INTERNATIONAL: Manchester United announces plans for four-game tour in 2003

English club Manchester United has announced its plans for its much-publicized tour of the United States in 2002.

It will play four games in four cities against foreign opposition in 13 days:

July 22 — Celtic (Scotland) at Seattle's Seahawks Stadium.

July 27 — Club America (Mexico) at the Los Angeles Coliseum.

July 31 — Juventus (Italy) at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.

Aug. 3 — Barcelona (Spain) at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field.

The Barca game will serve as the opening event at Lincoln Financial Field, the new home of the NFL Eagles.

The series will be televised by Fox Sports World and Fox Sports en Espanol.

Tickets will go on sale via TicketMaster March 15, 2003. For information on the tour, fans can contact a toll-free number, 888-806-0805.