On the back of the club's announcement of a proposed link with a professional club in the USL, the club will take part in two friendlies against Carolina Railhawks and Minnesota Thunder.

Carolina Railhakws were founded in 2006 and play their home games at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina.

Minnesota Thunder were founded in 1990 as an amateur team, turning professional in 1994.

Both teams are currently playing in the USL First Division, the second tier of the American pyramid.

The games will be played at the NSC Stadium, where work has been undertaken to remove the running track and provide a stadium that will hold 12,000 fans, with potential to expand to 20,000.

The game against Carolina Railhawks is being streamed live online at: http://usl.playonsports.tv

A full list of Burnley's confirmed pre-season friendlies is as follows: Thursday, July 10th - Carolina Railhawks (A); Tuesday, July 15th - Minnesota Thunder (A); Saturday, July 19th - Queen of the South (A); Monday, July 21st - Partick Thistle (A); Wednesday, July 23rd - St Johnstone (A); Saturday, July 26th - Accrington Stanley (A; Monday, July 28th - Glentoran (A); Wednesday, July 30th - Bradford City (A); Saturday, August 2nd - Inverness Caley Thistle (H).