Barcelona to tour United States as part of MLS deal

FC Barcelona will tour the United States later this year, part of a five-year commercial agreement with Major League Soccer signed Thursday that will have the two-time European champion play six games in America over the next half decade. No dates or other details of the tour were disclosed, but both officials of MLS' marketing arm, Soccer United Marketing, and the 18-time Spanish league champion said the contract also included the U.S. [link]