Manchester City will take on Borussia Dortmund in Chicago as the annual International Champions Cup kicks off. 

Fun facts about the English Premier League; from which African country contributes the most players to the EPL to the Irishman who holds decidedly dodgy records.

While the 2018 World Cup will surely be remembered as a great footballing event, the game on the African continent may feel that it was a missed opportunity. Take a look back on the just-concluded tournament.

Belgium will face off with England in the 2018 FIFA World Cup third-place playoff match at the Krestovsky Stadium on Saturday.

France will face off with Belgium in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Semi-Final match at the Krestovsky Stadium on Tuesday.

England will have the opportunity to take their place in the last four of the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1990 when they finished in fourth place in Italy. Standing in their way are Sweden.

Football fans across the continent have had a week to digest the latest failures of African teams at international tournaments following Nigeria and Senegal’s untimely elimination. 

Colombia will look to upset the English apple cart when they lock horns in a 2018 World Cup, last 16 match set for the Otkritie Arena in Moscow on Tuesday, July 3.
 

Uruguay and Portugal will meet for a heavyweight last 16 clash in the 2018 World Cup, set for the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi on Saturday, June 30.
 

Nigeria will hope to secure their second win in the 2018 FIFA World Cup when they clash against Argentina on Tuesday night at Saint-Petersburg Stadium in Russia.