Manchester United's training center at Carrington.Manchester United staffer Rob James has paid Kansas City and the Wizards a great compliment in a newspaper article back in the UK. James has been the one putting together the U.S. tour and came to Kansas City a few weeks back when Denis Irwin came.

Sir Alex Ferguson felt inexperience was to blame for Manchester United's surprise defeat by 10-man Kansas City Wizards. Kei Kamara scored the Wizards' winner in the 42nd minute as the Major League Soccer side excelled in front of 52,424 fans at the Arrowhead Stadium.

1. Founded in 1995 and known as The Wiz and KC. The "Wizards" name refers to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz which was set in Kansas.
2. They play at the 10,385 capacity stadium called Community America Ballpark. The noisiest section of the stadium is known as "The Cauldron".
3. In 2008, the Wizards moved their home game against the Los Angeles Galaxy to Arrowhead Stadium to accommodate the larger crowd that was expected to be in attendance for David Beckham's Kansas City début.

This afternoon, 52,342 people came to watch Kansas City take on English Premier League powerhouse Manchester United in the recently renovated Arrowhead Stadium.

Both Davy Arnaud and Kei Kamara netted first-half goals in the 2-1 victory Sunday. The scoring started with Arnaud's 11th minute finished the through ball that was played in from Kei Kamara.

Inter Milan is bringing a full star-studded squad to Dallas tonight. (Getty Images)

Tonight is a pretty big deal for FC Dallas. They host the UEFA Champions League winners from Italy, Inter Milan at Pizza Hut Park. This is easily the biggest friendly in the club's history and definitely the biggest match PHP has hosted (excluding two MLS Cups of course).

President Bill Clinton and other board members of the USA Bid Committee to bring the FIFA World Cup to the U.S. in 2018 or 2022 met Thursday in Johannesburg with Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa, host of this year's 2010 FIFA World Cup. With Former President Mandela, from left, is Sunil Gulati, president of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and chairman of the USA Bid Committee; President Clinton, honorary chairman of the USA Bid Committee; Don Garber, commissioner of Major League Soccer; Carlos Cordeiro, vice chairman of the USA Bid Committee; and Dan Flynn, USSF CEO and secretary general.

Giggs will wear his familiar number 11.For those of you who are stat/number geeks (like me), we thought we'd post the list of jersey numbers Manchester United players will be wearing. The match kicks off Sunday at 5 p.m. CT at Arrowhead Stadium. If you don't yet have your tickets, get them here.

If the U.S. gets the World Cup in 2018 or 2022, it won't play any games in Chicago or Northern California. Those omissions were the biggest surprise of the USA Bid Committee decision, announced earlier today at ESPN Zone in New York. Committee chairman and U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati cited "Olympics burn-out" as the main reason Chicago didn't make the cut.

Manchester United will embark on a five-match pre-season tour of the United States, Canada and Mexico this summer.
Celtic v Manchester United
July 16, Rogers Centre, Toronto
Philadelphia Union v Manchester United
July 21, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Kansas City Wizards v Manchester United
July 25, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas
MLS All-Stars v Manchester United
July 28, Reliant Stadium, Houston
Chivas v Manchester United
July 30, Guadalajara

English Premier League giants Manchester United have announced their plans for a tour of the United States this summer. The Red Devils will be showcasing against the Major League All Stars for this year's All Star match, and the Premiership side will also play friendlies in Philadelphia and Kansas City.

As you saw yesterday, Man United has confirmed some of the star players that will be making the trip to Kansas City for the upcoming friendly July 25 at Arrowhead Stadium (Buy tickets here if you haven't already). They have now announced their full 22-man roster, including Portugal star Nani. Below, see legendary Manager Sir Alex Ferguson and captain Gary Neville (who Man Utd has announced today picked up an injury and won't be joining the team in the U.

As you saw yesterday, Man United has confirmed some of the star players that will be making the trip to Kansas City for the upcoming friendly July 25 at Arrowhead Stadium (Buy tickets here if you haven't already). They have now announced their full 22-man roster, including Portugal star Nani. Below, see legendary Manager Sir Alex Ferguson and captain Gary Neville (who Man Utd has announced today picked up an injury and won't be joining the team in the U.

Portugal star Nani is among the Manchester United players coming to Kansas City.With Manchester United's announcement today of their 22-man roster for the upcoming North American tour, we thought it was time to start speculating about who we will see in Kansas City on July 25 (pick up tickets here).

As you see above, the coaching staff was very appreciative of the Unicorn Wizards, our U13 friends from the Manchester area, giving an in-depth scouting report of Manchester United. The MLS Wizards face world-renowned Man Utd Sunday at 5 p.m. CT in the first-ever event at the New Arrowhead Stadium.

Like it or not the Kansas City Wizards is no longer the name of the Major League Soccer team that resides in Kansas City, Kansas. The organization announced yesterday that it has a new logo and a new name, Sporting Kansas City.

The logo and name change is not the first for the club that has tried to find it's identity over the last 15 years.

On Goal, the owners of the Kansas City Wizards, announced Wednesday that the team would be rebranding as "Sporting Kansas City" for the 2011 campaign and beyond.

While you can read all the hopes for the new brand here, including the positives on the shape of the logo and the Harry Potter-style "SC," and the reaction to the announcement here.

If 2009 was a bad year for Miami soccer, 2010 is the antithesis.
So far things are going well- Miami still has a professional soccer side and on Tuesday the community got a huge boost after it was decided that the Magic City would be one of 18 venues that are part of the United States' World Cup bid for the 2018 or 2022 bids.

The Kansas City Wizards will play fellow MLS side Colorado Rapids on Tuesday, April 13th at 7:30 p.m. CT in a qualifying game for the 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The game will take place at the Stanley H. Durwood Stadium on the campus of the University of Missouri-Kansas City, which is located at the intersection of Cherry Street and East 51st Street.

Wizards president Robb Heineman has confirmed the date of the game in Kansas City in Manchester United. Tonight on Bigsoccer, Robb posted that the game against Manchester United will be on July 25th, likely at Arrowhead Stadium, although that hasn't been announced officially yet. (Where else would you have it?

Manchester United is reportedly scheduled to play a friendly against the Kansas City Wizards on July 25, most probably at Arrowhead Stadium, as part of the Red Devils' summer tour of the United States.

The news of Manchester United's friendly in Kansas City comes from a tweet (pictured above) posted on Twitter by a communications intern at the Wizards.

Manchester United will face the MLS All-Stars on July 28th at Houston's Reliant Stadium (8:30pm - ESPN2) as part of their four-city summer tour. United open against Celtic at the Rogers Centre in Toronto on July 16th before traveling to Philadelphia to play the Union at Lincoln Financial Field on the 21st and then Arrowhead Stadium to face the Kansas City Wizards on the 25th.

Manchester United will play four games in the United States and Canada as part of a preseason North American tour.

The Red Devils will arrive in Chicago, home of new shirt sponsor Aon Corp., on July 12 for training and then meet Celtic on July 16 at Toronto's Rogers Center. The 18-time English champions play the Philadelphia Union five days later at Lincoln Financial Field and meet the Kansas City Wizards on July 25 at Arrowhead Stadium.

That's right folks, world famous English Premier League club Manchester United is coming to Kansas City to play your Wizards Sunday, July 25 at 5 p.m. CT. The match is included in season ticket packages for Wizards season ticket holders. For more information and to reserve your tickets online, if you're a season ticket holder, visit www.

One of America's worst kept soccer secrets has finally been confirmed. Manchester United will be touring North America this summer and playing five games across the continent from Canada to the United States and finally to Mexico.

• Celtic v Manchester United, July 16, Rogers Centre, Toronto
• Philadelphia Union v Manchester United, July 21, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
• Kansas City Wizards v Manchester United, July 25, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas
• MLS All-Stars v Manchester United, July 28, Reliant Stadium, Houston
• Chivas v Manchester United, July 30, Guadalajara

"It's great to be going back to North America," Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said.

Major League Soccer announced today that Manchester United will be coming to take on the MLS all-stars, July 28, in Toronto.

In addition, the club will play games in Philadelphia and Kansas City. The games will be preseason training for the perennial EPL power and the first time MLS teams will get a shot at ManU.

The news today wasn't that surprising to followers of this blog, but today MLS and the Wizards confirmed that the Wizards would be playing Manchester United at Arrowhead Stadium on July 25th. Along with playing the Wizards, United will play Celtic in Toronto at the Rogers Center, the Union Lincoln Financial Field, and the MLS All Stars at Reliant Stadium in Houston.

In July 2010 right after the World Cup, the Manchester United squad will go to the USA to prepare for their 2010/2011 season. They will be visiting Toronto, Philadelphia, Kansas and Houston.

Fixtures:

• July 16, 2010 Glasgow Celtic, Toronto
• July 21, 2010 Philadelphia Union, Philadelphia
• July 25, 2010 Kansas City Wizards, Kansas
• July 28, 2010 MLS All-Stars, Houston

The squad will be lead by Ryan Giggs and it will include stars like Paul Scholes, Edwin van der Sar, Darren Fletcher, Antonio Valencia, John O'Shea, Michael Owen and Dimitar Berbatov.

Well, we had some big news yesterday, what with Manchester United coming to town on July 25 and all. If you're coming to the game, make sure to RSVP on Facebook and invite all your friends. We want to sell out Arrowhead Stadium so there's no doubt that the World Cup should be hosted here if the USA wins the right to stage the event in 2018 or 2022.

Manchester United Manager Sir Alex Ferguson held a press conference today in New York City to discuss United's upcoming North American tour, which includes a stop in Kansas City to play your Wizards July 25th at 5 p.m. CT. If you haven't yet picked up your tickets, you can do so here through Ticketmaster.

The big business news in the world of American soccer business is the recent announcement that WPS franchise Saint Louis Athletetica is shutting down mid-season. Due to a funding crisis, the team cannot make payroll and the league has been paying player wages. The WPS schedule will be reworked to account for the lost team and players will have the opportunity to sign with other league franchises.

The Kansas City Wizards have announced that more than 40,000 tickets for their July 25 match against Manchester United at New Arrowhead Stadium. According to the Wizards' press release, the match will set a new attendance record for soccer in Mid-America, as sales have already surpassed the previous record of 37,319 set when the United States Men's National Team played a World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica at Arrowhead in 2001.

We are out and about tonight, so we thought we would look back at an interview we did with Wizards' VP of Marketing and Communications Rob Thomson. The Wizards are in their third year in cozy Community America Ballpark after spending the last decade at cavernous Arrowhead Stadium. The Wizards are working toward building a new stadium.

Dimitar Berbatov is among the confirmed players for Man Utd's North American tour. Manchester United has confirmed several big-name players that will join the team for the friendly July 25 versus the Wizards at Arrowhead Stadium. The list of confirmed international standouts includes legendary midfielder Ryan Giggs (Wales), English stars Paul Scholes and Gary Neville, as well as Darren Fletcher (Scotland), Dimitar Berbatov (Bulgaria) and Edwin Van der Sar (Holland).

Dimitar Berbatov is among the confirmed players for Man Utd's North American tour. Manchester United has confirmed several big-name players that will join the team for the friendly July 25 versus the Wizards at Arrowhead Stadium. The list of confirmed international standouts includes legendary midfielder Ryan Giggs (Wales), English stars Paul Scholes and Gary Neville, as well as Darren Fletcher (Scotland), Dimitar Berbatov (Bulgaria) and Edwin Van der Sar (Holland).

A day after Manchester United named a few players on their US tour roster, they named the full 22 man roster that will travel to the United States. One name from the pre-release is no longer on the roster, as Gary Neville has picked up an injury and will miss the tour. As for the full roster, there are going to be no World Cup stars in KC for the game against the Wizards.

A day after Manchester United named a few players on their US tour roster, they named the full 22 man roster that will travel to the United States. One name from the pre-release is no longer on the roster, as Gary Neville has picked up an injury and will miss the tour. As for the full roster, there are going to be no World Cup stars in KC for the game against the Wizards.

While we know that L.A. Galaxy Coach Bruce Arena will be coaching the MLS All-Star Team, along with Houston Dynamo Coach Dominic Kinnear, this year, we still don't know the full roster for the MLS All-Star Team. However, we do have some good information on who will be travelling with Manchester United to the US this summer:
GOALKEEPERS: Ben Amos (ENG), Tomasz Kuszczak (POL), Edwin van de Sar (NED)
DEFENDERS: Wes Brown (ENG), Fabio Da Silva (BRA), Rafael Da Silva (BRA), Ritchie De Laet (BEL), Corry Evans (NIR), Jonny Evans (NIR), John O'Shea (IRL), Chris Smalling (ENG)
MIDFIELDERS: Tom Cleverley (ENG), Darren Fletcher (SCO), Darron Gibson (IRL), Ryan Giggs (WAL), Nani (POR), Gabriel Obertan (FRA), Paul Scholes (ENG)
FORWARDS: Dimitar Berbatov (BUL), Mame Biram Diouf (SEN), Javier Hernandez (MEX) [will join in Houston on 27 July], Federico Macheda (ITA), Danny Welbeck (ENG)
MANAGER: Sir Alex Ferguson
As of now, Wayne Rooney is not on the roster, but that roster may change as we get closer to the match.

Come on Man Utd, let him out to try out some Oklahoma Joe's while he's here! As you know, Giggs and Man Utd visit the Wizards July 25 at Arrowhead Stadium. If you don't yet have tickets, click here.

Come on Man Utd, let him out to try out some Oklahoma Joe's while he's here! As you know, Giggs and Man Utd visit the Wizards July 25 at Arrowhead Stadium. If you don't yet have tickets, click here.

Come out to the Fan Zone before Sunday's game against Manchester United.This Sunday, there will be a Fan Zone outside of Arrowhead before the match against Manchester United. The Fan Zone will begin at 2 p.m. CT (also the time that parking lots open), concluding at 5 p.m. (also kickoff time).