Monthly Archives: May 2006

Goalkeepers: Justo Villar (Newell's Old Boys/ARG), Derlis Gomez (Sportivo Luqueno), Aldo Bobadilla (Libertad). Defenders: Denis Caniza (Cruz Azul/MEX), Carlos Gamarra (Palmeiras/BRA), Julio Cesar Caceres (River Plate/ARG), Delio Toledo (Real Zaragoza/SPA), Jorge Nunez (Estudiantes/ARG), Julio Manzur (Santos/BRA), Paulo da Silva (Toluca/MEX). Midfielders: Edgar Barreto (NEC/HOL), Roberto Acuna (Dep. Coruna/SPA), Carlos Paredes (Reggina/ITA), Julio dos Santos (Bayern […]

Goalkeepers: Ricardo Pereira (Sporting), Quim Silva (Benfica), Bruno Vale (Estrela Amadora). Defenders: Paulo Ferreira (Chelsea/ENG), Miguel Monteiro (Valencia/SPA), Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea/ENG), Fernando Meira (VfB Stuttgart/GER), Marco Caneira (Sporting), Ricardo Costa (Porto), Nuno Valente (Everton/ENG). Midfielders: Armando Petit (Benfica/POR), Costinha (Dynamo Moscow/RUS), Tiago Mendes (Lyon/FRA), Maniche (Chelsea/ENG), Hugo Viana (Valencia/SPA), Luis Figo (Inter Milan/ITA), Deco (Barcelona/SPA), […]

Group A Germany Goalkeepers: Jens Lehmann (Arsenal/ENG), Oliver Kahn (Bayern Munich), Timo Hildebrand (VfB Stuttgart). Defenders: Arne Friedrich (Hertha Berlin), Robert Huth (Chelsea/ENG), Marcell Jansen (Bor. MÆgladbach), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Per Mertesacker (Hannover 96), Christoph Metzelder (Bor. Dortmund), Jens Nowotny (Bayer Leverkusen). Midfielders: Michael Ballack (Bayern Munich), Tim Borowski (Werder Bremen), Torsten Frings (Werder […]

May 10 in Frisco, Texas FC Dallas 1 Houston 1. Goals: Ruiz (Moor, Nunez) 19; own goal 81. Houston — Onstad, Waibel, Robinson, Serioux (Nash, 70), Barrett, Mullan, Clark, De Rosario (Cochrane 39), Davis (Goldthwaite 62), Cerritos, Moreno, FC Dallas — Sala, Moor, Goodson (Wagenfuhr 82), Yi, Vanney, Mulrooney, O'Brien, Valakari, Cooper, Ruiz (Mina 72), […]

Marcello Lippi include AC Milan striker Filippo Inzaghi in ItalyÆs 23-man squad for the World Cup finals although the 32-year-old striker has not played for the national team since October 2003. Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon was included despite his link to an ongoing investigation into gambling. Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Angelo Peruzzi (Lazio), Marco Amelia […]

Goalkeepers: Roberto Abbondanzieri (Boca Juniors), Leonardo Franco (Atletico Madrid/SPA), Oscar Ustari (Independiente). Defenders: Fabricio Coloccini (Dep. Coruna/SPA), Roberto Ayala (Valencia/SPA), Gabriel Heinze (Man. Uts/ENG), Juan Pablo Sorin (Villarreal/SPA), Lionel Scaloni (West Ham/ENG), Gabriel Milito (Real Zaragoza/SPA), Nicolas Burdisso (Inter/ITA), Leandro Cufre (Roma/ITA). Midfielders: Esteban Cambiasso (Inter/ITA), Javier Mascherano (Corinthians/BRA), Luis Gonzalez (Porto/POR), Martfn Demichelis (Bayern […]

Goalkeepers: Jean Jaques Tizie (Esperance/TUN), Boubacar Bary (Beveren/BEL), Gerard Gnanhouan (Montpellier/FRA). Defenders: Blaise Kouassi (Troyes/FRA), Arthur Boka (Strasbourg/FRA), Emmanuel Eboue (Arsenal/ENG), Kolo Toure (Arsenal/ENG), Cyril Domoraud (Creteil/FRA), Marc Zoro (Messina/ITA), MeitT Abdoulaye (Marseille/FRA). Midfielders: Didier Zokora (St. Etienne/FRA), Yaya Toure (Olympiakos/GRE), Akanga Kale (Auxerre/FRA), FaT Emerse (Nantes/FRA), Dri Romaric (Le Mans/FRA), Guy Demel (Hamburg/GER), Gilles […]

Goalkeepers:Dida (AC Milan/ITA), Julio Cesar (Inter Milan/ITA), Rogerio Ceni (Sao Paulo). Defenders: Cafu (AC Milan/ITA), Cicinho (Real Madrid/SPA), Lucio (Bayern Munich), Juan (Bayer Leverkusen/GER), Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid/SPA), Gilberto (Hertha Berlin/GER), Cris (Lyon/FRA), Luisao (Benfica/POR). Midfielders:: Edmilson (Barcelona/SPA), Juninho Pernambucano (Lyon/FRA), Emerson (Juventus/ITA), Ze Roberto (Bayern Munich/GER), Gilberto Silva (Arsenal/ENG), Kaka (AC Milan/ITA), Ricardinho (Corinthians). […]

Goalkeepers:Dragoslav Jevric (Anakaraspor/TUR), Oliver Kovacevic (CSKA Sofia/BUL), Vladimir Stojkovic (Nantes/FRA). Defenders: Goran Gavrancic (Dynamo Kiev/UKR), Ivica Dragutinovic (Sevilla/SPA), Mladen Krstajic (Schalke/GER), Nemanja Vidic (Man. Utd./ENG), Milan Dudic (Red Star), Nenad Djordjevic (Partizan), Dusan Basta (Red Star) Midfielders:: Dejan Stankovic (Inter Milan/ITA), Igor Duljaj (Shakhtar Donetsk/UKR), Predrag Djordjevic (Olympiakos/GRE), Ognjen Koroman (Portsmouth/ENG), Albert Nadj (Partizan), Sasa […]

Goalkeepers:Oleksander Shovkovsky (Dynamo Kiev), Andriy Pyatov (Vorskla Poltava), Bogdan Shust (Shakhtar Donetsk). Defenders: Andriy Nesmachny (Dynamo Kiev), Vladyslav Vashchyuk (Dynamo Kiev), Serhiy Fyodorov (Dynamo Kiev), Volodymyr Yesersky (Dnipro Dnipr.), Andriy Rusol (Dnipro Dnipr.), Dmytro Chigrinsky (Shakhtar Donetsk), Vyacheslav Svidersky (Arsenal Kiev). Midfielders:: Anatoly Tymoshchyuk (Shakhtar Donetsk), Oleg Gusiev (Dynamo Kiev), Ruslan Rotan (Dynamo Kiev), Serhiy […]

Goalkeepers:Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Jubilo Iwata), Yoichi Doi (FC Tokyo), Seigo Narazaki (Nagoya Grampus Eight). Defenders: 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/SWI). Midfielders:: Hidetoshi Nakata (Bolton/ENG), Shunsuke Nakamura (Celtic/SCO), Shinji Ono (Urawa […]

Goalkeepers:Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Pepe Reina (Liverpool/ENG), Santiago Canizares (Valencia). Defenders: Antonio Lopez (Atletico Madrid), Pablo Ibanez (Atletico Madrid), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Juanito (Real Betis), Asier del Horno (Chelsea/ENG), Michel Salgado (Real Madrid), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Carlos Marchena (Valencia). Midfielders:: Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal/ENG), Jose Antonio Reyes (Arsenal/ENG), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Xavi (Barcelona), Joaquin (Real […]

Goalkeepers: Jens Lehmann (Arsenal/GER), Oliver Kahn (Bayern Munich), Timo Hildebrand (VfB Stuttgart). Defenders: Arne Friedrich (Hertha Berlin), Robert Huth (Chelsea/ENG), Marcell Jansen (Bor. MÆgladbach), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Per Mertesacker (Hannover 96), Christoph Metzelder (Bor. Dortmund), Jens Nowotny (Bayer Leverkusen). Midfielders:: Michael Ballack (Bayern Munich), Tim Borowski (Werder Bremen), Torsten Frings (Werder Bremen), Sebastian Kehl […]

Goalkeepers: Pascal Zuberbuehler (FC Basel), Fabio Coltorti (Grasshoppers), Diego Benaglio (Nacional/POR). Defenders: Johan Djourou (Arsenal/ENG), Ludovic Magnin (VfB Stuttgart/GER), Philippe Senderos (Arsenal/ENG), Stephane Grichting (Auxerre/FRA), Christoph Spycher (Ein. Frankfurt/GER), Valon Behrami (Lazio/ITA), Patrick Mueller (Lyon/FRA), Philipp Degen (Borussia Dortmund/GER). Midfielders: Xavier Margairaz (FC Zurich), Johann Vogel (AC Milan/ITA), Ricardo Cabanas (Cologne/GER), Raphael Wicky (Hamburg/GER), Daniel […]

Coach Karel BrucknerÆs 23-player roster for the World Cup includes several players with fitness problems: influential midfielder Vladimir Smicer, who has a torn tendon in his leg, striker Vratislav Lokvenc, who is recovering from a serious knee injury, and key defender Zdenek Grygera, who is also struggling with an injury. Goalkeepers: Jaromir Blazek (Sparta Prague), […]

USL First Division Friday, May 12 Miami 3 (Romario 13, 89, Fraser 51) Portland 2 (Chisoni 7, Alcaraz-Cuellar pen. 86). Saturday, May 13 Toronto 0 Rochester 2 (Delicate 15, Ball 66). Charleston 3 (Hollingsworth pen. 39, Daley 60, Glinton 81) Montreal 1 (Antoniuk 71). Seattle 1 (Weaver 77) Minnesota 1 (Wilson 75). Sunday, May 14 […]

The biggest producer of players for Marco van BastenÆs squad are Dutch clubs Ajax and AZ with five players apiece. Goalkeepers: Edwin van der Sar (Man. Utd./ENG), Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax), Henk Timmer (AZ). Defenders: Kew Jaliens (AZ), Jan Kromkamp (Liverpool/ENG), Andre Ooijer (PSV), John Heitinga (Ajax), Khalid Boulahrouz (Hamburg/GER), Joris Mathijsen (AZ), Giovanni van Bronckhorst […]

Missing from the French list of 23 players are Arsenal star Robert Pires and Barcelona's Ludovic Giuly, who will face each other in the Champions League final on Wednesday at the Stade de France. Goalkeepers: Fabien Barthez (Marseille), Gregory Coupet (Lyon), Mickael Landreau (Nantes) Defenders: Eric Abidal (Lyon), Jean-Alain Boumsong (Newcastle/ENG), Pascal Chimbonda (Wigan/ENG), William […]

The Palancas NegrasÆ squad has two unemployed players in starting goalkeeper Joao Ricardo and captain Akwa. Goalkeepers: Joao Ricardo (free agent), Lama (Petro Atletico), Mario (Interclube). Defenders: Delgado (Petro Atletico), Jamba (Aviacao), Kali (FC Barreirense/POR), Lebo Lebo (Petro Atletico), Loco (Primeiro Agosto), Marco Abreu (Portimonense/POR), Marco Airosa FC Barreirense/POR), Rui Marques (Hull/ENG) Midfielders: Andre (Kuwait […]

Mexico coach Ricardo Lavolpe has named his 23-team World Cup roster, dropping Jaime Lozano, Israel Lopez and Joel Huiqui. Goalkeepers: Oswaldo Sanchez (Guadalajara), Jesus Corona (UAG), Guillermo Ochoa (Club America). Defenders: Mario Mendez (Monterrey), Jose Antonio Castro (Club America), Rafael Marquez (Barcelona/SPA), Francisco Javier Rodriguez (Guadalajara), Carlos Salcido (Guadalajara), Ricardo Osorio (Cruz Azul), Claudio Suarez […]

Italian referee Massimo De Santis and linesmen Alessandro Griselli and Marco Ivaldi have been dropped after De Santis was implicated in the match-fixing scandal that has engulfed Italian soccer. ItalyÆs No. 1 goalie, Gianluigi Buffon, was in danger of being dropped from the Azzurri team to be announced Monday after he was questioned in the […]

Former World Cup star Romario scored twice, including a dramatic 89th-minute game winner, as Miami FC defeated the Portland Timbers 3-2 Friday night in front of 2,433 at Tropical Park Stadium. The Brazilian got his second goal and the match winner when he headed in a floating cross at the back post to seal the […]

Trinidad & Tobago coach made his last cut to the Soca Warriors' World Cup roster when dropped Anthony Rougier. Beenhakker's one concern at the moment is the fitness of MLS striker Cornell Glen, who status for the World Cup is considered 50-50. If Glen isn't able to go, he will be replaced by former MLS […]

A 36-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing 1,000 tickets for the Liverpool-West Ham FA Cup final. The tickets were snagged from a Royal Mail van. Police raided the suspect's home and discovered a postal uniform — but the tickets remain missing. After Cardiff's Millennium Stadium refused to print duplicate tickets, Liverpool promised […]

The struggling Los Angeles Galaxy has acquired former MLS Rookie of the Year Kyle Martino and forward John Wolyniec from the Columbus Crew in exchange for forward Joseph Ngwenya and midfielder Ned Grabavoy. In addition, the Galaxy has waived veteran defender Brian Dunseth and the Crew waived New Zealander Duncan Ougton. ôThis trade makes us […]