Manchester United, shall we win another cup in China this time…Planning the Summer Series immediately after the EPL's first World Cup
Dec 03, 2025
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British public broadcaster 『BBC" reported on the 2nd (local time) that the EPL Secretariat is seeking the club's opinion on the EPL Summer Series, and Hong Kong and Shenzhen, China, are mentioned as candidates for the event.
The EPL has hosted preseason tournaments every two years since 2003 ahead of the new season in odd years. The tournament, which lasted until 2019, was suspended in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 and then resumed in the United States under the name Summer Series in 2023. Last summer, it was held in New York, Chicago, and Atlanta, USA.
According to the BBC, this is the first time the Summer Series will be held in the summer when major international competitions are held. The 2026 FIFA World Cup finals, co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, will be held from June to July 2026.
After the World Cup, four teams are considered to play three games each from August 1 to 8.
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The recent expansion of European club competitions and international competitions has increased the number of games played by players, according to the BBC.
This is the first World Cup to feature 48 teams, and the final will be held on July 20. The 2026-2027 season EPL is scheduled to open on August 23, about a month after the World Cup final.
Players from teams that have been eliminated from the round of 16 in the World Cup finals will have to take a break for about three weeks before returning to the preseason team with about a week left in the Summer Series.
Manchester United, Everton, Bournemouth and West Ham, who participated in the Summer Series last summer, returned to the team after only about two weeks off. Manchester United (7 points), which had 2 wins and 1 draw, beat West Ham (6 points) to win and gained good energy.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
