At a Glance: Union vs. Real Madrid

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Upcoming game

What: World Football Challenge

Who: Real Madrid vs. Union

When: Tomorrow, 9 o'clock

Where: Lincoln Financial Field

TV: ESPN Deportes

On the web: ESPN3.com

For kicks: SEPTA will run its Sports Express on the Broad Street Line until 12:30 a.m. . . . The quintessential litmus test arrives in the Spanish Cup champion, which is led by world-class striker Cristiano Ronaldo. Real has been on a tear since opening its WFC campaign against Los Angeles Saturday . . . Real leads the WFC standings in points with 12, two points clear of Manchester City, which has 10 . . . What exactly is the World Football Challenge? It's a single-table summer competition in North America in which the teams will earn points as follows:

* Three points for a win.

* Two points for a win via penalty shootout.

* One point for a loss via penalty shootout.

* One point for each goal scored (up to 3 per match).

* Zero points for a loss.

Fourteen teams are participating, but Sporting Portugal is not part of the standings table because of the lone friendly it will play against Juventus FC tomorrow. English Premier League team Chelsea, not part of WFC this year, is the defending champion of the inaugual event in 2009.

INJURY REPORT (as of Tuesday)

Out for the Union: Levi Houapeu, FW (left ankle strain)

Questionable: Veljko Paunovic, FW (left hip strain); Kyle Nakazawa, MF (lower back strain)

Sweet tweet

"Perseverance and effort. That is the key to succes."

- Union defender Carlos Valdes before Wednesday's match against Everton. Follow him via Twitter: @carlosvaldes5

Quotable

"We weren't surprised. It was a bit of a workout for us. The Union play a high tempo - they're also a very good team. The exercise for us was to get as much physical attributes out there, and we did that. I think what you saw from us tonight is that we were OK in possession up until the final third and that's where, when you're fully fit, your fitness totally tells [the story]."

- Everton and former Manchester United defender Philip Neville

- Kerith Gabriel