Barcelona to play Tom Brady's Birmingham City in preseason friendly

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Barcelona will take on Tom Brady's Birmingham City in a preseason friendly at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park on July 31, the two clubs have confirmed.

The Spanish champions travel to England on July 27 for a training camp at St. George's Park, the English Football Association's national football centre in Burton upon Trent.

While there, they will kick off their preparations for the 2026-27 campaign with a fixture against Birmingham, who play in the Championship, the second tier of English football.

NFL great Brady is a minority shareholder in the club after being brought on board by the chairman, the U.S. financier Tom Wagner, in 2023.

Since investing, Brady has already been visible at some big matches, including one dubbed 'The Hollywood Derby' against Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac's Wrexham in 2024.

Birmingham won that game 3-1, with David Beckham also present alongside Brady at St. Andrew's to take in the Blues' victory.

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Barça and Birmingham have met on five occasions previously, including in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup semifinal in 1957-58 and again in the final in 1959-60, with the Catalan side winning both ties.

Overall, Barça have won three, drawn one and lost one of their previous meetings with Birmingham.