Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will take their rivalry outside Europe for the first time when the two Spanish La Liga clubs play in the International Champions Cup (ICC) in the US in July.

The Madrid derby on July 26 at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium is one of 18 matches that will be played by 12 clubs across the US, Europe and Asia in the seventh edition of the competition, according to the ICC match schedule released on Wednesday.

Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Juventus, AS Roma, AC and Inter Milan, Bayern Munich, Benfica and Mexico's Chivas de Guadalajara are also taking part in the event.

Roma and Chivas will kick off the July 16 - August 10 tournament in Chicago, while Manchester United and Inter will get the event started in Asia on July 20 at Singapore's National Stadium.

United earlier said they had added the pre-season match in Singapore plus games in China and Wales, including a clash with English Premier League rivals Tottenham in Shanghai.

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Among the other games, Spurs will face Italian champions Juventus on July 21 at the Singapore National Stadium.

Juventus will also play Inter Milan in China on July 24, with a venue yet to be decided, while Tottenham, who won the event last year, host Inter on August 4 at their new Hotspur Stadium in London.

Atletico and Juventus will close out play in Stockholm.

During the tournament, each team will play three matches, and the club with the most points at the end will win the championship and receive the first trophy of the season.