ICC 2017: Fixtures, teams, TV & guide to the International Champions Cup

The fifth edition of the International Champions Cup is winding to a climax after Barcelona were crowned champions with a 3-2 victory over arch-rivals Real Madrid.

Zinedine Zidane's men conquered the Champions League and La Liga last season, but Lionel Messi and Co. got revenge with the first of at least five Clasicos in 2017-18 (two Supercopas and two league games to come).

With a footprint in both Asia and the United States, the annual pre-season ICC tournament involving Europe's top clubs taps into the huge fanbases that exist for those teams outside of their local markets.

It has drawn huge crowds and sees the clubs involved pocket significant appearance fees - rumoured to be worth up to $20 million - in addition to the longer-term commercial benefits of engaging with supporters across the globe.

dabblebet: Get all the latest odds

The downside is the amount of travel involved, with many Premier League managers bemoaning their inability to hold a more focused training camp in one location due to their new international commitments.

With the ICC getting underway, here is everything you need to know about the latest competition.

WHAT IS THE ICC?

The International Champions Cup is a pre-season tournament that has been held every summer since 2013. For the past two years, the ICC has been split into three different regions; the United States, China and Australia. In the two years prior to that, it was held exclusively in the USA.

This year, Australia has been replaced by Singapore. China and Singapore will host seven games in total, while the USA section has 12 games on the schedule.

Bayern Munich and Inter will play in both the China and Singapore tournaments but all three are unrelated, with a separate 'champion' emerging from each one. In reality, those league tables mean very little as not all teams will play each other and some will play more games than others.

In short, the ICC is a series of exhibition matches in three countries played in large stadiums. It begins on July 18 and ends on July 30, getting everyone back in Europe by the start of August as the competitive campaign looms.

WHO ARE THE TEAMS IN THE ICC 2017?

Roma, Lyon and Arsenal are the only teams entering the competition this year who were not involved in 2016, while Atletico Madrid, Celtic, Liverpool and Leicester City - as well as Melbourne Victory, who played on home turf in last year's Australian section - drop out.

Having played in Asia or Australia last year, Tottenham, Juventus and both Manchester clubs will visit the United States this summer while Chelsea, Bayern Munich and the two Milan sides will switch over to Asia.

WHICH PLAYERS WILL BE AT THE ICC 2017?

The ICC forms the bulk of most of the participating clubs' pre-season schedules, and as a result you can expect to see some of the world's biggest players take to the pitch.

The most notable absence, however, will be Cristiano Ronaldo. The Ballon d'Or holder has not travelled to the United States with Real Madrid and is not expected to play any part this year having featured at the Confederations Cup and then welcomed newborn twins into his family.

Exclusive interview with Mario Gotze

Neymar, Luis Suarez and a newly married Lionel Messi are all in Barcelona's squad, however, while Alvaro Morata was on Madrid's flight across the Atlantic despite speculation linking him with a summer transfer.

Germany goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, like Ronaldo, played at the Confederations Cup and has been given an extended break by Barca. It has not yet been confirmed whether the same will apply to new signing Nelson Semedo, who featured for Portugal.

Manchester United, meanwhile, will have new signings Romelu Lukaku and Victor Lindelof to show off. Lukaku was holidaying in America with Paul Pogba and joined up with the rest of his new team-mates once his move from Everton was confirmed.

By turning down Manchester City in favour of Paris Saint-Germain, Dani Alves has set up a swift reunion with former club Juventus in Miami on July 26.

ICC 2017 FIXTURES

Due to the time difference between the USA and UK, many of the games played across the Atlantic Ocean will kick-off late at night in Britain or even in the early hours of the following morning.

Both local and UK times are listed below. Manchester United against Manchester City, for instance, will be played at 20:30 local time in Houston on July 20, which makes for a 02:30 start on the morning of July 21 in the UK.

United States:

China:

Singapore:

WHO WON ICC 2017 TROPHY?

Barcelona were crowned winners after defeating Champions League winners Real Madrid in a Miami Clasico.

Earlier in July they had defeated Europa League holders Manchester United 1-0 and Serie A champions Juventus 2-1.

WHAT ARE THE ICC VENUES?

Comerica Park (Detroit, Michigan):

NRG Stadium (Houston, Texas):

MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, New Jersey):

Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida):

Levi's Stadium (Santa Clara, California):

Red Bull Arena (Harrison, New Jersey):

FedEx Field (Landover, Maryland):

Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida):

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, California):

Nissan Stadium (Nashville, Tennessee):

Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Massachussetts):

Tianhe Stadium (Guangzhou, China):

Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China):

Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre (Nanjing, China):

National Stadium (Singapore):

WHO WON THE ICC LAST YEAR?

The ICC has one winner in each location, but the 2016 International Champions Cup only had winners in two of the three regions due to the fact that the game in China between Manchester City and Manchester United was cancelled.

Juventus were the 2016 ICC Australia champions due to the fact they picked up an extra point for their penalty shootout defeat to Melbourne Victory, and therefore edged out Atletico Madrid for top spot.

A perfect record of three wins from three games meant that PSG were the 2016 ICC United States and Europe champions with nine points, finishing ahead of Liverpool, Chelsea, Barcelona and Real Madrid, who all won two of their games. Celtic finished bottom of the United States and Europe table with one point from their penalty shootout defeat to Leicester.