DALLAS: THE DETAILS
The final stop on our US tour takes us south, from Baltimore on the east coast down to Dallas, Texas.
It is in nearby Arlington that we play our fourth game of the trip, against Mexican side Club America, who we also faced in pre-season two years ago.
Back in 2007, we opened our American tour with a 2-1 win in Stanford, California thanks to goals from debutant Florent Malouda and John Terry, who headed home the winner with seven minutes remaining.
Manager Jose Mourinho opted to field a different line-up in either half that day, with other new signings Steve Sidwell and Tal Ben-Haim playing their first games. Youngster Jack Cork had the same accolade.

First half: (4-3-3): Cech; Johnson, Ben-Haim, Terry (c), Cork; Sidwell, Makelele, Lampard; J Cole, Shevchenko, Robben.
Second half: (4-3-3)Cudicini; Johnson (Sinclair 74), Carvalho, Terry (c), Hutchinson; Wright-Phillips, Diarra, Essien; Kalou, Drogba, Malouda.
This time we will be playing in the new 80,000 seat Cowboys Stadium, home to the NFL's Dallas Cowboys.
We will be among the first sporting teams to appear there on July 26, and the Cowboys do not even take their bow at the new stadium, which also features a retractable roof and huge arches, similar to Wembley's, until August.
By the time this game comes around, Carlo Ancelotti will already have been in charge for three games, and will be formulating some ideas about the side he will send out to face Manchester United in the Community Shield on August 5.
Before JT, Dallas had JR. The Ewing family had audiences of over 20 million Americans gripped to the screens with their oil and cattle empires, with storylines of love, power and wealth.
The real Dallas has a little more to it, with a population of around 1.3 million it is in America's top 10 biggest cities, but smaller than both Houston and San Antonio.
Located in one of the biggest southern states in the USA, it is also hot with temperatures averaging the mid-30s in late July, perfect for footballers trying to gain match fitness.
With a Mexican border, Texas is renowned for its Tex-Mex cuisine and barbecues, with steak another Texan staple, given its high number of ranches.

Dallas is famously the place where JFK was assassinated in November 1963, but while this standout event was a major low in its history, there have been plenty of brighter points since its inception in 1841.
John Neely Bryan, a Tennessee lawyer claimed 640 acres of land and sketched out a rough plan for his new town. By 1973 there was an international airport, and now it is one of the most celebrated towns in America.
Back in the sporting arena, Dallas is also home to the Mavericks (basketball) and the Texas Rangers (baseball) as well as MLS side FC Dallas, former club of Brazilian winger Denilson and goalkeeper Shaka Hislop.

Among their ranks, Club America have a number of Mexican internationals, including midfielder captain Pavel Pardo, who will be 33 on the day of the game and goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa.
The clash will bring to an end our involvement in the World Football Challenge, having already taken in games against AC and Inter Milan. Hopefully it will see us raise the first silverware under Ancelotti, before returning home to England for a friendly at Reading on August 1.
For more information on ticket details for our pre-season fixtures, click here. Alternatively, find out more on the World Football Challenge here.
























