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2010 Emirates Cup Preview

July 29th, 2010 Dean Saliba

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The fourth version of the Emirates Cup kicks off this Saturday, 31st July 2010.

The tournament is hosted by the Premier League club Arsenal and the format of the tournament is based on Amsterdam Tournament held by Ajax and much like the Amsterdam Tournament, each team plays two matches with three points for the winner, one for a draw and a point for every goal scored. From the 2009 edition, if teams are tied on points, goal difference and goals scored, they are ranked by the total shots on target during the tournament.

The two-day 2010 Emirates Cup will feature AC Milan, Celtic and Lyon joining the hosts Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. Day one will feature the opener being Celtic vs Lyon followed by an encounter between the hosts Arsenal and AC Milan.

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Gunners’ boss Arsene Wenger will be hoping to make the most of the newest additions to Arsenal, Marouane Chamakh and Laurent Koscielny. But with Sol Campbell, William Gallas and Mikael Silvestre gone, the defensive situation has gotten worse than before as Wenger is still looking for a defender and a goalkeeper.

On the other hand, the biggest signing for AC Milan so far is Mario Yepes on a free transfer while Marco Amelia has also joined the Rossoneri squad on loan.

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Four new players have joined to reinforce the Celtic ranks so far this summer including the Mexican Efrain Juarez. Neil Lennon has a big task on his hand to get the title back from the financially crippling Rangers.

Lyon manager Claude Puel managed to hold on to his job at Lyon thanks to the late push that saw the French outfit climb from sixth to second in the Ligue 1. They will be confident of a good performance as he has the right players with Jimmy Briand being the only arrival at the club this summer so far.

The schedule for the 2010 Emirates Cup is:

  • Celtic vs Lyon
    Saturday, 31st July 2010 – 14:00

  • Arsenal vs AC Milan
    Saturday, 31st July 2010 – 16:20

  • AC Milan vs Lyon
    Sunday, 1st August 2010 – 14:00

  • Arsenal vs Celtic
    Sunday, 1st August 2010 – 16:20

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“2010 Emirates Cup Preview” was originally published at Soccerlens.com – Football News.



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C.D. Guadalajara vs Manchester United Match Preview

July 29th, 2010 Dean Saliba

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Estadio Chivas, Guadalajara
Friday 30th, July 2010
00:00 (BST)

The last game of the Manchester United’s 2010 tour of the Americas will be a stop in Guadalajara, Mexico to help Club Deportivo Guadalajara inaugurate their brand new 45,000 seater Estadio Chivas. What better way to inaugurate your new stadium than with the help of one of the most popular teams of the world.

C.D. Guadalajara are better known by their nickname Chivas and they have never been relegated from the Mexican Premier Division and they only field players born in Mexico and they do not have a single foreigner in their squad. Still, they are the most successful Mexican club in international football. Beat that!

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The match is part of the deal that landed the Mexican star Javier ‘Chicarito’ Hernandez in Old Trafford. He is expected to play against his former teammates in this fixture after debuting for United as a substitute against MLS All-Stars – he also scored in that fixture.

Chicarito joined United after the Kansas City Wizards upset for their last game in North America. Can his teammates pull off another upset on the inauguration of their new stadium? It will be quite an openning for sure.

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“C.D. Guadalajara vs Manchester United Match Preview” was originally published at Soccerlens.com – Football News.



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Emirates Cup: Arsenal vs AC Milan – Match Preview

July 29th, 2010 Dean Saliba

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Arsenal vs AC Milan
Emirates Cup
Emirates Stadium, London
Saturday 31st July, 2010
17:20 (BST)

Arsenal kickoff their 2010 Emirates Cup against the Italian giants AC Milan in the second of the tournament. The Gunners are the current holders of the cup with eleven points after beating Atletico Madrid 2-1 and Glasgow Rangers 3-0.

Arsenal have already played three friendlies this month but Milan will present a tougher test for Arsene Wenger’s side.

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This year will be the debut for the Milan side at the Emirates Cup. Historically speaking, the Italians have a poor record at this tournament; Inter Milan and Juventus have featured in the Emirates Cup before but they have both finished bottom of the table in 2007 and 2008 respectively.

With both the Gunners and the Rossoneri both falling to third spot behind Chelsea/United and Inter/Roma, it will be nice to see them fight it out to begin their two-day Emirates Cup journey.

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“Emirates Cup: Arsenal vs AC Milan – Match Preview” was originally published at Soccerlens.com – Football News.



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Rabotnicki Skopje vs Liverpool: Match Preview

July 29th, 2010 Dean Saliba

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Rabotnicki Skopje v Liverpool
First Leg, Third Qualifying Round, Europa League
Philip II Arena, Skopje
Thursday, 29th July 2010
18:45 (BST)

For the third qualifying round of the Europa League, Roy Hodgson’s Liverpool are in Macedonia to play Rabotnicki Skopje. Left behind in England are some of the starters like Steven Gerrad, Jamie Carragher, Glen Johnson and Joe Cole. But defensive trio Martin Skrtel, Daniel Agger and Sotirios Kyrgiakos were among the squad.

The Reds boss has given more recovery time to Gerrard and Cole along with their England team-mates Carragher and Johnson, who have all been back in pre-season training for a week.

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The Merseyside club is desperate to ensure qualification for the group stages of the Europe’s second tier competition because failing to do so will just add to the pain of the previous season while their league rivals fight their way through the Champions League.

Hodgson has selected a more experienced side than he originally planned. Still youngsters such as Jonjo Shelvey, Nathan Eccleston, Martin Hansen, Peter Gulacsi, David Amoo, Lauri Dalla Valle and Tom Ince have also been included in the 20-man squad.

Midfielder Alberto Aquilani’s knee is expected to be fit after he missed Saturday’s 1-0 defeat by Kaiserslautern due to it. whereas the two Argentines in the squad, Javier Mascherano and Maxi Rodriguez, have returned to pre-season training after their post-World Cup holidays but they will not be travelling to Macedonia.

World Cup “hero” Fernando Torres is missing with a groin injury and Dutchman Dirk Kuyt is also not with the squad.

Liverpool squad: Diego Cavalieri, Alberto Aquilani, Daniel Agger, Milan Jovanovic, Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Lucas, Danny Wilson, David N’Gog, Jay Spearing, Stephen Darby, Jonjo Shelvey, Martin Kelly, Martin Skrtel, Nathan Eccleston, Daniel Ayala, Martin Hansen, Peter Gulacsi, David Amoo, Lauri Dalla Valle, Thomas Ince.

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You can watch Liverpool take on Rabotnicki Skopje live online as well as all other Europa League matches, plus hundreds of football games from around the world. Read our live Europa League football page for more details.

“Rabotnicki Skopje vs Liverpool: Match Preview” was originally published at Soccerlens.com – Football News.



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Netherlands 0-1 Spain – Video Highlights

July 11th, 2010 Dean Saliba

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Netherlands 0-1 Spain
2010 FIFA World Cup
11 July 2010

It was a match where Spain would have most of the possession and would ultimately win the match in extra time.

The Netherlands would have several good chances on the counterattack but failed to finish them. Arjen Robben had two very good chances but each time he couldn’t finish and that proved to be the defense. Despite Spain having more possession in the first 90 minutes, they didn’t have many clear chances and the Netherlands defense was able to remain disciplined.

As the match would head into extra time, the fatigue on the Netherlands started to show as they would play with 10 men for the final minutes. John Heitinga was given a red card for his second yellow in the 109th minute. Spain continued to control the match and would find the breakthrough in the 116th minute. It was a result of good passing from Spain and poor defense from the Dutch. An initial cross wasn’t cleared by the Dutch defense and Spain took advantage. Iniesta received a pass into the box and would score to make it 0-1.

The Netherlands will be disappointed as they had chances. Spain didn’t play the greatest match but proved to be the best team in the tournament.

Netherlands 0-1 Spain Goal Videos

Andres Iniesta scores in the 117th minute to give Spain a 1-0 lead.

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“Netherlands 0-1 Spain – Video Highlights” was originally published at Soccerlens.com – Football News.



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