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Benfica replace Porto on tour of North America this summer

Portuguese league champions Benfica will replace Porto for four preseason friendlies in North America this summer.

Porto will play Paris Saint-Germain at Toronto on July 18; Fiorentina at East Hartford, Connecticut, six days later; at the New York Red Bulls on July 26; and against Mexico's Club America at July 28 at a site to be announced.

All of the games are part of the International Champions Cup event.

Relevent Sports, an organiser of the games, announced the switch Saturday and said all ticket puchases for the game remain valid, though Porto fans are eligible for full refunds.

"Despite agreeing to the tournament schedule and participating in the launch press conference on April 28 in New York, FC Porto has communicated its inability to participate in the 2015 International Champions Cup schedule and therefore has been replaced," the company's statement said.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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