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Dylan McGeouch has been taken to hospital with suspected jaw fracture, hope he makes a speedy recovery.

From Celtic manager Neil Lennon, via the WFC website:

“It’s just one of those things, one of those cruel football injuries,” Lennon said. “… We don’t know the extent of it yet until he’s seen to by specialists. No doubt, he’s in the best possible hands. He may need surgery. I’m not sure. But he was in a lot of distress and a wee bit of shock as well.”

Nuri Sahin, who collided with McGeouch, sent an apologetic tweet after the match.

Real Madrid’s starting XI: Adán; Arbeloa-Albiol-Ramos(c)-Coentrão; Khedira-Xabi; Callejón-Kaká-Cristiano; Higuaín

Where to Watch: Real Madrid vs Celtic - August 11, 2012, 2:00 PM Eastern / 8:00 PM Central European

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Real Madrid vs. AC Milan (August 8, 2012) - Casillas passing the captain’s armband 

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Real Madrid: Trainings - 7.25.12 / 7.26.12 & More Details on LA

Wednesday, July 25

Everyone was at the session, including Kaká, Benzema and Sahin, who did not make the trip to Oviedo. Sahin seemingly recovered from his bout with the stomach flu. After their usual warm-ups, Faria split the players into two groups to practice rondos.

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Thursday, July 26

No information, other than that this was the last training before heading to Lisbon.

On Sunday, July 29, the team resume training. This will be the first session at UCLA, which starts at 10 o’lock local time (7 pm CEST). According to the university, Real Madrid will be based there until August 7. There will be some open practices. All interested parties should check the club website for more details.

In other news. Ángel di María is set to receive a plaque from his old side Benfica just before the start of the Eusébio Cup. Fábio Coentrão cut his holiday short so that he could travel to Lisbon to play against his old club. He told A Bola, “To go back to what was and remains my home is always special. I’m thrilled. It’s true that I’m losing a day of holiday, but it’s worth it because it’s going to be a really great encounter for Real Madrid and Benfica alike.” The remaining Euro 2012 players are scheduled to meet up with the rest of the team before flying to the the States. On Friday afternoon, José Mourinho will be awarded the Prestígio Fernando Soromenho from the CNID (Association of Sports Journalists of Portugal).

RM’s North American TV Schedule for WFC

Thursday, August 2 - LA Galaxy | Home Depot Center | Carson, CA

• 7:30 pm local / 10:30 pm EDT / 4:30 am CEDT (August 3)
• US: ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPN Deportes
• Canada: TSN2

Sunday, August 5 - Santos Laguna | Sam Boyd Stadium | Las Vegas, NV

• 8 pm local / 11 pm EDT / 5 am CEDT (August 6)
• US: Fox Soccer, Fox Deportes
• Canada: TSN2

Wednesday, August 8 - AC Milan | Yankee Stadium | Bronx, NY

• 8 pm EDT / 2 am CEDT (August 9) 
• US: ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPN Deportes
• Canada: TSN2

Saturday, August 11 - Celtic FC | Lincoln Financial Field | Philadelphia, PA

• 1:30 pm EDT / 7:30 pm CEDT
• US: ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPN Deportes

Where to Watch posts, including international broadcasts, will be updated on the day prior to each friendly.

Real Madrid UCLA Training Tickets on Sale

There are tickets available for the closed training session held at UCLA on August 4. General admission is $85; $382 for VIP access. [More info].

Real Madrid vs AC Milan Presale Tickets Now Available

MasterCard cardholders can purchase their tickets through Sunday, July 8. General public tickets will go on sale the following day.

Due to Juventus’ scheduling conflict, Santos Laguna will step in to face Real Madrid in Las Vegas on August 5.

[RM summer tour schedule]

Juventus Cancels North American Tour

The Washington Post reports that Juventus has backed out of the upcoming American tour for scheduling reasons, most likely because of the Supercoppa that will be played in China on August 11. The cancellation hasn’t officially been confirmed, but the Juventus site mentioned that preseason preparation would only be in Italy. Juventus was originally scheduled to play three friendlies in America, including an August 5th match against Real Madrid. No word on what changes to the World Football Challenge will be made.

So I just got off the phone with someone at the Yankees ticketing office. I wanted clarification on the bundled ticket situation, but she didn’t offer any more information than what has already been published. If you only want to attend the RM/Milan game on August 8, you’ll have to wait until individual tickets go on sale. That date was not given.  

For now my best suggestion is to follow the Yankees’ events Twitter & soccer page for up-to-date information.