Xtep partners with ICC China

Chinese sportswear brand Xtep has agreed a deal to sponsor its home country’s staging of this year’s International Champions Cup pre-season football tournament.

The Chinese leg of the ICC runs from July 18-24, with matches to take place in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Nanjing.

German Bundesliga clubs Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, Italian Serie A rivals Inter Milan and AC Milan, English Premier League side Arsenal and French Ligue 1 outfit Olympique Lyonnais are all set to compete in the tournament.