Video: Manchester United vs. Portsmouth Highlights (Pre-season Friendly)

Manchester United ended their tour of Africa with a win over Premier League rivals Portsmouth in Nigeria.

United striker Carlos Tevez hit the crossbar with a retaken penalty in the first half after Frazier Campbell was brought down by defender Glen Johnson.

Sir Alex Ferguson’s side eventually broke the deadlock through Chris Eagles on 50 minutes before Tevez atoned for his early miss 13 minutes later.

Jermain Defoe fired home an 89th-minute consolation for Pompey.

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Marseille 2008 Final – Brazil rule the world again

Highlights are available on the FIFA website at this link.

Brazil rule the world again

Brazil beat Italy 5-3 in the Marseille 2008 final to claim their third successive FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup crown. Bruno and Sidney scored doubles apiece, and Andre was also on target for the Seleção as they provided an enthralling climax to a memorable tournament on Prado beach.

Brazil kicked off the game as the favourites, but it was Italy who had the game’s first opening. Receiving the ball with his back to goal, Massimiliano Esposito flicked it up and produced an overhead-kick, which dropped to safety off the crossbar.

The South Americans swiftly found their inimitable rhythm, and as he has been the case so often this tournament, Benjamin was the heartbeat of their attacking waves. First, he cut inside his marker and fired narrowly wide, before deceiving another opponent with an elastic dribble and volleying on to the roof of the crossbar.

Italy’s resistance was, however, broken just before the nine-minute mark. Buru’s teasing pass was missed by Italy defender Michele Leghissa, but not by Bruno, who controlled the ball on his chest and coolly stabbed it past Stefano Spada. The elegant No6 almost added his second moments later, but his volley from distance was denied by a post.

Bruno did double the Brazilian advantage on 14 minutes, swiveling on to a loose ball and thumping it into the top corner. Sidney then made it 3-0, before Junior Negao hit the crossbar with a sumptuous chip towards the end of the period. There was, nevertheless, still time for the goal of the game before the referee’s whistle sounded. Benjamin employed keepy-ups to carry the ball from one end of the pitch to the other and feed Buru, who in turn set up Sidney for a simple header.

Andre made it 5-0 on 28 minutes, although the third period belonged to Italy. Indeed, goals from Paolo Palmacci, Roberto Pasquali and Diego Maradona Jr proved a sizeable consolation against such a dominant force, Brazil, who once again emerged as the kings of the sport.

Madjer seizes bronze for Portugal

Portugal edged Iberian rivals Spain 5-4 in a tense battle for bronze at Marseille 2008. Amarelle scored three times to put La Roja in command, but Madjer hit a treble of his own to snatch victory for the Selecção das Quinas.

Madjer opened the scoring in the early stages, diverting Alan’s cross-shot home from close range, before Amarelle arrowed a free-kick into the bottom corner to bring Spain level. Bilro restored Portugal’s lead shortly after the first restart but just before the period was out, Amarelle conjured up one of his trademark bicycle-kicks to make it 2-2.

The Roja No10 then put his side in front for the first time on 25 minutes. It provoked Portugal into immediate action. Madjer equalised straight from kick-off, then completed his hat-trick to slide Ze Miguel’s team into the ascendency. With Spain pressing forward, Torres tapped home a rebound to make it 5-3, and despite a late Nico strike, the Portuguese held on for victory.

TV Schedule for the US:

date	time (EST)	game	channel
Jul 27, 2008	4:00pm	Final	Galavision
Jul 27, 2008	7:00pm	La Grande Final	Galavision
Jul 28, 2008	1:00am	Final	ESPN2