HONG KONG: English and Italian football giants Manchester City, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Juventus will square up for pre-season friendlies in Hong Kong in August, the clubs announced on Tuesday.

Pep Guardiola’s City will take on Inter Milan on Aug 1, spearheaded by their Norwegian goal machine Erling Haaland. The match will kick off the “Hong Kong Football Festival” at the city’s futuristic 50,000-seat Kai Tak stadium.

The gleaming arena opened a year ago, featuring a roof that can be closed and air-conditioning to combat the fierce summer heat and humidity.

Chelsea will play Juventus on Aug 5 to round off the mini-tournament.

All the teams will hold open training sessions ahead of the matches. The action does not stop there for fans in the football-mad southern Chinese city, as Bayern Munich and Aston Villa have already announced they will play a friendly in Hong Kong onAug 7.

Published in Dawn, April 22nd, 2026