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The striker exchange between Toronto FC and Barclays Premier League club Sunderland is complete. Both sides of the deal have formally announced acquisitions: TFC introduced Jozy Altidore as a designated player on Friday, while their counterparts announced a three-and-a-half-year deal with Jermain Defoe. Sunderland Sporting Director Lee Congerton confirmed no money was involved in a transfer fee and it was a straight transaction. ESPNs Marc Stein reported Friday morning that Altidores deal is believed to be in the $30 million range over a five-year term, making him one of the highest-paid American-born players in MLS. The team officially introduced Altidore at a Friday media conference, with the striker saying little beyond expressing his happiness over the move. I look forward to this challenge, he said. I’m committed long-term to making this franchise something special. Altidore - who scored just twice in 40 BPL games with Sunderland - said he looks forward to a chance to turn things around with his new club. Youre going to go through times when everythings not so great. I think in those times, how you react to those moments will define you. For me, obviously, it was very difficult for a lot of reasons on and off the field [during] my time in England, he explained. Now, I was faced with the opportunity of joining a franchise where I would have the opportunity to keep growing as a player and, obviously, to get better. That was the most important thing for me. Toronto gave me the opportunity and I took it with both hands. Despite his struggles in England, Altidore did score 12 goals in 24 international appearances with the U.S. team over the last two years. Toronto FC spoke glowingly of its 25-year-old addition. Jozy is a special player, and checks off all of the boxes that we look for in a player. We are excited to finalize this deal and bring him to Toronto FC,” said Toronto FC General Manager Tim Bezbatchenko. “It became clear that a return for Jermain to the English Premier League was going to be in the best interests of both sides. We’d like to thank Jermain for his contributions to Toronto FC and wish him well.” TFC head coach Greg Vanney pointed out that Altidores age and desire to be part of the club were key factors in the transaction. “We got another DP who is in the prime of his career,” Vanney said, adding that Altidore has “a lot to prove, a lot to be a part of.” “He wants to be here for the long haul.” Bezbatchenko went out of his way Friday to thank TFC midfielder Michael Bradley - a teammate of Altidore’s on the U.S. national team – for playing a part in the move. “He played an important role in [this] acquisition,” Bezbatchenko said. Altidore began his MLS career after selection in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft by the New York MetroStars (now New York Red Bulls). He scored 16 goals over two seasons, before the club transferred him Villarreal. He came to Sunderland in the summer of 2013 following stints with Spains Xerex CD, English side Hull City, Turkish club Buraspor, the Eredivises AZ Alkmaar. Altidore has earned 76 caps with the U.S. national team, scoring 25 goals and representing the Americans at both the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups. Sunderland, meanwhile, is pleased to be welcoming the 32-year-old Defoe back to Britains top flight. “I am thrilled that Jermain is a Sunderland player, said Black Cats head coach Gus Poyet. I know all about his attributes and his qualities first-hand and his exceptional goal-scoring record speaks for itself. He has something different, something special. Defoe, himself, expressed joy at returning home and getting another chance in the BPL. “It is a great club and I’ve always enjoyed coming up here and playing against Sunderland because of the stadium and the supporters, he said Friday. It is a great place to play and I’m really looking forward to it.” Defoe scored 11 goals in 16 MLS games with TFC last season and makes his return to the Barclays Premiership where he has scored 123 league goals over 14 seasons with West Ham United, Portsmouth and two stints with Tottenham. He has also earned 55 caps for England, scoring 19 goals. He made an appearance for his nation at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Mohamed Bamba Jersey .Y. -- The Buffalo Bills will head into the regular season short on experience at quarterback after trimming the roster on Friday. 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Roy crashed 11 fours and two sixes in a phenomenally powerful innings to dominate a first-wicket stand of 82 in 8.2 overs with Alex Hales (20), before Jos Buttler (32no off 17) crunched successive straight sixes off spinner Ish Sodhi, then another off Mitchell Santner to propel England past their victory target of 154 with 17 balls to spare.The openers maiden T20I fifty, which came up in a flash off 26 balls, was the second fastest fifty by an Englishman in a World T20 - just one ball slower than Eoin Morgans half-century in 2012 against the West Indies.It followed an exceptional display of death bowling from Ben Stokes (3-26) and Chris Jordan (1-24) that helped restrict previously-unbeaten New Zealand to 64-7 from the last 10 overs of their innings, meaning they finished on a below-par 153-8.England will face either West Indies or hosts India in Sundays final at Eden Gardens - their first final appearance since the title-winning campaign of 2010. Ben Stokes and Chris Jordan did Eoin Morgan proud New Zealand - yet to reach a World Twenty20 final - flew out of the blocks as Martin Guptill pocketed two fours off David Willeys opening over only for the left-armer to hit back in his next, finding the edge of the openers bat on the drive.Adil Rashid dropped the toughest of chances around the corner offered by Kane Williamson (32) on two, off Liam Plunketts first ball, and for eight overs it appeared it might be a costly miss.New Zealand didnt hit a six until the eighth over, when Williamson went inside-out to strike Stokes over the off-side; Colin Munro (46) followed suit in the following over, reverse sweeping Rashid for a midwicket maximum - adding seven fours for good measure in a powerful 32-ball knock. Kumar Sangakkara and Michael Atherton discuss Englands semi-final win over New Zealand and the performance of Jason Roy. At 92-1 just past the midway point, New Zealand seemed set for a colossal score but the innings began to unravel when Williamson skied Moeen Alis third ball, the spinner running back to take a good catch.Three overs later Munro chased a wide Liam Plunkett delivery, splicing it to third man, and Ross TTaylor - who never settled - picked out Eoin Morgan in the covers.ddddddddddddThat wicket and three runs came off Jordans third over - the 17th of the innings - and he completed a fine set of four after Stokes had picked off Luke Ronchi and Anderson with successive full tosses in an 18th over costing just five. Nasser Hussain called Englands World T20 semi-final win over New Zealand the complete performance. In total New Zealand added just 20 runs in the final four overs of the innings, Mitchell Santer holing out before Stokes fielded off his own bowling to run out Mitchell McClenaghan off the final ball.England nearly eclipsed that particular tally in the first over of their chase as Jason Roy plundered four boundaries off Anderson, throwing his hands at any width.A crunching cut off Adam Milne helped swell the total to 23-0 off two and Alex Hales joined battle by pumping McClenaghan over long on for the first six of the innings.The introduction of spin brought little respite for New Zealand - Roy powering Santner down the ground for four after the 50-run stand had come up off 26 balls, before tickling his eighth four of a pulsating innings to fine leg. Jason Roy picked up the Man of the Match award after his 78 helped beat New Zealand in the first World T20 semi-final. Hales, having survived a stumping chance on 19 off Grant Elliott, mowed Santner to long and England then endured a wobble as Eoin Morgan fell lbw first ball after Roy advanced but missed a straight one from Sodhi.Roys rampage, though, meant the required run-rate was barely six-an-over as Buttler and Joe Root (27no off 22) came together - both batsmen happy to deploy the reverse sweep to manoeuvre the field around and make Englands progress a formality with Buttler in merciless mood.Watch highlights of England against New Zealand on Sky Sports 2 from 7.30pm, then get The Verdicts reaction from 8.30pm. 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