Monday Marker: Your guide to City’s week ahead | OneFootball

Everything you need to know as the men’s team start the second week of our Tour of Asia and the women’s team get ready for their first action on the pitch.

Tuesday

Enzo Maresca press conference | 13:00 (UK)

The squad are in South Korea for the second leg of the tour and the City boss will speak to the media ahead of our game with a K League All-Stars side.

We’ll bring you written reports on his preview for the match on mancity.com and our official app.

Wednesday

City v K League All Stars | Asia Tour | Seoul World Cup Stadium | 12:00 (UK)

It’s the second match of our tour as we face a K League All Stars side in the Korean capital.

Our opponents have been assembled to represent the best of the nation’s top-flight and it should prove to be an exciting encounter as we continue our build-up to the 2026/27 campaign.

K League All Stars have previously faced Barcelona, Tottenham, Juventus and Atletico Madrid and beat Newcastle 1-0 in their last game in July 2025.

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CITY+ subscribers can watch the game live and in full on mancity.com and our official app anywhere in the world with the exception of South Korea.

If you’re not subscribed to CITY+, you’ll still be able to listen live to the radio commentary - all available on our Matchday Centre.

That Matchday Centre will provide live text updates during the game as we do for every men’s and women’s match throughout the season.

After the match, we’ll have reaction from Maresca and his team as well as highlights and a full-match replay.

Saturday

Enzo Maresca press conference | 12:00 (UK)

Open training | 12:30 (UK)

Fiorentina v City Women | Friendly | Rocco B. Commisso Viola Park | 19:00 (UK)

Ahead of our second match in Seoul against Atletico Madrid, Maresca will again face the media.

Join Pitchside Live from 11:30 (UK) where we will bring you live coverage plus preview of our team in Korea and in the studio in Manchester.

Don’t worry if you miss any of it, we’ll also have written reports to preview the match on mancity.com and our official app.

Then in the evening, Andrée Jeglertz’s double winners travel to Italy for our first pre-season test with the campaign starting in the first weekend of September.

We face the Italian side, who finished fourth in Serie A last season, in Florence and the game will be live for CITY+ subscribers.

The broadcast of the friendly will begin shortly before kick-off with Mike Minay calling the game.

Following the match, we will have a match report, plus highlights and all the reaction from our first 90 minutes for the squad.

Sunday

City v Atletico Madrid | Asia Tour | Seoul World Cup Stadium | 12:00 (UK)

The final match of our pre-season tour to Asia sees us face Spanish giants Atletico Madrid.

We have only faced Atleti twice in competitive matches – with two quarter-final legs in the Champions League in April 2022 which City won 1-0 at the Etihad Stadium before a goalless draw at the Metropolitano Stadium.

Diego Simeone’s side remain one of the strongest sides in Europe and are sure to provide another big test as we step up preparations for the new campaign.

As with all the tour games, CITY+ subscribers can watch the full match  live on mancity.com and our official app globally except South Korea and Spain.

If you’re not subscribed to CITY+, you’ll still be able to listen live to the radio commentary - all available on our Matchday Centre.

That Matchday Centre will again provide live text updates and later we’ll have Maresca’s postmatch thoughts as well as highlights and a full-match replay.

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After Saturday’s meeting with Inter, we’ll now head to Seoul to play a K League All-Stars side on Wednesday 5 August and then Atletico Madrid on Sunday 9 August. Both games begin at 12:00 (UK).

Each game will be available to watch on mancity.com and our official app for current CITY+ subscribers globally*.

Available for £34.99 annually or £9.99 per month, or unlock CITY+ as part of Premium Membership (£65/year), which brings together the best of City, in one membership.

*K-League All Stars v City: Globally available except South Korea 

City v Atletico Madrid: Globally available except South Korea, Spain 

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