Leicester Among Champions Cup Cast  (Sky Sports)

Premier League sides Leicester, Liverpool and Chelsea will be among a very powerful line-up for the 2016 International Champions Cup.

Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic will also be among the 10-strong field for the transatlantic event, which will serve as a tasty appetiser ahead of the 2016-17 European campaign.

Some of the continent's biggest clubs round out the competitors in the form of Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Inter and AC Milan.

Celtic Park will play host to the tournament's opening game, and current Premier League leaders Leicester will be the visitors on July 23.

Leicester's invitation is an acknowledgement of their superb campaign and they will go on to play PSG in Los Angeles on July 30 and Barcelona at the Friends Arena in Stockholm (August 3).

Following the Leicester match, Celtic will play Barcelona at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin (July 30) and Inter on August 13 (venue to be confirmed).

Liverpool will open their campaign against Chelsea at the Rose Bowl in California on July 28 before going on to play AC Milan in Santa Clara (July 31) and Barcelona (August 6 - European venue to be confirmed).

Chelsea's final two matches are against Real Madrid (July 30 - United States venue to be confirmed) and AC Milan (August 3 - US Bank Stadium, Minnesota).

The participating teams and fixtures were announced at a press conference in New York on Tuesday.

Leicester chief executive Susan Whelan said: "An invitation to participate in the International Champions Cup highlights the significant impression the club is making on an international audience. We are delighted to be involved in this year's competition.

"The ICC is a great opportunity to compete with some of Europe's leading clubs and to further promote the club, and the city of Leicester, around the world."

Charlie Stillitano, the chairman of event organisers Relevant Sports, said: "This is the best roster of teams in ICC history and having them start their 2016-2017 campaign playing against each other will be a treat for both fans and the players."

Games will be played in two continents but the event is officially billed as the 'North America' edition of the International Champions Cup.

Manchester City have previously announced they will play in a concurrent version of the tournament in China, with Tottenham featuring in the Australian event.