Brief-Soccer-Barcelona to face Beckham's Galaxy on U.S. tour
NEW YORK, May 8 (Reuters) - Champions League finalists Barcelona will play against David Beckham's Los Angeles Galaxy as part of a tour of the United States in August, Major League Soccer said on Friday.
Barcelona, who meet Manchester United in the Champions League final in Rome later this month, take on the Galaxy on Aug. 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California and then visit the Seattle Sounders four days later at Qwest Field.
The tour will also feature a third game which has yet to be confirmed, the league said in a statement. Beckham, who is in the middle of a loan spell at AC Milan, is due back in the States in July.
(Reporting by Simon Evans in Ponte Vedra Beach, editing by Tony Jimenez. To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)
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