Who: Real Madrid vs. Celtic
What: World Football Challenge
Where: Lincoln Financial Field
When: Saturday, 1:30 p.m. (kickoff approx. 1:55 p.m.)
TV: ESPN2
Tickets/parking: Log onto www.ticketmaster.com; parking is $20 on stadium grounds.
Commuter info: SEPTA will run its Sports Express subway trains all day, with the Phillies hosting the Cardinals at 7:05.
For kicks: Real Madrid has been on another scoring tear in its annual tour of the United States, coming off a 5-1 rout of Italian giants AC Milan at Yankee Stadium Wednesday night. A week earlier in Los Angeles, Real dispatched the MLS champion Galaxy by the same scoreline … After that commanding win, ESPN2 analyst Taylor Twellman joked: "With the way, Real is playing Celtic should be worried" … But Real, with its headliner Portugese midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo, is playing the reigning champions of the Scottish Premier League, which has quite the following Stateside … The match will be the first and only in the World Football Challenge for Celtic, in addition to the final match of the WFC's 2012 campaign … Ronaldo scored two goals in the win over Milan, as he played a preseason high 80 minutes.
— Kerith Gabriel
