On the final day of the English Premier League season, Brad Friedel registered his 15th shutout of the campaign to help Blackburn finish in sixth place, thus qualifying Rovers for European competition for the second straight season. The 4-0 result came at the expense of fellow U.S. goalkeeper Kasey Keller, whose Tottenham team finished the season on a terrible note at home.

ENGLAND

* Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL) at Tottenham, 4-0.
Started: 90 minutes.
Blackburn qualified for next year's UEFA Cup as this decisive victory combined with Everton's loss to Manchester United to allow Rovers to finish sixth in the Premier League. Friedel punctuated his stellar season with his 15th shutout of the campaign. Voted the team's most outstanding player and the Premier League's top goalkeeper, he allowed a mere 39 goals in 37 starts for a 1.05 goals-against average.

The Sun rating (10=high; 1=low): 6.

* Kasey Keller (Tottenham, PL) vs. Blackburn, 0-4.
Started: 90 minutes.
Uruguayan playmaker Gustavo Poyet received a red card in the 30th minute for a nasty challenge on Blackburn's Gary Flitcroft. Already down a goal, the reduction in manpower resulted in a long afternoon for Keller, who finished the season with a 1.63 goals-against average and five shutouts.

Keller won the other head-to-head meeting with Friedel this season, a 2-1 win for Hotspur.

Tottenham, which will play D.C. United Wednesday in an exhibition, was jeered by its home crowd after Blackburn scored its fourth goal in the 60th minute. Tottenham finished 10th in the 20-team Premier League, but lost four of its last five games and was outscored 15-4 in that stretch. The Sun rating (10=high; 1=low): 4.

* Jovan Kirovski (Birmingham, PL) vs. West Ham, 2-2.
DNP. Not on bench.
Kirovski has seven goals for the Birmingham reserves.

* Claudio Reyna (Sunderland, PL) vs. Arsenal, 0-4.
DNP. Knee injury.

* Marcus Hahnemann (Reading, D1) at Wolverhampton, 1-2.
Started: 90 minutes.

An 84th-minute free kick from defender Lee Naylor beat Hahnemann and gave Wolverhampton the upper hand going into Wednesday's second leg of the First Division promotion playoff semifinal. Nicky Forster, who put Reading up a goal in the 25th minute, left the game with an injury in the 61st minute.

* Eddie Lewis (Preston North End, D1) Season complete.

GERMANY

* Gregg Berhalter (Energie Cottbus, D1) at 1860 Munich, 0-3.
Started: 90 minutes.
Returned to lineup after sitting out last week with a yellow-card suspension. He got another yellow against 1860. Berhalter has indicated that he will renew his contract with Cottbus, which is headed to the Second Division. Kicker Magazine rating (1=best; 6=worst): 4.5.

* Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96, D1) at Schalke 04, 2-0.
Started: 90 minutes. Kicker Magazine rating (1=best; 6=worst): 3.5.
Hannover's seventh road win of the year moves it to 12th place.

* Conor Casey (Hannover 96, D1) at Schalke 04, 2-0.
DNP

* Tony Sanneh (Nuremberg, D1) at Borussia Dortmund, 1-4.
DNP. Back injury.

* Cory Gibbs (St. Pauli, D2) vs. Karlsruhe, 1-1.
Started: 90 minutes. Kicker Magazine rating (1=best; 6=worst): 3.
With two games left, St. Pauli is second-to-last and three points in the relegation zone.

* Grover Gibson (Mainz, D2) at LR Ahlen, 3-4.
DNP.

* Mike Duhaney (Mainz, D2) at LR Ahlen, 3-4.
DNP.

* Jacob Thomas (Braunschweig, D2) at Eintracht Trier, 1-0.
DNP.

FRANCE

Joe Cannon (Lens, D1) vs. Troyes 1-0.
DNP.

David Regis (Troyes, D1) at Lens, 0-1.
Started: 90 minutes.

Greg Vanney (Bastia, D1) at Sedan, 2-2.
DNP.

Oguchi Onyewu (Metz, D2) vs. Grenoble, 1-0.
DNP. Knee injury

NETHERLANDS

* John O'Brien (Ajax, D1) at NEC Nijmegen, 2-1.
DNP.

BELGIUM

* Alex Yi (Antwerp, D1) at Westerlo, 1-2.
DNP.

CHILE

* Jonny Walker (Colo Colo, D1) vs. Huachipato, 2-1.
Started: 90 minutes.
Walker saw very few shots in this game, but came up with one strong save and cut off several crosses. He has fully recovered from a slight shoulder injury that caused him to miss two games.

DENMARK

* Wade Barrett (Aarhus, D1) at Brondby, 1-1.
Entered as a substitute, 90th minute.

NORWAY

* Robbie Russell (Sogndal, D1) vs. Brann, 2-0.
Started: 90 minutes.

ROMANIA

* Steve Reese (Politechna AEK, D1) at Ceahlaul, 2-3. DNP.