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Article: SOCCER FANS SALIVATE OVER BIG MATCH MANCHESTER UNITED TAKES ON A BRITISH RIVAL IN SEATTLE.(News)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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- July 21, 2003
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Byline: JOHN COOK P-I reporter
Call it the next British invasion.
Manchester United - arguably the most popular sports franchise in the world - will arrive on the shores of Seattle tomorrow to start a four-city, two-week tour through the United States.
Seventy-thousand screaming soccer fans - some coming from as far as London and New York - will descend upon Seattle with painted faces, banging drums and all of the splendor of a European football match. Local hotels, bars and shops are bracing for the impact.
The George & Dragon Pub, Seattle's unofficial soccer headquarters, expects 400 to 500 revelers tomorrow for an all-day party ...