Things are increasingly getting back to normal in North American soccer in 2022, which now means the return of ticket-hawking midseason friendlies against foreign clubs.
While it isn’t one of the true titans of European football like Crewe Alexandra or Go Ahead Eagles, the New York Red Bulls have snagged an interesting guest for their big friendly later this summer. On Thursday it was announced that Spanish — sorry, I mean Catalan — giants FC Barcelona will be facing the Red Bulls for a preseason friendly in Harrison on July 30 as part of their preseason preparations.