July 9 2010 Major League Soccer (MLS) Houston Dynamo NEW YORK (July 9 2010) Manchester United unveiled today their 23-man travel roster for the upcoming four-market North American Tour. The list of international superstars includes legendary midfielders Ryan Giggs (Wales) and Paul Scholes (England) as well as Edwin Van der Sar (Holland) Nani (Portugal) and Dimitar Berbatov (Bulgaria).

The teams recent marquee acquisition heralded Mexican forward Javier Chicharito Hernandez is scheduled to groin the squad in Houston on July 27. Chicharito scored two goals for Mexico at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Today the club announced that Gary Neville will not be traveling due to a last-minute setback at training (small tear to his calf muscle).

The 2009 English Premier League champions Manchester United will face the MLS All-Stars in the 2010 AT&T MLS All-Star Game at Reliant Stadium in Houston Texas on Wednesday July 28 (live on ESPN2 and TeleFutura at 7:30 p.m. CT). The game marks the last stop of the tour which also includes matches against Major League Soccers Kansas City Wizards (July 25 in Kansas City) and Philadelphia Union (July 21 in Philadelphia) along with Scottish power Celtic F.C. (July 16 in Toronto). Tickets are available by by calling 1-800-745-3000 or visiting ticketmaster.com . More information on the tour is available by visiting www.manutd.com/tour2010. All-Star Game tickets are available at HoustonDynamo.com or by calling (713) 276-7500.

Manchester Uniteds North American tour is being presented by Major League Soccer and Creative Artists Agency (CAA). The tour will mark the first time United have played games in this region of the world since 2004.

Led by Sir Alex Ferguson Manchester United is one of the most recognized clubs in the world lifting a total of 18 English Premier League titles four Carling Cups three European Cups and a record 11 FA Cups. In 1999 United were the first team to win the treble (English Premier League FA Cup and UEFA Champions League in one season). Founded in 1878 the Red Devils have competed in the top division of English soccer since 1938 with the exception of the 1974-75 season.

Giggs a midfielder from Wales is English footballs most decorated player. He has also made more appearances (838) that any other player in Uniteds history. Scholes has been a staple in the Manchester United midfield since making his debut in 1994. In additional to his 643 club appearances and 149 goals he has been capped 66 times by the English national team having played in two FIFA World Cups.

Van der Sar is the most capped player in the history of the Dutch National Team and has won the UEFA Champions League with two different teams. Speedy winger Nani was on the Portuguese national team roster for the 2010 FIFA World Cup but had to withdraw just days out due to a shoulder injury. Berbatov is the all-time leading scorer in the history of the Bulgarian national team and a six-time Bulgarian Pla