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Western Sydney boss John Tsatsimas says the club will use Tim Cahills A-League debut in Sydney as a litmus test for their temporary home ground at Spotless Stadium.The Wanderers have sold around 21,000 tickets for Fridays blockbuster against Melbourne City, 3000 short of the capacity at the boutique venue in Homebush.Citys home games have attracted a modest average of less than 9000 over its first three home games of the season, however Tsatsimas is expecting a near sellout at Spotless.With our strong and passionate member base and a big name opponent in Melbourne City, indications are for a very healthy turnout for this match, Tsatsimas told AAP.While there are not many away fans purchasing, the fact that Tim Cahill will be playing his first A-League match in NSW in Western Sydney will no doubt pique the interest of more than a few.As the Wanderers wait for its new stadium to be built in Parramatta by 2019, the club is expected to take a minimum of four games to the bigger ANZ Stadium each season.And although it appeared likely Cahills first appearance in Sydney since joining the A-League was going to be one of them, Tsatsimas is eager to look at how Spotless handles a main event.It will be just their third game of the campaign at the venue.We have been putting in a lot of work to make our member experience at Spotless Stadium improve week-on-week and this will continue on Friday night for the City match, he said.Having a big fixture like this at Spotless Stadium gives us the chance to test our atmosphere, refine our match day experience and allow our members the chance to get used to the venue and tweak their traditions with regards to getting to the game.Cahills only match outside of Melbourne in his four appearances for City was in Brisbane a fortnight ago, where he was booed by the Roar faithful.Tsatsimas, who declined to comment on the clubs interest in Cahill prior to the Socceroo joining City, expected a raucous reception for the Sydney product.He is an icon of the game and has served our country well at international level so our fans respect his standing, he said.But he is also coming here as a player from the opposition so I am sure our fans will get behind our team and give our boys the high level support they provide week in, week out. Joe Carter Jersey . Anthony Calvillo, through 20 CFL seasons, was frequently invincible and largely stoic in the heat of competition. But underneath the professional exterior he was, and is, compellingly human. Nick Wittgren Jersey . -- Jimmie Johnson held off a teammate, passed a pair of Hall of Famers, and dominated once more at Dover. http://www.indianssale.com/indians-leonys-martin-jersey/ . Kuznetsov, who was selected by the Capitals in the first round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, has been playing for his hometown team Chelyabinsk Traktor of the KHL. Kenny Lofton Jersey . Fred Couples, captain of the U.S. side, put it all into perspective. "We know whos in charge," he said. Omar Vizquel Indians Jersey . -- Arizona raced out to a big lead and did not back off, hitting the accelerator instead. The Phoenix Mercury can clinch the WNBAs final playoff spot with a win over the Seattle Storm on Thursday at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix.Seattle (15-17) has already secured its place in the postseason. The Storm is third in the Western Conference, 11 games behind the first-place Minnesota Lynx and 9 1/2 games behind the second-place Los Angeles Sparks.Phoenix (14-18) is fourth in the Western Conference, one game behind Seattle in the West and, more importantly, one game ahead of the Washington Mystics for the final playoff berth. One win by Phoenix or one loss by Washington would give the Mercury the No. 8 seed and eliminate the Mystics from playoff contention.Phoenix swept the season series against Washington and will hold the tiebreaker advantage should they finish with identical records. The Mystics will play the Atlanta Dream earlier Thursday night and conclude the regular season Sunday against the Connecticut Sun. The Mercury will end the regular season against the San Antoonio Stars on Sunday.ddddddddddddhoenix has lost four of its last five games to put its playoff hopes in jeopardy. The Mercury is coming off a 90-85 loss to Los Angeles. DeWanna Bonner came off the bench to score 20 points in the loss. Brittney Griner had 19 points, 16 rebounds and three blocked shots.The Mercury shot 44.9 percent and led by as many as 14 midway through the third quarter, but the Sparks rallied to win behind Nneka Ogwumike and Chelsea Gray.Seattle is surging as it prepares for the playoffs. The Storm have won four in a row by an average of 14 points per game, including a 102-78 rout of the Eastern Conference-leading New York Liberty and a 78-60 victory over Los Angeles.All five starters scored in double figures in the win over Los Angeles. Breanna Stewart had 20 points and eight rebounds while Crystal Langhorne added 15 points and 10 rebounds. ' ' '