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2010 Barclays New York Challenge
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | POR Sporting CP |
| count | 1 |
| second_other | ENG Tottenham Hotspur |
| third_other | USA New York Red Bulls |
| fourth_other | ENG Manchester City |
| matches | 4 |
| goals | 12 |
| top_scorer | POR Yannick Djaló |
| IRE Robbie Keane | |
| *(2 goals)* |
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:
- USA New York Red Bulls from Major League Soccer.
- ENG Tottenham Hotspur from the Premier League.
- ENG Manchester City from the Premier League.
- POR Sporting CP from the Portuguese Liga.
Sponsors
- Voss
- Barclays
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.

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.
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.
Day 1
Henry Bale
Day 2
D. Carriço
Day 3
Obika Liédson Valdés João Pereira
Hall Richards
Standings
Statistical leaders
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | 1 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR Yannick Djaló | Sporting CP | 2 | |||
| IRE Robbie Keane | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | |||
| BRA Jô | Manchester City | 1 | |||
| FRA Thierry Henry | New York Red Bulls | 1 | |||
| SEN Macoumba Kandji | New York Red Bulls | 1 | |||
| JAM Dane Richards | New York Red Bulls | 1 | |||
| CHI Matías Fernández | Sporting CP | 1 | |||
| CHI Jaime Valdés | Sporting CP | 1 | |||
| WAL Gareth Bale | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | |||
| ENG Jonathan Obika | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 |
Top assists
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRL Greg Cunningham | Manchester City | 1 | ||
| EST Joel Lindpere | New York Red Bulls | 1 | ||
| SEN Macoumba Kandji | New York Red Bulls | 1 | ||
| JAM Dane Richards | New York Red Bulls | 1 | ||
| MNE Simon Vukčević | Sporting CP | 1 | ||
| POR Diogo Salomão | Sporting CP | 1 | ||
| IRL Robbie Keane | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | ||
| CRO Niko Kranjčar | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 |
References
References
- "Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Schedule".
- "Manchester City Schedule".
- "Sporting Schedule".
- "Barclays New York Challenge to open with a bang".
- "Football Matches 2010".
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