2010 Barclays New York Challenge

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2010 Barclays New York Challenge
Barclays New York Challenge
Barclays New York Challenge 2010 logo.png
2010 Barclays New York Challenge official logo
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJuly 22 – July 25
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Portugal.svg Sporting CP (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur
Third place Flag of the United States.svg New York Red Bulls
Fourth place Flag of England.svg Manchester City
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored12 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Portugal.svg Yannick Djaló
Flag of Ireland.svg 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.

Contents

Teams

The following four clubs participated in the 2010 tournament:

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.

Red Bull Arena internal view Redbull stadium.jpg
Red Bull Arena internal view

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. [4]

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. [5]

Day 1

New York Red Bulls Flag of the United States.svg 1 – 2 Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur
Ream Yellow card.svg 16'
Henry Soccerball shade.svg25'
(Report) Soccerball shade.svg61' Keane
Soccerball shade.svg71' Bale

Day 2


Day 3


New York Red Bulls Flag of the United States.svg 2 – 1 Flag of England.svg Manchester City
Kandji Soccerball shade.svg7'
Hall Yellow card.svg 30'
Richards Soccerball shade.svg70'
(Report) Soccerball shade.svg55'

Standings

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Portugal.svg Sporting CP (C)211042+28
Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur 211043+18
Flag of the United States.svg New York Red Bulls 210132+16
Flag of England.svg Manchester City 20021431
Source: [ citation needed ]
(C) Champion

Statistical leaders

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1 Flag of Portugal.svg Yannick Djaló Sporting CP 2
Flag of Ireland.svg Robbie Keane Tottenham Hotspur 2
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Manchester City 1
Flag of France.svg Thierry Henry New York Red Bulls 1
Flag of Senegal.svg Macoumba Kandji New York Red Bulls 1
Flag of Jamaica.svg Dane Richards New York Red Bulls 1
Flag of Chile.svg Matías Fernández Sporting CP 1
Flag of Chile.svg Jaime Valdés Sporting CP 1
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gareth Bale Tottenham Hotspur 1
Flag of England.svg Jonathan Obika Tottenham Hotspur 1

Top assists

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Flag of Ireland.svg Greg Cunningham Manchester City 1
Flag of Estonia.svg Joel Lindpere New York Red Bulls 1
Flag of Senegal.svg Macoumba Kandji New York Red Bulls 1
Flag of Jamaica.svg Dane Richards New York Red Bulls 1
Flag of Montenegro.svg Simon Vukčević Sporting CP 1
Flag of Portugal.svg Diogo Salomão Sporting CP 1
Flag of Ireland.svg Robbie Keane Tottenham Hotspur 1
Flag of Croatia.svg Niko Kranjčar Tottenham Hotspur 1

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