U.S. Abroad (Feb. 8-9): McBride scores his fourth; Lewis hits third

ENGLAND

* Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL) vs. Southampton, 1-0.

Started: 90 minutes. Blackburn broke a two-game losing streak. Blackburn is in 11th place.

* Kasey Keller (Tottenham, PL) vs. Sunderland, 4-1.

Started: 90 minutes. Tottenham is in 7th place.

* Jovan Kirovski (Birmingham, PL) vs. Chelsea, 1-3.

DNP. Kirovski sat out after 11 straight appearances. Birmingham is in 16th place.

* Brian McBride (Everton, PL) at Charlton, 1-2

Started: 90 minutes. In the fifth appearance of his loan spell, McBride scored his fourth goal. His well-taken shot past keeper Dean Kiely equalized the game in the 69th minute. Everton is in 5th place.

Everton has won three and lost two with McBride in the lineup.

McBride scored his fourth goal in five league appearances,

* Claudio Reyna (Sunderland, PL) at Tottenham, 1-4.

DNP. Injured. Last-place Sunderland lost its fourth straight game.

* Eddie Lewis (Preston North End, D1) vs. Millwall, 2-1.

Started: 61 minutes. Lewis volleyed home in the 15th minute to notch his third league goal of the season. Preston has won two straight after going winless in six games. It is in 18th place.

* Marcus Hahnemann (Reading, D1) vs. Gillingham (postponed until Monday)

GERMANY

* Gregg Berhalter (Energie Cottbus, D1) vs. Hansa Rostock, 0-0.

Started: 90 minutes. In his third straight start, Berhalter helped Cottbus extend its undefeated streak to three games. His last-place team is now only three points away from pulling out of the relegation zone.

* Tony Sanneh (Nuremberg, D1) at Hannover, 2-4.

DNP. Sanneh, who is suffering from a back injury, has yet to see playing time since the winter break.

* Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96, D1) vs. Nuremberg, 4-2.

Started: 90 minutes. The win keeps Hannover out of the relegation zone. Cherundolo, who has started every game this season, will miss HannoverÆs next game after receiving his fifth yellow card.

* Conor Casey (Hannover 96, D1) vs. Nuremberg, 4-2.

Came in as a sub in the 84th minute for his second appearance of the season.

* Cory Gibbs (St. Pauli, D2) vs. Luebeck, 2-0.

Started: 83 minutes.

* Jacob Thomas (Braunschweig, D2) vs. Reutlingen (postponed)

* Mike Duhaney (Mainz, D2) at Mannheim, 5-1.

DNP.

* Grover Gibson (Mainz, D2) at Mannheim, 5-1.

DNP.

FRANCE

* David Regis (Troyes, D1) at Lyon, 0-0.

Started: 90 minutes. L'Equipe rating (10=high; 1=low): 5.0. Troyes in in last place (20th).

* Greg Vanney (Bastia, D1) at Bordeaux, 2-0.

DNP — not on bench. Bastia is in 6th place.

* Oguchi Onyewu (Metz, D2) vs. Niort, 2-1.

DNP — not on bench. Metz moved into 2nd place — the top three teams go up.

* Joe Cannon (Lens, D1) at Lille, 2-0.

DNP.

NETHERLANDS

* John O'Brien (Ajax, D1) vs. Feyernoord, 1-1.

DNP — injured. Second-place Ajax trails leader Eindhoven by four points.