2010 Barclays New York Challenge
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The 2010 Barclays New York Challenge was an exhibition international club football (soccer) competition which featured football club teams from Europe
and North America
, and was held in July 2010. All matches were played in Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey
in the United States
. The tournament is part of the World Series of Soccer
. Sporting CP emerged as the 2010 Barclays New York Challenge winners. Robbie Keane
was named the Barclays Player of the Tournament with two goals and one assist.
New York Red Bulls from Major League Soccer
. Tottenham Hotspur
from the Premier League. Manchester City
from the Premier League. Sporting CP from the Portuguese Liga
.
, the stadium has 25,189 seats. The record attendance was during a match between the Red Bulls and Brazil
ian club Santos FC in March 2010 with 25,000.
made his club debut against Sporting Lisbon while Thierry Henry
of the New York Red Bulls also made his club debut against Tottenham Hotspur. Henry scored his first ever goal for New York from a cross by Joel Lindpere
.
Other notable players in the tournament included Roman Pavlyuchenko
, Robbie Keane
, Maniche and Patrick Viera.
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, and was held in July 2010. All matches were played in Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey
Harrison, New Jersey
Harrison is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town's population was 13,620. The town is a suburb of the nearby city of Newark, New Jersey.-Geography:Harrison is located at ....
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The tournament is part of the World Series of Soccer
World Series of Soccer (MLS)
The World Series of Soccer was a series of club games hosted by Major League Soccer from 2005 to 2007, It was used by MLS to provide its teams with opportunities to compete against top international teams.-Previous uses of name:...
. Sporting CP emerged as the 2010 Barclays New York Challenge winners. Robbie Keane
Robbie Keane
Robert David "Robbie" Keane is an Irish association football player who plays as a striker for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer and captains the Irish national football team....
was named the Barclays Player of the Tournament with two goals and one assist.
Teams
The following four clubs participated in the 2010 tournament:New York Red Bulls from Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
. Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
from the Premier League. Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
from the Premier League. Sporting CP from the Portuguese Liga
Portuguese Liga
The Primeira Liga , formerly called Primeira Divisão, currently named Liga ZON Sagres after their main sponsors, is the top professional association football division of the Portuguese football league system...
.
Stadium
The newly-built Red Bull Arena hosted all four games. Owned by Red Bull GmbHRed Bull GmbH
Red Bull GmbH is an Austrian company which sells the Red Bull energy drink. In 2010, more than 4.204 billion cans were sold in over 161 countries. 7,758 employees generated 3.78 billion euros in revenue...
, the stadium has 25,189 seats. The record attendance was during a match between the Red Bulls and Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian club Santos FC in March 2010 with 25,000.
Players
Manchester City's newest signing Yaya TouréYaya Touré
Gnégnéri Yaya Touré , commonly known as Yaya Touré, is an Ivorian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Côte d'Ivoire national side...
made his club debut against Sporting Lisbon while Thierry Henry
Thierry Henry
Thierry Daniel Henry is a French professional footballer who plays for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.Henry was born in Les Ulis, Essonne where he played for an array of local sides as a youngster and showed great promise as a goal-scorer. He was spotted by AS Monaco in 1990 and...
of the New York Red Bulls also made his club debut against Tottenham Hotspur. Henry scored his first ever goal for New York from a cross by Joel Lindpere
Joel Lindpere
Joel Lindpere is an Estonian professional footballer who currently plays for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer. He plays as a midfielder.-Estonia:...
.
Other notable players in the tournament included Roman Pavlyuchenko
Roman Pavlyuchenko
Roman Anatolyevich Pavlyuchenko is an footballer who currently plays as a centre forward for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and for the Russian national team.-Spartak Moscow:...
, Robbie Keane
Robbie Keane
Robert David "Robbie" Keane is an Irish association football player who plays as a striker for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer and captains the Irish national football team....
, Maniche and Patrick Viera.
Rules
Clubs received one point for each goal scored in regulation. Clubs earned three points for a win. Total goals scored was the first tiebreaker, than fewest goals conceded, then fastest goal scored. The team with the highest overall number of points determined the 2010 Barclays New York Challenge winner.Day 1
----Day 2
----Day 3
----Standings
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sporting CP (C) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
 Tottenham HotspurTottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
 New York Red Bulls |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1 |
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yannick Djaló Yannick Djaló Yannick dos Santos Djaló is a Guinea-Bissauan-born Portuguese footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal mainly as a forward... |
Sporting CP | 2 |
| Robbie Keane Robbie Keane Robert David "Robbie" Keane is an Irish association football player who plays as a striker for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer and captains the Irish national football team.... |
Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
2 | |
| 2 |  JôJo JO, Jo or jo may refer to:*Jō, a ~4-foot-long wooden staff used in some Japanese martial arts*Cho , , also spelled Jo, a common Korean family name*Jo , a 1971 French comedy... |
Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
1 |
 Thierry HenryThierry Henry Thierry Daniel Henry is a French professional footballer who plays for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.Henry was born in Les Ulis, Essonne where he played for an array of local sides as a youngster and showed great promise as a goal-scorer. He was spotted by AS Monaco in 1990 and... |
New York Red Bulls | 1 | |
 Macoumba KandjiMacoumba Kandji Macoumba Kandji is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays for the Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer.-Early Life and College:Kandji was born in Senegal, raised in The Gambia, and came to the United States in 2003... |
New York Red Bulls | 1 | |
 Dane RichardsDane Richards Dane Richards is a Jamaican footballer who currently plays for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.-Youth and college:... |
New York Red Bulls | 1 | |
 Matías FernándezMatías Fernández Matías Ariel Fernández Fernández is a Chilean footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal in Portugal.An attacking midfielder with playmaking and dribbling skills, also being a free-kick specialist, he is known by several nicknames: Mati, El Pelusa and Matigol.Fernández was elected South... |
Sporting CP | 1 | |
| Jaime Valdés Jaime Valdés Jaime Andrés Valdés Zapata is a Chilean footballer who plays for Chile national team and Italian Serie A team Parma, on loan from Sporting.... |
Sporting CP | 1 | |
 Gareth BaleGareth Bale Gareth Frank Bale is a Welsh footballer who plays for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Wales national team. Bale began his professional career with Southampton in 2005 and was transferred to Tottenham two years later... |
Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
1 | |
| Jonathan Obika Jonathan Obika Jonathan Chiedozie Obika is an English footballer who plays for Yeovil Town on loan from Tottenham Hotspur, as a striker.-Career:... |
Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
1 |
Top assists
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Greg CunninghamGreg Cunningham Gregory Richard "Greg" Cunningham is an Irish footballer who plays as a left back for Nottingham Forest and the Republic of Ireland national football team.-Manchester City:... |
Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
1 |
 Joel LindpereJoel Lindpere Joel Lindpere is an Estonian professional footballer who currently plays for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer. He plays as a midfielder.-Estonia:... |
New York Red Bulls | 1 | |
| Macoumba Kandji Macoumba Kandji Macoumba Kandji is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays for the Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer.-Early Life and College:Kandji was born in Senegal, raised in The Gambia, and came to the United States in 2003... |
New York Red Bulls | 1 | |
| Dane Richards Dane Richards Dane Richards is a Jamaican footballer who currently plays for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.-Youth and college:... |
New York Red Bulls | 1 | |
 Simon VukčevićSimon Vukcevic Simon Vukčević is a Montenegrin footballer who plays for Premier League club Blackburn Rovers.... |
Sporting CP | 1 | |
| Diogo Salomão Diogo Salomão Diogo Ferreira Salomão is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Deportivo de La Coruña on loan from Sporting Clube de Portugal, as a left winger.-Club career:... |
Sporting CP | 1 | |
| Robbie Keane Robbie Keane Robert David "Robbie" Keane is an Irish association football player who plays as a striker for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer and captains the Irish national football team.... |
Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
1 | |
 Niko KranjčarNiko Kranjcar Niko Kranjčar is a Croatian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur and the Croatia national team.He represented two of the biggest clubs in his homeland, playing for Dinamo Zagreb before sparking controversy by making a move to their fierce rivals Hajduk Split in 2005... |
Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
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