Manchester United's impressive preseason form continued Tuesday with a 3-1 victory over Crystal Palace at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia. United's front three of Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho scored the goals, but captain Harry Maguire was constantly jeered and booed by sections of the 76,000-strong crowd.
AC Milan defeated FC Cologne 2-1 in a preseason friendly yesterday. The game was fine and I imagine both coaches drew significant conclusions for the upcoming campaign, but what really blew people's minds was the absurd amount of technology used during the broadcast.
Part of the Telekom Cup, the match was billed as "The Innovation Game" due to all the gadgets used on the field, including unique cleat soles used to track player movements, some mic'd up ballers, and — for the first time — bodycams attached to two Cologne stars and the refs.
América dio pelea, pero a fin de cuentas no pudo vencer a Chelsea en el primero de sus tres partidos amistosos ante rivales europeos en Estados Unidos.
Si bien el marcador fue estrecho (2-1), el duelo dejó en evidencia las diferencias que existen entre la Liga MX y la Premier League, tanto a nivel colectivo como a nivel individual. Y eso pese al autogol de los tres chiflados que favoreció temporalmente a las Águilas.
Después de conseguir su primer triunfo en el Apertura 2022, al vencer 1-0 a Toluca, el Club América se sacude un poco de la realidad Liga MX y se prepara para una serie de amistosos internacionales que hacen ver su calendario como un fixture de la Champions League.
Leeds United continued its preseason tour this week with a trip down under to face the Brisbane Roar. Former Red Bull Salzburg midfielder Brenden Aaronson was named as a starter and almost kicked off his debut in spectacular fashion.
Aaronson put the ball in the back of the net just ~10 seconds into his Leeds debut, but was (rightly) ruled offsidepic.twitter.com/Su5vVgMash
The big news out of Barcelona on Wednesday was confirmation of Raphinha's $58.5 million transfer from Leeds United, but the team also opened its preseason campaign 60 miles north of home against fourth-tier side UE Olot at the club's modest Estadi Municipal in Catalonia.
The U.S. women’s national team has scheduled a pair of home friendlies against Nigeria on Sept. 3 and 6. The latter game will be a historical one as for the first time in history the USWNT will play in the nation’s capital in a soccer-specific stadium. The women’s national team hasn’t played in D.C. since 2017.
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Video has emerged from Tottenham’s preseason training session in South Korea of players struggling massively with Antonio Conte’s fitness regiment.
Spurs arrived in Seoul ahead of their pair of preseason games and hosted an open training session in front of 6,000 fans. What these spectators witnessed was surprising, to say the least.
Chelsea midfielders N'Golo Kanté and Ruben Loftus-Cheek will not feature in the club's preseason tour to the United States due to their COVID-19 vaccination status, the Premier League side said on Saturday.
Entry rules for the U.S. say that all visitors over 18, barring American citizens and other limited exceptions, must be double vaccinated against the virus.
It was unclear whether the two players were unvaccinated or had received only one dose.
Luego de que Atlas rechazara sorpresivamente la invitación, Barcelona FC encontró otro rival de la Liga MX para dar vida a una nueva edición de su tradicional Trofeo Joan Gamper: los Pumas de la UNAM.
La noticia fue confirmada por el propio club catalán, el cual también anunció la fecha del amistoso.