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

Teams
CountryTeamCurrent titles
 ArgentinaBoca Juniors2003 Copa Libertadores
 EnglandManchester United2002–03 FA Premier League
 ItalyJuventus2002–03 Serie A
 ItalyMilan2002–03 UEFA Champions League • 2002–03 Coppa Italia
 MexicoAmérica
 ScotlandCeltic
 SpainBarcelona

Matches
Manchester United 4–0 Celtic
Van Nistelrooy 7'
Giggs 28'
Solskjær 39'
Bellion 72'		 Report
Attendance: 66,772
Referee: Kevin Terry
Celtic 1–0 Boca Juniors
Sutton 59' Report
Attendance: 20,842
Manchester United 3–1 América
Van Nistelrooy 47'
Forlán 49', 79'		 Report Patiño 87'
Attendance: 57,365
Referee: Ali Saheli
Barcelona 2–2 Juventus
Saviola 28', 41' Report Di Vaio 86'
Miccoli 87'
Penalties
6–5
Attendance: 57,365
Referee: Kevin Terry
Barcelona 2–0 Milan
Queresma 11'
Ronaldinho 51'		 Report
Attendance: 45,864
Referee: Kevin Terry
Manchester United 4–1 Juventus
Giggs 24'
Scholes 57'
Van Nistelrooy 60'
Solskjær 79'		 Report Nedvěd 70'
Attendance: 79,005
Referee: Brian Hall
Manchester United 3–1 Barcelona
Forlán 25', 37'
Van Nistelrooy 85'		 Report Kluivert 10'
Attendance: 68,396
Referee: Kevin Stott
Main article: 2003 Supercoppa Italiana
Milan 1–1[Note 1] (a.e.t.) Juventus
Pirlo 105+2' (pen.) Report Trezeguet 105+3'
Penalties
Pirlo
Serginho
Brocchi
Nesta 		3–5 Di Vaio
Trezeguet
Birindelli
Camoranesi
Ferrara
Attendance: 54,128

2004 edition

Teams
CountryTeamCurrent titles
 EnglandChelsea
 EnglandLiverpool
 EnglandManchester United2003–04 FA Cup
 GermanyBayern Munich
 ItalyMilan2003–04 Serie A
 ItalyRoma
 PortugalPorto2003–04 UEFA Champions League • 2003–04 Primeira Liga
 ScotlandCeltic2003–04 Scottish Premier League • 2003–04 Scottish Cup
 TurkeyGalatasaray

Matches
Celtic 2–4 Chelsea
Beattie 27', 68' Report Smertin 15'
Guðjohnsen 50'
Kežman 59', 87'
Attendance: 30,504
Referee: Kevin Terry
Manchester United 0–0 Bayern Munich
Report
Penalties
Smith
Bellion
Keane
O'Shea 		2–4 Frings
Scholl
Ballack
Santa Cruz
Attendance: 54,128
Referee: Terry Vaughn
Celtic 1–5 Liverpool
Beattie 72' (pen) Report Riise 5'
Owen 17'
Cissé 62', 76'
Henchoz 67'
Attendance: 24,271
Referee: Alex Prus
Manchester United 1–2 Celtic
Smith 35' Report Sutton 9' (pen)
Beattie 71'
Attendance: 55,421
Referee: Kevin Stott
Chelsea 3–0 Roma
Cole 11'
Kežman 63'
Drogba 69'		 Report
Attendance: 25,317
Porto 1–0 Liverpool
Carlos Alberto 84' Report
Attendance: 40,078
Celtic 0–1 Roma
Report Totti 25'
Attendance: 50,168
Referee: Steve DePiero
Manchester United 1–1 Milan
Scholes 33' Report Shevchenko 90'
Penalties
Forlán
Keane
Smith
G. Neville
Eagles
Brown
Richardson
Bardsley
Djemba-Djemba
Howard 		8–9 Shevchenko
Crespo
Serginho
Kaká
Costacurta
Brocchi
Cafu
Dida
Kaladze
Maldini
Attendance: 74,511
Referee: Kevin Stott
Porto 1–2 Galatasaray
Maniche 90+3' Report Şükür 4'
Erdem 86'
Attendance: 15,408
Referee: Kevin Terry
Milan 3–2 Chelsea
Cafu 26'
Costacurta 76'
Shevchenko 87'		 Report Guðjohnsen 19'
Drogba 38'
Attendance: 39,123
Referee: Terry Vaughn
Roma 1–2 Liverpool
Delvecchio 21' Report Cissé 30'
Owen 85'
Attendance: 25,028
Referee: Michael Kennedy

Notes
  1. ^
    For the ChampionsWorld Series game, Milan were listed first. For the Supercoppa Italiana fixture, Juventus were listed first.
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