Ohio Stadium to host Manchester City vs. Chelsea soccer friendly
English football is coming to Ohio Stadium.
Chelsea and Manchester City will play a preseason friendly at Ohio Stadium Aug. 3 as a part of the 2024 FC Series.
“We are delighted to announce this fixture as part of our schedule and face a fellow Premier League side in Manchester City,” Chelsea Chief Executive Officer, Chris Jurasek said in a statement. "Ohio Stadium is renowned for its history, and we know it is going to be an incredible occasion in front of our devoted US fanbase this summer."
Columbus will be one of a handful of locations in the United States to host Manchester City this summer, including North Carolina, New York and Orlando.
The Summer of Soccer in Columbus just got even more Massive 🙌
The Crew, @OhioState and @ColumbusSports will welcome the reigning Champions League winners Manchester City and two-time UCL winners Chelsea to Ohio Stadium on Saturday, August 3.— The Crew (@ColumbusCrew) March 19, 2024
Tickets will go on sale via Ticketmaster at 10 a.m. March 27.
Chelsea played in five U.S. games last year in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Landover, Maryland, and Chicago.
The U.S. will host the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and the FIFA men's World Cup in 2026.
The Crew played their first home game at Ohio Stadium in April 1996 and used the facility as its home stadium from 1996-98. The Horseshoe also hosted an International Champions Cup game between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid in front of more than 86,000 people in 2016.
The NHL confirmed Feb. 17 that it would host a Stadium Series meeting between the Blue Jackets and the Detroit Red Wings March 1, 2025 at Ohio Stadium.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Manchester City vs. Chelsea coming to Ohio Stadium in August
