The European preseason schedule is underway with many Americans playing abroad. Here's the latest recap and video highlights including Tim Howard, Clint Dempsey, Oguchi Onyewu, Brad Guzan, Eric Lichaj, and Steve Cherundolo.

Tim Howard Everton English Premier League Video Highlights

Howard made some key saves as Everton defeated the MLS All-Stars on penalty kicks.

The 2009 Audi Cup began Wednesday with Manchester United taking on Boca Juniors and AC Milan against Bayern Munich. Here's a full recap of Manchester United against Boca Juniors along with video highlights.

Manchester United tops Boca Juniors Video Highlights

Manchester United scored 2 first half goals as they held on to defeat Boca Juniors 2-1 in the Audi Cup.

Q. Why has it taken Anderson so long to score for United? A. Because Cristiano Ronaldo wouldn't let him take any free-kicks. Anderson scored his first goal for Manchester United with a nice free-kick against Boca Juniors in the Audi Cup. He had previously failed to score in more than 80 matches for the club.

Finally, Anderson got his name on the score sheet after scoring from a stunning free-kick against Boca Juniors yesterday in Audi Cup.
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The Audi Cup took place for the first time ever this year. Invited by AUDI AG, four teams played in a total of four games in the quest for victory, meaning that each team could be witnessed in two matches at the Allianz Arena in Munich. FC Bayern Munich and Manchester United prevailed in their respective semi-finals on 29 July.

Boca Juniors' squad took off for Europe on Sunday in readiness to take part in the Audi Cup in Munich (their first match is on Wednesday against Manchester United), but over the weekend there have already been some Argentine clubs and players in pre-season action. River Plate beat Everton thanks to a great Ariel Ortega [.

China may have all the world's jobs, but today it was a strong Manchester United team that had all the goals. The Red Devils put on an impressive performance, and slaughtered Huangzhou with four goals in the first half. Michael Owen (two goals), Dimitar Berbatov, Zoran Tosic, Nani, and Ryan Giggs (three goals) all got their names on the scoresheet, but it was Berbatov that really shined.

Boca Juniors are Manchester United's first opponents in the Audi Cup which kicks off tomorrow evening Munich.

Sir Alex Ferguson has confessed that during sleepless nights in Manchester he has watched Boca Juniors playing on late night telly.

"If you can't sleep at three in the morning in England, then you can see Boca," said Ferguson.

ESPN360 is now available to Comcast customers a few days earlier than its originally planned August 4th launch date.

This is spectacular news for soccer fans who are also Comcast customers. ESPN360 is only available online to customers of ISPs who have contracted with ESPN to make the service available.

With all the talk about Michael Owen being injury-prone, Old Trafford's Original Owen Hargreaves has suffered another setback in his recovery from the operations on both knees and is now ruled out until Christmas. He was scheduled to arrive in Munich to join the squad for the Audi Cup but with the setback, he's [.

It's amazing what a difference a year makes. Last summer, the majority of summer friendlies involving Premier League teams were televised live on Setanta US. This summer, though, Setanta US has shown zero friendlies and the majority of games have been aired by either Fox Soccer Channel, GolTV and ESPN360.

The 2009 Audi Cup continued on Thursday with Boca Juniors taking on AC Milan after both lost their opening round match. Here's a recap along with video highlights of the match.

Boca Juniors beats AC Milan 1-1 (4-3 on penalties) Video Highlights

Boca Juniors edged AC Milan 4-3 on penalty kicks as it ended tied at 1-1 after full time.

Fergie's crimson face tells the story. Yep, United lost After last night's defeat to Bayern Munich in the final of the Audi Cup, Man Utd can no longer win the fabled septuple. Yes, United's season is in tatters and...

Manchester United will join Boca Juniors, AC Milan and Bayern Munich in the Audi Cup, a two-day competition held at Munich's Allianz Arena to commemorate Audi's 100 anniversary. United will meet Boca, Carlos Tevez's former club, on July 29th. While Milan take-on Bayern the same day. The winners will play each other in the final on [.

Manchester United take on Boca Juniors tomorrow in the opening game of the Audi Cup in Munich. Sir Alex has today revealed that Valencia will start in that game, making his début, after missing out on the tour of Asia.

"Valencia didn't join us in the Far East because he was behind the rest of the squad in terms of his fitness," Ferguson said.

The 2009 Audi Cup started on Wednesday and the second semifinal saw Bayern Munich take on AC Milan. The winner would play Manchester United in the final. Here's a recap and video highlights of the match.

Bayern Munich beats AC Milan 4-1 Video Highlights

Bayern Munich scored early and added a few goals late to win 4-1 against AC Milan in the Audi Cup.

Manchester United will join Boca Juniors, AC Milan and Bayern Munich in the Audi Cup, a two-day competition held at Munich's Allianz Arena to commemorate Audi's 100 anniversary.

United will meet Boca, Carlos Tevez's former club, on July 29th. While Milan take-on Bayern the same day. The winners will play each other in the final on July 30th.

Owen Hargreaves' career at Manchester United has been plagued with injuries ever since he made the £17 million move from Bayern Munich, but it seems that he is finally set to return to football. The holding midfielder spent entire last season on the sidelines recovering from double knee surgery, but latest reports are suggesting he should be ready for first team action in September.

Giggs, Owen star as Man Utd rout Zhejiang Greentown
I can't help myself. I have to admit that I have been keenly following the pre-season tour exploits of the Red Devils. Central to my interest is the performance of Michael Owen. And he has surely not disappointed! From the moment he signed for United, I felt he had found the one of two clubs (the other being Arsenal) that could offer him the opportunity to rediscover himself.

Comeback put on hold...again!

Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves may have to be put his comeback from injury on hold.
The 28-year-old has had operations on both knees in the past year in a bid to cure tendinitis and there were hopes he would be back at the end of September.

Man United faced Boca Juniors on Wednesday night for the Audi Cup semi-final game, and managed a 2-1 win. The two goalscorers were Anderson, and Valencia, both netting their first for United, although Anderson did score some penalties from shootouts, but never in open-play. Anderson's opener came on 23 minutes when Valencia earned a freekick on the [.

Debutant Antonio Valencia and Anderson scored for Manchester United in a 2-1 victory against Argentina's Boca Juniors in the Audi Cup in Munich today. Anderson put Manchester United up with a curling free kick in the 23rd minute. Valencia's low shot beat goalkeeper Roberto Abbondanzieri for what proved to be the game winner in the 41st.

I bumped in to an AC Milan outside the ground today. I of course said sorry, to which he replied, "Do you remember that 3-0?". Yes, you bastard, I do.

So how about we take a trip of our own down memory lane ahead of the Audi Cup final against Bayern Munich tomorrow...

"Just In Case You Need Reminding.

Its not going well for new coach Leonardo at AC Milan. Their torrid pre-season preparations have continued as they were thrashed by Bayern Munich in the Audi Cup.
With Leonardo employing a 4-4-2 formation, , using Ignazio Abate on the right wing with Ronaldinho supporting Pato, it was not clicking for Milan as Bayern forward Thomas Muller opened the scoring after just 12 minutes and they looked in complete control for the entire first-half.

Well if you're going to miss a crucial penalty kick it's best to do it in the Audi Cup rather than in any meaningful outing. Why the hell Jonny Evans was taking a penalty kick is beyond me, I would understand if he was called upon because every other player in the team had taken one, but he was eighth on the list and he missed and the Germans won the Audi Cup!

It appears that Milan fans have decided to become the moral police for Ronaldinho's fondness for the night life.

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Ronaldinho and goalkeeper Dida were in a Milan night club when they were approached by fans who instead of asking for their autographs berated them for staying up so late.

He did it. He finally did it. Two years after he was signed from Porto, Anderson scored his first goal (shootout penalties don't count) for Manchester United. And what a goal it was. A left footed bender off the post from about 25 out started yesterday's match off properly, and Valencia's semi (okay, very) lucky shot put the Reds up 2-0.

"Can't Watch United In The Audi Cup Tonight?" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia.

"VIDEO: Highlights Of United vs Bayern In Audi Cup Final" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia.

There is just one game left of Manchester United's preparation for the new season, there are many positives to take out as the pre-season has shown, so far, that Michael Owen looks like a good bit of business, the team has the ability to gel and score goals in the absence of Ronaldo and Tevez and exciting signs of improvements by both Nani and Dimitar Berbatov.

RoM ran yet another competition in the past week giving you the opportunity to win some goodies from the Audi Cup. Congratulations to Scott Bennett from Canada who was one of hundreds who correctly named Wayne Rooney as the Man of the Match in United's 2-1 win over Boca Juniors.

"Winner: Audi Cup Competition" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia.

With apologies to our former colleagues at Yahoo!Eurosport, here's an early look at the team news floating around the interwebs in advance of tomorrow's pre-match press conferences.
Fit again Foster and Brown set to lift champions United

Ben Foster and Wes Brown are likely to be fit for champions Manchester United's opening Premier League game at home to Birmingham City after a close-season full of injuries and high-profile departures.

Anderson scored a great freekick against Boca Juniors in the Audi Cup this summer and scored a goal for the Reserves last week, but yesterday he bagged his first competative goal for Manchester United at the start of his third season for the club. Whilst it became a standing joke amongst the fans and players, Anderson was quick to remind people of a vital goal he did score for us in Moscow!

Manchester United will kick off the European leg of their preseason campaign with their first match in the Audi Cup 2009 against Argentinean side Boca Juniors. Kickoff is scheduled for 12:30PM EST, and will be immediately followed by Bayern Munich going up against AC Milan.

While preseason friendlies can sometimes be tedious affairs, today's match should be particularly interesting as United fans will get their first chance to see Antonio Valencia decked out in a Red Devils kit.

Antonio Valencia made an impressive start to his Manchester United career as he scored in a 2-1 win over Boca Juniors in the Audi Cup in Munich.

The £16 million signing from Wigan skipped past two players before drilling a low shot into the net to make it 2-0 in the 42nd minute, and while Boca keeper Roberto Abbonanzieri made an incredible howler in letting the ball spill under his body, it was still a fine goal from the Ecuadorian.

Anderson scored his first goal in a United shirt, a free kick from the edge of the penalty area and Valencia's debut came in the form of long-range strike against Boca Juniors.The 2 -1 victory takes Man U to Thursday's Audi Cup final against Bayern Munich.

The Audi Cup, you say? Yeah, no one cares about it, but still, I thought you might like to check out some high-res pics of Man Yoo in action against Boca Juniors. First, some highlights: Anderson scored his first ever...

Fergie has every right to be a happy manager following the team's latest pre-season victory which came against Boca Juniors in the Audi Cup semi-final in the Allianz Arena last night. New signing Atonio Valencia scored on his debut, the Ecuadorian's finish wasn't exactly exemplary and Abbondanzieri in Boca's goal will know he should have dealt with it, but if there was an element of good fortune

United in the Audi Cup

Scott is in Munich for the Audi Cup so Joe Davies will cover the United game tonight, kick off 7.45.

"LIVE BLOG: United vs Bayern In Audi Cup Final" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia.

Miércoles 29/07 – Audi Cup – SemifinalesBayern Munich (Muller x 2, Schweinsteiger y Saer Sene) 4-1 Milan (Pirlo)- Once inicialEntre paréntesis los cambios realizados, donde la mayoría de los jugadores actuaron en gran parte de la segunda mitad con excepción del delantero Saer Sene, quien ingresó a los 80 minutos.