May 7, 2012 ADDING TO THE CHALLENGE Real, AC Milan, PSG and Galaxy in WFC
NEW YORK – Some of world soccer's biggest names have been added to the 2012 World Football Challenge. Real Madrid, AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) will participate in the event, along with MLS Champion LA Galaxy.
August 6, 2011 WORLD FOOTBALL CHALLENGE Barca finally win one
DALLAS—David Villa and Keita scored to give Barcelona their only win of the World Football Challenge, 2-0 over Club America in Saturday’s event finale at Cowboys Stadium.
August 3, 2011 WORLD FOOTBALL CHALLENGE Chivas roughs up Barca 4-1
MIAMI--- Marco Fabian scored two spectacular goals to give CD de Guadalajara a 4-1 win over FC Barcelona at Sun Life Stadium in front of 70,080, the largest crowd to ever see a soccer game in Florida.
July 30, 2011 WORLD FOOTBALL CHALLENGE ManU slips past Barcelona 2-1
LANDOVER, Md.---Nani and Michael Owen each scored as Manchester United won the fifth straight game of their North American tour, 2-1 over FC Barcelona.
July 27, 2011 NO CONTEST United routs MLS all-stars, 4-0
HARRISON, N.J. -- The MLS all-stars said that this year's all-star game would not be a duplicate of last year's affair.
They were correct.
July 27, 2011 INJURIES OF THE STARS Chicharito concussion, Donovan calf strain
HARRISON, NJ---It’s not exactly turning into the Major League Baseball All-Star game, where a bevy of stars didn’t make it to Arizona for the mid-summer classic, but the MLS All-Star Game at Red Bull Arena on Wednesday night will be missing stars from both sides.
July 27, 2011 WORLD FOOTBALL CHALLENGE Juve tops Club America
FLUSHING, NY---Juventus overcame a 38-minute lightning delay in the first half and Club America to register a 1-0 win over the Mexican side at Citi Field on Tuesday night.
July 24, 2011 WORLD FOOTBALL CHALLENGE City top Galaxy on pks
CARSON, Calif.---Manchester City defeated the Los Angeles Galaxy 7-6 in penalty kicks after the two teams played to a 1-1 draw at The Home Depot Center Sunday.
July 23, 2011 WORLD FOOTBALL CHALLENGE Real Madrid, Sporting win
TORONTO---Two first half goals by Yannick Djaló were enough to propel Sporting Clube de Portugal to a 2-1 win over Juventus at Rogers Center Saturday night,
July 23, 2011 HOPE LOSES OUT After early lead, Fire falls to Manchester United 3-1
CHICAGO – Cory Gibbs did the impossible Saturday afternoon. He gave the Fire the hope that they’ve been searching for. The hope that they can beat one of the world’s best teams. And maybe beat is a bit ambitious. But it at least gave them hope, and made for an entertaining match.Gibbs scored early giving the Fire a boost. But Man U turned up the heat in the second half to earn a 3-1 win at Soldier Field.
July 22, 2011 TASTE OF CHICAGO Man U in first visit since 2004
Manchester United brings their travelling road show to Soldier Field on Saturday to face the Chicago Fire in a 4:00 pm game that is the third matchup of their five-game North American Tour.
July 20, 2011 WORLD FOOTBALL CHALLENGE Ronaldo nets a hat trick; mixed results for MLS teams in other friendlies
SAN DIEGO---After a spectacular goal on Saturday night, Cristiano Ronaldo further dazzled a West Coast crowd on Wednesday night, scoring all three goals in Real Madrids 3-0 win over CD Guadalajara at Qualcomm Stadium.
July 18, 2011 WORLD FOOTBALL CHALLENGE City comes back to beat Whitecaps
VANCOUVER---Two second half goals lifted Manchester City to a 2-1 win in a World Football Challenge game against the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in front of 24,074 at Empire Field Monday night
July 16, 2011 WORLD FOOTBALL CHALLENGE Real Madrid, Manchester City post wins
LOS ANGELES—Real Madrid gave the Los Angeles Galaxy a schooling at the Los Angeles Coliseum Saturday night, cruising to s 4-1 win.
July 14, 2011 BRING ON THE GOATS Fire will play Chivas Guadalajara
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill—The Chicago Fire have added another international friendly to their calendar. The team will host Club Deportivo Guadalajara at Toyota Park on Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 8:00 p.m. CT.
July 13, 2011 WORLD FOOTBALL CHALLENGE United opens string with 4-1 win over Revs
FOXBOROUGH, Mass.— Federico Macheda scored two goals, leading Manchester United to a 4-1 win over the New England Revolution in the first game of the World Football Challenge at Gillette Stadium Wednesday night.
July 9, 2011 UNITED ROSTER SET Chicharito will arrive late
NEW YORK – English Premier League champion Manchester United announced today its provisional travel roster for their five-game tour of the United States this summer, which includes the 2011 AT&T MLS All-Star Game, at Red Bull Arena on July 27 and their World Football Challenge 2011 match against the Chicago Fire at Soldier Field on Saturday July 23.
July 8, 2011 WFC ON TV All games will be carried
NEW YORK---All matches of the World Football Challenge will be televised live by Major Legaue Soccer’s broadcast partners. ESPN will broadcast all but one of the matches across its networks, including ESPN Deportes and ESPN3.com. ESPN Deportes Radio will also broadcast five of the matches.
July 7, 2011 NOTHING COULD BE FINER WFC adds Carolina date for Juve-Chivas
NEW YORK—The World Football Challenge is heading into some unchartered waters for an international soccer exhibition, booking a game between Juventus and CD Guadalajara on Thursday, July 28 at Carter-Finley Stadium (7:00 p.m. CT) in Raleigh, North Carolina.
June 27, 2011 TORONTO ADDED Juventus to play Sporting at BMO
NEW YORK– Already slated to play in New York at CitiField, Juventus has added a second date to their World Football Challenge schedule, when it faces storied Sporting Clube de Portugal on Saturday, July 23 at BMO Field (6:00 p.m. CT) in Toronto.
