Barcelona FC

BARCELONA, Catalonia - Auckland City FC got a major boost ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup after they drew 1-1 in a friendly match with Barçelona B at the ...

"Ryan De Vries is a fantastic player and a good character to have around. This was our last game before the Club World Cup and a very good result for us. His quality is unique in New Zealand and I'm very happy to have him here. I feel honoured," De Vries said. The game opened up after that as both teams made changes with future challenges in mind. "We conceded an unfortunate goal but apart from that overall we didn't concede many clear cut chances to a top team with a lot of quality.