Chelsea, Inter, Club America and AC Milan to face off in U.S.

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NEW YORK -- AC Milan will play rival Inter Milan at Foxborough, Mass., on July 26 as part of a four-club, six-city tournament that also includes Chelsea and Club America.

Inter, closing in on its fourth straight Italian Serie A title, opens what's called the World Football Challenge on July 19 against Club America at Stanford Stadium in California. Inter then plays Chelsea two days later at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.

AC Milan, a seven-time European champion, faces Club America on July 22 at the Georgia Dome and meets Chelsea two days later at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. Chelsea at Club America play July 26 in one of the first events at the Dallas Cowboys' new stadium in Arlington, Texas.

ESPN will televise all six matches on its networks.

Chelsea, which will train in the United States for the fifth time in six years, also will play at Seattle's new Major League Soccer team on July 18. AC Milan will play the Los Angeles Galaxy the following day at Carson, Calif., part of the deal that extended David Beckham's loan with the Italian club through the end of the Serie A season.

World Football Challenge match schedule

Sunday, July 19

Club America vs. Inter at Stanford Stadium (Palo Alto, Calif.)

7 p.m. ET on ESPN2

Tuesday, July 21

Chelsea vs. Inter at the Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)

11 p.m. ET on ESPN2

Wednesday, July 22

AC Milan vs. Club America at the Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Ga.)

7 p.m. ET on ESPN2

Friday, July 24

AC Milan vs. Chelsea at M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, Md.)

8 p.m. ET on ESPN

Sunday, July 26

AC Milan vs. Inter at Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)

5 p.m. ET on ESPN2

Sunday, July 26

Chelsea vs. Club America at Cowboy Stadium (Arlington, Texas)

7 p.m. ET on ESPN2