Orlando Sentinel

Paris Saint-Germain, Tottenham to play in Orlando

- By Iliana Limón Romero

Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur will face off in Orlando July 22 at Camping World Stadium as part of the Internatio­nal Champions Cup. The matchup between the French Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain and English Premier League Tottenham will kick off at 8 p.m. and air on ESPN2. The lineup had long been rumored but was officially announced by Cup organizers Tuesday night.

PSG won a French championsh­ip and is the former club of current Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino. Paris SaintGerma­in’s lineup features Argentina’s Angel Di Maria and Uruguay’s Edinson Cavani, while Harry Kane and Dele Alli headline the Tottenham roster.

Visit Orlando landed a sponsorshi­p deal with the Internatio­nal Champions Cup that helped bring the PSG-Spurs matchup to Camping World Stadium. Orlando is slated to host an additional Internatio­nal Champions Cup game in 2018.

Florida Citrus Sports leaders have said they intend to bring more internatio­nal soccer events to Camping World Stadium. The venue seats more than 60,000 and organizers traditiona­lly roll out grass to cover the stadium’s default artificial turf for soccer events. Last summer, Orlando hosted Copa América Centenario matches at the stadium.

Tickets for the PSG-Spurs game will go on sale to the general public April 4. For more ticket informatio­n, visit internatio­nalchampio­ns cup.com.

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