Singapore – Relevent Sports and Catalyst Media Group (CMG) welcome Sony Singapore as the Official Partner for the 2017 International Champions Cup Singapore (ICC). Scheduled to take place at the National Stadium July 25, 27 and 29, the ICC will feature Chelsea FC, FC Bayern and FC International in a round-robin three-match tournament.
With the partnership, Sony Singapore will provide the organiser with the latest audio and visual equipment to capture all the exciting action on and off pitch during the week of the event. Accredited media to the tournament will also get to experience Sony’s latest range of interchangeable-lens cameras and lens via loan sets made available upon request.
The ICC is the world’s premier summer football tournament and brings the best in football to iconic venues across North America, Europe, Australia, China and now, Southeast Asia. It counts some of the world’s most valued football teams such as Manchester United, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain as champions in its previous editions of the annual tournament.
Singapore will be the third country to host the tournament in Asia-Pacific and will be the only country in Southeast Asia to host a leg of the prestigious annual tournament for the next four years (2017 – 2020). The tournament kicks off on Tuesday, 25 July, where Chelsea will play Bayern, in a rematch of the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final which Chelsea won 4-3 (1-1 Full Time) on penalties. The next match on Thursday, 27 July, will see Bayern, 2013 UEFA Champions League winner, take on Inter. The Italian club famously completed the treble with their 2–0 win against Bayern in the 2010 UEFA Champions League Final. The third and final game of the tournament will see Inter take on Chelsea on Saturday, 29 July.