England Roster vs. U.S.

beaveman · 05-23-2005, 01:41 PM

I heard yesterday on ESPN that Beckham might be able to play in Chicago due to a yellow card suspension for Real Madrid's final game. Looked online for any updates and found these articles.

"Becks' absence confirmed"
http://www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2005/05/England_BeckhamUnavailable.htm

"Young handed chance"
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team?id=448&cc=5901

Beckham, Owens, and now Neville will not be in Chicago.

SoccerPrime · 05-24-2005, 06:06 AM

Wayne Rooney won't be able to be at the May 28 match because, get this, he is on vacation.

Feel the love.

Deuce · 05-26-2005, 09:35 AM

Erikkson Names Roster for May 28th Friendly

England Roster
Goalkeepers (3): Scott Carson (Liverpool), Robert Green (Norwich City), David James (Manchester City)

Defenders: (7): Wes Brown (Manchester United), Sol Campbell (Arsenal), Ashley Cole (Arsenal), Glen Johnson (Chelsea), Gary Neville (Manchester United), Phil Neville (Manchester United), Matthew Upson (Birmingham City)

Midfielders (5): Michael Carrick (Tottenham Hotspur), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough), Jermaine Jenas (Newcastle United), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City)

Forwards (4): Peter Crouch (Southampton), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur), Andrew Johnson (Crystal Palace), Alan Smith (Manchester United)

Scilaci · 05-26-2005, 10:19 AM

Maybe I'm totally clueless but shouldn't Liverpool have more players on the team?

SoccerPrime · 05-26-2005, 10:32 AM

Liverpool only finished 5th in the EPL. So maybe they should have one player, Steve Gerrad?
Not even Vegas thought Liverpool would make it to the CL final.

Scilaci · 05-26-2005, 10:32 AM

Gotcha.

AreliusII · 05-26-2005, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deuce

Erikkson Names Roster for May 28th Friendly

England Roster
Goalkeepers (3): Scott Carson (Liverpool), Robert Green (Norwich City), David James (Manchester City)

Defenders: (7): Wes Brown (Manchester United), Sol Campbell (Arsenal), Ashley Cole (Arsenal), Glen Johnson (Chelsea), Gary Neville (Manchester United), Phil Neville (Manchester United), Matthew Upson (Birmingham City)

Midfielders (5): Michael Carrick (Tottenham Hotspur), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough), Jermaine Jenas (Newcastle United), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City)

Forwards (4): Peter Crouch (Southampton), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur), Andrew Johnson (Crystal Palace), Alan Smith (Manchester United)

A stacked line-up if you ask me. Definitely worth the price of admission…

SoccerPrime · 05-26-2005, 10:15 PM

BTW I read this in Soccer America today, I thought you might be interested to know Liverpool only fielded 2 English players in their CL win on Wed. Maybe thats why Liverpool doesn't have any call-ups. They are like Arsenal, they are an English team with no English players (or like Chivas USA with no Americans...).

LIVERPOOL and AC Milan served up the highest-scoring final in Europe's premier club competition since Benfica's 5-3 triumph over Real Madrid in 1962. Liverpool, which won on a penalty-kick tiebreaker after the game ended at 3-3, had trailed 3-0 at halftime before scoring three goals in six minutes. That marks the biggest final-game comeback in the European Cup's 50 year history. Liverpool, which fielded two Englishmen against AC Milan, also set the mark for fewest "home" players used by a winning team in the final.