ChampionsWorld Series

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The ChampionsWorld Series was a club association football exhibition competition hosted in North America, held in the summers of 2003 and 2004.

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The entire 2003 competition took place in the United States, with the match between Milan and Juventus doubling up as the 2003 Supercoppa Italiana. The 2004 edition had two games held in Canada.

2003 edition

Teams

CountryTeamCurrent titles
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Boca Juniors 2003 Copa Libertadores
Flag of England.svg  England Manchester United 2002–03 FA Premier League
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Juventus 2002–03 Serie A
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Milan 2002–03 UEFA Champions League   2002–03 Coppa Italia
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico América
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Celtic
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Barcelona

Matches

Manchester United Flag of England.svg 4–0 Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic
Van Nistelrooy Soccerball shade.svg7'
Giggs Soccerball shade.svg28'
Solskjær Soccerball shade.svg39'
Bellion Soccerball shade.svg72'
Report
Seahawks Stadium, Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 66,772
Referee: Kevin Terry

Celtic Flag of Scotland.svg 1–0 Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors
Sutton Soccerball shade.svg59' Report


Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg 2–2 Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
Saviola Soccerball shade.svg28', 41' Report Di Vaio Soccerball shade.svg86'
Miccoli Soccerball shade.svg87'
Penalties
6–5
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Attendance: 57,365
Referee: Kevin Terry




2004 edition

Teams

CountryTeamCurrent titles
Flag of England.svg  England Chelsea
Flag of England.svg  England Liverpool
Flag of England.svg  England Manchester United 2003–04 FA Cup
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Bayern Munich
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Milan 2003–04 Serie A
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Roma
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Porto 2003–04 UEFA Champions League   2003–04 Primeira Liga
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Celtic 2003–04 Scottish Premier League   2003–04 Scottish Cup
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Galatasaray

Matches

Celtic Flag of Scotland.svg 2–4 Flag of England.svg Chelsea
Beattie Soccerball shade.svg27', 68' Report Smertin Soccerball shade.svg15'
Guðjohnsen Soccerball shade.svg50'
Kežman Soccerball shade.svg59', 87'
Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 30,504
Referee: Kevin Terry


Celtic Flag of Scotland.svg 1–5 Flag of England.svg Liverpool
Beattie Soccerball shade.svg72' (pen) Report Riise Soccerball shade.svg5'
Owen Soccerball shade.svg17'
Cissé Soccerball shade.svg62', 76'
Henchoz Soccerball shade.svg67'
Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
Attendance: 24,271
Referee: Alex Prus

Manchester United Flag of England.svg 1–2 Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic
Smith Soccerball shade.svg35' Report Sutton Soccerball shade.svg9' (pen)
Beattie Soccerball shade.svg71'

Chelsea Flag of England.svg 3–0 Flag of Italy.svg Roma
Cole Soccerball shade.svg11'
Kežman Soccerball shade.svg63'
Drogba Soccerball shade.svg69'
Report
Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 25,317
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela

Porto Flag of Portugal.svg 1–0 Flag of England.svg Liverpool
Carlos Alberto Soccerball shade.svg84' Report
SkyDome, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 40,078
Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Celtic Flag of Scotland.svg 0–1 Flag of Italy.svg Roma
Report Totti Soccerball shade.svg25'
SkyDome, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 50,168
Referee: Steve DePiero


Porto Flag of Portugal.svg 1–2 Flag of Turkey.svg Galatasaray
Maniche Soccerball shade.svg90+3' Report Şükür Soccerball shade.svg4'
Erdem Soccerball shade.svg86'
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 15,408
Referee: Kevin Terry

Milan Flag of Italy.svg 3–2 Flag of England.svg Chelsea
Cafu Soccerball shade.svg26'
Costacurta Soccerball shade.svg76'
Shevchenko Soccerball shade.svg87'
Report Guðjohnsen Soccerball shade.svg19'
Drogba Soccerball shade.svg38'

Roma Flag of Italy.svg 1–2 Flag of England.svg Liverpool
Delvecchio Soccerball shade.svg21' Report Cissé Soccerball shade.svg30'
Owen Soccerball shade.svg85'
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 25,028
Referee: Michael Kennedy

Notes

  1. ^
    For the ChampionsWorld Series game, Milan were listed first. For the Supercoppa Italiana fixture, Juventus were listed first.

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