Huddersfield Town confirm pre-season friendly as summer schedule takes shape
Huddersfield Town’s have begun to announce details of their pre-season schedule by confirming their summer schedule will include a game against Bolton Wanderers.
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Spartans make three summer signings and arrange friendly against Hearts
Centre-back Jordan Tapping, 25, arrives from Stenhousemuir and 32-year-old midfielder Gavin Morrison from Cowdenbeath. They follow the signing announced last month of 21-year-old striker Jamie Penker from Stirling University.
Neymar nets penalty as Brazil beats Japan in friendly
TOKYO (AP) — Brazil defeated Japan 1-0 in a friendly Monday thanks to a penalty by Neymar in the 77th minute after he was tripped in the box on a rainy night at Tokyo's new National Stadium.
Son scores as South Korea beats Chile in friendly
DAEJEON, South Korea (AP) — Son Heung-min marked his 100th international appearance with a goal Monday to help give South Korea a 2-0 win over 10-man Chile in a friendly.
Canada Cancel Panama Football Friendly After Players Go On Strike
Canada cancelled a friendly international with Panama just hours before kick-off on Sunday after their players went on strike over a proposed new labor deal. Canada Soccer confirmed the World Cup warm-up game in Vancouver had been scrapped in a brief statement on Twitter.
'Five-star' Lionel Messi nets five in friendly against Estonia
Lionel Messi scored five goals in a 5-0 friendly win over Estonia on Sunday, a result which helped him overtake Hungary's great Ferenc Puskas among the all-time international top scorers. The former Barcelona player got to shine once more on Spanish soil in a match played at the El Sadar stadium in the northern city of Pamplona, 430 kilometres from what for 21 years he called home. Messi, who has now netted 86 times in 162 games on international duty, opened the scoring with a penalty kick in the eighth minute as he waited for goalkeeper Matvei Igonen to commit before firing the ball into the bottom right corner.
Neymar trains for Japan friendly with one eye on Pele's record - in pictures
Neymar showed once again that he is an integral member of the Brazilian side as he scored the 72nd and 73rd goals of his international career during a 5-1 friendly thrashing of South Korea in Seoul last week.
Lionel Messi Scores Five Goals As Argentina Demolish Estonia In Friendly
Lionel Messi scored all the goals in Argentina's 5-0 friendly win over Estonia in Pamplona, Spain on Sunday. Messi joins a select club comprising only Juan Andres Marvezy and Manuel Moreno to score five in a game for Argentina.