Cristiano Ronaldo scored a signature goal and Real Madrid displayed its deft scoring ability to beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 4-1 in a friendly Saturday. In a game that pitted Galaxy midfielder David Beckham against his old side, Jose Callejon, Joselu and Karim Benzema also scored for the Spanish giants, who showed little rust in their preseason opener. “We won, that is most important,” Ronaldo said. “We want to keep on training hard to start well this season.” Ronaldo, who set La Liga's scoring record with 40 goals last season, entered as a halftime substitute. The Portuguese star used multiple step-over's to beat three defenders, then fired a sharp shot with his left foot that found its way inside the near post and made it 3-0 early in the second half. “He's one of the best players in the world, and clearly he showed why,” Galaxy midfielder Landon Donovan said. “He is not at top form quite yet, but you can still see that he has moments of brilliance that aren't really teachable.” Madrid manager Jose Mourinho chose to go with a younger, inexperienced lineup to start the game, keeping mainstays Ronaldo, Xabi Alonso, Raul Albiol and Benzema on the bench before making nine changes at the interval. Real Madrid, which opens its season at home against Athletic Bilbao on Aug. 20 or 21, will play two more matches on its tour through America. City blanks Club America Ryan McGivern and Shaun Wright-Phillips scored first-half goals Saturday as Manchester City launched its North American tour with a 2-0 friendly win over Club America of Mexico. Goalkeepers Joe Hart in the first half and Stuart Taylor in the second combined to keep America at bay as Manchester City notched the victory before a sparse crowd of 11,250 at AT&T Park — the home of baseball's World Series champion San Francisco Giants converted to football use for the evening. In the 17th minute, recent City acquisition Gael Clichy found Wright-Phillips at the far post with a cross from the left. When Wright-Phillips' shot was deflected, McGivern collected the rebound and curled a shot inside the post. Ten minutes later, Edin Dzeko offered up a pass to Wright-Phillips, who fired home from 20 yards.
