source: San francisco Chronicle
Manchester United will return to the United States for another preseason tour next summer. The English Premier League champion announced Friday that it will have a news conference with coach Alex Ferguson in New York on Tuesday with Champions World LLC, the promoter of its U.S. tour last summer. While the subject wasn't announced, two U.S.-based soccer officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the news conference was to announce another U.S. tour. Manchester United spokesman Paddy Harverson declined comment. It was not yet clear if potential opponents will be announced at the news conference, the officials said. Manchester United, which has a marketing partnership with YankeeNets, played four games on this year's tour, its first games in the United States since 1982. The tour: a 4-0 win over Glasgow Celtic in Seattle, a 3-1 victory over Club America in Los Angeles, a 4-1 rout of Juventus of Turin at East Rutherford, N.J., and a 3-1 victory over Barcelona at Philadelphia. All but the game in Los Angeles sold out. Defending champion Manchester United is third in the Premier League at 8-2-1, two points behind league-leading Arsenal. Manchester United also is 3-1 in the first round of the European Champions League, second in its group behind VfB Stuttgart, which leads based on head-to-head record. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/tsUolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *************************************** Reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe to the list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe from the list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
