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Sergio Aguero and his Manchester City team-mates will play in Melbourne in July. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images
Sergio Aguero and his Manchester City team-mates will play in Melbourne in July. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images

Manchester City will join Real Madrid for pre-season tournament in Australia

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  • Premier League champions sign up for International Champions Cup
  • Third team for Melbourne matches likely to be Inter Milan

English Premier League champions Manchester City will join Real Madrid in Melbourne next year as part of the International Champions Cup.

The Melbourne Cricket Ground will host the two footballing superpowers during July, with a third team for the series of three friendly matches yet to be confirmed.

Manchester City have been long rumoured to take part in the event, with Italian Serie A side Inter Milan likely to join them.

The Mancunians already have a stake in the Victorian capital after the club’s Abu Dhabi-based owners purchased and re-branded Melbourne Heart as Melbourne City.

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