From the Washington Post:

"Kevin Payne, (DC United president and GM) will meet with officials from English Premier League club Newcastle next week to finalize an exhibition between the clubs on July 22 or 23 at RFK."

I MUST FLY TO WASHINGTON DC! http://www.soccergaming.com/ubb/smile.gif

WOW......
That's an excellent idea, I hope it really happens. I hope DC can hold their own againsr Newcastle, although I tend to doubt it. I'd actually prefer to see the game played in at Newcastle, because it would have much better soccer atmosphere than RFK.

do you have any what days of the week july 22nd or the 23rd are?
cuz I'd go in a second... fine roadtrip fine!

I live in DC, the match will be great!!! We'll be seeing the best of the US; Pope, Agoos; Etcheverry, etc. facing some great English stars; Shearer, Dyer, etc.

Newcastle will probably have a narrow, 1-0 win!

agoose sucks. never say he is good again. he's a cluttsy ape that doesn't know how to pass a ball.

If NCastle go with their starters, Shearer, Ferguson, etc DC don't have a chance. If Newcastle were on the form they are now at the begining of the season I think they would easily be top5.

Hmmmm, I was just at the mls site and was checking out some of the top class decent international games the mls has played here are a few:

1996

San Jose Clash 3 Bayern Leverkusen 4
MetroStars 0 Fiorentina 4
New England Revolution 0 Fiorentina 2

1997

New England Revolution 0 Palmeiras 1
MetroStars 1 Galatasaray 3
D.C. United 1 Leeds United 1
Columbus Crew 2 Leeds United 1
San Jose Clash 1 Aston Villa 1
MetroStars 1 at Regiana 2
MetroStars 0 at Venezia 0

1998

D.C. United 2 Vasco de Gama 0
D.C. United 0 Vasco da Gama 1
New England Revolution 1 Benfica 2
MetroStars 1 Benfica 3
Tampa Bay Mutiny 0 Leicester City 0
MetroStars 1 at AC Milan 3

1999

Chicago Fire 1 Derby County 0
New England Revolution 1 Ajax 2
Dallas Burn 0 Monaco 1
Dallas Burn 1 Olympique Marseilles 1

Keep in mind that their rather poor record is against teams I consider to be from the better leagues. They do have lots of wins against Mexican and other CONCACAF teams.

Full Records:
1999 12-4-1
1998 7-9-2
1997 11-17-8
1996 4-6-3

DC United beat Vasco da Gama two years ago and I think Cruz Azul and Toros Neza in the concacaf cup. Also Chicago Fire beat Legia Warsaw last year 3-2.

As to this game: remember in July its about 95-100 degrees F in Washington, so Newcastle could hardly play up-tempo for 90 minutes.

Becks, July 22 & 23 are a Saturday and Sunday. Great idea for a match, this. Bearing in mind the heat, etc. I would say 2-1 to Newcastle. (we never ever keep a clean sheet)

Unless I go back to Scotland I will definitly be there. I think I'll root for the toon