Why Man City vs Celtic kicked off late in US pre-season tour
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester City are back in the USA for their latest pre-season tour, two years after their last trip Stateside. 2022 saw City take on Club America in Houston and Bayern Munich in Green Bay, while last year's tour took the Blues to Japan and South Korea.
The US is a big commercial market for City, and they will be back in the country next summer for the expanded FIFA Club World Cup tournament.
So while the club become accustomed to the summer heat of locations like New York and Orlando, fans back in the UK will have to stay up until the early hours to follow their side during pre-season. ALSO READ: Man City vs Celtic live Haaland captains side as Phillips starts amid weather warning ALSO READ: Man City to hold Kevin De Bruyne talks after Pep Guardiola admission and transfer interest Each of the four locations City are playing in this summer are five hours behind the UK, meaning a typical evening kick-off in North Carolina or Ohio is a midnight game back home.
City's opening friendly vs Celtic in Chapel Hill, NC, is an 12.30am kick-off in the UK, before the clash with AC Milan at Yankee Stadium in New York is slightly earlier at 11pm BST.
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