Updated March 4, 2026, 10:49 a.m. CT
- Liverpool and Sunderland will play a preseason friendly in Nashville on July 25.
- Liverpool is among the world’s most storied teams and is the defending Premier League champion.
- It’s the second time an English club has come to Geodis Park after Nashville SC faced Aston Villa in a friendly in 2025.
Geodis Park will host a friendly match between Premier League clubs Liverpool and Sunderland on July 25.
The two teams face off in preparation for the 2026-27 EPL season, which begins on Aug. 22. Both Liverpool and Sunderland are touring the United States during the preseason, with the game in Nashville the first exhibition for both.
It will be the second time Nashville has hosted an English club for a soccer game. Nashville SC faced Aston Villa last August and tied the Premier League team 2-2 during a break from its MLS campaign.
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Liverpool is the defending Premier League champions and are in fifth place, 16 points behind league-leading Arsenal, with nine games to play this season. One of the world’s most storied clubs, Liverpool is tied for the most league titles in English history with 20 and has won the Champions League six times, tied for third-most all time. The club claims to have over 26 million American supporters and was the most-watched Premier League team in the United States last season.
Liverpool’s stars include Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah, the Premier League’s all-time top foreign goalscorer, and Dutch defender Virgil Van Dijk, who is considered to be one of the greatest center backs of his generation. Midfielders Dominik Szoboszlai, Florian Wirtz and Alexis Mac Allister are among the best in the world at their positions, and forward Alexander Isak is the most expensive transfer in the history of British soccer.
Sunderland returned to the Premier League this season for the first time since 2016-17 after being promoted from the EFL Championship. The Black Cats are in safe position to remain in the league in 11th place, 15 points above the relegation zone. Their captain, midfielder Granit Xhaka, also captains the Switzerland national team.
How to buy tickets to Liverpool vs Sunderland in Nashville
Tickets to the match will go on sale at 10 a.m. CT on March 12, with a presale beginning March 10 at 10 a.m. Fans will need to register online for the presale.
Nashville SC season ticket holders can access an exclusive presale from 9-10 a.m. on March 10.
Jacob Shames can be reached by email at jshames@gannett.com and on X/Twitter @Jacob_Shames.
