Tuesday, May 30, 2006
England vs Hungary news
England face Hungary tonight in a friendly at Old Trafford which we all hope will answer a few questions about the state of the Team just less than 2 weeks before the World Cup.According to the BBC, Owen will start for England and The Guardian say that Carragher will play a holding role with Gerrard acting as makeshift striker in place of Peter 'Good Touch For A Big Man' Crouch.
Away from tonight's game, Rooney will travel to Germany despite the date for his scan being somewhat ominously brought forward to the 7th.
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Friday, May 26, 2006
Rooney could be fit for last group game?
Just as your friendly World Cup blogger had given up all hope, the pesky BBC change their story completely, and The Guardian actualyl sound quite positive about the whole thing.
Turns out, Rooney will fly back from Germany on the 14th for another scan, and if that's all ok he could resume full training the same day.
W00t.
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Rooney won't resume training for 6 weeks...
News just in: The scan on Rooney's foot has revealed he won't be fit to resume training for another 6 weeks at least - 2 days before the World Cup Final.He's due to have another scan on the 14th which will show how much involvement, if any, he will have in the tournament.Not looking good folks. That Walcott better be bloody good.
Read more at news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/h...
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England 'B' 1 - 2 Belarus
Surprise surprise, things didn't quite go to plan last night as England B lost to The Mighty Belarus thanks in no small part to a rather unsportsmanlike goal in the 50th minute.
Norwich keeper Robert Green suffered a ruptured groin as he took a goal kick, collapsing in agony and gifting the ball to Vitali Kutuzov who tucked the ball away for a goal leading to much jeering from the crowd. Sadly for England's 3rd choice keeper the injury almost certainly means an end to his dream of travelling to the World Cup.
Despite the poor scoreline, Aaron Lennon seems to have won over many with his performance, as did Carrick and Walcott .
The Times has rated each player's performance .
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Thursday, May 25, 2006
England B versus Belarus
At 20:05 this evening the most anticipated England B game for years will kick off at the Madejski Stadium.
The starting lineup inludes Michael Owen, David James, Ashley Cole, Sol Campbell and Peter Crouch who are all looking for match fitness ahead of the World Cup.
A certain Theo Walcott starts on the bench...
England B: James (Man City) Hargreaves (Bayern Munich) A Cole (Arsenal)Carrick (Tottenham)Carragher (Liverpool)Campbell (Arsenal)Lennon (Tottenham)Jenas (Tottenham)Crouch (Liverpool)Owen (Newcastle)Downing (Middlesbrough)
Substitutes: Bridge (Chelsea), Green (Norwich), P Neville (Everton), Dawson (Tottenham), J Cole (Chelsea), Defoe (Tottenham), Johnson (Crystal Palace), Walcott (Arsenal), Carson (Liverpool).
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D-day for WunderkidTM probably
So, today is the day that we probably/possibly/maybe find out, depending on who you believe, if Rooney will play a part in the World Cup.
England's star forward will be undergoing an MRI scan this morning to see how well that pesky metatarsal has healed. However, according to the Guardian , Rooney is at least 1 month away from playing, regardless of today's decision, which would rule him out of England's group games.
It's also clear that Man United (or is that Sir Alex?) aren't keen for him to travel . Which may have something to do with Mike Stone's departure from the club.
Meanwhile at least his possible replacement Theo Walcott, is the fastest player at Arsenal .
Maybe FIFA could replace penalties with a 100 metre sprint?
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Monday, May 22, 2006
News roundup
In between wondering when the hell it's going to stop raining your friendly World Cup blogger has been unearthing these newsworthy titbits...Ex-Forest defender Michael Dawson has been called up in place of Luke Young.
Some parts of Germany are still not very nice if you're black.
Eriksson has jumped off the fence long enough to say 'England will win it'.
The US still couldn't care less if they do.
But 640 blind people will get to hear what happens.
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File under 'tempting fate'
According to England doctor Leif Sward, Rooney is on his way to a 'perfect recovery' in time for the World Cup."I have the highest hopes for Rooney and the World Cup and I hope I can give the perfect answer about Rooney after the next MRI examination on Thursday."
D-day is still Thursday this week, and the nation has it's collective fingers crossed...
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Thursday, May 18, 2006
World Cup news roundup
England fans shouldn't get married on June 3rd.
Sven has his fingers crossed for May 25th (as should you) - it's D-day for Rooney and Owen.
If Rooney's not there, then Gerrard could take his place, says Sven. (I wonder where he got that idea from?)
Some parts of Berlin are no-go areas for black visitors according to a German government official (who, i'm guessing doesn't work for the tourist board).
People confused by half naked World Cup mascott - toy firm goes bust.
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Sven has his fingers crossed for May 25th (as should you) - it's D-day for Rooney and Owen.
If Rooney's not there, then Gerrard could take his place, says Sven. (I wonder where he got that idea from?)
Some parts of Berlin are no-go areas for black visitors according to a German government official (who, i'm guessing doesn't work for the tourist board).
People confused by half naked World Cup mascott - toy firm goes bust.
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Full 2006 World Cup squads
Most of the squads have now been confirmed, so here's the (nearly) full list. Saudi Arabia and Iran to come...
Angola:
Joao Ricardo (unattached), Lama (Petro Atletico), Mario (Interclube);
Delgado (Petro Atletico), Jamba (AS Aviacao), Kali (Barreirense), Lebo
Lebo (Petro Atletico), Loco (Primo Agosto), Marco Abreu (Portimonense),
Marco Airosa (Barreirense), Rui Marques (Leeds United); Andre (Kuwait
SC), Edson (Pacos Ferreira), Paulo Figueiredo, Antonio Mendonca (both
Varzim), Dione Miloy (InterClube), Ze Kalanga (Petro Atletico); Fabrice
Akwa (unattached), Andre Titi Buengo (Clermont Foot), Flavio (Al Ahly),
Love Kabungula (Aviacao), Pedro Mantorras (Benfica), Mateus (Gil
Vicente).
Argentina:
Roberto Abbondanzieri (Boca Juniors), Leonardo Franco (Atletico
Madrid), Oscar Ustari (Independiente); Fabricio Coloccini (Deportivo La
Coruna), Leandro Cufre (Roma), Roberto Ayala (Valencia), Nicolas
Burdisso (Internazionale), Gabriel Milito (Real Zaragoza), Gabriel
Heinze (Manchester United), Juan Pablo Sorin (Villarreal); Juan Roman
Riquelme (Villarreal), Luis Gonzalez (Porto), Javier Mascherano
(Corinthians), Esteban Cambiasso (Internazionale), Maximiliano
Rodriguez (Atletico Madrid), Pablo Aimar (Valencia), Lionel Scaloni
(West Ham United); Hernan Crespo (Chelsea), Lionel Messi (Barcelona),
Carlos Tevez (Corinthians), Rodrigo Palacio (Boca Juniors), Javier
Saviola (Sevilla), Julio Cruz (Internazionale)
Australia:
Mark Schwarzer (Middlesbrough), Zeljko Kalac (AC Milan), Ante Covic
(Hammarby), Michael Beauchamp (Central Coast), Craig Moore (Newcastle),
Lucas Neill (Blackburn), Tony Popovic (Crystal Palace), Mark Milligan
(Sydney FC), Marco Bresciano (Parma), Tim Cahill (Everton), Scott
Chipperfield (Basel), Jason Culina (PSV Eindhoven), Brett Emerton
(Blackburn), Vince Grella (Parma), Stan Lazaridis (free agent), Josip
Skoko (Stoke, on loan from Wigan), Mile Sterjovski (Basel), Luke
Wilkshire (Bristol City), John Aloisi (Alaves), Harry Kewell
(Liverpool), Archie Thompson (PSV Eindhoven), Mark Viduka
(Middlesbrough), Josh Kennedy (Dinamo Dresden).
Brazil:
Dida (AC Milan), Julio Cesar (Inter Milan), Rogerio Ceni (Sao Paulo),
Cafu (AC Milan), Cicinho (Real Madrid), Lucio (Bayern Munich), Juan
(Bayer Leverkusen), Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid), Gilberto (Hertha
Berlin), Cris (Olympique Lyon), Luisao (Benfica), Edmilson (Barcelona),
Juninho Pernambucano (Olympique Lyon), Emerson (Juventus), Ze Roberto
(Bayern Munich), Gilberto Silva (Arsenal), Kaka (AC Milan), Ricardinho
(Corinthians), Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Robinho (Real Madrid), Ronaldinho
(Barcelona), Adriano (Inter Milan), Fred (Olympique Lyon).
Costa Rica:
Jose Francisco Porras (Saprissa), Alvaro Mesen (Herediano), Wardy
Alfaro (Alajuelense); Harold Wallace (Alajuelense), Jervis Drummond
(Saprissa), Michael Umana (Brujas), Michael Rodriguez (Alajuelense),
Luis Marin (Alajuelense), Gilberto Martinez (Brescia, Italy), Leonardo
Gonzalez (Herediano) Gabriel Badilla (Saprissa); Randall Azofeifa
(Saprissa), Carlos Hernandez (Alajuelense), Mauricio Solis
(Comunicaciones, Guatemala), Douglas Sequeira (Real Salt Lake, USA),
Danny Fonseca (Cartagines), Cristian Bolanos (Saprissa), Walter Centeno
(Saprissa); Victor Nunez (Cartagines), Ronald Gomez (Saprissa), Kurt
Bernard (Puntarenas), Alvaro Saborio (Saprissa), Paulo Wanchope (no
club).
Croatia: Tomislav
Butina (Club Brugge), Stipe Pletikosa (Hajduk Split), Joe Didulica
(Austria Vienna); Robert Kovac (Juventus), Stjepan Tomas (Galatasaray),
Dario Simic (AC Milan), Mario Tokic (Austria Vienna), Josip Simunic
(Hertha Berlin), Igor Tudor (Siena), Marijan Buljat (Dinamo Zagreb);
Jerko Leko (Dynamo Kiev), Niko Kranjcar (Hajduk Split), Niko Kovac
(Hertha Berlin), Marko Babic (Bayer Leverkusen), Darijo Srna (Shakhtar
Donetsk), Ivan Leko (Club Brugge), Luka Modric (Dinamo Zagreb), Jurica
Vranjes (Werder Bremen), Anthony Seric (Panathinaikos); Dado Prso
(Rangers), Ivan Klasnic (Werder Bremen), Bosko Balaban (Club Brugge),
Ivica Olic (CSKA Moscow), Ivan Bosnjak (Dinamo Zagreb).
Czech Republic:
Jaromir Blazek (Sparta Prague), Petr Cech (Chelsea), Antonin Kinsky
(Saturn Ramenskoye), Zdenek Grygera (Ajax Amsterdam), Marek Jankulovski
(AC Milan), Martin Jiranek (Spartak Moscow), Radoslav Kovac (Spartak
Moscow), Pavel Mares (Zenit St Petersburg), David Rozehnal (Paris St
Germain), Tomas Ujfalusi (Fiorentina), Tomas Galasek (Ajax Amsterdam),
David Jarolim (Hamburg SV), Pavel Nedved (Juventus), Jaroslav Plasil
(Monaco), Karel Poborsky (Ceske Budejovice), Jan Polak (Nuremberg),
Tomas Rosicky (Borussia Dortmund), Vladimir Smicer (Girondins
Bordeaux), Milan Baros (Aston Villa), Marek Heinz (Galatasaray), Jan
Koller (Borussia Dortmund), Vratislav Lokvenc (Red Bull Salzburg), Jiri
Stajner (Hanover 96). Standby: Libor Sionko (Austria Vienna), Rudi
Skacel (Hearts).
Ecuador:
Edwin Villafuerte (Deportivo Quito), Cristian Mora (LDU), Damian Lanza
(Aucas), Ivan Hurtado (Al Arabi), Giovanny Espinoza (LDU), Ulises de la
Cruz (Aston Villa), Paul Ambrossi (LDU), Neicer Reasco (LDU), Jorge
Guagua (El Nacional), Jose Luis Perlaza (Olmedo), Marlon Ayovi
(Deportivo Quito), Edwin Tenorio (Barcelona, SC), Edison Mendez (LDU),
Patricio Urrutia (LDU), Cristian Lara (El Nacional), Segundo Castillo
(El Nacional), Luis Antonio Valencia (Recreativo Huelva, Spain), Luis
Fernando Saritama (Deportivo Quito), Cristian Benitez (El Nacional),
Felix Borja (El Nacional), Carlos Tenorio (Al Sadd), Agustin Delgado
(LDU), Ivan Kaviedes (Argentinos Juniors).
England:
Robert Green (Norwich), David James (Manchester City), Paul Robinson
(Tottenham); Wayne Bridge (Chelsea), Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Sol
Campbell, Ashley Cole (both Arsenal), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester
United), Gary Neville (Manchester United), John Terry (Chelsea); David
Beckham (Real Madrid), Michael Carrick (Tottenham), Joe Cole (Chelsea),
Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Owen
Hargreaves (Bayern Munich), Jermaine Jenas (Tottenham), Frank Lampard
(Chelsea), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham); Peter Crouch (Liverpool), Michael
Owen (Newcastle), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Theo Walcott
(Arsenal).
France:
Fabien Barthez (Olympique Marseille), Gregory Coupet (Olympique Lyon),
Mickael Landreau (Nantes); Eric Abidal (Olympique Lyon), Jean-Alain
Boumsong (Newcastle United), Pascal Chimbonda (Wigan Athletic), William
Gallas (Chelsea), Gael Givet (Monaco) Willy Sagnol (Bayern Munich),
Mikael Silvestre (Manchester United), Lilian Thuram (Juventus); Vikash
Dhorasoo (Paris St Germain), Alou Diarra (Racing Lens), Claude Makelele
(Chelsea), Florent Malouda (Olympique Lyon), Patrick Vieira (Juventus),
Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid); Djibril Cisse (Liverpool), Thierry Henry
(Arsenal), Franck Ribery (Olympique Marseille), Louis Saha (Manchester
United), David Trezeguet (Juventus), Sylvain Wiltord (Olympique Lyon).
Germany:
Jens Lehmann (Arsenal), Oliver Kahn (Bayern Munich), Timo Hildebrand
(VfB Stuttgart), Arne Friedrich (Hertha Berlin), Robert Huth (Chelsea),
Marcell Jansen (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Philipp Lahm (Bayern
Munich), Per Mertesacker (Hanover 96), Christoph Metzelder (Borussia
Dortmund), Jens Nowotny (Bayer Leverkusen), Michael Ballack (Chelsea),
Tim Borowski (Werder Bremen), Torsten Frings (Werder Bremen), Sebastian
Kehl (Borussia Dortmund), Bernd Schneider (Bayer Leverkusen), Bastian
Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich), Thomas Hitzlsperger (VfB Stuttgart),
Gerald Asamoah (Schalke 04), Miroslav Klose (Werder Bremen), Oliver
Neuville (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Lukas Podolski (Cologne), Mike
Hanke (Werder Bremen), David Odonkor (Borussia Dortmund).
Ghana:
Sammy Adjei (Moadan Sport Ashdod, Israel), Richard Kingston
(Ankaraspor, Turkey), George Owu (Ashanti Gold); Eric Addo (PSV
Eindhoven), Issah Ahmed (Randers, Denmark), Shilla Alhassan Illiasu
(Asante Kotoko), Samuel Kuffour (Roma), John Mensah (Rennes), Habib
Mohammed (King Faisal Babes), John Painstil (Hapoel Tel Aviv, Israel),
Emmanuel Pappoe (Hapoel Kfar Saba, Israel), Daniel Quaye (Hearts of
Oak), Hans Sarpei (Wolfsburg); Otto Addo (Mainz), Stephen Appiah
(Fenerbahce), Derek Boateng (AIK Stockholm, Sweden), Haminu Dramani
(Red Star Belgrade), Michael Essien (Chelsea), Sulley Ali Muntari
(Udinese); Matthew Amoah (Borussia Dortmund), Asamoah Gyan (Modena),
Razak Pimpong (FC Copenhagen), Alex Tachie-Mensah (St Gallen,
Switzerland).
Holland:
Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United), Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax),
Henk Timmer (AZ Alkmaar); Khalid Boulahrouz (Hamburg), Giovanni van
Bronckhorst (Barcelona), Tim de Cler (AZ Alkmaar), Johnny Heitinga
(Ajax), Kew Jaliens (AZ Alkmaar), Jan Kromkamp (Liverpool), Joris
Mathijsen (AZ Alkmaar), Andre Ooijer (PSV Eindhoven); Mark van Bommel
(Barcelona), Phillip Cocu (PSV Eindhoven), Denny Landzaat (AZ Alkmaar),
Hedwiges Maduro, Wesley Sneijder (both Ajax), Rafael van der Vaart
(Hamburg); Ryan Babel (Ajax), Dirk Kuyt (Feyenoord), Ruud van
Nistelrooy (Manchester United), Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Arjen
Robben (Chelsea), Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (PSV Eindhoven).
Italy:
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Angelo Peruzzi (Lazio), Marco Amelia
(Livorno); Gianluca Zambrotta (Juventus), Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan),
Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus), Fabio Grosso (Palermo), Cristian Zaccardo
(Palermo), Andrea Barzagli (Palermo), Marco Materazzi (Internazionale),
Massimo Oddo (Lazio); Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Andrea Pirlo (AC
Milan), Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Simone
Perrotta (Roma), Simone Barone (Palermo); Francesco Totti (Roma), Luca
Toni (Fiorentina), Alberto Gilardino (AC Milan), Alessandro Del Piero
(Juventus), Filippo Inzaghi (AC Milan), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Udinese).
Ivory Coast: Jean-Jacques
Tizie (Esperance Tunis), Boubacar Barry Copa (Beveren), Gerard
Gnanhouan (Montpellier); Cyrille Domoraud (Creteil), Blaise Kouassi
(Troyes), Abdoulaye Meite (Marseille), Etienne Arthur Boka
(Strasbourg), Abib Kolo Toure (Arsenal), Emmanuel Eboue (Arsenal), Marc
Zoro (Messina); Didier Zokora (St Etienne), Emerse Fae (Nantes), Kanga
Gauthier Akale (Auxerre), Romaric Ndri Koffi (Le Mans), Gnegneri Yaya
Toure (Olympiakos), Gilles Yapi Yapo (Young Boys), Guy Roland Demel
(Hambourg); Bakari Kone (Nice), Didier Drogba (Chelsea), Arouna Kone
(PSV Eindhoven), Bonaventure Kalou (Paris St-Germain), Abdoul Kader
Keita (Lille), Aruna Dindane (Lens).
Japan: Yoshikatsu
Kawaguchi (Jubilo Iwata), Yoichi Doi (FC Tokyo), Seigo Narazaki (Nagoya
Grampus Eight), Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (Gamba Osaka), Alex (Urawa Reds),
Yuji Nakazawa (Yokohama F-Marinos), Makoto Tanaka (Jubilo Iwata), Akira
Kaji (Gamba Osaka), Keisuke Tsuboi (Urawa Reds), Yuichi Komano
(Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Koji Nakata (FC Basel), Hidetoshi Nakata (Bolton
Wanderers), Shunsuke Nakamura (Celtic), Shinji Ono (Urawa Reds),
Junichi Inamoto (West Bromwich Albion), Takashi Fukunishi (Jubilo
Iwata), Mitsuo Ogasawara (Kashima Antlers), Yasuhito Endo (Gamba
Osaka), Atsushi Yanagisawa (Kashima Antlers), Naohiro Takahara
(Hamburg), Masashi Oguro (Grenoble), Keiji Tamada (Nagoya Grampus
Eight) Seiichiro Maki (JEF United Chiba).
Mexico: Guillermo
Ochoa (America), Oswaldo Sanchez (Guadalajara), Jose de Jesus Corona
(Tecos); Jose Antonio Castro (America), Rafael Marquez (Barcelona),
Claudio Suarez (Chivas USA), Ricardo Osorio (Cruz Azul), Francisco
Javier Rodriguez, Carlos Salcido, Gonzalo Pineda (all Guadalajara),
Mario Mendez (Monterrey); Pavel Pardo (America), Andres Guardado,
Rafael Garcia (both Atlas), Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul), Ramon Morales
(Guadalajara), Luis Ernesto Perez, Jesus Arellano (both Monterrey),
Zinha (Toluca); Jared Borgetti (Bolton), Francisco Fonseca (Cruz Azul),
Omar Bravo (Guadalajara), Guillermo Franco (Villarreal, Spain).
Paraguay: Justo
Villar (Newell's Old Boys), Aldo Bobadilla (Libertad), Derlis Gomez
(Sportivo Luqueno); Denis Caniza (unattached), Carlos Gamarra
(Palmeiras), Julio Cesar Caceres (River Plate), Delio Toledo (Real
Zaragoza), Paulo Da Silva (Toluca), Julio Cesar Mansur (Guarani), Jorge
Nunez (Estudiantes); Edgar Barreto (NEC Nijmegen), Roberto Acuna
(Deportivo La Coruna), Carlos Humberto Paredes (Reggina), Julio Dos
Santos (Bayern Munich), Cristian Riveros, Carlos Bonet (both Libertad),
Jose Montiel (Olimpia), Diego Gavilan (Newell's Old Boys); Roque Santa
Cruz (Bayern Munich), Nelson Haedo Valdez (Werder Bremen), Jose
Saturnino Cardozo (unattached), Salvador Cabanas (Jaguares), Nelson
Cuevas (Pachuca).
Poland: Artur
Boruc (Celtic), Lukasz Fabianski (Legia Warsaw), Tomasz Kuszczak (West
Brom); Marcin Baszczynski (Wisla Krakow), Jacek Bak (Al-Rayyan),
Dariusz Dudka (Wisla Krakow), Mariusz Jop (FC Moscow), Seweryn
Gancarczyk (Metalist Kharkiv), Mariusz Lewandowski (Shakhtar Donetsk),
Michal Zewlakow (Anderlecht); Piotr Giza (Krakow), Damian Gorawski (FC
Moscow), Kamil Kosowski (Southampton), Jacek Krzynowek (Bayer
Leverkusen), Sebastian Mila (Austria Vienna), Arkadiusz Radomski
(Austria Vienna), Radoslaw Sobolewski (Wisla Krakow); Ebi Smolarek
(Borussia Dortmund), Miroslaw Szymkowiak (Trabzonspor), Pawel Brozek
(Wisla Krakow), Ireneusz Jelen (Wisla Plock), Grzegorz Rasiak
(Southampton), Maciej Zurawski (Celtic)
Portugal:
Bruno Vale (Estrela Amadora), Quim (Benfica), Ricardo (Sporting
Lisbon); Fernando Meira (Stuttgart), Miguel (Valencia), Marco Caneira
(Sporting Lisbon), Nuno Valente (Everton), Paulo Ferreira (Chelsea),
Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea), Ricardo Costa (Porto); Deco (Barcelona),
Petit (Benfica), Costinha (Dinamo Moscow), Cristiano Ronaldo
(Manchester United), Hugo Viana (Valencia), Maniche (Chelsea), Tiago
(Lyon), Simao Sabrosa (Benfica); Helder Postiga (St Etienne), Luis Boa
Morte (Fulham), Luis Figo (Internazionale), Nuno Gomes (Benfica), Pedro
Pauleta (Paris St Germain)
Serbia Montenegro:
Dragoslav Jevric (Anakaraspor), Oliver Kovacevic (CSKA Sofia), Vladimir
Stojkovic (Nantes), Goran Gavrancic (Dynamo Kiev), Ivica Dragutinovic
(Sevilla), Mladen Krstajic (Schalke), Nemanja Vidic (Manchester
United), Milan Dudic (Red Star Belgrade), Nenad Djordjevic (Partizan
Belgrade), Dusan Basta (Red Star Belgrade), Dejan Stankovic, (Inter
Milan), Igor Duljaj (Shakhtar Donetsk), Predrag Djordjevic (Olympiakos
Piraeus), Ognjen Koroman (Portsmouth), Albert Nadj (Partizan Belgrade),
Sasa Ilic (Galatasaray), Zvonimir Vukic (Partizan Belgrade), Ivan Ergic
(Basel), Savo Milosevic (Osasuna), Mateja Kezman (Atletico Madrid),
Nikola Zigic (Red Star Belgrade), Danijel Ljuboja (VFB Stuttgart),
Mirko Vucinic (Lecce).
Spain:
Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Pepe Reina (Liverpool), Santiago Canizares
(Valencia), Antonio Lopez (Atletico Madrid), Pablo Ibanez (Atletico
Madrid), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Juanito (Real Betis), Asier del
Horno (Chelsea), Michel Salgado (Real Madrid), Sergio Ramos (Real
Madrid), Carlos Marchena (Valencia), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal), Jose
Antonio Reyes (Arsenal), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Xavi (Barcelona),
Joaquin (Real Betis), Luis Garcia (Liverpool), Xabi Alonso (Liverpool),
David Albelda (Valencia), Marcos Senna (Villarreal), Fernando Torres
(Atletico Madrid), Raul (Real Madrid), David Villa (Valencia).
South Korea:
Lee Woon-Jae (Suwon Bluewings), Kim Yong-Dae (Seongnam Ilwha), Kim
Young-Kwang (Chunnam Dragons); Lee Young-Pyo (Tottenham Hotspur), Kim
Dong-Jin (FC Seoul), Cho Won-Hee (Suwon Bluewings), Song Chong-Gug
(Suwon Bluewings), Choi Jin-Cheul (Chonbuk Motors), Kim Jin-Kyu (Jubilo
Iwata), Kim Young-Chul (Seongnam Ilwha); Park Ji-Sung (Manchester
United), Kim Do-Heon (Seongnam Ilwha), Kim Sang-Shik (Seongnam Ilwha),
Kim Nam-Il (Suwon Bluewings), Lee Eul-Yong (Trabzonspor), Lee Ho (Ulsan
Tigers), Baek Ji-Hoon (FC Seoul); Ahn Jung-Hwan (MSV Duisburg), Cho
Jae-Jin (Shimizu S-Pulse), Park Chu-Young (FC Seoul), Seol Ki-Hyeon
(Wolverhampton Wanderers), Lee Chun-Soo (Ulsan Tigers), Chung Kyung-Ho
(Gwangju Sangmu).
Sweden: Andreas
Isaksson (Stade Rennes), John Alvbage (Viborg), Rami Shaaban
(Fredrikstad), Erik Edman (Stade Rennes), Petter Hansson (Heerenveen),
Teddy Lucic (BK Hacken), Olof Mellberg (Aston Villa), Karl Svensson
(IFK Gothenburg), Mikael Nilsson (Panathinaikos), Fredrik Stenman
(Bayer Leverkusen), Daniel Andersson (Malmo), Niclas Alexandersson (IFK
Gothenburg), Kim Kallstrom (Stade Rennes), Tobias Linderoth (FC
Copenhagen), Christian Wilhelmsson (Anderlecht), Anders Svensson
(Elfsborg), Fredrik Ljungberg (Arsenal), Marcus Allback (FC
Copenhagen), Johan Elmander (Brondby), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Juventus),
Mattias Jonson (Djurgarden), Henrik Larsson (Barcelona), Markus
Rosenberg (Ajax Amsterdam).
Switzerland:
Pascal Zuberbuehler (FC Basel), Fabio Coltorti (Grasshoppers Zurich),
Diego Benaglio (CD Nacional), Johan Djourou (Arsenal), Ludovic Magnin
(VfB Stuttgart), Philippe Senderos (Arsenal), Stephane Grichting
(Auxerre), Christoph Spycher (Eintracht Frankfurt), Valon Behrami
(Lazio), Patrick Mueller (Olympique Lyon), Philipp Degen (Borussia
Dortmund), Xavier Margairaz (FC Zurich), Johann Vogel (AC Milan),
Ricardo Cabanas (Cologne), Raphael Wicky (Hamburg SV), Daniel Gygax
(Lille), David Degen (FC Basel), Blerim Dzemaili (FC Zurich),
Tranquillo Barnetta (Bayer Leverkusen), Alex Frei (Rennnes), Marco
Streller (Cologne), Mauro Lustrinelli (Sparta Prague), Johan Vonlanthen
(NAC Breda).
Togo: Kossi
Agassa (Metz), Nimini Tchagnirou (Djoliba), Kodjovi Dodji Obilale;
Yaovi Dosseh Abalo (APOEL Nicosia), Dare Nibombe (Mons), Ludovic
Assemoassa (Clermont Foot), Karim Guede (Hamburg), Toure Assimiou
(Bayer Leverkusen), Richmond Forson (JA Poire), Kuami Agboh (Beveren),
Eric Akoto (Admira Wacker), Afo Erassa (Clermont Foot); Kaka Aziawonou
(Young Boys), Cherif Toure Mamam (Metz), Thomas Dossevi (Valenciennes),
Alexis Romao (Louhans Cuiseaux), Adekambi Olufade (Al Siliyah), Yao
Junior Senaya (YF Juventus); Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal), Robert Malm
(Brest), Abdel-Kader Cougbadja (Guingamp), Massamesso Tchangai
(Benevento), Moustapha Salifou (Brest)
Trinidad and Tobago:
Kelvin Jack (Dundee), Shaka Hislop (West Ham), Clayton Ince (Coventry);
Dennis Lawrence (Wrexham), Cyd Gray (CL Financial San Juan Jabloteh),
Marvin Andrews (Rangers), Brent Sancho, Ian Cox (both Gillingham),
Atiba Charles (W Connection), Avery John (New England Revolution);
Silvio Spann (unattached), Chris Birchall (Port Vale), Aurtis Whitley
(CL Financial San Juan Jabloteh), Anthony Wolfe (Jabloteh), Densill
Theobald (Falkirk), Carlos Edwards (Luton), Dwight Yorke (Sydney FC);
Russell Latapy (Falkirk), Stern John (Coventry), Kenwyne Jones
(Southampton), Collin Samuel (Dundee United), Jason Scotland (St
Johnstone), Cornell Glen (Los Angeles Galaxy).
Tunisia: Ali
Boumnijel (Club Africain), Hamdi Kasraoui (Esperance Tunis), Adel Nefzi
(US Monastir), David Jemmali (Bordeaux), Hatem Trabelsi (Ajax), Mehdi
Meriah (Etoile du Sahel), Anis Ayari (Samsunspor), Alaeddine Yahya
(Saint-Etienne), Radhi Jaidi (Bolton), Karim Hagui (Strasbourg), Karim
Saidi (Lecce), Jawhar Menari (Nuremberg), Adel Chedli (Nuremberg),
Mehdi Nafti (Birmingham), Sofiene Melliti (Gaziantespor), Hamed
Namouchi (Rangers), Karim Zdiri (Rosenborg), Yassine Chikhaoui (Etoile
du Sahel), Riadh Boazizi (Kayserispor), Issam Jomaa (Lens), Kais
Ghodhbane (Diyarbakirspor), Francileudo Santos (Toulouse), Ziad Jaziri
(Troyes).
Ukraine:
Oleksander Shovkovsky (Dynamo Kiev), Andriy Pyatov (Vorskla Poltava),
Bogdan Shust (Shakhtar Donetsk), Andriy Nesmachny (Dynamo Kiev),
Vladyslav Vashchyuk (Dynamo Kiev), Serhiy Fyodorov (Dynamo Kiev),
Volodymyr Yesersky (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Andriy Rusol (Dnipro
Dnipropetrovsk), Dmytro Chigrinsky (Shakhtar Donetsk), Vyacheslav
Svidersky (Arsenal Kiev), Anatoly Tymoshchyuk (Shakhtar Donetsk), Oleg
Gusiev (Dynamo Kiev), Ruslan Rotan (Dynamo Kiev), Serhiy Nazarenko
(Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Oleg Shelayev (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Andriy
Husin (Krylya Sovietov Samara), Maxim Kalinichenko (Spartak Moscow),
Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan), Andriy Voronin (Bayer Leverkusen), Serhiy
Rebrov (Dynamo Kiev), Artyom Milevsky (Dynamo Kiev), Andriy Vorobei
(Shakhtar Donetsk), Olexiy Belik (Shakhtar Donetsk).
USA: Kasey
Keller (Borussia Monchengladbach), Tim Howard (Manchester United),
Marcus Hahnemann (Reading), Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham), Steve Cherundolo
(Hannover), Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards), Cory Gibbs (ADO Den
Haag), Chris Albright (LA Galaxy), Eddie Lewis (Leeds), Oguchi Onyewu
(Standard Liege), Eddie Pope (Real Salt Lake), Landon Donovan (LA
Galaxy), Clint Dempsey (New England Revolution), Claudio Reyna
(Manchester City), John O'Brien (Chivas USA), Ben Olsen (DC United),
DaMarcus Beasley (PSV Eindhoven), Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado Rapids),
Bobby Convey (Reading), Brian McBride (Fulham), Eddie Johnson (Kansas
City Wizards), Josh Wolff (Kansas City Wizards), Brian Ching (Houston
Dynamo).
Angola:
Joao Ricardo (unattached), Lama (Petro Atletico), Mario (Interclube);
Delgado (Petro Atletico), Jamba (AS Aviacao), Kali (Barreirense), Lebo
Lebo (Petro Atletico), Loco (Primo Agosto), Marco Abreu (Portimonense),
Marco Airosa (Barreirense), Rui Marques (Leeds United); Andre (Kuwait
SC), Edson (Pacos Ferreira), Paulo Figueiredo, Antonio Mendonca (both
Varzim), Dione Miloy (InterClube), Ze Kalanga (Petro Atletico); Fabrice
Akwa (unattached), Andre Titi Buengo (Clermont Foot), Flavio (Al Ahly),
Love Kabungula (Aviacao), Pedro Mantorras (Benfica), Mateus (Gil
Vicente).
Argentina:
Roberto Abbondanzieri (Boca Juniors), Leonardo Franco (Atletico
Madrid), Oscar Ustari (Independiente); Fabricio Coloccini (Deportivo La
Coruna), Leandro Cufre (Roma), Roberto Ayala (Valencia), Nicolas
Burdisso (Internazionale), Gabriel Milito (Real Zaragoza), Gabriel
Heinze (Manchester United), Juan Pablo Sorin (Villarreal); Juan Roman
Riquelme (Villarreal), Luis Gonzalez (Porto), Javier Mascherano
(Corinthians), Esteban Cambiasso (Internazionale), Maximiliano
Rodriguez (Atletico Madrid), Pablo Aimar (Valencia), Lionel Scaloni
(West Ham United); Hernan Crespo (Chelsea), Lionel Messi (Barcelona),
Carlos Tevez (Corinthians), Rodrigo Palacio (Boca Juniors), Javier
Saviola (Sevilla), Julio Cruz (Internazionale)
Australia:
Mark Schwarzer (Middlesbrough), Zeljko Kalac (AC Milan), Ante Covic
(Hammarby), Michael Beauchamp (Central Coast), Craig Moore (Newcastle),
Lucas Neill (Blackburn), Tony Popovic (Crystal Palace), Mark Milligan
(Sydney FC), Marco Bresciano (Parma), Tim Cahill (Everton), Scott
Chipperfield (Basel), Jason Culina (PSV Eindhoven), Brett Emerton
(Blackburn), Vince Grella (Parma), Stan Lazaridis (free agent), Josip
Skoko (Stoke, on loan from Wigan), Mile Sterjovski (Basel), Luke
Wilkshire (Bristol City), John Aloisi (Alaves), Harry Kewell
(Liverpool), Archie Thompson (PSV Eindhoven), Mark Viduka
(Middlesbrough), Josh Kennedy (Dinamo Dresden).
Brazil:
Dida (AC Milan), Julio Cesar (Inter Milan), Rogerio Ceni (Sao Paulo),
Cafu (AC Milan), Cicinho (Real Madrid), Lucio (Bayern Munich), Juan
(Bayer Leverkusen), Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid), Gilberto (Hertha
Berlin), Cris (Olympique Lyon), Luisao (Benfica), Edmilson (Barcelona),
Juninho Pernambucano (Olympique Lyon), Emerson (Juventus), Ze Roberto
(Bayern Munich), Gilberto Silva (Arsenal), Kaka (AC Milan), Ricardinho
(Corinthians), Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Robinho (Real Madrid), Ronaldinho
(Barcelona), Adriano (Inter Milan), Fred (Olympique Lyon).
Costa Rica:
Jose Francisco Porras (Saprissa), Alvaro Mesen (Herediano), Wardy
Alfaro (Alajuelense); Harold Wallace (Alajuelense), Jervis Drummond
(Saprissa), Michael Umana (Brujas), Michael Rodriguez (Alajuelense),
Luis Marin (Alajuelense), Gilberto Martinez (Brescia, Italy), Leonardo
Gonzalez (Herediano) Gabriel Badilla (Saprissa); Randall Azofeifa
(Saprissa), Carlos Hernandez (Alajuelense), Mauricio Solis
(Comunicaciones, Guatemala), Douglas Sequeira (Real Salt Lake, USA),
Danny Fonseca (Cartagines), Cristian Bolanos (Saprissa), Walter Centeno
(Saprissa); Victor Nunez (Cartagines), Ronald Gomez (Saprissa), Kurt
Bernard (Puntarenas), Alvaro Saborio (Saprissa), Paulo Wanchope (no
club).
Croatia: Tomislav
Butina (Club Brugge), Stipe Pletikosa (Hajduk Split), Joe Didulica
(Austria Vienna); Robert Kovac (Juventus), Stjepan Tomas (Galatasaray),
Dario Simic (AC Milan), Mario Tokic (Austria Vienna), Josip Simunic
(Hertha Berlin), Igor Tudor (Siena), Marijan Buljat (Dinamo Zagreb);
Jerko Leko (Dynamo Kiev), Niko Kranjcar (Hajduk Split), Niko Kovac
(Hertha Berlin), Marko Babic (Bayer Leverkusen), Darijo Srna (Shakhtar
Donetsk), Ivan Leko (Club Brugge), Luka Modric (Dinamo Zagreb), Jurica
Vranjes (Werder Bremen), Anthony Seric (Panathinaikos); Dado Prso
(Rangers), Ivan Klasnic (Werder Bremen), Bosko Balaban (Club Brugge),
Ivica Olic (CSKA Moscow), Ivan Bosnjak (Dinamo Zagreb).
Czech Republic:
Jaromir Blazek (Sparta Prague), Petr Cech (Chelsea), Antonin Kinsky
(Saturn Ramenskoye), Zdenek Grygera (Ajax Amsterdam), Marek Jankulovski
(AC Milan), Martin Jiranek (Spartak Moscow), Radoslav Kovac (Spartak
Moscow), Pavel Mares (Zenit St Petersburg), David Rozehnal (Paris St
Germain), Tomas Ujfalusi (Fiorentina), Tomas Galasek (Ajax Amsterdam),
David Jarolim (Hamburg SV), Pavel Nedved (Juventus), Jaroslav Plasil
(Monaco), Karel Poborsky (Ceske Budejovice), Jan Polak (Nuremberg),
Tomas Rosicky (Borussia Dortmund), Vladimir Smicer (Girondins
Bordeaux), Milan Baros (Aston Villa), Marek Heinz (Galatasaray), Jan
Koller (Borussia Dortmund), Vratislav Lokvenc (Red Bull Salzburg), Jiri
Stajner (Hanover 96). Standby: Libor Sionko (Austria Vienna), Rudi
Skacel (Hearts).
Ecuador:
Edwin Villafuerte (Deportivo Quito), Cristian Mora (LDU), Damian Lanza
(Aucas), Ivan Hurtado (Al Arabi), Giovanny Espinoza (LDU), Ulises de la
Cruz (Aston Villa), Paul Ambrossi (LDU), Neicer Reasco (LDU), Jorge
Guagua (El Nacional), Jose Luis Perlaza (Olmedo), Marlon Ayovi
(Deportivo Quito), Edwin Tenorio (Barcelona, SC), Edison Mendez (LDU),
Patricio Urrutia (LDU), Cristian Lara (El Nacional), Segundo Castillo
(El Nacional), Luis Antonio Valencia (Recreativo Huelva, Spain), Luis
Fernando Saritama (Deportivo Quito), Cristian Benitez (El Nacional),
Felix Borja (El Nacional), Carlos Tenorio (Al Sadd), Agustin Delgado
(LDU), Ivan Kaviedes (Argentinos Juniors).
England:
Robert Green (Norwich), David James (Manchester City), Paul Robinson
(Tottenham); Wayne Bridge (Chelsea), Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Sol
Campbell, Ashley Cole (both Arsenal), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester
United), Gary Neville (Manchester United), John Terry (Chelsea); David
Beckham (Real Madrid), Michael Carrick (Tottenham), Joe Cole (Chelsea),
Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Owen
Hargreaves (Bayern Munich), Jermaine Jenas (Tottenham), Frank Lampard
(Chelsea), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham); Peter Crouch (Liverpool), Michael
Owen (Newcastle), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Theo Walcott
(Arsenal).
France:
Fabien Barthez (Olympique Marseille), Gregory Coupet (Olympique Lyon),
Mickael Landreau (Nantes); Eric Abidal (Olympique Lyon), Jean-Alain
Boumsong (Newcastle United), Pascal Chimbonda (Wigan Athletic), William
Gallas (Chelsea), Gael Givet (Monaco) Willy Sagnol (Bayern Munich),
Mikael Silvestre (Manchester United), Lilian Thuram (Juventus); Vikash
Dhorasoo (Paris St Germain), Alou Diarra (Racing Lens), Claude Makelele
(Chelsea), Florent Malouda (Olympique Lyon), Patrick Vieira (Juventus),
Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid); Djibril Cisse (Liverpool), Thierry Henry
(Arsenal), Franck Ribery (Olympique Marseille), Louis Saha (Manchester
United), David Trezeguet (Juventus), Sylvain Wiltord (Olympique Lyon).
Germany:
Jens Lehmann (Arsenal), Oliver Kahn (Bayern Munich), Timo Hildebrand
(VfB Stuttgart), Arne Friedrich (Hertha Berlin), Robert Huth (Chelsea),
Marcell Jansen (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Philipp Lahm (Bayern
Munich), Per Mertesacker (Hanover 96), Christoph Metzelder (Borussia
Dortmund), Jens Nowotny (Bayer Leverkusen), Michael Ballack (Chelsea),
Tim Borowski (Werder Bremen), Torsten Frings (Werder Bremen), Sebastian
Kehl (Borussia Dortmund), Bernd Schneider (Bayer Leverkusen), Bastian
Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich), Thomas Hitzlsperger (VfB Stuttgart),
Gerald Asamoah (Schalke 04), Miroslav Klose (Werder Bremen), Oliver
Neuville (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Lukas Podolski (Cologne), Mike
Hanke (Werder Bremen), David Odonkor (Borussia Dortmund).
Ghana:
Sammy Adjei (Moadan Sport Ashdod, Israel), Richard Kingston
(Ankaraspor, Turkey), George Owu (Ashanti Gold); Eric Addo (PSV
Eindhoven), Issah Ahmed (Randers, Denmark), Shilla Alhassan Illiasu
(Asante Kotoko), Samuel Kuffour (Roma), John Mensah (Rennes), Habib
Mohammed (King Faisal Babes), John Painstil (Hapoel Tel Aviv, Israel),
Emmanuel Pappoe (Hapoel Kfar Saba, Israel), Daniel Quaye (Hearts of
Oak), Hans Sarpei (Wolfsburg); Otto Addo (Mainz), Stephen Appiah
(Fenerbahce), Derek Boateng (AIK Stockholm, Sweden), Haminu Dramani
(Red Star Belgrade), Michael Essien (Chelsea), Sulley Ali Muntari
(Udinese); Matthew Amoah (Borussia Dortmund), Asamoah Gyan (Modena),
Razak Pimpong (FC Copenhagen), Alex Tachie-Mensah (St Gallen,
Switzerland).
Holland:
Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United), Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax),
Henk Timmer (AZ Alkmaar); Khalid Boulahrouz (Hamburg), Giovanni van
Bronckhorst (Barcelona), Tim de Cler (AZ Alkmaar), Johnny Heitinga
(Ajax), Kew Jaliens (AZ Alkmaar), Jan Kromkamp (Liverpool), Joris
Mathijsen (AZ Alkmaar), Andre Ooijer (PSV Eindhoven); Mark van Bommel
(Barcelona), Phillip Cocu (PSV Eindhoven), Denny Landzaat (AZ Alkmaar),
Hedwiges Maduro, Wesley Sneijder (both Ajax), Rafael van der Vaart
(Hamburg); Ryan Babel (Ajax), Dirk Kuyt (Feyenoord), Ruud van
Nistelrooy (Manchester United), Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Arjen
Robben (Chelsea), Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (PSV Eindhoven).
Italy:
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Angelo Peruzzi (Lazio), Marco Amelia
(Livorno); Gianluca Zambrotta (Juventus), Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan),
Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus), Fabio Grosso (Palermo), Cristian Zaccardo
(Palermo), Andrea Barzagli (Palermo), Marco Materazzi (Internazionale),
Massimo Oddo (Lazio); Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Andrea Pirlo (AC
Milan), Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Simone
Perrotta (Roma), Simone Barone (Palermo); Francesco Totti (Roma), Luca
Toni (Fiorentina), Alberto Gilardino (AC Milan), Alessandro Del Piero
(Juventus), Filippo Inzaghi (AC Milan), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Udinese).
Ivory Coast: Jean-Jacques
Tizie (Esperance Tunis), Boubacar Barry Copa (Beveren), Gerard
Gnanhouan (Montpellier); Cyrille Domoraud (Creteil), Blaise Kouassi
(Troyes), Abdoulaye Meite (Marseille), Etienne Arthur Boka
(Strasbourg), Abib Kolo Toure (Arsenal), Emmanuel Eboue (Arsenal), Marc
Zoro (Messina); Didier Zokora (St Etienne), Emerse Fae (Nantes), Kanga
Gauthier Akale (Auxerre), Romaric Ndri Koffi (Le Mans), Gnegneri Yaya
Toure (Olympiakos), Gilles Yapi Yapo (Young Boys), Guy Roland Demel
(Hambourg); Bakari Kone (Nice), Didier Drogba (Chelsea), Arouna Kone
(PSV Eindhoven), Bonaventure Kalou (Paris St-Germain), Abdoul Kader
Keita (Lille), Aruna Dindane (Lens).
Japan: Yoshikatsu
Kawaguchi (Jubilo Iwata), Yoichi Doi (FC Tokyo), Seigo Narazaki (Nagoya
Grampus Eight), Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (Gamba Osaka), Alex (Urawa Reds),
Yuji Nakazawa (Yokohama F-Marinos), Makoto Tanaka (Jubilo Iwata), Akira
Kaji (Gamba Osaka), Keisuke Tsuboi (Urawa Reds), Yuichi Komano
(Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Koji Nakata (FC Basel), Hidetoshi Nakata (Bolton
Wanderers), Shunsuke Nakamura (Celtic), Shinji Ono (Urawa Reds),
Junichi Inamoto (West Bromwich Albion), Takashi Fukunishi (Jubilo
Iwata), Mitsuo Ogasawara (Kashima Antlers), Yasuhito Endo (Gamba
Osaka), Atsushi Yanagisawa (Kashima Antlers), Naohiro Takahara
(Hamburg), Masashi Oguro (Grenoble), Keiji Tamada (Nagoya Grampus
Eight) Seiichiro Maki (JEF United Chiba).
Mexico: Guillermo
Ochoa (America), Oswaldo Sanchez (Guadalajara), Jose de Jesus Corona
(Tecos); Jose Antonio Castro (America), Rafael Marquez (Barcelona),
Claudio Suarez (Chivas USA), Ricardo Osorio (Cruz Azul), Francisco
Javier Rodriguez, Carlos Salcido, Gonzalo Pineda (all Guadalajara),
Mario Mendez (Monterrey); Pavel Pardo (America), Andres Guardado,
Rafael Garcia (both Atlas), Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul), Ramon Morales
(Guadalajara), Luis Ernesto Perez, Jesus Arellano (both Monterrey),
Zinha (Toluca); Jared Borgetti (Bolton), Francisco Fonseca (Cruz Azul),
Omar Bravo (Guadalajara), Guillermo Franco (Villarreal, Spain).
Paraguay: Justo
Villar (Newell's Old Boys), Aldo Bobadilla (Libertad), Derlis Gomez
(Sportivo Luqueno); Denis Caniza (unattached), Carlos Gamarra
(Palmeiras), Julio Cesar Caceres (River Plate), Delio Toledo (Real
Zaragoza), Paulo Da Silva (Toluca), Julio Cesar Mansur (Guarani), Jorge
Nunez (Estudiantes); Edgar Barreto (NEC Nijmegen), Roberto Acuna
(Deportivo La Coruna), Carlos Humberto Paredes (Reggina), Julio Dos
Santos (Bayern Munich), Cristian Riveros, Carlos Bonet (both Libertad),
Jose Montiel (Olimpia), Diego Gavilan (Newell's Old Boys); Roque Santa
Cruz (Bayern Munich), Nelson Haedo Valdez (Werder Bremen), Jose
Saturnino Cardozo (unattached), Salvador Cabanas (Jaguares), Nelson
Cuevas (Pachuca).
Poland: Artur
Boruc (Celtic), Lukasz Fabianski (Legia Warsaw), Tomasz Kuszczak (West
Brom); Marcin Baszczynski (Wisla Krakow), Jacek Bak (Al-Rayyan),
Dariusz Dudka (Wisla Krakow), Mariusz Jop (FC Moscow), Seweryn
Gancarczyk (Metalist Kharkiv), Mariusz Lewandowski (Shakhtar Donetsk),
Michal Zewlakow (Anderlecht); Piotr Giza (Krakow), Damian Gorawski (FC
Moscow), Kamil Kosowski (Southampton), Jacek Krzynowek (Bayer
Leverkusen), Sebastian Mila (Austria Vienna), Arkadiusz Radomski
(Austria Vienna), Radoslaw Sobolewski (Wisla Krakow); Ebi Smolarek
(Borussia Dortmund), Miroslaw Szymkowiak (Trabzonspor), Pawel Brozek
(Wisla Krakow), Ireneusz Jelen (Wisla Plock), Grzegorz Rasiak
(Southampton), Maciej Zurawski (Celtic)
Portugal:
Bruno Vale (Estrela Amadora), Quim (Benfica), Ricardo (Sporting
Lisbon); Fernando Meira (Stuttgart), Miguel (Valencia), Marco Caneira
(Sporting Lisbon), Nuno Valente (Everton), Paulo Ferreira (Chelsea),
Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea), Ricardo Costa (Porto); Deco (Barcelona),
Petit (Benfica), Costinha (Dinamo Moscow), Cristiano Ronaldo
(Manchester United), Hugo Viana (Valencia), Maniche (Chelsea), Tiago
(Lyon), Simao Sabrosa (Benfica); Helder Postiga (St Etienne), Luis Boa
Morte (Fulham), Luis Figo (Internazionale), Nuno Gomes (Benfica), Pedro
Pauleta (Paris St Germain)
Serbia Montenegro:
Dragoslav Jevric (Anakaraspor), Oliver Kovacevic (CSKA Sofia), Vladimir
Stojkovic (Nantes), Goran Gavrancic (Dynamo Kiev), Ivica Dragutinovic
(Sevilla), Mladen Krstajic (Schalke), Nemanja Vidic (Manchester
United), Milan Dudic (Red Star Belgrade), Nenad Djordjevic (Partizan
Belgrade), Dusan Basta (Red Star Belgrade), Dejan Stankovic, (Inter
Milan), Igor Duljaj (Shakhtar Donetsk), Predrag Djordjevic (Olympiakos
Piraeus), Ognjen Koroman (Portsmouth), Albert Nadj (Partizan Belgrade),
Sasa Ilic (Galatasaray), Zvonimir Vukic (Partizan Belgrade), Ivan Ergic
(Basel), Savo Milosevic (Osasuna), Mateja Kezman (Atletico Madrid),
Nikola Zigic (Red Star Belgrade), Danijel Ljuboja (VFB Stuttgart),
Mirko Vucinic (Lecce).
Spain:
Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Pepe Reina (Liverpool), Santiago Canizares
(Valencia), Antonio Lopez (Atletico Madrid), Pablo Ibanez (Atletico
Madrid), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Juanito (Real Betis), Asier del
Horno (Chelsea), Michel Salgado (Real Madrid), Sergio Ramos (Real
Madrid), Carlos Marchena (Valencia), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal), Jose
Antonio Reyes (Arsenal), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Xavi (Barcelona),
Joaquin (Real Betis), Luis Garcia (Liverpool), Xabi Alonso (Liverpool),
David Albelda (Valencia), Marcos Senna (Villarreal), Fernando Torres
(Atletico Madrid), Raul (Real Madrid), David Villa (Valencia).
South Korea:
Lee Woon-Jae (Suwon Bluewings), Kim Yong-Dae (Seongnam Ilwha), Kim
Young-Kwang (Chunnam Dragons); Lee Young-Pyo (Tottenham Hotspur), Kim
Dong-Jin (FC Seoul), Cho Won-Hee (Suwon Bluewings), Song Chong-Gug
(Suwon Bluewings), Choi Jin-Cheul (Chonbuk Motors), Kim Jin-Kyu (Jubilo
Iwata), Kim Young-Chul (Seongnam Ilwha); Park Ji-Sung (Manchester
United), Kim Do-Heon (Seongnam Ilwha), Kim Sang-Shik (Seongnam Ilwha),
Kim Nam-Il (Suwon Bluewings), Lee Eul-Yong (Trabzonspor), Lee Ho (Ulsan
Tigers), Baek Ji-Hoon (FC Seoul); Ahn Jung-Hwan (MSV Duisburg), Cho
Jae-Jin (Shimizu S-Pulse), Park Chu-Young (FC Seoul), Seol Ki-Hyeon
(Wolverhampton Wanderers), Lee Chun-Soo (Ulsan Tigers), Chung Kyung-Ho
(Gwangju Sangmu).
Sweden: Andreas
Isaksson (Stade Rennes), John Alvbage (Viborg), Rami Shaaban
(Fredrikstad), Erik Edman (Stade Rennes), Petter Hansson (Heerenveen),
Teddy Lucic (BK Hacken), Olof Mellberg (Aston Villa), Karl Svensson
(IFK Gothenburg), Mikael Nilsson (Panathinaikos), Fredrik Stenman
(Bayer Leverkusen), Daniel Andersson (Malmo), Niclas Alexandersson (IFK
Gothenburg), Kim Kallstrom (Stade Rennes), Tobias Linderoth (FC
Copenhagen), Christian Wilhelmsson (Anderlecht), Anders Svensson
(Elfsborg), Fredrik Ljungberg (Arsenal), Marcus Allback (FC
Copenhagen), Johan Elmander (Brondby), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Juventus),
Mattias Jonson (Djurgarden), Henrik Larsson (Barcelona), Markus
Rosenberg (Ajax Amsterdam).
Switzerland:
Pascal Zuberbuehler (FC Basel), Fabio Coltorti (Grasshoppers Zurich),
Diego Benaglio (CD Nacional), Johan Djourou (Arsenal), Ludovic Magnin
(VfB Stuttgart), Philippe Senderos (Arsenal), Stephane Grichting
(Auxerre), Christoph Spycher (Eintracht Frankfurt), Valon Behrami
(Lazio), Patrick Mueller (Olympique Lyon), Philipp Degen (Borussia
Dortmund), Xavier Margairaz (FC Zurich), Johann Vogel (AC Milan),
Ricardo Cabanas (Cologne), Raphael Wicky (Hamburg SV), Daniel Gygax
(Lille), David Degen (FC Basel), Blerim Dzemaili (FC Zurich),
Tranquillo Barnetta (Bayer Leverkusen), Alex Frei (Rennnes), Marco
Streller (Cologne), Mauro Lustrinelli (Sparta Prague), Johan Vonlanthen
(NAC Breda).
Togo: Kossi
Agassa (Metz), Nimini Tchagnirou (Djoliba), Kodjovi Dodji Obilale;
Yaovi Dosseh Abalo (APOEL Nicosia), Dare Nibombe (Mons), Ludovic
Assemoassa (Clermont Foot), Karim Guede (Hamburg), Toure Assimiou
(Bayer Leverkusen), Richmond Forson (JA Poire), Kuami Agboh (Beveren),
Eric Akoto (Admira Wacker), Afo Erassa (Clermont Foot); Kaka Aziawonou
(Young Boys), Cherif Toure Mamam (Metz), Thomas Dossevi (Valenciennes),
Alexis Romao (Louhans Cuiseaux), Adekambi Olufade (Al Siliyah), Yao
Junior Senaya (YF Juventus); Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal), Robert Malm
(Brest), Abdel-Kader Cougbadja (Guingamp), Massamesso Tchangai
(Benevento), Moustapha Salifou (Brest)
Trinidad and Tobago:
Kelvin Jack (Dundee), Shaka Hislop (West Ham), Clayton Ince (Coventry);
Dennis Lawrence (Wrexham), Cyd Gray (CL Financial San Juan Jabloteh),
Marvin Andrews (Rangers), Brent Sancho, Ian Cox (both Gillingham),
Atiba Charles (W Connection), Avery John (New England Revolution);
Silvio Spann (unattached), Chris Birchall (Port Vale), Aurtis Whitley
(CL Financial San Juan Jabloteh), Anthony Wolfe (Jabloteh), Densill
Theobald (Falkirk), Carlos Edwards (Luton), Dwight Yorke (Sydney FC);
Russell Latapy (Falkirk), Stern John (Coventry), Kenwyne Jones
(Southampton), Collin Samuel (Dundee United), Jason Scotland (St
Johnstone), Cornell Glen (Los Angeles Galaxy).
Tunisia: Ali
Boumnijel (Club Africain), Hamdi Kasraoui (Esperance Tunis), Adel Nefzi
(US Monastir), David Jemmali (Bordeaux), Hatem Trabelsi (Ajax), Mehdi
Meriah (Etoile du Sahel), Anis Ayari (Samsunspor), Alaeddine Yahya
(Saint-Etienne), Radhi Jaidi (Bolton), Karim Hagui (Strasbourg), Karim
Saidi (Lecce), Jawhar Menari (Nuremberg), Adel Chedli (Nuremberg),
Mehdi Nafti (Birmingham), Sofiene Melliti (Gaziantespor), Hamed
Namouchi (Rangers), Karim Zdiri (Rosenborg), Yassine Chikhaoui (Etoile
du Sahel), Riadh Boazizi (Kayserispor), Issam Jomaa (Lens), Kais
Ghodhbane (Diyarbakirspor), Francileudo Santos (Toulouse), Ziad Jaziri
(Troyes).
Ukraine:
Oleksander Shovkovsky (Dynamo Kiev), Andriy Pyatov (Vorskla Poltava),
Bogdan Shust (Shakhtar Donetsk), Andriy Nesmachny (Dynamo Kiev),
Vladyslav Vashchyuk (Dynamo Kiev), Serhiy Fyodorov (Dynamo Kiev),
Volodymyr Yesersky (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Andriy Rusol (Dnipro
Dnipropetrovsk), Dmytro Chigrinsky (Shakhtar Donetsk), Vyacheslav
Svidersky (Arsenal Kiev), Anatoly Tymoshchyuk (Shakhtar Donetsk), Oleg
Gusiev (Dynamo Kiev), Ruslan Rotan (Dynamo Kiev), Serhiy Nazarenko
(Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Oleg Shelayev (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Andriy
Husin (Krylya Sovietov Samara), Maxim Kalinichenko (Spartak Moscow),
Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan), Andriy Voronin (Bayer Leverkusen), Serhiy
Rebrov (Dynamo Kiev), Artyom Milevsky (Dynamo Kiev), Andriy Vorobei
(Shakhtar Donetsk), Olexiy Belik (Shakhtar Donetsk).
USA: Kasey
Keller (Borussia Monchengladbach), Tim Howard (Manchester United),
Marcus Hahnemann (Reading), Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham), Steve Cherundolo
(Hannover), Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards), Cory Gibbs (ADO Den
Haag), Chris Albright (LA Galaxy), Eddie Lewis (Leeds), Oguchi Onyewu
(Standard Liege), Eddie Pope (Real Salt Lake), Landon Donovan (LA
Galaxy), Clint Dempsey (New England Revolution), Claudio Reyna
(Manchester City), John O'Brien (Chivas USA), Ben Olsen (DC United),
DaMarcus Beasley (PSV Eindhoven), Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado Rapids),
Bobby Convey (Reading), Brian McBride (Fulham), Eddie Johnson (Kansas
City Wizards), Josh Wolff (Kansas City Wizards), Brian Ching (Houston
Dynamo).
Technorati Tags: world+cup+squads, football, world+cup
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Monday, May 15, 2006
World Cup injury roundup
England are far from the only World Cup nation with injury worries - it seems a lot of big (and not so big) name players are dropping like flies.I thought then, that I'd try to compile the most up to date list I could of the World Cup injury doubts...
| Player | Country | Injury | Likelyhood to play? |
| Gabriel Heinze | Argentina | Knee injury | Should be fit after seven months out |
| Lionel Messi | Argentina | Thigh injury | Looking likely to be fully fit |
| Carlos Tevez | Argentina | Possible knee injury | Unknown - could be a smokescreen for Chelsea signing |
| Gonzalo Rodriguez | Argentina | Torn ankle ligament | Doubtful - not due to resume training until start of June |
| Harry Kewell | Australia | Torn groin muscle | Possible for later games - should be playing in 2-3 weeks |
| Tim Cahill | Australia | Knee ligament injury | On course to recover in time for first match |
| Tony Vidmar | Australia | Heart problems | Withdrawn from the tournament |
| Ronaldo | Brazil | Thigh injury | Definite - Injury should have healed before tournament |
| Vladimir Smicer | Czech Republic | Knee injury | Told by doctors he will be fit |
| Jan Koller | Czech Republic | Knee ligament injury | Probable - already gaining match practice |
| Zdenek Grygera | Czech Republic | Probable - inluded in initial squad | |
| Vratislav Lokvenc | Czech Republic | Probable - inluded in initial squad | |
| Michael Owen | England | Fractured metatarsal | Probable - Has played briefly for Newcastle |
| Wayne Rooney | England | B0rked metatarsal | Possible - recovery going well, may be ready for group games |
| Christoph Metzelder | Germany | Torn calf muscle | Probable - only out for 2 weeks |
| Sebastian Kehl | Germany | Strained ankle ligament | Probable - should be healed by June |
| Mojtaba Jabari | Iran | Knee injury | Definitely out - injured for the whole competition |
| Vahid Hashemian | Iran | Knee injury | Probable - has resumed training |
| Aimo Diana | Italy | Groin injury | Ruled out by manager |
| Christian Vieri | Italy | Knee injury | Definitely out - requires surgery |
| Antonio Naelson | Mexico | Knee injury | Definite - has played first team football since injury |
| Simão Sabrosa | Portugal | Sprained ankle | Possible, but will miss last two matches of season |
| Lee Dong-gook | South Korea | Torn knee ligaments | Definitely out - requires surgery |
| Cornell Glen | Trinidad and Tobago | Hamstring Injury | Unknown - manager waiting for player feedback |
| Andriy Shevchenko | Ukraine | Knee injury | Possible - should return to fitness by start of June |
| Frankie Hejduk | USA | Torn knee ligaments | Definitely out - replaced in squad |
| Park Ji-sung | South Korea | Sore Ankle | Not serious - should play in tournament |
Any more to add?
Technorati Tags: world+cup, football, injuries
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Thursday, May 11, 2006
That boy again...
I feel for England's new boy Walcott, I really do - if he does badly at the World Cup he'll feel the wrath of the tabloids and if he does well he'll end up the subject of much media intrusion.He seems like a sensible lad, but I hope there are some people in the background looking out for him.
Having said all that, the boy can't half play - check out this video (via Popbitch no less) of him in action:
theo+walcott, football, youtube
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Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Walcott for England - the debate rages on...
The Guardian ponders why a player who was marked out of his last competitive match by a Championship centre-back has got an England call up.
The BBC reveals Sven's yet to see him play .
'Arry Redknapp thinks his inclusion is a tactical masterstroke .
And Darren Bent, the Premiership's top English goal scorer, is looking a bit pissed off about the whole thing, actually thankyouverymuch (As am I, but that's probably just because I had a tenner on Bent being included in the squad).
Technorati Tags: england , football , sven , world+cup , theowalcott , walcott
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Monday, May 08, 2006
Theo in squad, Heskey not
Ex-Southampton starlet Theo Walcott, who's only played 23 professional games with a grand total of 0 minutes in the Premiership, was the shock inclusion in the England squad announced by Sven today.
Eriksson said: "I am taking 23 players so I thought why not gamble with one of them? I know it is a gamble but he is a big talent. Pace in football is worth a lot. I'm excited by him, I can't wait to work with him."
Tottenham's Aaron Lennon was also incuded.
The Full list:
Robinson (Tottenham),
James (Manchester City),
Green (Norwich),
G Neville (Manchester United),
R Ferdinand (Manchester United),
Terry (Chelsea),
A Cole (Arsenal),
Campbell (Arsenal),
Carragher (Liverpool),
Bridge (Chelsea),
Beckham (Real Madrid),
Carrick (Tottenham),
Lampard (Chelsea),
Gerrard (Liverpool),
Hargreaves (Bayern Munich),
Jenas (Totenham),
Downing (Middlesbrough),
J Cole (Chelsea),
Lennon (Tottenham),
Rooney (Manchester United),
Owen (Newcastle),
Crouch (Liverpool),
Walcott (Arsenal).
Technorati Tags: world+cup, england+squad, football, theo+walcott
Eriksson said: "I am taking 23 players so I thought why not gamble with one of them? I know it is a gamble but he is a big talent. Pace in football is worth a lot. I'm excited by him, I can't wait to work with him."
Tottenham's Aaron Lennon was also incuded.
The Full list:
Robinson (Tottenham),
James (Manchester City),
Green (Norwich),
G Neville (Manchester United),
R Ferdinand (Manchester United),
Terry (Chelsea),
A Cole (Arsenal),
Campbell (Arsenal),
Carragher (Liverpool),
Bridge (Chelsea),
Beckham (Real Madrid),
Carrick (Tottenham),
Lampard (Chelsea),
Gerrard (Liverpool),
Hargreaves (Bayern Munich),
Jenas (Totenham),
Downing (Middlesbrough),
J Cole (Chelsea),
Lennon (Tottenham),
Rooney (Manchester United),
Owen (Newcastle),
Crouch (Liverpool),
Walcott (Arsenal).
Technorati Tags: world+cup, england+squad, football, theo+walcott
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Monday's World Cup News
So, this weekend saw the end of the Premiership season, and for this author, the end of another 10 months of watching Aston Villa achieve mid-lower-table obscurity once again. Gah.
But the World Cup is nearly upon us, and the new continues apace, so let's get this over with....
The Guardian runs through Sven's options for his squad selection to be announced today.
World Cup tickets are being sold with a markup of as much as 2307% online.
Bush didn't know what a soccer ball looked like when he was growing up.
Technorati Tags: world+cup, aston+villa, england, george+bush
But the World Cup is nearly upon us, and the new continues apace, so let's get this over with....
The Guardian runs through Sven's options for his squad selection to be announced today.
World Cup tickets are being sold with a markup of as much as 2307% online.
Bush didn't know what a soccer ball looked like when he was growing up.
Technorati Tags: world+cup, aston+villa, england, george+bush
Posted by Chris @ 9:48 AM. 0 comments
Friday, May 05, 2006
Cole Boosts World Cup Chances
Ashley Cole is looking more and more likely to be fit for the World Cup after playing a full 90 minutes for Arsenal against Manchester City.
The BBC have a full scout report on the full-back.
The BBC have a full scout report on the full-back.
Posted by Chris @ 2:09 PM. 0 comments
Thursday, May 04, 2006
McClaren named as England manager
So, the FA's worst kept secret has finally been confirmed. McClaren will replace Sven after the World Cup
"This is the biggest honour that any coach can have, and is obviously the highlight of my career."It's a massive challenge and one that I welcome. I have hugely enjoyed my time at Middlesbrough and am very grateful to the club."However, this was an opportunity I couldn't refuse."Fully story at news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/h...
Posted by Chris @ 4:33 PM. 0 comments
