ChampionsWorld Series

Club Association football exhibition competition
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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

Teams

Country Team Current titles
 Argentina Boca Juniors 2003 Copa Libertadores
 England Manchester United 2002–03 FA Premier League
 Italy Juventus 2002–03 Serie A
 Italy Milan 2002–03 UEFA Champions League • 2002–03 Coppa Italia
 Mexico América
 Scotland Celtic
 Spain Barcelona

Matches

Manchester United England4–0Scotland Celtic
Van Nistelrooy 7'
Giggs 28'
Solskjær 39'
Bellion 72'		 Report
Seahawks Stadium, Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 66,772
Referee: Kevin Terry
Celtic Scotland1–0Argentina Boca Juniors
Sutton 59' Report
Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 20,842
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela
Manchester United England3–1Mexico América
Van Nistelrooy 47'
Forlán 49', 79'		 Report Patiño 87'
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 57,365
Referee: Ali Saheli
Barcelona Spain2–2Italy Juventus
Saviola 28', 41' Report Di Vaio 86'
Miccoli 87'
Penalties
6–5
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Attendance: 57,365
Referee: Kevin Terry
Barcelona Spain2–0Italy Milan
Quaresma 11'
Ronaldinho 51'		 Report
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 45,864
Referee: Kevin Terry
Manchester United England4–1Italy Juventus
Giggs 24'
Scholes 57'
Van Nistelrooy 60'
Solskjær 79'		 Report Nedvěd 70'
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 79,005
Referee: Brian Hall
Manchester United England3–1Spain Barcelona
Forlán 25', 37'
Van Nistelrooy 85'		 Report Kluivert 10'
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 68,396
Referee: Kevin Stott
Milan Italy1–1[Note 1] (a.e.t.)Italy Juventus
Pirlo 105+2' (pen.) Report Trezeguet 105+3'
Penalties
Pirlo soccer ball with check mark
Serginho soccer ball with check mark
Brocchi soccer ball with red X
Nesta soccer ball with check mark		 3–5 soccer ball with check mark Di Vaio
soccer ball with check mark Trezeguet
soccer ball with check mark Birindelli
soccer ball with check mark Camoranesi
soccer ball with check mark Ferrara
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 54,128
Referee: Pierluigi Collina

2004 edition

Teams

Country Team Current titles
 England Chelsea
 England Liverpool
 England Manchester United 2003–04 FA Cup
 Germany Bayern Munich
 Italy Milan 2003–04 Serie A
 Italy Roma
 Portugal Porto 2003–04 UEFA Champions League • 2003–04 Primeira Liga
 Scotland Celtic 2003–04 Scottish Premier League • 2003–04 Scottish Cup
 Turkey Galatasaray

Matches

Celtic Scotland2–4England Chelsea
Beattie 27', 68' Report Smertin 15'
Guðjohnsen 50'
Kežman 59', 87'
Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 30,504
Referee: Kevin Terry
Manchester United England0–0Germany Bayern Munich
Report
Penalties
Smith soccer ball with red X
Bellion soccer ball with check mark
Keane soccer ball with check mark
O'Shea soccer ball with red X		 2–4 soccer ball with check mark Frings
soccer ball with check mark Scholl
soccer ball with check mark Ballack
soccer ball with check mark Santa Cruz
Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 54,128
Referee: Terry Vaughn
Celtic Scotland1–5England Liverpool
Beattie 72' (pen) Report Riise 5'
Owen 17'
Cissé 62', 76'
Henchoz 67'
Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
Attendance: 24,271
Referee: Alex Prus
Manchester United England1–2Scotland Celtic
Smith 35' Report Sutton 9' (pen)
Beattie 71'
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 55,421
Referee: Kevin Stott
Chelsea England3–0Italy Roma
Cole 11'
Kežman 63'
Drogba 69'		 Report
Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 25,317
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela
Porto Portugal1–0England Liverpool
Carlos Alberto 84' Report
SkyDome, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 40,078
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Celtic Scotland0–1Italy Roma
Report Totti 25'
SkyDome, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 50,168
Referee: Steve DePiero
Manchester United England1–1Italy Milan
Scholes 33' Report Shevchenko 90'
Penalties
Forlán soccer ball with check mark
Keane soccer ball with red X
Smith soccer ball with check mark
G. Neville soccer ball with check mark
Eagles soccer ball with check mark
Brown soccer ball with check mark
Richardson soccer ball with check mark
Bardsley soccer ball with check mark
Djemba-Djemba soccer ball with check mark
Howard soccer ball with red X		 8–9 soccer ball with check mark Shevchenko
soccer ball with red X Crespo
soccer ball with check mark Serginho
soccer ball with check mark Kaká
soccer ball with check mark Costacurta
soccer ball with check mark Brocchi
soccer ball with check mark Cafu
soccer ball with check mark Dida
soccer ball with check mark Kaladze
soccer ball with check mark Maldini
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 74,511
Referee: Kevin Stott
Porto Portugal1–2Turkey Galatasaray
Maniche 90+3' Report Şükür 4'
Erdem 86'
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 15,408
Referee: Kevin Terry
Milan Italy3–2England Chelsea
Cafu 26'
Costacurta 76'
Shevchenko 87'		 Report Guðjohnsen 19'
Drogba 38'
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 39,123
Referee: Terry Vaughn
Roma Italy1–2England Liverpool
Delvecchio 21' Report Cissé 30'
Owen 85'
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 25,028
Referee: Michael Kennedy

Notes

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