The Barclays Premier League won’t kick off until the beginning of August on NBC and NBCSN, but if you need your fill of some preseason exhibition action, NBC Sports will still have you covered.
On July 15th and 18th, NBC will air the four matches in the Barclays Asia Trophy tournament, which will be waged between Everton, Stoke City, Arsenal, and Singapore XI side. The tournament takes place every two years, and involves three BPL teams and one XI supplied by the host country.
The matches taking place on July 15th are Everton-Stoke (beginning at 5:50 AM) and Arsenal-Singapore (beginning at 8:20 AM). Both games will be available on NBC Live Extra and in Spanish on NBC Universo.
The tournament concludes on July 18th with the third-place game at 5:50 AM and the final at 8:20 AM. The third-place match will only streams on NBC Live Extra, while the final will air on NBC Universo and will stream on Live Extra.
This is the first time that both Arsenal and Stoke will participate in the tournament, while Everton participated in the 2005 event and finished in last – the lone English club to do so. Also, this tournament will be the only time that American fans can (legally) watch Arsenal before their Community Shield clash with Chelsea on August 2nd, as the Emirates Cup isn’t aired in the USA.
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