After months of hardly-secret negotiations between the two clubs, it’s now official — D.C. United will take on La Liga’s Real Madrid in a friendly at FedEx Field on August 9. The game will likely be a mid-afternoon kickoff, and United’s previously scheduled August 8 home match against Kansas City will be moved to September 9. The match will be a part of a short North American tour for the Spanish giants; the two teams last met in Seattle in 2006, a game in which United played well and earned a 1-1 tie. Steven Goff — who, as usual with all things soccer, has been all over this story for an eternity — also reports that current United season ticket holders are being emailed for the advance ticket sale, with prices ranging between $50 and $100, including parking. (Since it’s FedEx Field, we’re assuming that the face value of tickets is likely between $25 and $75. Thanks, Dan Snyder!) With this match and AC Milan and Chelsea in Baltimore on July 24, it’s turning into a very nice summer for European football fans in D.C. indeed.