Best reason for a Vegas road trip in 2012 so far?

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Italian League champions Juventus verses Spanish League champions Real Madrid Aug. 5 at 38,600-capacity Sam Boyd Stadium as part of the 2012 World Football Challenge.

Party on: “Soccer is the world’s sport and Las Vegas is the world’s playground,” said Vegas-based Justice Entertainment Group Chairman and CEO Susan Joseph.

Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. Thursday and start at $68.

Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino is host hotel.

Plus, you won’t have to watch the Galaxy lose yet again to Real Madrid in Carson.

Bonus coverage: Soccer blog DuNord has a list of all the soccer friendlies involving foreign teams announced so far this summer in the U.S. here.

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