ChampionsWorld Series

The ChampionsWorld Series was a club association football exhibition competition hosted in North America, held in the summers of 2003 and 2004.

The entire 2003 competition took place in the United States, with the match between Milan and Juventus doubling up as the 2003 Supercoppa Italiana. The 2004 edition had two games held in Canada.

2003 edition

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Teams

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Country Team Current titles
 Argentina Boca Juniors 2003 Copa Libertadores
 England Manchester United 2002–03 FA Premier League
 Italy Juventus 2002–03 Serie A
 Italy Milan 2002–03 UEFA Champions League • 2002–03 Coppa Italia
 Mexico América
 Scotland Celtic
 Spain Barcelona

Matches

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Manchester United England4–0Scotland Celtic
Van Nistelrooy 7'
Giggs 28'
Solskjær 39'
Bellion 72'
Report
Attendance: 66,772
Referee: Kevin Terry

Celtic Scotland1–0Argentina Boca Juniors
Sutton 59' Report


Barcelona Spain2–2Italy Juventus
Saviola 28', 41' Report Di Vaio 86'
Miccoli 87'
Penalties
6–5




2004 edition

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Teams

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Country Team Current titles
 England Chelsea
 England Liverpool
 England Manchester United 2003–04 FA Cup
 Germany Bayern Munich
 Italy Milan 2003–04 Serie A
 Italy Roma
 Portugal Porto 2003–04 UEFA Champions League • 2003–04 Primeira Liga
 Scotland Celtic 2003–04 Scottish Premier League • 2003–04 Scottish Cup
 Turkey Galatasaray

Matches

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Celtic Scotland2–4England Chelsea
Beattie 27', 68' Report Smertin 15'
Guðjohnsen 50'
Kežman 59', 87'
Attendance: 30,504
Referee: Kevin Terry


Celtic Scotland1–5England Liverpool
Beattie 72' (pen) Report Riise 5'
Owen 17'
Cissé 62', 76'
Henchoz 67'

Manchester United England1–2Scotland Celtic
Smith 35' Report Sutton 9' (pen)
Beattie 71'

Chelsea England3–0Italy Roma
Cole 11'
Kežman 63'
Drogba 69'
Report

Porto Portugal1–0England Liverpool
Carlos Alberto 84' Report
Attendance: 40,078

Celtic Scotland0–1Italy Roma
Report Totti 25'
Attendance: 50,168
Referee: Steve DePiero


Porto Portugal1–2Turkey Galatasaray
Maniche 90+3' Report Şükür 4'
Erdem 86'


Roma Italy1–2England Liverpool
Delvecchio 21' Report Cissé 30'
Owen 85'
Attendance: 25,028
Referee: Michael Kennedy

Notes

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    For the ChampionsWorld Series game, Milan were listed first. For the Supercoppa Italiana fixture, Juventus were listed first.