Marseille's Florian Thauvin splits Lyon's Ferland Mendy and Houssem Aouar during a recent Ligue 1 match. (Philippe Laurenson/Reuters)Four French soccer clubs will participate in a preseason tournament at Audi Field this summer, people close to the situation said Thursday, and one (Olympique Marseille) will face D.C. United in a friendly. Spain’s Real Betis will visit Audi Field on Wednesday and a Latin American team, probably Mexican, will come in September. Seeking to make inroads in the U.S. market, French league officials negotiated the deal and will essentially pay rent to use Audi Field, the 20,000-seat venue that opened last summer. L’Equipe, the French sports publication, was first to confirm the identify of the four clubs coming to Washington.

Source: Washington Post May 16, 2019 22:41 UTC