Real Madrid Getting Its Kicks at UCLA

As part of an effort to build soccer's popularity in the United States, Real Madrid - the Spanish soccer team that has been dubbed the most successful club of the 20th century - is taking a brief preseason tour of California, playing Major League Soccer teams. Among the stops next week will be games against Club America in San Francisco on Aug. 4 and against the Los Angeles Galaxy on Aug. 7 at the Rose Bowl.

In addition to generating excitement for the sport, at least along the West Coast, pitting Real Madrid and MLS teams against each other also benefits the University of California at Los Angeles, where Real Madrid is currently practicing. Stars such as forward Cristiano Ronaldo (pictured) and defenders Pepe and Marcelo Vieira kicked soccer balls and ran scrimmages yesterday on the enclosed field behind UCLA's John Wooden Center. Other players, such as midfielder Kaka, are due to arrive next week.

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