Birmingham City vs. FC Barcelona - live on beIN SPORTS CONNECT

Barcelona kick off their preseason on Friday with a clash against Tom Brady's Birmingham City 

La Liga's champions are back in business and officially kicking off their preseason campaign with a clash against English side, Birmingham City, live on beIN SPORTS on Friday.

Hansi Flick's team have been in England for the past week having trained at St George's Park in Staffordshire and face their first test in England's second city ahead of Barcelona's defense of their La Liga title which gets underway in a fortnight's time against Getafe. 

The match at Birmingham City's home stadium of St. Andrews will be a stern test for Barcelona. Birmingham City are just a week away from kicking off their official 2026-27 campaign with an EFL Cup clash against Swansea City, followed by an EFL Championship match against Sheffield United.

The ambitious English club, which is part owned by Tom Brady, will once again be targeting promotion to the Premier League. But first up, is a match against one of the world's most famous football clubs live on beIN SPORTS. 

Friday July 31st 
2:45PM ET / 11:45AM PT 

Birmingham City vs. FC Barcelona - live on beIN SPORTS CONNECT