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Article: Manchester United beats Barcelona, 3-1.
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- The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
- Article date:
- August 3, 2003
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Byline: Mike Jensen
PHILADELPHIA _ It's a beautiful place for soccer.
That's not why they built the facility, but it's how they christened Lincoln Financial Field last night.
Manchester United finished off its American marketing tour in style, pleasing most of the people in the Eagles' new home, _ even the ones wearing David Beckham jerseys _ and probably even the wannabe streaker who was tripped up by security and carried off with his pants around his ankles right after the game.
Until then, Manchester United star Ruud van Nistelrooy had the best run of the night, getting past a sliding Barcelona defender and a diving keeper for the ...