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 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
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