Whilst there, the Blues will take on MLS side Portland Timbers on July 17, while working at what Mancini says are "some of the finest training facilities in America". They will then cross the continent to New Jersey, for the inaugural New York Football Challenge, which will also involve Spurs, Sporting Lisbon and New York Red Bulls from July 22-25. The tour will wrap up with a clash with Mexican side Club America in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 28.