2010 Barclays New York Challenge

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = Barclays New York Challenge

| year = 2010

| other_titles = Barclays New York Challenge

| image = Barclays New York Challenge 2010 logo.png

| size = 150px

| caption = 2010 Barclays New York Challenge official logo

| dates = July 22 – July 25

| country = United States

| num_teams = 4

| confederations = 2

| venues = 1

| cities = 1

| champion_other = {{flagicon|POR}} Sporting CP

| count = 1

| second_other = {{flagicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur

| third_other = {{flagicon|USA}} New York Red Bulls

| fourth_other = {{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City

| matches = 4

| goals = 12

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|POR}} Yannick Djaló
{{flagicon|IRE}} Robbie Keane
(2 goals)

}}

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.

Teams

The following four clubs participated in the 2010 tournament:

  • {{flagicon|USA}} New York Red Bulls from Major League Soccer.
  • {{flagicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur from the Premier League.{{cite web|title=Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Schedule|url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/matches/matches_frr.html|accessdate=21 July 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100811044049/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/matches/matches_frr.html| archivedate= 11 August 2010 |url-status = live}}
  • {{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City from the Premier League.{{cite web|title=Manchester City Schedule|url=http://www.mcfc.co.uk/Fixtures|accessdate=21 July 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100723164406/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/Fixtures| archivedate= 23 July 2010 |url-status = live}}
  • {{flagicon|POR}} Sporting CP from the Portuguese Liga.{{cite web|title=Sporting Schedule|url=http://www.sporting.pt/English/News/news_eng_futeuahorariosjogos_200710_63426.asp|accessdate=21 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312024836/http://www.sporting.pt/English/News/news_eng_futeuahorariosjogos_200710_63426.asp|archive-date=12 March 2012|url-status = dead|df=dmy-all}}

Sponsors

Stadium

The newly built Red Bull Arena hosted all four games. Owned by Red Bull GmbH, the stadium has 25,189 seats. The record attendance was during a match between the Red Bulls and Brazilian club Santos FC in March 2010 with 25,000.

Image:Redbull stadium.jpg

Players

Manchester City's newest signing Yaya Touré made his club debut against Sporting 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.{{cite web|title=Barclays New York Challenge to open with a bang|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/barclays-new-york-challenge-open-bang|accessdate=22 July 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100724062859/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/barclays-new-york-challenge-open-bang| archivedate= 24 July 2010 |url-status = live}}

Other notable players in the tournament included Roman Pavlyuchenko, Robbie Keane, Maniche, Patrick Vieira and Matías Fernández.

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.

Matches

The schedule for the tournament.{{cite web|title=Football Matches 2010|url=http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/tickets/barclays-new-york-challenge|accessdate=20 July 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100715084530/http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/tickets/barclays-new-york-challenge| archivedate= 15 July 2010 |url-status = live}}

=Day 1=

{{footballbox

|date = July 22

|time = 20:00 EST

|team1 = New York Red Bulls {{flagicon|USA}}

|score = 1 – 2

|report = [http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter-recap/henry-scores-debut-despite-nys-2-1-loss-spurs (Report)]

|team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur

|goals1 = Ream {{yel|16}}
Henry {{goal|25}}

|goals2 = {{goal|61}} Keane
{{goal|71}} Bale

|stadium = Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey

|attendance = 20,312

|referee =

}}

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=Day 2=

{{footballbox

|date = July 23

|time = 20:00 EST

|team1 = Manchester City {{flagicon|ENG}}

|score = 0 – 2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20100808013508/http://www.sporting.pt/English/News/news_eng_croscpmanchestercity_230710_63572.asp (Report)]

|team2 = {{flagicon|POR}} Sporting CP

|goals1 =

|goals2 = {{goal|23}} {{goal|39}} Yannick
{{yel|43}} D. Carriço

|stadium = Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey

|attendance =

|referee = Kevin Scott

}}

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=Day 3=

{{footballbox

|date = July 25

|time = 13:00 EST

|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur {{flagicon|ENG}}

|score = 2 – 2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20100729150935/http://www.sporting.pt/English/News/news_eng_futtottenhamscpcro_250710_63592.asp (Report)]

|team2 = {{flagicon|POR}} Sporting CP

|goals1 = Keane {{goal|24}}
Obika {{goal|70}}

|goals2 = {{goal|25}} Fernández
{{yel|39}} Liédson
{{goal|48}} Valdés
{{yel|86}} João Pereira

|stadium = Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey

|attendance =

|referee = Steven Depiero

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = July 25

|time = 15:30 EST

|team1 = New York Red Bulls {{flagicon|USA}}

|score = 2 – 1

|report = [http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2010-07-25-new-york-red-bulls-v-manchester-city-fc (Report)]

|team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City

|goals1 = Kandji {{goal|7}}
Hall {{yel|30}}
Richards {{goal|70}}

|goals2 = {{goal|55}}

|stadium = Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey

|attendance = 23,228

|referee =

}}

Standings

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|show_positions=n

|team1=SCP|name_SCP={{flagicon|POR}} Sporting CP

|team2=TOT|name_TOT={{flagicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur

|team3=NY |name_NY ={{flagicon|USA}} New York Red Bulls

|team4=MC |name_MC ={{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City

|win_SCP=1|draw_SCP=1|loss_SCP=0|gf_SCP=4|ga_SCP=2|adjust_points_SCP=4|status_SCP=C

|win_TOT=1|draw_TOT=1|loss_TOT=0|gf_TOT=4|ga_TOT=3|adjust_points_TOT=4

|win_NY =1|draw_NY =0|loss_NY =1|gf_NY =3|ga_NY =2|adjust_points_NY =3

|win_MC =0|draw_MC =0|loss_MC =2|gf_MC =1|ga_MC =4|adjust_points_MC =1

|col_C=gold|text_C=

|result1=C

|col_2ND=silver|text_2ND=

|result2=2ND

|update=complete|source=

}}

Statistical leaders

=Top scorers=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

!Scorer

!Club

!Goals

1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|POR}} Yannick Djaló

|align="center"|Sporting CP

|2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|IRE}} Robbie Keane

|align="center"|Tottenham Hotspur

|2

2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}}

|align="center"|Manchester City

|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Thierry Henry

|align="center"|New York Red Bulls

|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|SEN}} Macoumba Kandji

|align="center"|New York Red Bulls

|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|JAM}} Dane Richards

|align="center"|New York Red Bulls

|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|CHI}} Matías Fernández

|align="center"|Sporting CP

|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|CHI}} Jaime Valdés

|align="center"|Sporting CP

|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Gareth Bale

|align="center"|Tottenham Hotspur

|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jonathan Obika

|align="center"|Tottenham Hotspur

|1

=Top assists=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

!Player

!Club

!Assists

1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} Greg Cunningham

|align="center"|Manchester City

|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|EST}} Joel Lindpere

|align="center"|New York Red Bulls

|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|SEN}} Macoumba Kandji

|align="center"|New York Red Bulls

|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|JAM}} Dane Richards

|align="center"|New York Red Bulls

|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|MNE}} Simon Vukčević

|align="center"|Sporting CP

|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|POR}} Diogo Salomão

|align="center"|Sporting CP

|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} Robbie Keane

|align="center"|Tottenham Hotspur

|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Niko Kranjčar

|align="center"|Tottenham Hotspur

|1

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