 2013-14 club campaigns. The ICC marks the first big splash into soccer of Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross and his RSE Ventures firm, whose CEO is former New York Jets executive Matt Higgins. In October, they hired Charlie Stillitano and Jon Sheiman from CAA Sports in a deal that included the acquisition of rights to the World Football Challenge, a series of preseason exhibitions with European clubs they had organized in the US in recent years. The World Football Challenge is now morphing into the International Champions Cup. After several years of one-off summer exhibitions, it will be a change of pace to see top teams in a tournament in which the winner takes home a trophy. In an additional wrinkle, one of this year's group games will take place in Europe. Gerry Quinn 21 Posted 25/05/2013 at 23:11:38 The article above was published 15th April. Steve Ferns 22 Posted 25/05/2013 at 23:19:46 Why does it mention BK and his theatre company before our players? Gerry Quinn 23 Posted 25/05/2013 at 23:22:58 OK - can any US guys provide the stadium in San Francisco - is it the Vikings? Daniel Starkey 24 Posted 25/05/2013 at 23:30:11 I'm sold on the new badge, it seems to fit in with the others in the tournament and looks a lot better than some of them. Kev Thomas 25 Posted 26/05/2013 at 00:39:07 As our American supporters might say, "Whoop whoop!" Me? I'd rather we tried to win a trophy that got us into Europe (like the FA Cup or League Cup). Pre-season tournament though? With us rockin' our new crest? — Sounds great, can't wait. Patrick Murphy 26 Posted 26/05/2013 at 00:50:59 I'm having nightmares... I'm watching City v Chelsea the second game of the post-season tour of USA (live) — and guess who's in goal for City — none other than Richard Wright. It's another amazing game though. Not quite at the level of the other night but enjoyable all the same. Keith Donavan 27 Posted 26/05/2013 at 00:55:38 Gerry #123It's either Candlestick Park where the 49ers play American football, or AT&T Park where the Giants play baseball. Eric Myles 28 Posted 26/05/2013 at 01:19:51 Steve (#121), hopefully so – if there's anyone in US interested in buying our franchise – they know who to contact? Jamie Crowley 29 Posted 26/05/2013 at 02:16:56 SOOOO happy they are playing in Miami! 5 hours South....Death, taxes, and the family being there (all 7 of us) a sure thing!Awesome. Scott Bosworth 31 Posted 26/05/2013 at 02:26:24 So excited. I made my first trip to Goodison this year (Man City), and now they're coming to my back yard (I live in the OC). Planning to see both Cali matches for sure. Dan Brierley 32 Posted 26/05/2013 at 02:55:01 What has this piece of news, got to do with the (atrocious in my opinion) new badge? If you have ever needed evidence of people who simply spit bile and venom on every thread, then this surely must be it. Playing in the US can only be a good thing, but don't that stop you finding a completely unrelated negative slant for it eh? Patrick Murphy 33 Posted 26/05/2013 at 03:42:33 Dan why don't you take the particular poster up on this matter instead of making sweeping generalisatons? Then maybe the offending poster can address your concerns directly, have you ever been in a conversation where the subject matter on occasions drifts from one topic to another but remains broadly on the same theme? Human interaction tends not to adhere to strictly laid down lines but hey each to their own. Gavin Ramejkis 34 Posted 26/05/2013 at 03:47:13 Dan not to put too fine a point about it, we know your sensitivities about criticising BK and Co already, the tournament due to the participants is very likely to get a whole lot of media coverage far beyond what Everton currently garner from Sky and the smaller transmissions we find ourselves on when we play the more media savvy teams. Therefore, appearing in the media with a logo that looks like something a five year old created with their left hand an d a half chewed bag of crayola crayons isn't a good image. But don't let the obvious get in the way of you bringing to bear your "how dare you say x,y or z" shield against good old Bill and Co. Phil Smith 35 Posted 26/05/2013 at 04:24:05 Gerry (114) - hilarious!!! Brian Cleveland 36 Posted 26/05/2013 at 04:39:01 Gerry (114). That is not the only mistake on the page.... apart from saying we've won 9 European Championships (when we all know it is 10!), there are TWO, yes TWO, erroneous apostrophes in the text..... How can we take such a competition seriously??...and as for that badge..... Nil satis nisi...... nada? Andrew Presly 37 Posted 26/05/2013 at 05:54:12 Is this the good news? We can't even monetise this rubbish in the US as the Kitbag deal was penned by the same spaz who designed the badge. Worried about where this club is going. Lions lead by donkeys. John Ford 38 Posted 26/05/2013 at 06:03:02 Great news for the US blues, enjoy all!Kudos to the club for getting this right. Just don't change the crest until we get back! Eric Myles 39 Posted 26/05/2013 at 06:33:45 Andrew #203, I think getting our name into a tournament along with some of the best in Europe is a good thing.We're never going to make money out of merchandise sales with the deal we have in place but just maybe the lack of sales of merchandise with the new badge may lead Kitbag to cancel the deal? Chris James 40 Posted 26/05/2013 at 06:53:54 Surely this is great news? A high-profile tournament with some of the world's best teams.Proper pre-season test - check.Everton's name up with the big boys - check.Marketing opportunity in growing US market - check. Derek Wadeson 41 Posted 26/05/2013 at 10:54:02 Ah the new badge, aimed at a younger market. Tour aimed at expanding our profile in the US to this younger market.How dare Everton and BK do this when all we want to do on ToffeeWeb is complain.I hope the new coach has got a good supply of head gear to bounce of all the snide comments that will greet him. Andrew Presly 42 Posted 26/05/2013 at 11:21:44 Derek, as Eric mentions above, the possible and pretty intangible benefits you refer to are totally negated by our deal with Kitbag. There is nothing "snide" about what critics of this board, eg me, say. It's like when the next boss Neville retired a while back, those who gave the opinion he was shit and it was a relief he's out of the side we're called "bitter and twisted"?! It's never personal, I (we) just want the absolute best for this club, in every department, at all times. Dan Brierley 43 Posted 26/05/2013 at 11:57:00 Ah, now I get it. US fans watching the tournament will not support us now, based on the fact our badge is too simple. What utter nonsense. Looking at the other teams participating, I think this is a great opportunity for us to get some attention. I just hope we give a good account of ourselves! Mark Stone 44 Posted 26/05/2013 at 12:08:54 This is some much needed good news! Eugene Ruane 45 Posted 26/05/2013 at 12:14:51 Dan Brierley - "Ah, now I get it. US fans watching the tournament will not support us now, based on the fact our badge is too simple. What utter nonsense."More moaning from the man who's always posting to moan about others moaning. Ernie Baywood 46 Posted 26/05/2013 at 12:56:22 http://internationalchampionscup.com/I look at this and, even alongside some of the modern tat, our badge looks shit. Dan Brierley 47 Posted 26/05/2013 at 13:00:24 Eugene, you got it in one. I am that Poster on the wall that says 'Do not put posters here'. Ironically though, are you moaning about the fact that I am moaning about those who constantly moan? This is going to get complicated... Steve Smith 48 Posted 26/05/2013 at 13:08:14 Dan, well said, you will never get the likes of Eugene to understand your point though. Great work by Everton – which the negative ToffeeWebbers always say they will acknowledge – and yet look at the posts above. What would these posters rather we did on pre-season? Away to Preston again? Steve Smith 49 Posted 26/05/2013 at 13:19:36 Should say 'look at the posts above' Eugene Ruane 50 Posted 26/05/2013 at 13:23:09 Dan - "Ironically though, are you moaning about the fact that I am moaning about those who constantly moan? This is going to get complicated...''Ironically'?Not in the least ironic - how is it ironic for a moaner to moan?Irony would be when someone suggests they are the OPPOSITE of a moaner, yet they spend all their time moaning.Good news though is you have a recruit in Steve Smith - who knows, this incredibly positive group who do nothing but moan, might take off. Steve Smith 51 Posted 26/05/2013 at 13:53:27 Eugene, my point is this - the badge is a disgrace (although I understand what they are trying to do) but there are at least 4 other threads for the badge, so discuss it there. Without looking too closely, I can't imagine under Lyndons excellent piece there are any posts that say. 'Jesus that badge is awful, but hey that's good news about the pre season tour though eh?' Because that would involve giving Everton some praise outside of the scope of an article which praises them. Yet on this thread, plenty of room for the snide negative comments within a positive article. Dan Brierley 52 Posted 26/05/2013 at 13:54:30 Yes!! I knew I could get some CAPITALS out of you. Thank you for proving my point so succinctly Eugene. You probably won't notice the irony in that either. Alan Ross 53 Posted 26/05/2013 at 13:58:41 Kenwright would save face if he came out and said the new badge was for this tourmanent only, even if it wasn't the case. Then revert to the existing badge. It's what I would do if I was a bungling fool and had miscalulated the response to the new badge. Wouldn't it also be ironic if they won this tournament and gained some silverware after Moyes had left ? Steven Sturm 54 Posted 26/05/2013 at 14:11:39 Do we know yet the opponents for San Francisco and Los Angeles? I couldn't find a fixture list on the website. Paul Ellam 55 Posted 26/05/2013 at 15:44:33 Great news and great to see us competing against great teams whilst raising our pretty piss poor profile abroad!As for the badge, it is cack but if we win a trophy with it on who will give a toss then?? Certainly hasn't bothered Cardiff fans who changed not only their badge but the colour of their kit!Onwards and upwards I say, this summer could be a great one Minik Hansen 56 Posted 26/05/2013 at 15:34:46 Great news! Great challenge for the new managers and a reason to improve the squad during the transferwindow! ;-) :-D Minik Hansen 57 Posted 26/05/2013 at 15:57:03 the new manager* Ross Edwards 58 Posted 26/05/2013 at 16:00:19 I've just been on the website Ernie, and compared to the Madrids and Juve's of this world we look like a police squad with a beehive stuck on the front for a bit of a laugh. This tournament is going to show the Yanks that we are a amaterish embaressment of a club under this board. Gavin Ramejkis 59 Posted 26/05/2013 at 16:23:57 The tournament isn't just about introducing ourselves to US fans Dan, missing the point again there. With the talent on offer and the fact US marketing is a damn sight greater than ours the games will have coverage beyond those shores. If you were to look at the logos the US ones stand out as minimalist and good chances modern so little history, the others obviously designed before the days of phoney tailed marketeers seeing how many of the latest industry buzzwords they can fit into a single sentence, then there is the new logo which looks plain childish and amateurish. Jon Withey 60 Posted 26/05/2013 at 16:37:34 AC Milan, Madrid and Galaxy please. delighted. A bit happier to see the new badge in such company.On the plus side, even I could draw it. Tony J Williams 61 Posted 26/05/2013 at 17:05:07 Jon, all the tattoo artists are made up. So much easier to put on someone's arm/back/shoulder etc Dan Brierley 62 Posted 26/05/2013 at 18:00:36 Just out of interest, how many evertonians have you met Gavin, that became fans due to the club crest? I personally have never heard anything about it. And can you imagine the scenario where a lad says to his dad at his first game at Goodison 'Dad, can we go home? I don't think the clubs crest fully represents the history and heritage of this great football club, therefore I cannot be an everton supporter'? Me neither. So stop digging a great big hole again Gav, trying to justify your view. I fully agree that the crest should not have been messed with. But I don't agree with your philosophy that it will have a detrimental effect on our club externally. When it comes to logo's, I would suggest that Nike know what they are talking about. We are going to an international football tournament with some of the most famous teams ever, not the 2013 Club Crest Lovers Convention in Worcester Civic Hall. Roman Sidey 63 Posted 26/05/2013 at 18:26:32 Such a good thing this. Regardless of the opposition, is anyone thinking of going to the Miami game? I've been meaning to get down there for a while and this is a good opportunity. Peter Thistle 64 Posted 26/05/2013 at 19:08:53 I fear we'll get battered by those quality teams in the tournament, I still have nightmares about Benfica 5-0. Chris James 65 Posted 26/05/2013 at 19:25:05 Hey Steve, Roman, Minik, Paul et al, great to have some positivity at last.Maybe our ragtag rebel alliance can get some momentum going and turn a few more away from the dark side of the perpetually half empty Empire? Brian Harrison 66 Posted 26/05/2013 at 19:26:50 Have to say whoever it was that got the organizers to include us was a master stroke. With the teams involved this must be the most prestigious pre-season tournament. I much prefer us to be playing here against some of the best teams around than flogging ourselves to Asia. Ross Edwards 67 Posted 26/05/2013 at 19:38:31 Well hey, at least we're playing teams of ability, rather than Preston and Rochdale every year. I know the others won't take it seriously but I think playing the likes of Madrid, Juve, PSG will prepare us better for a season than playing League Two teams.I know the crest was a debacle amongst other things but credit where credit's due, great idea to play this tournament. Ben Jones 68 Posted 26/05/2013 at 19:44:32 Im just wondering how the hell we managed to get in this tournament.Looking forward to pre-season for once, this should be really good. Mike Andrews 69 Posted 26/05/2013 at 21:46:12 OK, I know a real flight of fantasy here but what if... Stephen Ross and RSE Ventures making their first big splash into "soccer" want Everton included because 24/7 is reaching a conclusion? John Keating 70 Posted 26/05/2013 at 22:00:27 Don't get too excited lads.I wouldn't put it past the arseholes who run our Club to announce tomorrow they forgot to mention it was an under 12's competition ! Peter Jones 71 Posted 27/05/2013 at 03:17:36 This is really cool. We've gotta fluke our way into the final so I can drive down to Miami haha Tony Cheek 72 Posted 27/05/2013 at 04:44:34 Not saying I am looking forward to this, but I remember we had a tour in some remote country postponed pre last season and stayed at home and done our preparations. Christ, I have never seen us play so well at the start of a season, really hit the ground running. So there was I thinking it might be the recipe for a good start, but that was wishful thinking out the window! Kunal Desai 73 Posted 27/05/2013 at 09:29:23 Well atleast this beats the usual dour training camps to Austria every year. Maybe Man Utd will go there this year. On the flip side we'll get beaten by nearly every team. We'll once again be going out there with probably an even weaker and smaller squad, with I suspect no players arriving until 31st Aug. Brent Stephens 74 Posted 27/05/2013 at 09:49:31 Will these games be televised? Sorry if that's already been answered above.Tony, that remote country was Indonesia as I remember it. Brin Williams 75 Posted 27/05/2013 at 14:48:09 Great excuse for a holiday in Calfornicate.Fucked if the wife will come tho! - She hates footy.Still could be fun? Peter Fearon 76 Posted 28/05/2013 at 14:29:31 Miami in August!! Hopefully it will be a night game because it's only about 100 in the shade and no shade. I saw them in Washington DC last pre-season and almost died of heat stroke. Add Your Comments In order to post a comment, you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site. » Log in now Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member — it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site. About these ads © ToffeeWeb