Goalkeeper Tim Howard got the start as Manchester United opened its Premier League title defense with a 4-0 rout of Bolton.

ENGLAND

* Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL) vs. Wolves, 5-1.
Started: 90 minutes. The Sun rating (10 high; 1 low): 6.

* Tim Howard (Manchester United, PL) vs. Bolton, 4-0.
Started: 90 minutes. The Sun rating (10 high; 1 low): 8.

* Kasey Keller (Tottenham, PL) at Birmingham, 0-1.
Started: 90 minutes. The Sun rating (10 high; 1 low): 7.

* Jovan Kirovski (Birmingham, PL) vs. Tottenham, 1-0.
DNP.

* Marcus Hahnemann (Reading, D1) vs. Nottingham Forrest, 3-0.
Started: 90 minutes.

* Eddie Lewis (Preston North End, D1) at Wigan, 1-1.
Started: 82 minutes.

* Claudio Reyna (Sunderland, D1) vs. Millwall, 0-1.
DNP.

GERMANY

* Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96, D1) at Bayer Leverkusen, 1-4.
DNP.

* Gregg Berhalter (Energie Cottbus, D2) vs. Alemannia Aachen, 3-1.
Started: 90 minutes. Kicker Magazine rating (1 high; 6 low): 3.5.

* Conor Casey (Karlsruhe, D2) vs. Oberhausen, 1-2.
Started: 90 minutes. Kicker Magazine rating (1 high; 6 low): 5.

* Joe Enochs (Osnabrueck, D2) at Wacker Burghausen, 1-4.
Started: 90 minutes. Kicker Magazine rating (1 high; 6 low): 4.5.

* Chuck Kim (Aachen, D2) vs. Cottbus, 1-3. DNP.

* Tony Sanneh (Nuremberg, D2) at Mainz, 1-2. DNP. Injured.

BELGIUM

* Oguchi Onyewu (La Louviere, D1), vs. Heusden-Zolder, 2-0.
DNP. Moved from French club Metz on a one-year loan after falling out of favor at the Lorraine club. La Louviere is the defending Belgian Cup champion.

FRANCE

* Greg Vanney (Bastia, D1) vs. Monaco, 2-0. Started: 90 minutes.

MEXICO

* Daniel Hernandez (Necaxa, D1) vs. Atlante, 2-0.
Started: 45 minutes. Hernandez made his second consecutive start. Alfredo Moreno, who replaced Hernandez at halftime, scored the two goals — in the 72nd and 84th minutes.

NETHERLANDS

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

BELGIUM

* Alex Yi (Antwerp, D1) vs. Westerlo, 2-1.
Entered as a substitute: 85th minute.

NORWAY

* Robbie Russell (Sogndal, D1) vs. Valerenga, 0-0.
DNP.

* Adam Skumawitz (Aalesund, D1) vs. Rosenberg, 0-2
DNP.

DENMARK

* Wade Barrett (Aarhus, SL) vs. Midtjylland, 5-3.
Started. 90 minutes.

* Matt Jordan (OB, SL) vs. AaB, 0-0.
DNP.

SWEDEN

* Luchi Gonzales (Bodens SK, D2) at Vasteras SK, 3-5.
Started: 84 minutes. All but one of the game's goals were scored in a crazy first half and five were scored before the 18th minute.

* Leighton O'Brien (Bodens SK, D2)
Started: 90 minutes.