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.
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
[edit]Teams
[edit]Matches
[edit]Manchester United  | 4–0 |  Celtic |
|---|---|---|
Van Nistelrooy  7'Giggs 28'Solskjær 39'Bellion 72' |
Report |
| Celtic | 1–0 |  Boca Juniors |
|---|---|---|
| Sutton 59' |
Report |
| Manchester United | 3–1 |  América |
|---|---|---|
| Van Nistelrooy 47' Forlán 49', 79' |
Report | Patiño 87' |
Barcelona  | 2–0 |  Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Quaresma 11' Ronaldinho 51' |
Report |
| Manchester United | 4–1 | Juventus |
|---|---|---|
| Giggs 24' Scholes 57'Van Nistelrooy 60'Solskjær 79' |
Report | Nedvěd 70' |
| Manchester United | 3–1 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Forlán 25', 37' Van Nistelrooy 85' |
Report | Kluivert 10' |
| Milan | 1–1[Note 1] (a.e.t.) | Juventus |
|---|---|---|
| Pirlo 105+2' (pen.) |
Report | Trezeguet 105+3' |
| Penalties | ||
Pirlo  Serginho Brocchi  Nesta |
3–5 | Di Vaio Trezeguet Birindelli Camoranesi Ferrara |
2004 edition
[edit]Teams
[edit]
Matches
[edit]| Manchester United | 0–0 |  Bayern Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Smith Bellion Keane O'Shea |
2–4 | Frings Scholl Ballack Santa Cruz |
Porto  | 1–0 | Liverpool |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Alberto 84' |
Report |
| Milan | 3–2 | Chelsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cafu 26' Costacurta 76'Shevchenko 87' |
Report | Guðjohnsen 19' Drogba 38' |
Notes
[edit]- ^ For the ChampionsWorld Series game, Milan were listed first. For the Supercoppa Italiana fixture, Juventus were listed first.
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