Football: Chelsea, Liverpool lose friendlies

Chelsea were beaten 3-2 by the Major League Soccer (MLS) All Stars in Pennsylvania, according to Sky Sports. Terry and Lampard’s goals had put the Blues ahead early in the second half. But an MLS All Stars team that included David Beckham and Thierry Henry equalised through Chris Wondolowski and Chris Pontius. Eddie Johnson scored the final goal.  Meanwhile, Liverpool lost 2-1 to Roma in the pre-season event at Fenway Park. Roma’s Michael Bradley scored first in the 63rd minute while Alessandro Florenzi doubled the lead with 20 minutes remaining. Charlie Adam scored a late consolation goal for Liverpool.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 27^th, 2012.