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Preliminary Team Itinerary Announced for Manchester United's 2010 North American Tour

July 10, 2010 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Chicago Fire FC News Release


CHICAGO, IL (Saturday, July 10, 2010) - A preliminary team itinerary was announced today for the 2010 Manchester United North American Tour, which will include stops in Chicago, Toronto, Philadelphia and Kansas City, prior to their arrival in Houston for the 2010 AT&T MLS All-Star Game. The team will train in Chicago prior to the start of the tour.

The Red Devils will hold an open training session at TOYOTA PARK on Wednesday, July 14 at 4:00 PM CT prior to the Chicago Fire's SuperLiga 2010 match against Monarcas Morelia, which kicks off at 8:30 PM CT at TOYOTA PARK. The only way to gain admission to Manchester United's open training is to hold a ticket to the Fire - Morelia SuperLiga match that evening at TOYOTA PARK. For tickets please call 888-MLS-FIRE (657-3473) or by visiting the club's official website www.Chicago-Fire.com, or by visiting www.Ticketmaster.com.

In addition to the four match days, the tour includes training sessions, news conferences and special events as the world's most valuable sports team prepares for the 2010-2011 English Premier League season.

Manchester United's international roster of superstars - which includes legendary midfielder Ryan Giggs (Wales), English standout Paul Scholes, as well as Dimitar Berbatov (Bulgaria) and Edwin van der Sar (Holland) - will face the MLS All-Stars in the 2010 AT&T MLS All-Star Game at Reliant Stadium, in Houston, Texas, on Wednesday, July 28 (live on ESPN2 and TeleFutura at 8:30 p.m. ET). The game marks the last stop of the tour, which also includes matches against Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union (July 21 in Philadelphia) and Kansas City Wizards (July 25 in Kansas City), along with Scottish power Celtic FC (July 16 in Toronto). Tickets are available by by calling 1-800-745-3000 or visiting ticketmaster.com . More information on the tour is available by visiting www.manutd.com/tour2010.

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