Rossoneri announce roster additions ahead of May 26 friendly at RFK
...Manchester United announce American tour
English Premier League giants Manchester United have announced their plans for a tour of the United States this summer. The Red Devils will be showcasing against the Major League All Stars for this year’s All Star match, and the Premiership side will also play friendlies in Philadelphia and Kansas City. Additionally, United will square off...
Revs to play Portuguese giants in friendly
The New England Revolution today announced an upcoming friendly against Portuguese giants Benfica. The current Portuguese league leaders will face the Revs on May 19th at Gillette Stadium with a scheduled 8pm EST kickoff.
“We’re very pleased to bring a European power like Benfica to Gillette Stadium,” Revolution Vice President of Business Development Craig Tornberg said.
“Benfica...
Bradley gets final glimpse of US
The United States may have lost 2-1 to the Netherlands in Amsterdam yesterday, but for boss Bob Bradley the game was about much more than a result. This was perhaps the last chance for some fringe players to cement a spot in Bradley’s final list of 23 players heading to the World Cup, and for...
Maradona feels the spirit of ‘86
Argentina defeated Germany 1-0 in yesterday’s friendly, and manager Diego Maradona couldn’t contain his delight. The former best player in the world acknowledged that his side is in top form, and can’t wait to see them in this summer’s tournament.
“We saw how good the players are today, I’ve been saying it for some time but...
Bradley names roster for Holland
A week after the United States B-slash-C team hosted El Salvador, the “real” team will travel to Amsterdam to face Netherlands next Wednesday. Coach Bob Bradley announced the squad yesterday, and as expected, it welcomes back a handful of European-based regulars that we haven’t seen don the red, white, and blue since the last World...
Gooch eyes World Cup return
After a lengthy time out due to a ruptured patella tendon, Oguchi Onyewu has started training again. On February 18th, Onyewu stepped onto the pitch for the first time since the devastating injury that derailed his season at AC Milan.
He only trained for thirty minutes and took part in warm-ups and a 5 v 2...
US hungry for some Turkey
Last Wednesday it was announced that the U.S. will be taking the pitch for one more friendly before shipping off to South Africa. Their opponent? Turkey. The match-up will take place on May 29th at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, which will be the third of their World Cup warm-up matches (a fourth friendly with...
Stromsgodset 1-2 Red Bull New York
Stromsgodset went down 2-1 to Red Bull New York in a friendly in Spain yesterday. Both teams are preparing for the forthcoming seasons in La Manga, and new Red Bull coach Hans Backe will be delighted with the win.
