FC Barcelona, one of the world's most popular and successful clubs, will return this summer for its third U.S. tour in four years. Barcelona will tour the West Coast, taking on the LA Galaxy Aug. 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. (11:00 p.m. ET), and the Seattle Sounders on Aug. 5 at Qwest Field in Seattle (10:30 p.m. ET). The tour will include a third game yet to be announced.
Tickets to see the Spanish giant, whose honors include 18 La Liga trophies, a record-setting 24 Copa del Rey championships and two UEFA Champions League titles, will go on sale to the general public in the coming weeks.
Barcelona, whose roster includes Lionel Messi, Samuel Eto'o, Xavi, Thierry Henry and Andres Iniesta, could arrive to the USA as UEFA Champions League champion if it beats Manchester United in the final. May 27 against at Rome's Stadio Olimpico. Barcelona, having beaten archrival Real Madrid, 6-2, last weekend, is poised to win the La Liga crown.