Leicester have lined up some big-name friendlies for the summer…

A lot can change in a year.

It's exactly 12 months to the day that JOE.co.uk came crashing into the world, kicking our feet in the air and wailing like a newborn baby. But (sarcasm alert) arguably an even bigger story than that is Leicester City's annus mirabilis. Just 365 days ago, the Foxes were bottom of the Premier League and staring straight down the barrel of a swift return to the Championship. Fast forward to today, and Claudio Ranieri's side are sitting pretty at the top of the table, five points clear with just seven games left to play. https://twitter.com/JOE_co_uk/status/709496671667884032 Leicester's remarkable turnaround in fortunes has been underlined by their pre-season plans for the 2016/17 campaign. The Foxes' efforts have been recognised by the organisers of the annual International Champions Cup, with the Midlands club included in the prestigious tournament for the first time. https://twitter.com/anabnos/status/712277437632155652 Perhaps Manchester City and Manchester United are just busy this summer. Or maybe their usurping at the top of the Premier League is just the start of their problems...

The full International Champions Cup fixture list is as follows:

23 July - Celtic v Leicester, Glasgow 24 July - Inter v PSG, Eugene 27 July - Real Madrid v PSG, Columbus 27 July - Bayern Munich v AC Milan, Chicago 27 July - Chelsea v Liverpool, Pasadena 30 July - Celtic v Barcelona, Dublin 30 July - Inter v Bayern Munich, Charlotte 30 July - AC Milan v Liverpool, Santa Clara 30 July - PSG v Leicester, LA 3 August - Barcelona v Leicester, Stockholm 3 August - Bayern Munich v Real Madrid, East Rutherford 3 August - AC Milan v Chelsea, Minnapolis TBC - Liverpool v Barcelona TBC - Inter v Celtic TBC - Real Madrid v Chelsea