Boca Juniors to play at Galaxy on May 23

Slumping Boca Juniors will play an exhibition at Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles Galaxy on May 23.
While Boca has won 23 Argentina championships and six Copa Libertadores titles, it is just 15th in the 20-team Argentine first division this season.

Boca Juniors’ roster includes Juan Roman Riquelme.
The Galaxy figure to be missing Landon Donovan, who will be with the U.S. national team, and also could be without Edson Buddle, who might be called to the Americans’ pre-World Cup training camp.

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Man City signs goalkeeper Fulop on emergency loan

Manchester City signed Hungary international Marton Fulop on an emergency loan from Sunderland on Tuesday after goalkeeper Shay Given dislocated his shoulder.


Given injured his shoulder in Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Arsenal and, with backup goalkeeper Stuart Taylor already sidelined, City was left with Faroe Islands international Gunnar Nielsen as its only fit senior ‘keeper.

City failed in its attempts to recall Joe Hart, who is on loan at Birmingham, for the final three games of the Premier League season as it chases the fourth Champions League place.

Instead, the 26-year-old Fulop signed late Tuesday and is set to make his debut Saturday against Aston Villa, which is one point above City in fifth place — level on 64 points with fourth-place Tottenham.
Fulop is set to join City for training on Wednesday.

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Estudiantes, Chivas grab first-leg wins in last 16

Defending champion Estudiantes claimed an important away win in Tuesday’s first leg of its Copa Libertadores round of 16 clash at Mexico’s San Luis, with Leandro Gonzalez giving the Argentines a 1-0 victory.
In Tuesday’s other first-leg clash, Guadalajara salvaged some pride for Mexico with a 3-0 defeat of Argentina’s Velez Sarsfield.

Estudiantes will host San Luis in the return leg on Wednesday, May 5. Velez is at home against Chivas on Tuesday, May 4.

Gonzalez hit a diagonal drive into the roof of the net in the 25th minute for what proved the winner.
Gaston Fernandez missed the chance to extend the lead as San Luis goalkeeper Carlos Trejo saved his penalty just before half time.
Estudiantes fullback Clemente Rodriguez was sent off after receiving a second yellow card in the 69th minute, but the Argentine club had little difficulty protecting its lead.

Estudiantes, currently top of the Argentine league standings, won despite resting six first-team players, including veteran playmaker Juan Sebastian Veron.

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