Top 30 most-attended friendlies in USA during 2018

Another round of the annual summer friendlies has come and gone. These are usually a smashing success, both in terms of attendance at the games and the TV viewing audience. However, 2018 was down slightly for these types of friendlies (International Champions Cup attendances were down approximately 10%) while TV ratings dipped somewhat too.

There are several possible explanations why this happened. First, it’s possible that there is something of a soccer burnout at the moment with the World Cup just finishing. Second, a number of clubs were stateside without their biggest stars who are on a much needed vacation after participating in the World Cup.

It’s not all doom and gloom though. There have still been plenty of great crowds and relatively entertaining soccer being played. Plenty of big name clubs were over here this year as well: Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus, AC Milan, AS Roma, and Benfica. A number of Liga MX teams also played friendlies in the US. Some of these teams played games against MLS teams, but the vast majority of the games were part of the International Champions Cup.

Here is a brief summary of all of the friendlies played in the US in the summer of 2018, ranked from most attended to least attended, and also includes the result of each game as well as the venue.