Travelling is a big part of a football commentator's life and this week I'm off to narrate the story of the International Champions Cup, at venues across the USA for ESPN, one of the leading sports channels stateside.

Celtic were involved in the ICC last year and undoubtedly will be again in the future.

There are many who see these summer games involving big clubs at far flung venues as purely a money grab by already wealthy football clubs. Fair enough, the likes of Manchester United, Barcelona and Juventus are not pitching up in Houston, Miami or Boston to make themselves poorer.

But look at it from the point of view of a fan in the USA. Football, as the spectator sport that we know, is still in its infancy. There is a captive market for the elite clubs and their bands of superstars.

I've spoken to fans this week who plan on driving hundreds of miles to get a glimpse of Sergio Agüero or Romelu Lukaku in Houston where Manchester United face City on Thursday.

Brendan Rodgers has rightly prioritised Champions League qualifying this year, leaving no stone unturned to make sure the Scottish champions have their best chance of reaching the group stage.

Yet the International Champions Cup is not disappearing any time soon. Celtic will be back.

If the Manchester clubs can meet in Texas, and Barcelona can face Real Madrid in Florida, how about a future Celtic v Rangers summer meeting in New Jersey?

Logistics might prove difficult given European qualifying but it will have more than crossed the organisers' minds.