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Normally, an opposing team would be grateful not to face world football stars Paul Pogba and Antoine Griezmann.The French duos clubs Juventus and Atletico Madrid are bound for Melbourne in a weeks time to take part in the International Champions Cup.But the pair, who dazzled on their way to the European Championships final last week, wont be heading to Australia.The host nations run to the finals means the pair arent expected to travel to Melbourne, instead focusing on recovering their fitness for the arduous club season ahead.Melbourne Victory coach Kevin Muscat believes the absence of the mega-stars will only make the matches tougher.Im just spewing that France didnt get knocked out earlier so Pogba and Griezmann could be here, he told AAP.Make no mistake, its going to be a lot harder because were going to have the players here that want to be the next cab off the rank.Itll be a good challenge and one were embracing.English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur complete the trio of travelling sides, which will boast serious international firepower for the three MCG matches, with Victorys date with Atletico to be played at Simonds Stadium.The three visiting clubs will confirm their travelling squads in the coming week.Victory are no strangers to international competition as five-time Asian Champions League participants and hosting several glamour friendlies in Melbourne in seasons past.Next Saturday, theyll be re-united with their first guest, Juventus, which visited in 2007 for a 4-1 win at Etihad Stadium.Muscat said it was always a pleasure to keep international company, as they will again in the ICC series.Victory didnt play in last years series - which included Real Madrid, AS Roma and Manchester City - but they still benefited from the event.Spending time last year when Rafa Benitez was here they invited us to training and we made some contacts, he said.It opens a few doors. Its great.Were honoured to be involved.VICTORY AGAINST THE WORLDMelbourne Victorys record in glamour friendlies against visiting international sides.2007 - lost 1-4 to Juventus (Italy)2009 - lost 0-3 to Fulham (England)2010 - lost 0-1 to Boca Juniors (Argentina)2011 - lost 0-1 to Celtic (Scotland)2012 - lost 1-4 to Olympiacos (Greece)2013 - lost 0-2 to Liverpool (England) Clearance Kobe Bryant Shoes . Laudrup revealed Thursday he was notified of his dismissal in "the briefest of letters which gave no reasons why such hasty and final action was deemed necessary. Kobe Bryant Shoes Deals . Ferrer, trying to win his fourth title on Mexican soil, will next play South Africas Kevin Anderson, who eliminated American Sam Querrey,7-6 (2), 6-4. Also Wednesday, Gilles Simon (6) of France beat Donald Young of the United States 6-4, 6-3, Ukraines Alexandr Dolgopolov downed Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 6-4 and Croatias Ivo Karlovic defeated Dudi Sela of Israel 7-6 (4), 6-2. https://www.cheapkobebryantshoes.com/ . According to a report from the Vancouver Province, the Lions are expected to replace former DC Rich Stubler with defensive backs coach Mark Washington. Kobe Bryant Shoes From China . The Browns coaching search remains incomplete. Kobe Bryant Shoes For Sale . World champions Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia won the gold medal with 237.71 points, Moore-Towers and Moscovitch followed at 208.45 and Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov of Russia were third at 187. NEW YORK -- Nick Kyrgios is confident of making a big splash in the Big Apple, but his first-round opponent here, Britains Aljaz Bedene, believes the Australian could be the architect of his own downfall Tuesday at the US Open.The volatile 21-year-old is coming off a second-round exit at Cincinnati, where his temper flared as he smashed three rackets in a row during a defeat to Borna Coric.Either he can play great tennis or he can go down. He is his biggest enemy, said Bedene, the Slovenian-born British No. 3, ahead of their match.Kyrgios, who said in a recent interview with the New York Times magazine that he wants to quit the sport at the age of 27, is also known for a signature tweener trick shot through his legs..dddddddddddd.Its not easy because it gets quite entertaining. Its funny, Bedene added. It gets interesting, as a player you want to enjoy the match. All those different emotions going through and then a player is playing tricks.Its not easy to stay focused, but you have to try to play the best you can.The best players always take advantage. You have to stay focused and you know those games and those points will come. You just have to grab them.Should Kyrgios win his first two matches at Flushing Meadows, he could face a potential third-round match against fellow Australian Bernard Tomic. ' ' '