The 44th NationStates World Cup: Roster Thread [Archive]

Nethertopia

23-12-2008, 20:53

IT’S WORLD CUP TIME, PEOPLE!
And here is the Nethertopian team roster! The Falcons (the nickname of the Nethertopian football team) are ready for a new season and a new World Cup, looking to qualify themselves for the first time.

THE STAFF
Manager: The Scout
Does this person even need an introduction? The all-known scout from Cafundéu! He's finally made his debut into the managerial world of football. The NFA was delighted such a person signed up for this position, even though he has no experience as coach whatsoever. We will trust him to guide our team into whatever we will go into, with his superior knowledge of the capabilities of our players, and tactical and strategical knowledge. His initial start of his coaching career at the Oxen Cup 8 seemed promising, but he failed to make a big impression with the team in the WC43 qualifiers. Has lengthened his contract, nonetheless.

Assistant manager: Trevor Organ
Trevor Organ has had previous jobs as coach of Albrecht FC and Hopeless SC, and as coach of some C&M national team variations. He’s more a motivator than a tactical genius, so it seems that he, together with The Scout, seems the perfect managerial couple.

THE KIT
It’s the Nethertopian Kit, with the DBC7 version, with the Starblaydia colours alternated into different, royal blue, versions.

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THE STADIUM
The stadium that will host all Falcons’ home qualifying matches is the Home of the Dragon. More info can be found here ( http://www.nswiki.net/index.php?title=Tenderville_United#Home_Stadium).

THE TEAM
Nethertopia will play in a 3-5-2 formation, with two defensive midfielders, two wingers and a central attacking midfielder. Style modifier is +0,5, slightly attacking.

Starters

Goalkeeper: Wouter van Dalen
Age: 34
Number: 1
Club: NAPPC
Bio: Wouter started as 19 year old at the Peregrines in the amateur Nethertopian competition. He was directly noticed by Rob Kietecs due to extraordinary save he made in the entire year. What followed was a spot in the national team. He’s an experienced goalie, with a few caps (OOC I didn’t keep up my last caps count), and ready to keep the ball out of the goal. His somewhat old age shouldn’t be too much of a worry, but the Falcons should be looking for a replacement.

Left defender: Jerome de Wit
Age: 26
Number: 2
Club: Green Island (C&M)
Bio: This player was found by The Scout and made it into the final 19. With his jumping power and his formidable height of 2.09m (6”8) he’s sure to go up front in dead ball situations. He has a fierce tackle and Jerome goes fearless into every duel he can. This guy is a rear tough one. C&M's Green Island have signed him last season, and he’s ready for another two years on the pitch, to show off what he’s got.

Central defender: Gregory van Houten tot Schaagen
Age: 24
Number: 4
Club: Candelaria-Allemali (C&M)
Bio: Has it’s name from some old, medieval barony. He is now secured of a base place and is ready for it. With his capabilities he should be able to lead the defence to keep the ball out of the net. With him in the basic XI the defence gets a little more speed, and a little less toughness.

Right defender: Jan Wildernis
Age: 28
Number: 3
Club: Marquez-Onwere (C&M)
Bio: Wildernis is able to give a great long pass from the sidelines and is quite effective in his tackles. He has an aggressive nature on and off the pitch. He will certainly pick up some yellow cards in this tournament, be he will be certain of a starters’ spot, because his work-rate is 100%. Every match.

Central defensive midfielder: Thomas Schaak (C)
Age: 22
Number: 6
Club: El din Marbles (C&M)
Bio: The Scout is mysterious in different ways, and this player is one of them. Undiscovered before WC 43, he made a small name for himself already. His control over the ball is perfect, as is his passing. He’s quite quick, has a good tackle, a good shot and mentally very strong. He also developed some leadership capabilities. This is the player to watch. This is the revelation of The Scout. He signed a contract with the Marbles two years ago. They’ll be having loads of fun from him. With such talent The Scout and Organ seemed determined that this guy should be captain. He might be too young for that position, but we’ll see about that.

Central defensive midfielder: Wim Smits
Age: 22
Number: 33
Club: El din Marbles (C&M)
Bio: Has the luck of having no weaker foot. This fellow is able to play on every position on the field. He’s small and quick. He also takes a nice corner and has a good long ball forward and cross. Lacks the ability to shoot. The Falcons’ defensive midfield seems young, and the question is if these two lads are up for the task. We’ll see.

Left winger: Jean-Pierre Bakker
Age: 27
Number: 7
Club: Porto Lacruz (Cafundéu)
Bio: Bakker is a pacey player, who likes to stick to the left side of the field and tries tricks to get passed opponents. He’s not the smartest guy, to say the least, and his football intelligence is not the highest as well. He is, however, very good at delivering the ball at the right place, right time. Has just joined Cafundéu-based team Porto Lacruz, but plays out of position there. The Scout considers him still as a good winger, so just keeps him there.

Central attacking midfielder: Frans Oud (VC)
Age: 30
Number: 10
Club: Tenderville United
Bio: Originally from the Nethertopian puppet state YnosYnos, Oud got his passport as soon as the nation ceased to exist. This player is also a fine striker, with a good shot, leadership capabilities and a fine free kick. To be short, a real 10. He also is famous in Nethertopia for his singing and rapping skills, even reaching #1 in the charts with the song ‘Like Lions’.

Right winger: Dries Pannekoek
Age: 23
Number: 8
Club: Atlético Insular (Cafundéu)
Bio: Pannekoek (pancake in Dutch) is another young player that makes his debut for the Falcons. He’s the kind of player that gives defenders nightmares, with his speed and pass-by actions. He used to be fragile and easily taken down, but seemed to have overcome his proneness to injuries. Has recently transferred to Cafundéu.

Striker: Ben van Dam
Age: 28
Number: 15
Club: El din Marbles (C&M)
Bio: Originally from the Peregrines academy, but there he was considered as not good enough. Ashdom city was quick with his signing and it was a good one. His favourite position is that of right behind the striker, but The Scout used him in the last campaign as a full striker. He now returns to the position of second striker once more. His control is fabulous, his shots are placed, but lack power. Played a decent season at the Marbles.

Striker: Erik Visser
Age: 18
Number: 9
Club: El din Marbles (C&M)
Bio: A very prolific player, able to score with ease. He is short, however, and can’t make a good header. He is developing into a good free kick. He really knows how to shoot, but he has a weak left foot. He doesn’t have the highest work rate, but he makes up for with the goals he scores and the technique and feeling he puts into play.

Bench Players

Goalkeeper: Mark Water
Age: 21
Number: 12
Club: Tenderville United
Bio: The second keeper of TdvUtd, but also the most promising one Nethertopia has. This guy has catlike reflexes, and is renowned for his interceptions from dead ball situations. He is, however, a very bad penalty kick stopper. This guy is sure to be the follow-up of Wouter van Dalen.

Defender: Yannick de Woudt
Age: 20
Number: 5
Club: Arrigo Portugese (C&M)
Bio: Once again taken in the team to learn from it. This player will probably be a benchwarmer for quite some time, as none of the other defenders seem to have any trouble at all with their age. This guy is less aggressive than the basic defenders, but has a more controlling style of play. He has a nice header. He doesn’t like to get up front and has therefore never scored in his professional career yet.

Defender: Mark Maas
Age: 17
Number: 17
Club: KT Hotspur (C&M)
Bio: A tough guy, this one. He has a great tackle, and a love for yellow cards, it seems. Has a fairly good header, is able to play a defender’s game the way it should be played. He is not quite clever, however. He’s still young, and there is lots of space for improvement, but he’s on his way to become a decent defender.

Defensive midfielder: Michael de Vet
Age: 33
Number: 13
Club: Caires City (C&M)
Bio: Originally a plain central midfielder, but The Scout believes in his potential as a defensive midfielder. He’s a player with a good tackle and keeps a cool head when chaos is everywhere on the field. Has departed from his former club FC DePardenti, with which he had a strained relationship, to join CMSC1 team Caires City. Played a decent year there. Has been benched because of his age.

Attacking midfielder: Erwin Visser
Age: 17
Number: 16
Club: El din Marbles (C&M)
Bio: A penalty expert. This guy really, really loves through balls. He has a strong tackle, for a midfielder. He’s considered to be very loyal. This guy has a nice shot from long range. He has a good prospect for the future, having signed at the Nethertopia-loving Marbles last year.

Attacking midfielder: Frank de Monnik
Age: 20
Number: 18
Club: Ratos Island Seaside
Bio: How The Scout finds his players, it beats me. But one thing is sure, his name is all the reality. For this Nethertopian campaign he has found another star in the Nethertopian First Amateur Division, De Monnik. This guy seems to be good, with a lovely control and short pass. He still has an amateur contract and is thus transferable without a fee.

Striker: Jan-Paul Snip
Age: 33
Number: 11
Club: El din Marbles (C&M)
Bio: One of the original player of the DePardenti side when it joined the Nethertopian competition, this player now fully understands the game. It’s a real finisher, with a powerful shot. He’s also strong, a trait that all known Nethertopian international strikers we’ve had didn’t have. He’s also an expert in taking penalties. Has been benched by Panadero at the Marbles, because of his age. Direct follow-up at the Falcons: He lost his basic XI position and will have to operate as a pinch hitter from now on.

In the event my opponent posts an RP first, they may:

Select my scorers — Yes
Give out yellow cards to my players — Yes
Give out red cards to my players — Yes (limited, please)
RP injuries to my players — Yes (just let me determine what they are)
Godmod injuries — Yes
Godmod scoring events — Yes
Godmod other events — Yes (within boundaries please, no deaths)

Koseli Cumhuriyetler

23-12-2008, 21:03

KCFF Team Details:

Kits:

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Stadiums:
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Aslan Tepe
Capacity: 40,000

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Cumhuriyet Stadi
Capacity: 100,000

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Yesilkoy Stadi
Capacity: 25,100

Team:
Manager: Hakan Ismir, Age: 56

Goalkeepers:
1. Orhan Kose, Age: 28, Sultanli FK
12: Ayhan Battal, Age: 19, Gokcenk
23: Yaser Ibrahim, Age: 20, Gelibolu

Center Backs:
2. Bekir Ceyhun, Age: 22, Tenderville United
3. Arif Korkmaz, Age: 21, Sultanli FK
13. Emre Koca, Age: 19, Gelibolu
14. Selcuk Erdal Age: 23, Gokcenk

Right Back:
4. Isan Almanoglu, Age: 24, Sultanli FK
15. Kadir Irfan, Age: 20, Kose Sehir AS

Left Back:
5. Ozil Sercan, Age: 23, Sultanli FK
16. Cihan Erdinc, Age: 19, Gokcenk

Center Midfield:
6. Erdem Lutfu, Age: 25, Sultanli FK
7. Murat Saglam, Age: 24, Gelibolu
17. Deniz Kebapci, Age: 19, Genclerbirligi
18. Koray Korkut, Age: 18, Kose Sehir AS

Right Midfield:
8. Sabri Gunes, Age: 33, Sultanli FK
19. Gurhan Uzay, Age: 21, Kazimspor

Left Midfield:
9. Serkan Turkmen, Age: 33, Port of Cloitaire
20. Osman Calik, Age: 21, Genclerbirligi

Striker:
10. Sinan Kose, Age: 32, AFF
11. Oktay Uzum, Age: 23, Genclerbirligi
21. Necati Gunes, Age: 25, Sultanli FK
22. Gokhan Asik, Age: 17, Nihatspor

Numbers 1-11 are usual starters. Refer to all player by first name, or full name.

Modifier: +1.5 with a standard 4-4-2

In the event my opponent posts an RP first, they may:

Select my scorers — Yes
Give out yellow cards to my players — Yes
Give out red cards to my players — Yes (Max 2)
RP injuries to my players — Yes
Godmod injuries — No
Godmod scoring events — Yes
Godmod other events — No

Taeshan

23-12-2008, 21:58

Jerseys
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Coach-Zeke
Assistant-Bubba Froalie

Roster
Tad Montague GK #1 32 Captain Pyeongjang Gukjei (Daehanjeiguk)
Jayly Riae LD #3 29 NA Wiechester FC
Jacin Raellis CD #2 29 NA El din Marbles
Matt Rhietuard CD #4 32 NA Gieron FC
Horatio Saguchi LM #6 22 NA Los Riosa Monstas
Zeke Jr. CM #14 23 Coaches Son Ranju(Daehanjeiguk)
Brian Ying Uing RM #18 28 Best current Player Sanseo(Daehanjeiguk)
Doug Newier LS #99 26 Na Wolfin Wolves
Alex Tyrony LCS #77 22 NA Machrobat Monkeys
A. F. Falcon RCS #18 28 NA Bayern Phoenix
Hele RS #19 26 Coaches other son Taeshan City Lightning
Subs
Adam Flight GK #62 24 NA X Island Marauders
Mike Hones D #15 27 NA Blacklake Blues
Adelin Reazeo D #66 27 NA Docktown Deathdogs
Samay Sanchex M #44 27 NA Ying Jing Yankees
Elanor Kelly S #24 22 Na Pariot Panthers
Damian Aslott S #35 23 NA Tintown Terrapins

Kosovoe

23-12-2008, 22:09

Coach-Duggie Smith
Stadium-Zwalgfelder Arena 390,000

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(Blue Home)

Roster
Aximili Ridle Goalkeeper 26 00 Laketown Rangers
Jeffrey Morgan LD 26 7 Pyeonyang Gukjei
Tyler Stewart LCD 29 18 Ojian Orangemen
Thomas Miller RCD 28 29 Yaton FC
Xavier Hiroshima RD 25 22 Atlantea Hurricanes
Ryan Lagono LM 23 8 New Capetown Niffers
Griffin Myers CM 23 11 Los Riosa Monstas
Eli Walker RM 24 13 Pyeonyang Gukjei
Ossi Euro LS 25 25 Fadron Flight
Angel Kenssington Cs 25 32 Tintown Terrapins
Jamie Barry Rs 24 40 Ojian Orangemen
SUBS
Royce Koplon GK 24 99 Pyeonyang Gukjei
Seth Gornge D 26 92 Fadron Flight
Alen Sorrow D 27 87 Taeshan City Lightning
Desmond Desiree M 21 14 Machrobat Monkeys
Derry Demiond M 24 50 Pariot Panthers
Ollie Might S 25 6 Ojian Orangemen
Fred Minor S 28 71 Gieron FC

Myedvedeya

23-12-2008, 22:34

World Cup 44 Roster Announced

KIT:
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Ranked #52 in the world, the Kamchatka Grizzly Bears go into this tournament as a long shot to qualify, hoping their fluid, attacking style can carry them into a surprise berth in the final 32.

STYLE MODIFIER: +2

MANAGER:
Prince Vladimir Sergyevitch Bagration
A leader in both Footballing and Soldiery, Bagration retired from the Navy at age 65, and has since lead the Kamchatka Grizzly Bears to a Baptism of Fire win, and a fourth place finish in Oxen Cup 9.

FORWARDS:- The lineup in the front changes very little, with the skilled young players Vorotaev and Rozhdestvensky still in charge.

#28 Aloyoshenka Vorotaev- Age 21
CLUB- América (Cafundéu)
Vorotaev is as quick, small forward with a deadly finish from nearly any distance. He scored 12 goals in the thirtieth Baptism of Fire at age 19, and has since been the leading scorer for the KGB in every tournament in which they have participated. He will take set pieces for the squad.

#9 Aleksander Rozhdestvensky- Age 25
CLUB- Eastport United FC (Dancougar)
Rozhdestvensky, although his last name barely fits on the uniform, is a player who stands out. With a Wayne Rooney-like combination of size and speed, he made his fame recently by contending for the Dancougar D-League scoring crown.

#11 Vlademyros Konstantinovitch Mavropoulous-Stoliarenkovsky- Age 19
CLUB- CSKA Moskva
The man with the single longest name in the history of Myedvedeyan (and perhaps world) football, Mavropoulous-Stoliarenkovsky is the child of one ethnically Russian and one ethnically Greek parent. The Bears hope his talent is as extraordinary as his name.

#12 Nikolai Karpolsky- Age 26
CLUB- Manju (Daehanjeiguk)
Seen in Myedvedeya as a bit of a wasted talent, Karpolsky will probably see some playing time, as he is one of the oldest, most stoic strikers on the team.

#14 Dai Muli- Age 21
CLUB- Svalvinya CF
A star in college, Muli has done well with the transition to senior-level football, leading Svalvinya in scoring this season in the Myedvedeyan Premiership.

MIDFIELD:- The midfield will be interesting this year, as veterans Arman Barabanschikov and Grigor Ulyanov retire, leaving two of the spots filled by young players.

#2 Sasha Karbonenko- Age 22
CLUB- Serrano (Cafundéu)
A substitute at the last cup, Karbonenko was recently signed to a contract in Cafundéu, and is now making his debut as a starting senior international. He is very fast, and a very gifted dribbler.

#6 Nicola D'Ancona- Age 23
CLUB- Albrecht FC (Candelaria and Marquez)
A foreign-born player who came to Myedvedeya to play for the MSAA college squad, D'Ancona has been a brilliant addition to the national squad. Fast, skilled, and with the hardest shot out of any Myedvedeyan player, he is a natural choice for a starting midfield spot.

#13 Nikolai Dolohov (Captain)- Age 30
CLUB- Tundra Falls (Newmanistan)
The most famous and most loved of Myedvedeyan players, Dolohov is gifted in nearly every regard. He is a fantastic player, and a skilled leader and tactician- almost like a second coach on the field.

#7 Sergey Rostov- Age 20
CLUB- Daytopia Racers (Newmanistan)
A brilliant midfield creator with fantastic field sense, Rostov was the captain of the U-21 side, and has now earned himself a starting spot on the senior roster. He is famous for his off-field antics, often performed with the help of reserve midfielder Giovanni D'Ancona.

#4 Alexander Markov- Age 24
CLUB- Daenam (Daehanjeiguk)
A gifted dribbler with clinical finishing skills, Markov will play as a left-central midfielder. He was recently transfered to the Great Han Empire's National Football League, and will be interesting to watch in that role as well as at this tournament.

#16 Giovanni D'Ancona- Age 18
CLUB- Daytopia Racers (Newmanistan)
A skilled young midfielder, he is very similar to his older brother Nicola, both in playing style and in temperament. Famous for his off-field antics involving Sergey Rostov.

#23 Yuri Morozov- Age 26
CLUB- Yaroslavl Axe Bears
Morozov is a complete unknown, a recruit from the Myedvedeyan territory of Yaroslavl who made it onto a professional side, and rose from there. His development should be intriguing to watch. Plays on the left side.

#8 Konstantin Petrovksy- Age 16
CLUB- Pocono City (Newmanistan)
The youngest player ever called to the Senior side, Petrovsky was a breakout star at the Di Bradini Cup, and Bagration judged him as ready to get some top-flight experience.

#17 Jov Mikhaiylichenko- Age 31
CLUB- Dover City (Newmanistan)
Mikhaiylichenko is known throughout Myedvedeya for being the most obnoxious, short-tempered and aggressive player to come out of the country. If there is a fight, odds are he started it. If there is a red card, odds are its' awarded to him... Still, he has considerable skill, and should see some playing time. Plays in the center, in a neutral-to-defensive role. Is now playing for TQCC qualifiers Dover City.

#19 Vassili Pencherjevsky- Age 19
CLUB- International of Moskva
After having played a few good games for Myedvedeya at the last cup, he will likely get a large amount of playing time off the bench this time around.

DEFENSE:- Not many changes were made to the defense, as only veteran Karolek Preminin gave up a starting spot.

#5 Ivan Romasko- Age 28
CLUB- Pyotroveskovlad Imperial
Romasko is a small, speedy left back, who will be on the attack nearly as much as a midfielder due to his fantastic acceleration and speed. His only flaw is his stature, which keeps him from keeping up with the physicality of some strikers. Very much like Gael Clichy of Arsenal.

#3 David Ben Dayan- Age 18
CLUB- International of Moskva
Another speedy, attacking defender, Ben Dayan is the first Myedvedeyan Jew to wear the Black and Brown for the national side. He made an appearance with the U-21's at the Di Bradini Cup, and was impressive enough to earn this starting spot.

#27 Ivan Mizin- Age 26
CLUB- Ranca Toco (Cafundéu)
Mizin is an extremely large, physical defender, who often gets into trouble with officials due to his size. Look for him to dominate the aerial game.

#25 Jamie Redhawk- Age 21
Another foreign-born college star, Redhawk is a large, powerful defender in the build of Mizin. He performed well at the Cup of Harmony, and is now considered an established starter.

#10 Ivan Ulyanov- Age 19
CLUB- Bagration FC
The younger brother of recently retired midfielder Grigor, Ivan has blossomed into a great defensive talent.

#20 Vas Pervoi- Age 25
CLUB- Svalvinya CF
Pervoi is an MSAA product, and was a star during his time there. Look for him to get a spot in a tournament or two, once Mizin or Romasko retire.

#18 Ivan Blevsky- Age 23
CLUB- Wunnam (Daehanjeiguk)
Recently Transferred to Daehanjeiguk's National Football League, Blevsky will be a frequent addition to the team, as he begins to accumulate senior-team experience. Look for his dribbling skill to feature prominently.

#22 Tasha Romanov- Age 26
CLUB- Yaroslavl Axe Bears
Romanov is a solid, but unspectacular defender. Look for him to get some playing time, especially when attempting to protect a lead.

#26 Roman Izmailov- Age 24
CLUB- International of Moskva
Izmailov is an interesting prospect. He has great speed, and great ball skills, but seems to be out of place on nearly every play. Given some tutoring, he could be a great player in a few years.

GOALKEEPERS:
#1 Boris Bykovsky- Age 25
CLUB- Pocono City (Newmanistan)
The Young Bykovsky shocked the nation when he out-preformed veteran Uri Saitov for the starting job at the last cup, and is now a national hero. Look for him to make highlight-reel athletic saves all cup long. He has improved considerably during his time at Pocono City, where he has become a Newmanistani favorite as well.

#21 Uri Saitov- Age 30
CLUB- CSKA Moskva
The Longtime starter for the team, Saitov is Tactically sound, and Technically skilled, but is not spectacular in any area.

#24 Vladimir Shcherbatsky- Age 18
A young keeper with fantastic tactical ability, he is being groomed to be Bykovsky's successor after two or three cups.

RP PERMISSIONS:
Choose My Goalscorers: Y
Godmod Scoring Events: *
RP Injuries to My players: Nothing Tournament-ending, but Yes
Godmod Injuries to my Players: N
Hand out Yellow Cards to my Players: Y
Hand out Red Cards to my Players: If you really feel the need...
Godmod other Events: *
*- Don't Godmod unless you tell me first and I agree to it.

Captain: Nikolai Dolohov
Armband Passes to: Ivan Mizin
Set Piece Taker (Includes PK's): Aloyoshenka Vorotaev
Shootout order: Aleksander Rozhdestvensky, Nikolai Dolohov, Nicola D'Ancona, Aloyoshenka Vorotaev, Sergey Rostov
Right Corner: Sergey Rostov
Left Corner: Sasha Karbonenko

STANDARD LINEUP:

#28 Vorotaev #9 Rozhdestvensky

#2 Karbonenko #6 D'Ancona #13(C) Dolohov #7 Rostov

#5 Romasko #3 Ben Dayan #27 Mizin #25 Redhawk

#1 Bykovsky

Sarzonia

23-12-2008, 22:37

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Note: Home kits have a primarily navy colour scheme; away kits are primarily white; keeper kits the third set shown.

I Give My Opponent Permission To:
====================
Choose Scorers: Y
GodMod Goalscoring Events: N

Injure Players: Y (within reason)
GodMod Injury Events N

Red Card Players: Y (within reason)
Yellow Card Players: Y (within reason)
GodMod Other Events: N
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Sarzonia Stars: The Return

Manager: Brian Wilson (51 years old)
Wilson returns to the Stars as the side's manager after previously serving as an assistant coach. Wilson is the son of legendary Sarzonia Coach Dave Wilson, who is now serving as Incorporated Football Federation president. Brian Wilson had a long and distinguished career as a Stars forward, including netting the second hat trick in World Cup Finals history in Sarzonia's 4-0 win over Oaker to win World Cup XXII.
Assistant: Chris Trautwig (62)
Trautwig previously served as an assistant coach for Sarzonia under Dave Wilson. He returns to help Brian Wilson by working with the defence. He also handles many of the team's disciplinary issues and serves as a "bad cop" to Brian Wilson's "good cop."
Goalkeeping Coach: Horace Sandt (51)
Sandt also has a storied history for the Sarzonian national team. He was the starting goalkeeper who led the Stars to the World Cup XXII title. During his tenure with the Stars, the team advanced to four consecutive semifinals, becoming just the third team to do so behind Rejistania and Eauz.

Squad Listing
(Note: Starters in BOLD. Team plays a 4-4-2 alignment with a plus-one modifier.)

No. Name Position Height Weight
1 Cody Taylor GK 6'1" 175 pounds
[i]Taylor, 24, earned the starting goalkeeper position with the Woodstock Wild early this season and backstopped the Wild to a Sarzonian Cup championship. He finished the year 18-5-1 with a 1.26 goals against average. He is known for having catlike reflexes and has played as a midfielder for a recreation league side.

2 Ben Davis D 5'10" 160 pounds
Davis, 31, is the Stars captain. He also serves in that role for the Portland Timbers, whom he led to a Sarzonian Football Confederation championship. He prides himself on being able to shut down the opponent's most dangerous forward with combination of speed and smarts.

3 Spencer Hicks D 6' 180 pounds
Hicks, 30, is one of the more aggressive players in the Stars defence. He plays sweeper for the newly-formed Rochester Rogues in a 3-5-2 but can also play fullback in Sarzonia's 4-4-2 formation. He grew up idolising Starblaydia's Francisco Ibanez, so he learned some of his tendencies.

5 Tim Rodney D/M 5'9 150 pounds
Rodney, 29, plays bigger than his height. On the New Jerusalem Nobles, he plays a rugged fullback when the team plays a 3-5-2, but played as a defensive midfielder in a 4-4-2 alignment when the team suffered several injuries among its defensive players. Rodney figures to play defence for the Stars.

6 George Morrison M 6'2 185 pounds
Drafted out of Joe Gibbs University, Morrison, 23, plays for the Nicksia Knights in the SFC. He is not a particularly pacey player, but has a cannon of a left leg. He will likely be substituted for a player with more flair if the Stars are trailing a match.

7 Tyler McIntosh D 5'11 165 pounds
The young McIntosh (22 years old) just graduated from Syosset State University after setting the school's record for matches played and matches started. He has played forward on occasion and scored five goals in 12 matches starting up top. He has been known to be rather undisciplined in the back, but does not have enough ball skills to convert to midfielder.

8 Laura Grover M 5'6 125 pounds
Grover, 24, dispelled any questions about whether a woman should start for the Stars by drawing comparisons to Jenna Raven, a star player for both Sarzonia's men's and women's World Cup sides. She has strong scoring touch, notching 11 goals in 27 matches for the Woodstock Justice in Sarzonia's women's league. Her coach? You guessed it, Jenna Raven.

9 Ettore Salivani, Jr. M 5'10 155 pounds
The son of former Sarzonia national team standout and Pacitalian emigre Ettore Salivani, the younger Salivani retains his father's flair, but also picked up on his mother's preternatural calm. He also has outstanding ball skill and is surprisingly adept as a defensive player. Plays for the Richmond Rage in the SFC.

10 Zack Wilson F 6'0 213 pounds
The 23-year-old son of Brian Wilson developed some of his father's flair for the dramatic and led the SFC in goal scoring with 28 goals for the Portland Timbers. Pacey player who spends a lot of time in the weight room. Very difficult for smaller defenders to bring down.

11 Ted Philyaw D 5'11 145 pounds
Philyaw, 30, started for the Sarzonian national team during its last international competition (AOCAF XIX), helping lead the team to a shock second round appearance. Philyaw was recently named the captain of the Saugerties Snakes, owing to his leadership qualities. He's not the fleetest of foot, relying on positioning and anticipating opposing defenders' moves.

12 Colleen Barnaby D 5'8", 135 pounds
Barnaby is the second female representing the Sarzonian Football League, Sarzonia's women's professional league. She plays for the Portland Pride, which developed an intense rivalry with the Woodstock Justice. She has some trouble with more physical midfielders and forwards, but usually has the savvy to avoid problems. She's 28 years old.

13 Clayton Bocanegro M 6'1", 180 pounds
Bocanegro, 29, was a reserve for the Stars during AOCAF XIX and starts here. He is deft with the ball and serves as a playmaking midfielder for the Portland Timbers. He's also the designated corner and free kick taker with an educated right boot.

15 Brad Tremblay M 5'9 162 pounds
Tremblay turned 24 earlier in the year. He has had trouble sticking with a team in the SFC before finally finding a home with the Portland Timbers. He is arguably the fastest player on the Stars and fires the hardest shot on the team, but his shot is not all that accurate.

16 Ben Crosley D 5'11" 170 pounds
The 30-year-old was also a reserve on Sarzonia's last competitive national side but will start here. He has had seven seasons of experience with the Tacoma Tigers and is a strong man-marker on the right side. His best asset is speed, though he's also learning the savvy that will help once his speed begins to go.

17 Matt Lynch F 6'3", 205 pounds
The 29-year-old was the top scorer for the Sarzonian national team during its AOCAF XIX appearance. His tall, lithe frame makes him an inviting target for more aggressive players who invariably find out he can take and dish out punishment. Recently signed a contract with the Woodstock Wild.

18 Pete Weston M 5'10 165 pounds
Weston brings a lot of energy and a great work rate to the table for the Saugerties Snakes. He is easily the hardest working player on the team. Brian Wilson intends to use Weston to provide a spark off the players' bench in the event the team plays lethargically. He turned 23 years old just before the World Cup began.

19 Reese Nichols F 5'11, 195 pounds
Another starter from the AOCAF XIX squad, Nichols was another important player in the Sarzonian offence. The 30-year-old came back from retirement recently to provide some scoring depth, as well as experience and leadership. He has good pace and strikes a solid ball.

22 Kelvin Russell GK 5'11, 170 pounds
Yet another player from the AOCAF XIX squad, Russell is the number two goalkeeper for this squad. The 29-year-old nearly left the squad in a snit when he lost the job to Cody Taylor, but Brian Wilson and Sandt both convinced him that he would get a chance to play in the World Cup. He is known more for reading shots and positioning than his athleticism.

Quintessence of Dust

24-12-2008, 00:09

After 10 World Cups in the wilderness, Quintessence of Dust's amateurs return.

If you go first, you can...

Select my scorers — Yes
Give out yellow cards to my players — Yes
Give out red cards to my players — Yes
RP injuries to my players — Yes (within reason)
Godmod injuries — Yes
Godmod scoring events — Yes
Godmod other events — Yes

Staff
Jerry Dixon (Coach)
Derek Drake (Assistant coach)
Frank Ubermeier (Physio)
Alfred Cynus (Chair, QFA)

GK
1. Winchester Furman
13. Benjamin Chan
17. Hamilton Humperdinck

D
3. David Yellowback
4. Michel Marberger
5. Charles Williams
6. Theodore Littlefellow (c)
12. Robert Robson
14. Guilermo Azzinio
21. Catherine O'Brien

Midfield
2. Frederic Renard (takes free kicks)
7. Peter Rogers (takes penalties)
8. Jessica Jensen
11. Dino Achten
15. Wilhelm Biber
16. Montgomery Mountbatten
19. Seamus O'Brien
20. Tom O'Leary

F
9. Roger Longhorn
10. Dennis Young
18. Benvolio Azzinio
22. Lance Kentwell

Kit
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/6205/kitma5.png

Style modifier: +3

First-choice starting XI
Furman

Yellowback Marberger Williams Littlefellow

Achten

Renard Rogers Jensen

Longhorn Young

Rennidan

24-12-2008, 01:00

RENNIDAN FOOTBALL
Team Roster|Fifth World Cup Entry|World Cup 44
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk176/rennidan/Logo-3.png

Style Modifier: +2
Rennidan will play in 5-3-2

Uniform
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk176/rennidan/12.png

Rennidan is proud to be one of the few nations to not use a mega-corporation to manufacture their team kit, but as such, they never got around to making an away kit.

Manager

Ryan Malkoa
Age - 29

The life of a manager is never, ever easy. Yet for Ryan Malkoa it has been, perhaps, one of the hardest. After facing the death of his brother, his girlfriend and his unborn child, along with all his friends on the team, Malkoa fought hard to keep his job over fears of his mental status. Recently, however, it is unclear whether he is coping with life or, rather, insane in the membrane. He stole several million golden crowns from the Rennidan International Football Association, but has kept his job, buying the Association itself as well as a small island off the coast of Rennidan for his team to live on. He's crazy, but he's good.

Assistant Manager

Bif Denmar
Age - 34

A heavy set man with little conscience and enough connections to get a job done when it's needed, Bif is nothing more than one of Rennidan's biggest mafiosa types. Rival teams beware, your star players may end up with a horses head in their bed come gameday.

Goalkeepers

Diar Twils, No. 91, Yanton Golds
Age - 19
Sex - M
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 158 lbs
Twils had already been thought of as a national prospect, but his age and lack of experience meant that the general consensus was that he wasn't ready. Now though, in desperate times, they have brought Twils up to play for his nation. Fresh faced and full of enthusiasm, his joyfulness is relatively infectious.

SUB

Robert Gomez, No. 01, Southern Hawks
Age - 19
Sex - M
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 156 lbs
Gomez is a newcomer to the football scene, yet a known face in the world of college basketball. Hopes are that his good hands will translate over into the world of soccer.

Defenders
STARTING LINE UP

Henry Iopi, No. 4, Southern Hawks
Age - 18
Sex - M
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 140 lbs
A steal from Rennidan's youth league, Iopi was a child prodigy at the game, especially his mastery of ball control and slide tackling. Now though, he's playing in the real world and, needless to say, his nerves can somewhat get the better of him.

Samual ‘The Wall’ Fortal, No. 5, KT Hotspur
Age - 28
Sex - M
Height: 6'9"
Weight: 204 lbs
Obviously at a loss since his teammate’s demise from the lat World Cup, Fortal has become more aggressive on the pitch. This is, oddly, a saving grace, as it both inspires his teammates whilst demoralizing his opponents.
Big. That’s one way of describing Samual. He’s tall, muscular and doesn’t take any crap from anyone. He is by far the cornerstone of Rennidan’s defence. Anyone taking a free kick should be careful to not let the ball go near him.

Daniel Samman, No. 24, Central United
Age - 28
Sex - M
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 166 lbs
Since the death of his teammates and, perhaps most importantly, his childhood friend, Daniel Malakolo, Samman's heart just hasn't been seen. He's still good, but he lacks the flair and showmanship he used to put into the game.

Nick Yetsom, No. 75, Wessex F.C
Age - 20
Sex - M
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 192 lbs
Yetsome is a general sports nut. Boxing, kayaking, surfing, rugby and, most importantly, football, all play a large role in his life. He's pretty good, but his mind isn't always set on the game.

Harri Belon, No. 44, Atlético Jutense
Age - 25
Sex - M
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 144 lbs
Harri is another strong player, and is probably the only member of the team to not show that he's been effected by the incident of flight 109. He’s known for being a bit too laid back, but his tackling prowess is outstanding. He could get a ball away from a hungry polar bear without it noticing. So they say.

SUBS

Feros Balos, No. 40, Firtos United
Age - 24
Sex - M
Height: 6’2"
Weight: 166 lbs
With little actual experience behind him, Balos simply sits upon the bench.

Henry Harolds, No. 41, Littletown F.C
Age - 24
Sex - M
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 122 lbs
Happy with just being on the team, Henry gets playtime in the last half hour of the match. His liveliness can be a killer when everyone else on the pitch is knackered.

Midfield
STARTING LINE UP

Josef Fersu, No. 68, Southern Hawks
Age - 18
Sex - M
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 135 lbs
Fersu was an unexpected wonder player last year, and the hopes are he can bring his A game again this time round.

Witern Wallase, No. 72, Atlético Jutense
Age - 20
Sex - M
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 173 lbs
Wallase is another midfielder that is incredibly capable but performs best when dropping back. He's a bit uptight, and plays with a cold, calculating manner.

Macki Selks, No. 61, Ulii
Age - 18
Sex -M
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 215 lbs
Selks is perhaps the only member of the starting midfielders that plays his best when pushing forwards for the goal. Whilst it's stated that Rennidan are 5-3-2, Selks prefers to adapt a 5-2-1-2 attitude when playing.

SUBS

Micha Hasweh, No 66, Yanton Golds
Age – 18
Sex - M
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 175 lbs
Hasweh is a very, very angry young man. He likes tackling, kicking and playing hard. It gets results, but his unpredictability means he's likely to be sat on the bench, as Rennidan don't want to risk a repeat of the Golos situation.

Strikers

STARTING LINE UP

Drunn Deleks, No. 58, Tenderville United
Age - 18
Sex - M
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 141 lbs
Deleks has an awe inspiring amount of power and accuracy in his right foot, capable of producing shots which no other striker is likely to even contemplate. The top corners of the opposition's nets are likely to be reserved for this young star.

Selet Loek, No. 77, Yanton Golds
Age - 19
Sex - M
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 141 lbs
Agile and fast, Loek has a brilliant head on his shoulders. He can figure out an oppositions defence in a blink, and is also a number one choice when a head into the net seems like the only good chance.

SUB

Rettini Oplo, No. 99, Southern Hawks
Age - 36
Sex - M
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 201 lbs
There merely to fill out the numbers, Oplo is an average player, and doesn't mind being around to just sit on the bench and dispense words of wisdom to the youngsters.

Captain: Harri Belon
Set Piece Taker: Drunn Deleks
Penalty Taker: Drunn Deleks
Right Corner: Macki Selks
Left Corner: Drunn Deleks

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my goalscorers Y
Godmod Scoring Events Y
RP injuries to my players Y
Godmod injuries to my players N
Hand out Yellow cards to my players Y
Hand out Red cards to my players N
Godmod Other Events Y

Kjomasasopia

24-12-2008, 03:14

KJOMASASOPIA STRIKEFORCE 2008/09
30 Man Squad For World Cup 44:
FORMATION: 2-2-3-2-1
KIT:http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr245/SorthernNorthland/Asal%20eide%20spoirt/Kjomasasopia.png
ASTERISK INDICATES STARTING XI
KEEPERS:
*Indigo Lochlainn, 21, #1
Bench:Jared Dubhghlas ,20, #12, Reserves: None.

DEFENDERS:
*Dwayne Mathews,22, #3
*Nicky Byrne,21, #18
*Shel Jude,18,#5
*Charlie Abel,19,#35
Bench:Carson Trafford, 15,#87;Emlyn Jere,22,#4
Reserve:Braidy Gerallt,20,#30
MIDFIELD:
*Ronny Galestroorn,23,#39 (C)
*Malachy Dougal,17,#33
*Llyton(Clyton) Simpson,18,#2
Bench:Raymond Lindon,21,#66;Alastair Mickey,19,#47
Reserve:Trefor Tristen,21,#41
FORWARDS:
*Cairbre Islwyn, 21, #27
*Siorus Comgan,21,#8
STRIKER:
*Mili O'Finigan,15, #7
Bench: Temple Dillon,20,#77;Joshua Jessup,20,#10
Reserve:Jaarad McCann,20,#23

COACH: Shayne Boags

If my opponent RPs first, he/she can:
Choose my goalscorers N
Godmod Scoring Events N
RP injuries to my players N
Godmod injuries to my players N
Hand out Yellow cards to my players Y
Hand out Red cards to my players N
Godmod Other Events Y

Formation Blueprint:
Lochlainn
Matthews Abel
Byrne Jude

Galestroorn Dougal Simpson

Islwyn Comgan
O'Finigan

Dancougar

24-12-2008, 03:25

Kingdom of Dancougar: WC44 Player Pipeline

The Dancougar Black Wings have announced their player shortlist for World Cup 44. Coach Solomon Bilbao comes into his second tournament after taking the college all-stars through a few rounds of the Oxen Cup, and while he won't see any of those players join him on the roster, he should have plenty to choose from. The team will be hard-pressed to duplicate their magical third-place run now, or maybe ever, but Bilbao believes he has the talent to get the team into its fifth straight finals.

The team likes to distribute offense among the midfield even though most chances fall to the forwards; it plays a +2. Bilbao will name his starting eleven and seven substitutes before each match or default to the roster given here. (OOC: Although if you RP before me and I didn't name a roster for the match, feel free to ignore the default and pick who you want to RP with.)

All home games are played at the 70,000-seat King Daniel III National Stadium in the capital, Yuki City:
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/north_america/united_states/pennsylvania/pittsburgh_heinz1.jpg

STARTING XI

GK: Yuji Watanabe
Age: 32
Club: Clube Imperial, Cafundeu
Short Bio: The starting goalkeeper for the past four World Cups has one more in him. His career highlight reel includes The Save against Yafor 2 in the World Cup 40 round of sixteen and The Save II against Bostopia in the same round of World Cup 43, both preserving shootout wins.

D: Casey Berber
Age: 29
Club: Centralia Cougars, Newmanistan
Short Bio: Centralia is known for its defense, and part of that has to do with the growth of Berber. He's also gifted with his right foot and is known to hit the long pass or take a crack at goal. He's the leader of the back line.

D: Musashi Yamada
Age: 31
Club: Central United, Cafundeu
Short Bio: He's a big central defender. Has been for awhile now. Yamada's been working on his mobility, and playing in Cafundeu certainly helps him get acclimated to world-class forwards.

D: Brad Leeds
Age: 30
Club: Stoneridge United, Dancougar
Short Bio: Leeds has been a staple of Stoneridge's rise into the top four of the D-League. He's the go-to guy on that defense, and has shown his leadership by helping to develop young talents Michelle Fuller and Matt Bogart.

M: Lyle Dylandy
Age: 28
Club: Petardos S/A, Cafundeu
Short Bio: Dylandy lived the dream of most D-League players when he won a transfer to Cafundeu, and he's continued to excel by winning a spot with Petardos. He built his reputation with his ball skills and finesse in the middle, but he's turned up the physicality to become a more well-rounded player.

M: Kazuki Midorikawa
Age: 29
Club: Cafundo do Juta, Cafundeu
Short Bio: A player who quietly rose to prominence by playing for Shuukyuu Kishin, Midorikawa made the jump to Cafundeu. Midorikawa is excellent in possession but doesn't really stand out as an offensive power.

M: Kevin Underwood
Age: 30
Club: IYC Hadaris, Yafor 2
Short Bio: Generally the team captain, the undersized Underwood has shown a lot of fire in past tournaments but is playing more intelligent football. He knows how to challenge for the ball cleanly, but doesn't always, and can pick out the through ball, but not always connect.

M: Alexei Voronzoff
Age: 26
Club: Stoneridge United, Dancougar
Short Bio: One of the big reasons for Stoneridge's success is Voronzoff, who is an attacking midfielder with good vision and a strong right foot. He earned Bilbao's trust as a substitute in the previous tournament, and now he gets the starting nod.

M: Dwayne Landro
Age: 26
Club: Shuukyuu Kishin, Dancougar
Short Bio: Landro was used sparingly in Oxen Cup 7, and since then, he's developed well at Shuukyuu Kishin to the point where he's able to make a difference in the midfield. Landro can push forward but will be used in a more defensive role.

F: Dan Potts
Age: 29
Club: Port Royal FC, Dancougar
Short Bio: Potts has been on a scoring rampage in his two World Cup tournaments. He and Jennifer Sloan frequently compete for the D-League scoring title, and while it's no longer a two horse race, he's consistent, dangerous, and never satisfied with what success he has.

F: Shishio Jinguuji
Age: 30
Club: Central United, Cafundeu
Short Bio: He tops the national team's career scoring list with 38 international goals, and he's had some big ones on the world stage. Jinguuji uses his tall frame to score powerful headers from set pieces, and he's been working on his ability to pass the ball and create offense.

SUBSTITUTES

GK: Luke Brengle
Age: 28
Club: Eastport United, Dancougar
Short Bio: Brengle helped Eastport make it back to international football by contributing the the league's fourth-best goal differential in 2032.

D: Sho Yukikaze
Age: 28
Club: Central United, Cafundeu
Short Bio: Sho was often used to provide extra speed as an outside defender, and as he's matured, he's added some additional tricks and awareness to his skill set.

D: Stanley Carter
Age: 32
Club: Grandborough FC, Dancougar
Short Bio: Carter's an experienced central defender who contributed to one of the league's top defenses... but also committed some of its greatest gaffes.

M: Benjamin Whittaker
Age: 32
Club: Shingang, Daehanjeiguk
Short Bio: Whittaker's tireless work rate and consistent effort got him far, but he's having trouble holding up that pace as he gets older. Now he's looking more like what he was when he came onboard after the Turtle Cup... an above-average player with sparks of excellence.

M: Anthony Ingram
Age: 29
Club: America, Cafundeu
Short Bio: Ingram has strong technical abilities, but his confidence has always been a sore spot. Perhaps he's gotten some swagger now that he's taken some reps in one of the world's best leagues.

F: Augustine Dennin
Age: 28
Club: Yuki City Athletic, Dancougar
Short Bio: Dennin has developed into one of the D-League's top strikers, but it's still doubted if he really has big-game potential after Athletic slipped to sixth in 2032 and missed the TQCC cutoff.

F: Karen Stadler
Age: 26
Club: King's Eleven Yuki City, Dancougar
Short Bio: She's a controversial pick. Despite leading King's Eleven to respectability in a few seasons, many think there are better forwards on offer. Nevertheless, the first - and so far only - Dancougaran woman to climb through the college ranks to the professional game will get a chance to make her mark.

RESERVES

Solomon Bilbao will pick and choose from his national reserve pool as needed, in case of injury, player unavailability, or even just to spread around experience. Defender Milan van der Horst and attacker Paul Dinsmoor have been reserves on past teams, and a few others have played in the Oxen Cup with the college all-stars. For Al McNespy, the replacement for Lyle Dylandy at Kildare, he hopes a chance to play for the national team will earn him some respect back home, where he's always compared unfavorably - and unfairly - to Dylandy.

GK: Alexander Silberstein (32): Grandborough FC, Dancougar
D: Don Samrov (27): Eastport United, Dancougar
D: Milan van der Horst (32): Yuki City Athletic, Dancougar
D: Yuuta Raikatuji (28): Port Royal FC, Dancougar
D: Joseph Cecilia (28): Shuukyuu Kishin, Dancougar
M: Shigekazu Hayashi (27): Aiken City United, Dancougar
M: Ed Klingensmith (28): Port Royal FC, Dancougar
M: Akira Morisue (29): Sporting Lakeport, Dancougar
M: Al McNespy (27): Sporting Kildare, Dancougar
F: Dustin Garbett (28): Grandborough FC, Dancougar
F: Paul Dinsmoor (29): Shuukyuu Kishin, Dancougar

In the event my opponent posts an RP first, they may:

Select my scorers — Yes
Select my roster (if none posted) — Yes
Give out yellow cards to my players — Yes
Give out red cards to my players — Yes
RP injuries to my players — Yes
Godmod injuries — Yes
Godmod scoring events — Yes
Godmod other events — Yes

Please keep yellow cards to three or fewer.
Please keep the sum of red cards and injuries to two or fewer.
Godmod anything you want as long as no one dies and the above limits hold.
(I suppose that allows you to capture my entire team in a transdimensional
space fold... meh?)

Greal

24-12-2008, 06:02

http://s237.photobucket.com/albums/ff41/838millionman/th_Grealflag56-1.jpg
Greal announces its World Cup Squad

Home Kit (http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff41/838millionman/GrlHome4.jpg?t=1217507061)
Away Kit (http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff41/838millionman/GrlAway455.jpg?t=1217507095)

Style Modifier: +2

Team Formation
4-3-4

# 1 GK Raul Grunt (22 years old)
# 2 DEF Henry Watson (23 years old)
# 3 DEF Richard Turner (26 years old)
# 4 DEF Mecca Oma (24 years old)
# 5 DEF Sam Hardy (27 years old)
# 6 MID Howard Anderson (23 years old)
# 7 MID Sebastian Expan (22 years old)
# 8 MID Francis Volodislav (24 years old)
# 9 FOR Michael Istoma (23 years old)
# 10 FOR Ross Trent (25 years old) (Captain)
# 11 FOR Qin Lang (23 years old)

# 12 GK Ivan Wilson (24 years old)
# 13 DEF Kash Fraser (23 years old)
# 14 DEF Edward (Eddie) Towner (25 years old)
# 15 DEF Fred Murrow (28 years old)
# 16 DEF Shia Adamson (25 years old)
# 17 MID Adam Fan (26 years old)
# 18 MID James Peters (23 years old)
# 19 MID Tony Soaps (22 years old)
# 20 MID Paul Turton (21 years old)
# 21 FOR Oliver Dickens (24 years old)
# 22 FOR Eko Tasser (22 years old)
# 23 GK Dennis Willows (26 years old)

If my opponent posts first, he/she may:

Choose my scorers?: Yes
Yellow card my players?: Yes
Red card my players?: No
Injure my players?: Yes (I'll determine the severity)
Godmode injuries?: No
Godmode scoring events?: No
Godmode other events?: No

Sasha Stadium (http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff41/838millionman/olympic-stadium.jpg?t=1218671185)
Attendance: 120,000

Qazox

24-12-2008, 07:03

Qazox Pheonix World Cup 44 Roster:

Uniforms (thanks to ediraf)
Home
http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm1/Starblayde/ediraf/QazHome4.jpg

Away:
http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm1/Starblayde/ediraf/QazAway4.jpg

And the Roster, in the Newish 3-1-3-3 formation.

The Pheonix return the majority of the team that completly choked in the Cup. Can 4 years of living with that feeling get them back into the KnockOut Rounds, or will, once again, Qazox underachive?

Head Coach: Joanna Davids, Age 41. 2nd World Cup. (Game 1 only)
Head Coach: Fernando Turek, Age 78, 5th World Cup. (Games 2-9)
(Previously coached Qazox in World Cups 33-36, Played for National team World Cups 31 and 32 and is a member of the World Cup Hall of Fame)
Interim Head Coach: Raul de Olivares (Team Captain) (Games 10-14)
Head Coach: Raul de Olivares World Cup MD1-??

STARTERS
(interim starters in Italics, with games started)

Goalkeeper:
Natalie Dansen, Age 31 (4th WC) (Games 1-6, 14)
Jack Reed, Age 23 (2nd WC) (Games 7-13)

Defense:
Carl Higgens, Age 26 (3rd WC)
Diane Wiser, Age 28 (3rd WC)
Victor Samuels, Jr., Age 22 (2nd WC)

Sweeper:
Wesley Teahen, Age 31 (4th WC) (Games 1-6, 14)
Nathan Caulder, Age 21 (2nd WC) (Games 7-13)

Midfielders:
Maria Anna Reyes, Age 30 (4th WC) (TEAM CAPTAIN) WC MD1-??)
Paul Haslett, Age 23 (2nd WC) NEW STARTER
Brittany Lopes, Age 31 (4th WC)

Forwards:
Jason Erca, Age 26 (3rd WC) NEW STARTER
Benjamin Ernst, Age 23 (2nd WC) NEW STARTER (Games 8 and 9. WC MD1-?)
Michelle de Barre, Age 22 (2nd WC) NEW STARTER

Reserves:
GK: Jack Reed, Age 23 (2nd WC)
Michelle Opal, Age 17 (1st WC)

Defense:
Jack Mann, Age 21 (1st WC)
John Meyers, Age 21 (1st WC)
Henrietta Werth, Age 20 (1st WC)
Larry LaJoy, Age 21 (1st WC)
Nathan Caulder, Age 21 (2nd WC)

Midfield:
Kylie Javier, Age 22 (2nd WC)
Georgette Savoy, Age 23 (2nd WC)
Opal Howard, Age 22 (2nd WC)
Kevin Wastle, Age 19 (1st WC)

Forwards:
Bonnie Young, Age 22 (2nd WC)
Joy Saval, Age 16 (1st WC)
Miche Fanimov, Age 17 (1st WC)
Jason Vladimov, Age 24 (1st WC)

Note: Raul de Olivares, Age 29 (4th WC) (Games 1-7, 10-14) (TEAM CAPTAIN Qualifiers) is NOT on the roster for the World Cup, as he is the new HC. Jason Vladimov will take his roster spot for the World Cup.

Style Modifier: +4.5

In the event my opponent posts an RP first, they may:

Select my scorers? Yes (Please none of my Goalies scoring, thanks)
Give out yellow cards to my players? Yes
Give out red cards to my players? Yes (no more than 1 per game please.)
RP injuries to my players? Yes, nothing severe
Godmod injuries? No
Godmod scoring events? No
Godmod other events? No, unless it has to do with weather.

Elves Security Forces

24-12-2008, 09:17

From the Offices of the VSC does the Marauder information come

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my goalscorers Y
Godmod Scoring Events Y
RP injuries to my players Y (no more than three weeks out)
Godmod injuries to my players N
Hand out Yellow cards to my players Y
Hand out Red cards to my players N
Godmod Other Events Y

What is the name of…

…the number one ranked team and back to back defending champions of the World Cup?
Valanora (known prior to World Cup 37 as Elves Security Forces)

...the other nations involved in Valanora?
Vyinta and Dark Templara

…the nation in which this Commonwealth play their home matches?
Elves Security Forces (sometimes ESF in shortphrase)

…people from the Commonwealth?
Vanorians or Vanors

…the person who created this mess?
Elves Security Forces

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Kits

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Home Away Third

Home Stadia

http://mondial2002.dhnet.be/pictures/seoul1.jpg
Hatire Memorial
City: Capri
Capacity: 60,000

Manager

Orophin Anárion
Age: 24,570
It seems this manager has a touch of destiny about him, as the last three official touranments he has entered, he has ended as the victor. Even the one tournament he has been the manager of that his side did not win, the inagural Vahala Invitational, they lost in penalty kick in the Final. Perhaps his time spent at the academies and under the wings of other managers has culminated in his genius, or it could be the players themselves. Whatever the cause may be, the VFA have no reason to be getting rid of him anytime soon.

Assistant Manager

Nienna Lossëhelin
Age - 12,389
Orophin's right hand man who has done all the little things that go unnoticed in the week in week out preparations of the squad. It is clear that she is learning much from Orophin and his appearant wealth of knowledge, but still maintains that connectivity to the players that has this well oiled machine looking to become the first side to even have three championships in a row.

Keeper

1 Amarian Tinehtelë, Ourseville 1093 (Septentronia) ~
Age - 808
Sex - M
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 171 lbs
With his honoring of his long lineage secure, Amarian now looks to cement not only his place, but the place of his family and all of Valanora in history. He has been a gift from Elune and has helped solidify what was thought to be the only weakness of the Marauders. With him in between the pipes and looking as good as any keeper in their prime, the squad should be among those with the best goal conceded record.

Defenders

32 Angrod Minyatur, Ammites FE (Vephrall)
Age - 645
Sex - M
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 167 lbs
His size and speed have made him a one of the best players in Vephrall for nearly a decade, but many thought he wouldn't hack it as a starter for the side. He dispelled that thought with many grade A performances last tournament, and has only improved on his game in the two years since.

12 Dwier Titenburg Jr, FC Capri
Age - 399
Sex - M
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 162 lbs
Despite his tender age, he is no doubtedly the heart and soul of the entire defensive side of the equation. He leads by example and through words of wisdom that an elf his age does not often show. He has proven to be very much his father's son and then some.

37 Hizzen Hocn, Cafundó do Juta (Cafundeu)
Age - 635
Sex - M
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 165 lbs
Calm, collected, tested, mature, and just a plain great footballer that can line it up with the best of them on anyday. Probably the most skilled of the three defenders, but also the most quiet and with the smallest ego. Never one to let his emotions get the better of him, and his play has demonstrated that, with his number of yellows and reds being miniscule compared to the other defenders.

Midfield

24 Espy va Drake, Green Island (Candelaria and Marquez)
Age: 699
Sex - M
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 159 lbs
Somehow va Drake improved once again in the two years he had spent out in Zapata, and raised his goal and assist talleys, despite not having the benifit of qualifiers to do so. With another two years spent out on that crazy island, there is no telling what tricks the silky winger might have up his sleeve.

17 Jamichel Totez, IYC Ajer (Yafor 2)
Age - 28
Sex - M
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 187 lbs
Not a goal machine like Alidare was, but he wasn't asked to be that. He came in and did his job as a balling winning midfielder to perfection, and was rewarded with another starting to position. However, with the midfield being the stregnth of the nation, one wrong step could see him back down in the reserves,

14 Laborious Hawk, Petardos S/A (Cafundeu)
Age - 663
Sex -M
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 213 lbs
Words do not even began to define his talent, his talent defines words. He was awarded one of the spots that the Vanorians have in the World Cup Hall of Fame, with it being very well deserved, as he has and continues to earn everything he has been given every single day.

19 Antis Morose, Raynor City United
Age - 755
Sex - M
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 161 lbs
Though his numbers would not go on to show it, Morose had a very solid showing in his first tournament as a starter. He provides a more balanced winger that either of the Kries twins, and has the offensive flair to create chances when many others could not.

40 Scott Soldarian, Raynor City United
Age - 577
Sex - M
Hieght: 6'1"
Weight: 163 lbs
His skill, his heirtage, his heart, there is nothing about the eldest Soldarian son that you would not like. He wears his heart out on his sleeve, and is probably better for it, as he is the spiritual leader of the side. What Hawk might do for the mental state of the team, Scott equals that in getting for the spirts up. Add in to the fact that he is a world class midfielder, and he might be looking at becoming a hall of famer.

Strikers

4 Ikles Razov, Dunboor FC (Cafundeu)
Age - 840
Sex - M
Height: 5"9"
Weight: 148 lbs
When push came to shove and the shoving became a dogfight, Razov had all the moves needed to be a champion, with the speed of a trackstar still in tact. He seemed to effortlessly adapt to Soler's style of play and was able to compliment her well enough. A weight has seemed to been lifted off his shoulders, as he was able to win a title without Kiso as a partner, and that could make him all the more dangerous.

8 Calla Soler, Soldarian FC
Age - 29
Sex - F
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 149 lbs
Her altherticism and fiestiness made defenders simply go mad last season as they routinely had to pick the ball out of the netting with the work of Soler and Razov. He physical and annoying play is remarkable given her size, but one has to wonder if it would not be better for her to play more of a slashing role. Yet with Razov as the turbo charged striker with pace to burn, it might be best suited for her to continue on with what has worked so marvelously the last four years in the EPL!

Subs
2 GK Nadalie Rivana - age 30 - Oceanic (Demot) (F)
5 CB Tamuríl Amandil - age 686 - Petardos S/A (M) ~
29 CB Thankanion Elenelwa - age 582 - Club ESF (M)
9 CB Que - age 731 - Juavi FC (M) ~
18 MC Carl Underdark - age 742 - Ranca Toco (Cafundeu) (M)
21 MRLC Michelle Durosa - 710 - Green Island (Candelaria and Marquez) (F)
7 AMC Roger Zetaback - age 848 - Soldarian FC (M)
13 LW Taikinu Ories - age 26 - Dalinn Wanderers (Ad'ihan) (M)
26 LRW Tanna Norovathar - age 329 - Skyhaven FC (F) (Demot) ~
16 AMRC Ricardinho - age 22 - Petardos S/A (Cafundeu) (M)
6 ST Anti Fresco - age 452 - Petardos S/A (Cafundeu) (M)
3 FC Deuce Zadora - age 759 - Mylfe CE (Vephrall) (M)

Captain: Laborious Hawk
Set Piece Taker: Laborious Hawk
Penalty Taker: Ikles Razov
Right Corner: Antis Morose
Left Corner: Espy va Drake

Tinehtelë
Hocn Minyatur Titenburg
va Drake Soldarian Totez Morose
Hawk
Razov Soler

~ denotes Vyintanese

Starblaydia

24-12-2008, 10:15

OOC Information:

The Starblaydia national football team (http://www.nswiki.net/index.php?title=Starblaydia_national_football_team) are the current Featured Article (http://www.nswiki.net/index.php?title=NSwiki:Featured_articles) on NSwiki (http://www.nswiki.net/index.php?title=Main_Page). If you've never bothered to read it, have a skim through it now, as it'll tell you more about the team, their style, culture, fans, and history than I can ever write in a roster post. Thanks.

I Give My Opponent Permission
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GodMod Any Goalscoring Events
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Style Modifier: +1 (4-4-2 'Diamond' formation)

Notes:
1) The best starting eleven are numbered 1-11 and are in bold
2) I actively encourage, nay nearly demand, that if you RP first you pick my scorers (if any).
3) * Denotes female player, ^ denotes Dwarf (http://www.nswiki.net/index.php?title=Starblaydi_Dwarves) player, † denotes Elf player.
4) Some players have NSwiki (http://www.nswiki.net/index.php?title=Main_Page) articles, and those are linked
5) Before each match, in between national anthems and kick-off, the entire 23-man squad (even the Elves, though with less passion than most) will perform the Raiigar (http://www.nswiki.net/index.php?title=Raiigar), Starblaydia's traditional war-dance.

http://www.starblaydestudios.co.uk/Images/SFA-Logo.gif
Starblaydia's WC44 Roster
"...I, for one, welcome our new Elven overlords..."

The Staff
LP. Lex Panarii (http://www.nswiki.net/index.php?title=Lex_Panarii), Manager, 59 - World Cup 41 Winner, AOCAF23 Winner (both as Manager)
33 Caps, 2 Goals (Uncapped at Under-21 Level (http://www.nswiki.net/index.php?title=Starblaydia_Under-21s))
Starblaydia's talismanic manager returns for his third World Cup, having won it at the first attempt. Creator of the Raiigar, master tactician, motivator and all-round inspiration for Starblaydia, he is a massively-important cog in the great wheel that is this team. His task of blending the newcomer Elves with the experienced Human/Dwarf team is perhaps his greatest test so far as a manager.

LoP. Leandro Perheira (http://www.nswiki.net/index.php?title=Leandro_Perheira), Elven Liason, 44 - World Cup 41 Winning Captain, AOCAF23 Winner
104 Caps, 7 Goals (15 Caps, 1 Goal at Under-21 level)
He's the man who - quite literally - lifted Starblaydia's third World Cup, just a single cap behind the all-time Starblaydi record for appearances. He's here for more than just the experienced eye, the man who's been there, done it and been pictured on the T-shirt. Perheira has been included because he, more than any other in Starblaydia, has experience in Elves. Be it dealing with or simply playing alongside them, Leandro is the expert, and will be key to integrating all the players behind the purple banner.

The Goalkeepers
1. Dacil Taniquentar†, GK, 9,958 - Telcontarë
Uncapped
By far the oldest of the Elves to make their debut for Starblaydia, Dacil is fairly broad for an Elf and is also an incredible shot-stopper - so much so that the ball appears to gravitate towards his hands at will. Not as comfortable when diving at the feet of the opposition or coming to claim a high ball through a crowd of players, however, but lightning-fast reactions help him out in any situation.

12. Caleb Westwood, GK, 38 - Fort Boston FC (Bostopia)- World Cup 41 Winner, AOCAF23 Winner
90 Caps (5 Caps at Under-21 Level)
When your manager pleads with you to give it one last shot just in case the new boy slips up, Caleb Westwood is not one to turn the offer down. Starblaydia's best goalkeeper since the hiatus, he will be called upon if Taniquentar is out of his depth.

19. Jamar Wilson, GK, 32 - Paricone Athletic FC
7 Caps (4 Caps at Under-21 Level)
A pity that Wilson (no relation to any Sarzonian Wilsons) could have seized his chance at the number one shirt were it not for Elves and the need for an experienced hand between the sticks as backup. May still see some playing time, though.

The Defenders
2. Peter Movalinen, RB, 32 - Nemya Hotspurs - AOCAF23 Winner
49 Caps, 3 Goals (10 Caps at Under-21 level)
The most experienced defender that Starblaydia have, Peter is a no-nonsense defender who's always willing to put boot to the ball as hard as he can, whether in defence or attack. Capable of neat interplay in the attacking third - he links up with Ricky England particularly well - he's the sort of person who changes a 50/50 ball into a 60/40 in his favour.

3. Daeron Avathar†, C/LB, 8,750 - Telcontarë
Uncapped
Though predominantly right-footed, Daeron is most comfortable on the left-hand side; hugging the touchline to block off and win the ball from the opposing right winger. Good awareness and short-range passing ability, along with great speed that makes him an asset when switching defence into attack.

5. Louisa Logan*, CB, 28 - Internashionale
18 Caps (2 Caps at Under-21 level)
Very much in the mould of Betanni Marrones, Starblaydia's only other female Centre Back, Louisa doesn't add a great deal of strength to the back line, but she is good in the air and very determined, often crunching into tackles early just to make sure the attackers know she's there.

6. Nei Samba (http://www.nswiki.net/index.php?title=Nei_Samba), L/CB, 29 - Malta Lines
45 Caps, 2 Goals (5 caps at Under-21 level)
Trained at one of the few places where they still practice System Karela, Nei will quite simply put everything on the line when trying to defend his goal. Has shed blood (not always his own) on more than a few occasions for the single cause in his mind: keep a clean sheet. He's not afraid of exploiting the gaps in the opposition defence either, as his goals against Demot (AOCAF24) and Glaycia (WC43 Qualifiers) prove.

13. Raúl Valdano, R/CB, 25 - Iskara Daii
4 Caps (1 Cap at Under-21 level)

14. Palanadu†, CB/SW, 9,080 - Telcontarë
Uncapped
Stylish but laconic in his play, Palanadu is the archetypal sweeper who, as the last line of defence, can make the subtle move that can snuff any attack out. Never inclined to be a box-to-box runner, his lack of speed is more than made up for by his positional awareness, as he always seems to be in the right place at the right time.

20. Saffi Mehzubontin^*, R/LB, 27 - Tabeck FC
8 Caps, 1 Goal (1 Cap at Under-21 Level)
Starblaydia's first sighting of a female Dwarf - no, she doesn't have a beard, just long, long hair platted in a different style each week, it seems - she's a versatile full back who has come to prominence of late but has just been edged out of the starters by the Elves. Needs more experience before she can become a great player.

21. Tororin Halatyrion, CB/M, 7,957 - Telcontarë
Uncapped

The Midfielders
4. Rashid Mus'haf (http://www.nswiki.net/index.php?title=Rashid_Mus%27haf), C/DM, 28 - Jhanna City
32 Caps, 3 Goals (Uncapped at Under-21 Level)
Quite literally the rock upon which Starblaydia's title ambitions rest, Rashid's place in front of the back four is a crucial one. Always providing cover, always protecting the defenders, always open for a pass. Can be a little rash, at times, but generally he is just a holding midfielder who goes about his job quietly and without fuss or excess adulation.

7. Ricky England (http://www.nswiki.net/index.php?title=Ricky_England), R/CM, 31 - Vecchio Victors - AOCAF23 Winner
67 Caps, 11 Goals (7 Caps, 2 Goals at Under-21 Level)
"Ing-er-lund, Ing-er-lund, Ing-er-lund!" is the chant you'll hear whenever he steps up for a corner or free kick, and his crosses are reminiscent of the great Paul Noble in their accuracy and effect. A seemingly tireless midfielder, he can go box-to-box for the whole game, and them some.

8. Ázëwyn Fëanáro (http://www.nswiki.net/index.php?title=%C3%81z%C3%ABwyn_F%C3%ABan%C3%A1ro)†*, AM, 3,905 - Telcontarë
Uncapped
As if being among the first Elves to play for Starblaydia wasn't enough, Ázëwyn is the first female elf, and is quite simply beyond beautiful (if you like that sort of thing). Though late in the tackles, her play-making ability is second to none with her keen eyes providing fantastic slide-rule passes that can open up any defence in an instant.

11. Yuri Vegachenko (http://www.nswiki.net/index.php?title=Yuri_Vegachenko), R/LM, 27 - Wexax United (Valanora)
31 Caps, 10 Goals (Uncapped at Under-21 Level)
The bright young thing of Starblaydi football is now at the peak of his powers and, finally, he comes out of the shadow of Jaime Kuu to get his first starting spot in a World Cup campaign. Versatile and lethal in the box, expect him to be at the cutting edge of Starblaydia's drive toward a fourth title.

15. Panos Petropoulos, L/DM, 30 - KT Hotspur (C&M)
16 Caps, 1 Goal (5 Caps at Under-21 Level)
Slow but steady has always been Panos' maxim, and it's got him further than most. Often the go-to guy to bring on when Starblaydia need a bit more steel in the middle of the park, his partnership with Rashid Mus'haf will occasionally start a match where Starblaydia need the middle of the park sorted quickly. He is the real wrecking-ball midfielder of this team, and expect him to take apart the teams he comes on to play against.

16. Yantur Canion†, R/C/DM, 4,684 - Telcontarë
Uncapped
The closest thing the Elves have to a workhorse, Yantur is hard a working ball-winner and distributor, timing his crunching tackles to perfection. Can't shoot to save his life, however, but he does bring an extra dimension to any midfield with his defensive play.

18. Soronúmë†, SC/RW, 8,584 - Telcontarë
Uncapped
Equally at home sprinting down the right wing or charging through the middle on the shoulder of the last defender, Soronúmë is the wind itself with the ball at his feet. Thankfully his ball control is such that he can simply pin his ears back and gallop away with the ball. You have to be awesomely fast to catch him, mind, whether teammate or opponent.

22. Andvari Bazrimar^, AM, 29 - Karak Ungor Chiefs
13 Caps, 2 Goals (Uncapped at Under-21 Level)
A Dwarf who wishes to put himself among the great names like his hero, Durum Rage. Often makes his way into the box, either with an explosive burst to blast the ball at the net, or making a late and cunning run to add himself into the mix at just the right time.

The Forwards
9. Diamontii Di Bradini (http://www.nswiki.net/index.php?title=Diamontii_Di_Bradini)*, Captain, SC, 32 - FC Farça - World Cup 41 Winner, AOCAF23 Winner
73 Caps, 36 Goals (10 Caps, 5 Goals at Under-21 Level)
Finally, after so many years, Starblaydia has a Di Bradini up front and wearing the captain's armband and she's one who is good enough to lead the line of one of the most famous teams in history. Already she is eighth on the list of all-time goalscorers for Starblaydia and if she could get, for instance, eight goals more, she'd be level with her great-grand-uncle's tally of 44.

10. Valrauncion (http://www.nswiki.net/index.php?title=Valrauncion)†, SC, 2,794 - Telcontarë
Uncapped
Valrauncion walks with the stride of a man (Elf) who knows he is the best there is. Confident to the point of arrogance, he is capable, when he wants to be, of neat interplay and his passing, through-balls and flick-ons can bring the team to the peak of most beautiful flowing moves. He does, however, like to goal-hang, and drops into midfield when he isn't getting enough of the ball.

17. Lotar Kaii'n, SC, 25 - FC Farça
13 Caps, 4 Goals (Uncapped at Under-21 Level)
Instantly has his name in the history books as the scorer of Starblaydia's 3000th goal (against Ad'ihan in the 7th game of the Vahala Invitational), Lotar's abilities at international level have never been in question, he's just had to wait until that talent was realised by the staff.

23. Romeo Oscar (http://www.nswiki.net/index.php?title=Romeo_Oscar), SC, 26 - Penningworth United
21 Caps, 8 Goals (Uncapped at Under-21 Level)
Romeo spends half his time making incredible solo runs for incredible goals, and the other half desperately trying to get the ball so he can go on those runs. That's when he's not kicking his heels on the bench, of course.

The Formation
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Home And Away Kits:
Kits created by:
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Starblaydia's traditional all-white Home kit and all-purple Away kits return with the addition of three gold stars - for their three World Championships - above the Starblaydi Football Association logo.

Kelssek

24-12-2008, 11:12

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Home (left), away (right)

Goalkeepers
Petr Zherdek GK / b. January 12, 1979 in Neorvins, NFT/ Kirkenes FC
Claude Chamonix GK / b. December 11, 1976 in Dieppe, RO / North York
Adrian Chipewai GK / b. October 7, 1986 in Fort Balig, LP / CF Saint-Richard Pacifique

Defenders
Mikhail Gobrynin D L/C / b. July 9, 1973 in Novonaya, LP / Clayquot City
Pierre-Luc Dubois D C / b. March 30, 1986 in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, BL / CF Outineau
Alexandre Tremblay D/DM C / b. May 24, 1987 in Langlois, BL / Port Royal FC (Dancougar)
Francois St. Louis D L / b. February 11, 1986 in Neorvins, NFT / Albrecht FC (C&M)
Simon Avant D R/C / b. October 9, 1973 in Peterborough, NC / Kirkenes FC
Gordon Symonds D R/C / b. September 20, 1982 in Ainu, KO / Coquitlam United

Midfielders
Ian Colwyn DM C / b. July 4, 1982 in Pembina, WN / Porto Lacruz (Cafundéu)
Paul Clifton M C / b. January 29, 1985 in Redswyth, NC / Kirkenes FC [captain]
Kenneth Regehr AM R / b. July 30, 1983 in Cochrane, CO / Mazinaw Stallions
Kyle Anderson M L / b. March 18, 1979 in Aqeyr, West Ariddia / SC Saint-Remy
Jean-Luc Fournier M C / b. August 7, 1987 in Val d'Argent, BL / SC Saint-Remy
Charles Fletcher AM L / b. October 30, 1981 in Kirkenes, NC / Coquitlam United
Rory Smith M C / b. September 1, 1975 in Natanel, SU / Castors de Outineau
Vincent Arsenault AM/F C / b. June 11, 1981 in Laval, BL / CR Submiria (Cafundéu)
Darach Salthill AM C / b. November 26, 1981 in Thunder Lake, NC / Kirkenes FC
Cory Weitshayer M R/L / b. July 8, 1989 in Hellermack, CO / Latrobe AFC

Forwards
Ian Sinclair F C / b. February 13, 1984 in Brandon, ET / São José (Cafundéu)
Douglas Crawford F C / b. June 28, 1979 in Liberty City, Free Pacific States / Clayquot City
Henri Cournoyer F C / b. August 3, 1983 in Outineau, BL / Langlois Océanic
Denis Couture F L / b. December 23, 1984 in Beaujoire, CO / Kirkenes FC
Thomas Brodif F C / b. July 8, 1990 in Launceston, ET / Latrobe AFC

Stadium
The home matches will be played at Exhibition Place stadium in Kirkenes, capacity 20,500.

Choose my goalscorers Y
Godmod scoring events Y
RP injuries to my players N
Godmod injuries to my players N
Hand out yellow cards to my players Y
Hand out red cards to my players Y
Godmod other events Y (nothing too infinitely improbable please)

Jeruselem

24-12-2008, 14:36

Jeruselem's roster

"The Princesses"

Formation: 4-4-2

Style Modifier: +2

Coach: Ryan Greenly
* Qazox coach for World Cup 40-42
* Jeru FC coach for World Cup 43
* Oxen Cup 9 coach for Jeruselem

Assistant Coach: Scarlett Ferris
* Former World Cup player and captain
* Married to former World Cup coach Sark Kozy

Security staff: John Edwards
* Former Inquisitor turned private security contractor to the Jeruselem FA
* Explosives expert

Official JGN reporters
* Kate Sallad
* Kara Kool (retired World Cup player and captain)

GK (M,29) - Rajkie Salam - Father owns a Mosque
GK (F,20) - Jaime Hammer - Nicknamed "Pogo stick girl" since she bounces around a lot
GK (F,24) - Kaz Raine - Works at the Royal Jeruselem Mint as a quality control officer

DEF (F,32) - Jacinta Sallad - Big Dallas fan, nicknamed Jacinta Dallas. Looks like a Jacinta Dallas clone.
DEF (M,17) - Kevin Peterson - Rather tall for a defender and speaks funny like a Dutchman
DEF (F,18) - Dinkie Federline - Can be seen on youtube with some embarassing videos being too drunk
DEF (F,15) - Oksana Ferris - She just happens to be the daughter of Scarlet, the assistant coach
DEF (F,27) - Shim LiPing - A pretty Asian girl with lot of talent. A former gymnastics star.
DEF (M,28) - Wang Hui Bao - Hard working defender with a great work ethic. Always puts on his best for his chosen team.
DEF (F,29) - Celina Sadie Dallas - The Jeru FC captain for WC41 and CoH for the WC31. A tough defender despite her lack of intelligence and slutty habits.

MID (F,20) - Lara Bingle - Part-time model seen in many Jeruselem ads on TV
MID (F,28) - Sally Kool - One of Kara's many many cousins.
MID (F,34) - Kate Sallad - Big Dallas fan, nicknamed Kate Dallas. Looks like Kate Dallas clone too (CAPTAIN)
MID (M,28) - Oliver Beerhoff - A German who doesn't like beer.
MID (F,32) - Princess Marie-Antoinette Dallas - Third daughter of Dazza Dallas. The crazy person of the team. (VICE CAPTAIN)
MID (M,21) - Raziq Mumbai - Likes to rough up the opposition
MID (M,23) - Joanne Sloan - Sister of Jenny Sloan, who's retired to run a Karate school in Jeruselem

STR (M,29) - Na Ling - An action man on the field, sometimes at the expense of other teammates. Never gives up a hopeless cause.
STR (F,18) - Helen Clarke - Comes from some place called "New Zealand", and likes sheep. Daughter of a farmer.
STR (F,32) - Kylie Sho - One of Flak Sho's cousins from Ariddia. Believes she can be better than the Kools.
STR (M,27) - Robert Zygolene - Better known as Robzy, the team joker whose jokes are terrible
STR (M,28) - Jay Licken - Member of the Starblaydia U2 Cup 6 team. The new "Private Nok Em Downe" type person. Married to Kate Sallad.

RP Permissions
Choose my goalscorers Y
Godmod Scoring Events Y
RP injuries to my players N
Godmod injuries to my players N
Hand out Yellow cards to my players Y
Hand out Red cards to my players N
Godmod Other Events N

Dallas count = 1
Sallad count = 2

and

The strip!
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/4757/jeruselemwc38cw6.png

New strip is coming ... if SN gets it to me.

Googlewoop

25-12-2008, 05:58

Googlewooper Squad Announced

After a highly successful Baptism of Fire 31 campaign, winning third place, the ‘Orange’ squad to take part in the upcoming World Cup 44 qualifying rounds has been announced. Only one change has been made to the twenty man contingent which competed in Dancougar recently with uncapped BoF bench player Michael Bean making way for promising young play-maker, Scott Beyer.

While scheduling is still being finalised, home matches are to be shared between Googleopolis Football Stadium and Stadium Googlewoop in Googleopolis, The Cauldron in Hunter, Slazenger Football Stadium in Slazenger and The Snowfort in Snowy. Pending the number of fixtures scheduled, discussions of a home match in Arxcis and the dependent nation of Tiki Toko are also continuing.

Kit: Home - Away

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Manager: Hunten Footar

Formation: 4-3-1-2

Style Modifier: +1

Squad

GK – 1 Mark Garner
GK – 12 James Brown
DF – 4 Lucas Strand
DF – 2 Craig Lee
DF – 3 Scott Freeman
DF – 5 David Gill (vc)
DF – 13 Benjamin Patterson
DF – 14 Louis Wilton
DF – 15 Alex Denton
MF – 7 David Heinam
MF – 6 Owen Christiansen
MF – 8 Sebastian Seward
MF – 9 Scott Gorday (c)
MF – 21 Scott Beyer
MF – 17 Wesley Omar
MF – 18 Mikhael Matherson
ST – 10 Jack Barrie
ST – 11 Harry Holt
ST – 19 Jonathan Strawn
ST – 20 Eric Matthews

In the event my opponent posts and RP first, they may:

Select my scorers – Yes
Give out yellow cards to my players – Yes
Give out red cards to my players – No
RP injuries to my players – No
Godmod injuries – No
Godmod scoring events – No
Godmod other events – No

Akbarabad

25-12-2008, 07:20

The Akbarabad national team for World Cup 44

The starters

#1 Aminul Islam - (GK)
#2 Mahbub Alam - (DR)
#5 Adil Rahman - (DL)
#3 Hasan Mohammed - (DC)
#4 Zakir Ahmed -(DC)
#6 Khaled Assad -(ML)
#8 Mossadeq Chowdhury -(MR)
#7 Mohammed Rashid - (MC)
#11 Hamid Kabir -(AMCL)
#9 Zahid Mohammed - (ST)
#10 Samin Akbar –( AM/F)

Substitutes bench:
#12 M.R. Matin (GK)
#13 Rashid Khan (DC)
#14 Vladimir Budtkov (DC/L/R)
#15 Saeed Akbar (ST)
#16 Ali Imran (MR)
#17 Vassily Zaitsev (MC/L/R)
#18 Kamrul Hassan (DMC)
#19 Shehzad Ashraf (AMCLR)
#20 Hassan Akbar ( DL)
#21 Hossain Ashraf (MC)
#22 Aleksandr Serov (ST)
#23 Shahid Hassan (GK)

Starting lineup will always be this unless stated otherwise.

Home Kit: Green, red and red socks.
Away Kit: Red, green and green socks.

Select my scorers – Yes
Everthing else- No

Prux

25-12-2008, 07:58

Despite the fetid stench of the rotting corpses, Prux once again sends: THE ZOMBIES. (and will continue to do so, unless they don't qualify for the World Cup or Win a CoH, which ever comes first.)

PRUX'S WORLD CUP 44 ROSTER: a 4-2-4 formation.
+3.75 Modifier

HEAD COACH: Dr. Mkembe (voodoo doctor and lone sub)

GOALKEEPER: Zombie Oliver Kahn
DEFENSE:
Zombie Marco Materazzi
Zombie Franz Beckenbauer
Zombie Sergio Ramos
Zombie Giacinto Facchetti

MIDFIELD:
Zombie Lothar Matthäus
Zombie Diego Maradona

ATTACKERS:
Zombie Pelé
Zombie Ronaldo
Zombie Just Fontaine
Zombie Zinedine Zidane

Green wombat

25-12-2008, 08:08

(3-4-3/3-2-2-3 formation, +3 modifer)

STARTERS:

GK: Leonard Dvorak (26 yrs old). Has improved vastly in the past 4 years. Should do well at this level.

Left Defense: Steve Rector (27 yrs old). Still the best player on the team.

Sweeper: Becky Fick (27 yrs old). Thanks to medication, doesn't have violent outbursts anymore, but will it affect her play?

Right Defense: Hattie Medford (26 yrs old). After Douglas Dubose's retirment, the best defender left on the reserves.

Left Defending Midfielder: Bobby Kennedy (30 yrs old). Has possibly surpassed Rector as the better defender, but still is more offensively suited.

Right Defending Midfielder: Monica McGann (30 yrs old). Like Becky Fick, on meds. leg is still good and will take all corners.

Left Attacking Midfielder: Stella Karp (28 yrs old). Her knee has healed over the past few years, but she's lost a step or two. Might need to retire after this Cup run.

Right Attacking Midfielder: Ronald Wilcox (25 yrs old). Ronald is now the MAN of the team. Does everything great, butcould a recent ankle injury spell trouble?

Left Forward: Dale Henke (29 yrs old). Wants one last push for a Cup. still is the worst defender on team, but his passing skills are still sharp.

Mid Forward: Wayne Blessing (30 yrs old). Another injury to his knees, but still can outhustle everyone. Will be subbed for often

Right Forward: Pauline Utley (31 yrs old). Unlike a few others on the team, no injuries, but having given birth just 3 months ago, just how good of shape is she in?

RESERVES (age):
GK: Carolyn Mohammed (29)
DEF: Jonathan Kyle (28)
DEF: Mark Cranell (18)
SWEEP: Frank Dixon (28)
MID: Joy Lazarus (25)
MID: Sonya Lefountaine (28)
MID: Margaret Buchholz (25)
FOR: Chad Connors (28)
FOR: Edward Griffin (31)
FOR: Nicholas Huskey (34)

In the event my opponent posts an RP first, they may:

Select my scorers? Yes
Give out yellow cards to my players? Yes
Give out red cards to my players? Yes
RP injuries to my players? Yes, nothing severe
Godmod injuries? No
Godmod scoring events? No
Godmod other events? No

Jeru FC

25-12-2008, 12:44

Official Coach: Count Mikhail Ilyevitch Fedorov of Myedvedeya
Interim coach: Rocky Pointy Stick (for friendlies only)

Formation: 3-4-3

Style Modifier: +3

Goalkeepers
GK (F,18) - Elisa Roberts - Not the best keeper in the world but she doesn't drop things very often. Artillery handler.
GK (M,20) - Joseph Nakk - Computer systems engineer, runs a web sited dedicated to Sadie Dallas

Defenders
DEF (M,25) - Hoff Davidson - Clears mines for a living, missing a hand and two toes.
DEF (F,17) - Rosanna Clover - Gets rather too sexually excited when bouncing around in a tank or trunk
DEF (M,22) - Mark Mooky - Truck driver and Elvis impersonator
DEF (F,16) - Reese Clockstein - Army cook who is algeric to pepper
DEF (M,20) - Gray Kinksten - Local army pervert

Midfield
MID (M,14) - Kaye Rocoossk - Army clerk, typical nymphomaniac Dazza fan
MID (F,21) - Dinkie Dosha - One of Dosha Jewish relatives of the original Dinkie Dosha. The only person on the team with any real talent.
MID (M,20) - Nick Konstantino - Swears at opponents in Greek
MID (F,18) - Dazza Greatbatch - Small annoying short girl without any of the looks, intelligence or skill of the real Dallas girls.
MID (M,16) - James Dallas - Not actually related the Dallases at all. Totally different family.
MID (M,22) - Ben Roid - Does steroids like water, very vain character.

Strikers
STR (F,20) - Anna Bigska - Overweight and very plump. Needs to lose weight. Uses her weight to push opponents aside.
STR (M,21) - Noddy Odisku - People think he's gay. Likes handbags and dresses.
STR (F,23) - Julia Pilsner - Habitual drunk and bedhopper
STR (M,19) - Merginn Muppet - Thinks Merginn Moffat is a true hero
STR (M,24) - Lylie Langford - Like hitting people for no reason (CAPTAIN)

RP Permissions
Choose my goalscorers Y
Godmod Scoring Events Y
RP injuries to my players N
Godmod injuries to my players N
Hand out Yellow cards to my players Y
Hand out Red cards to my players N
Godmod Other Events N

Bostopia

25-12-2008, 16:23

Number, Name, Position, Age, Team

Staff

GP - Graham PARTLAND - Manager - 54
AM -Andrew MADDOX - Assistant Manager - 67
PJ - Peter JACKFIELD - Goalkeeping Coach - 43
DG - Dan GRIEL - Fitness Coach 41
HI - Henry ISWORTH - Coach - 50
MA - Mark ASKWORTH - Coach - 34
LV - Laura VALE - Physio - 47
BL - Barry LUCAS - Physio - 71
DB - David BOSTON - Waterboy - 29

Goalkeepers - 3

1 - Brian ADDER - GK - 32 - Caflin City
12 - Graham FENDRICK - GK - 32 - Kisington State FC
13 - Steven HAIL - GK - 32 - Osling FC

Defenders - 7

2 - Peter FURST - DL 32 - Henrikstad FC
3 - Mark NEWKEY - DC - 32 - Southenham United
4 - Johann MAUER - DC - 32 - Drangmorie United
5 - Adam REDMOND - DR - 32 - Jaerring New Club
14 - Ian PORTER - DC - 32 - Reamontry FC
15 - Craig FLOWER - DLRC - 32 - Monham United
16 - Paul WOODS - DR - 32 - Rolida FC

Midfielders - 8

6 - Luke KANPER - ML - 32 - Grand Jackville Borough
7 - Richard SADLER - DMC - 32 - Riikenberg City
8 - Karl LOEWE - Captain - AMC - 32 - Riikenberg City
9 - Daniel GRIFF - MR - 32 - Fort Boston FC
17 - Sam WANDRER - MC - 32 - Bassingdale City
18 - Jack COMMON - ML - 32 - Drangmorie United
19 - Lyle NORTHBROOK - MC - 32 - Irringvale Borough
20 - Lars HANDER - MR - 32 - Glenrock Athletic

Strikers - 5

10 - Lukas PLECNIK - SC - 32 - Prussingberg Town
11 - Freddie GRONFELD - SC - 32 Mannfield FC
21 - Kimi SVETTBARD - SC - 32 - Fenton FC
22 - Lothar JAEGER - SC - 32 - Ranton Rovers FC
23 - Mike BARNES - SC - 32 - Port Flamerty FC

Kits

Designed and produced by Asal éide spóirt of Sorthern Northland

Home/Away/Third
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Important Information for Hosts & RP'ers

Style Modifier - +3

In the event my opponent posts an RP first, they may:

Select my scorers — Yes
Give out yellow cards to my players — Yes
Give out red cards to my players — Yes
RP injuries to my players — Yes
Godmod injuries — No
Godmod scoring events — Yes
Godmod other events — Yes

Do whatever you want basically, just don't kill/maim/etc. An RP that makes me laugh would make me eternally grateful (message used to read "make me laugh on my lunchbreak at work" but the morons in IT finally blocked forums.jolt.co.uk mid-way thru WC42 qualis, after blocking forums3.jolt.co.uk months ago)

Kjomasasopia

26-12-2008, 09:56

Head Coach, Shayne Boags speaks to the public about the governments withdrawal from society, and the massive amounts of Ruas being spent on the massive wall being built around theh UIT.
Good Evening esteemed members of theh press, if i could ask you to leave all questions until I'm finished thankyou. First off, I would like to announce with much regret and sadness, the official withdrawal of the Kjomasasopian Strikeforce from the 44th World Cup. The government has informed me that all Kjomasasopians are required to return home so that they can be concealed from society. Therefore, we bid you farewell. it was fun while it lasted.

Kjomasasopia - 2008 - 2008... "We Barely Knew Thee, But We Still Hated Thee"

Newmanistan

26-12-2008, 11:33

NEWMANISTAN ROSTER

The official World Cup 44 roster for the Newmanistan Rockets was released today. This Cup will represent the fifth time in which the Empire is attempting to qualify, and the fans expect nothing less. The Empress has not said that Brian Carson’s job would be in jeopardy if they failed to, but many think this could be the case.

For those who care, Newmanistan from this point on will be aging players by two and not four between World Cups. This is so we can coincide with the amount of NPL seasons that get scorinated on the newswire thread, which is two. A couple players I did increase by four to balance out some things (due to the missed Di Bradini Cup), so just take my word for it on them! After this, every World Cup will see a +2 in age.

Team Kit: http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/newmanistan/NewmHome4.jpg http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/newmanistan/NewmAway4.jpg http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/newmanistan/NewmThird4.jpg
Home - Away- Third (Keeper)
Courtesy of ediraf

Style Modifier: +3.25
Formation: Generally, the Rockets play a 4-3-3.

In the event my opponent posts an RP first, they may:

Select my scorers — Yes
Give out yellow cards to my players — Yes
Give out red cards to my players — Yes, but no more then one more then you give yourself.
RP injuries to my players — Yes, but only say they were hurt. I will determine the severity.
Godmod injuries — No
Godmod scoring events — Yes
Godmod other events — TG your idea for approval first. I am open to doing some crazy stuff, but do not wish to do anything related to death/stadium damage/or crazy sci-fi type stuff.

Home Stadiums: We play each home qualifying game in a different stadium and the venues are chosen based on the “prestige” of the opponent. We will announce the stadiums in our “Group Draw” RP.

All Caps and Goals are current! (Includes all WCC sanctioned events, plus Friendlies, Di Bradini Cups and Oxen Cups)

**** COACHING STAFF ****
Manager: Brian Carson Managerial Caps: 131
Age: 57
Club Team: Pocono City Capitals
Background: Brian remains as the head coach of the team, and he has been ever since we made our interregional debut in Di Bradini Cup 4, and ultimately Baptism of Fire 27. Though he has never qualified for the World Cup, because he has won other championships (the only coach to win a Baptism of Fire, Cup of Harmony, and Di Bradini Cup in the World!) he continues to guide this team. However, the Empire is expecting qualification this time. While no one has said that his job will depend on qualification, some might be thinking this is the case. He is a likeable coach for the players, and is a tactical wizard. His Capitals have won numerous NPL titles, including the most recent one.

Assistant: Chris Merrill
Age: 50
Club Team: Dover City Mountaineers
Background: Merrill has been an assistant of Carson’s since World Cup 40. They have a pretty good rapport with one another, and Merrill is retained due to his experience.

Assistant: Tom Gratton
Age: 55
Club Team: Putnam Lake Eagles
Background: This is the first time that Gratton has been named to be on the coaching staff of any national team, and he is quite honored. It’s deserved, though, as Gratton has done a great job with the Eagles, and his familiarity with Jeremy McAllister and Chris Kusler didn’t hurt the decision either.

**** GOALKEEPER ****
Name: Chris Kusler (Caps: 32 Clean Sheets: 7)
Position: GK
Age: 32
Number: 1
Club Team: Port Royal (Dancougar)
Background: Well, well, well. This was certainly the most difficult decision for Brian Carson to make as you hate to see someone lose their starting job because of injury, but unfortunately for Corey Hennis, he has. This is the first time that Kusler, who recently was purchased by one of the stronger teams in the world, Port Royal of Dancougar, has been named the starting keeper for qualifying going into the tournament. His stock is continuing to rise, and the Rockets feel best riding that upswing. Chris is acrobatic keeper but at the same time, doesn't easily get faked out.

**** DEFENDERS ****
Name: Jeremy Brooker (Assistant Captain) (Caps: 126 Goals: 2)
Position: LB
Age: 33
Number: 5
Club Team: Dunboor FC (Cafundeu)
Background: Brooker has developed into one of the top defenders in the world, and plays exceptionally well for Dunboor FC, one of the top teams in Cafundeu. His defensive awareness makes him one of the best ever, and he is not afraid of physical contact as he remains in great shape. He has great leadership abilities, and will be in his third tour of duty as the assistant captain. Jeremy has been a staple on Newmanistan roster, his entry on the team always an automatic when Carson fills it out.

Name: Kevin Haynes (Caps: 17 Goals: 0)
Position: LCB
Number: 4
Age: 34
Club Team: South Charlotte Condors
Bio: Some players get better with age. All throughout his 20's, Kevin Haynes was always a good defender but never quite good enough to get on the senior team, but he took advantage throughout his career of being on “B” teams, allowing him to accumulate 17 caps exclusively in three separate Oxen Cups. It helped Kevin that the most recent Oxen Cup was coached by Carson (first time he did), and Haynes was able to make an impression. It’s because Kevin is not a flashy or an overpowering defender that he gets overlooked sometimes. What he is, is consistent, a hard worker, and an intelligent defender. It’s his World Cup debut, proving that sometimes preseverance can pay off.

Name: Scott LaFave (Caps: 40 Goals: 2)
Pos: RCB
Age: 24
Jersey #: 7
Club Team: Sporting Lakeport (Dancougar)
Bio: Scott is a tall, aggressive defender who is wise beyond his years, and it was noticed by a strong Dancougar club in Sporting Lakeport as he recently was transferred out of Daytopia. He takes no crap from the other team, and isn’t afraid to take a chance with a hard tackle. Usually, he is smart about it, but it will probably see him get booked every now and then. LaFave was brilliant in World Cup 43 qualifying, especially considering his age, even helping out with a pair of goals along the way.

Name: Alex Lampert (Caps: 20 Goals: 0)
Pos: RB
Age: 24
Jersey #: 3
Club Team: Central United (Cafundeu)
Bio: Lampert was groomed in the outstanding Centralia defensive system and had a few strong years there before he was recently purchased by Central United of Cafundeu, ironically the “Central United” name also can be a moniker for the Centralia Cougars, and now he looks to follow the path of Jeremy Brooker and have success in the land of taxes. Alex is a very studious person, taking up after his father, who is brain surgeon. Lampert may have gone in that direction too if not for his football ability. He is very fast, with average height, and average physicality, and it’s first World Cup starting assignment.

**** MIDFIELDERS ****
Name: Dale Stevens (Caps: 44 Goals: 4)
Position: LM
Number: 16
Age: 28
Club Team: América (Cafundeu)
Bio: Stevens returns for his second tour of duty as a starting in World Cup qualification. To this point, he’s always been an aggressive play, but he wasn’t quite as rough as Brett Prescott. But now, Prescott is no longer starting, and Stevens is going to be looked at now to be the agitator. In fairness, there are no expectations for him to be as good at it as Prescott was, because he simply will not be. The two-way midfielder, however, still will get his shots in when he can.

Name: Alex Parnett (Caps: 86 Goals: 18)
Position: CM
Age: 30
Number: 10
Club Team: Albrecht Turkish (Candelaria And Marquez)
Background: Parnett has everything you want in a center midfielder. His ball control skills are outstanding, and when coupled with his speed, he is a true offensive force. But at the same time, he is responsible defensively. He will be additionally motivated due to the fact that the World Cup will be in Candelaria And Marquez this year, and even though he could just as well wind up in Kura-Pelland, Alex would love to represent his country in the country in which he plays his domestic football. Some feel he may be primed for a real break-out type effort this time around. Cap #100 figures to happen sometime in qualifying with the four friendlies also mixed in.

Name: Kyle Carrigan (Caps: 8 Goals: 1)
Position: RM
Age: 25
Number: 19
Club Team: Olympia Gladiators
Background: Carrigan has tough shoes to fill as this is the spot that has been by Brett Prescott ever since Baptism of Fire 27. Brett is on the roster, but as much as he won’t admit it, age has caught up to him. Enter Carrigan, who also has his older brother’s reputation to follow. Kevin Carrigan was a staple from World Cup 40 to 42 before retiring from international play and presently coaching in the Blouman Empire. Kyle is not a Prescott in any way, but he is like his brother in that he has an extremely powerful and accurate shot. Like Kevin did, Kyle will be the delivery man on corners.

**** STRIKERS ****
Name: Jeremy McAllister (“J-Mac”) *** TEAM CAPTAIN *** (Caps: 127 Goals: 93)
Position: LS
Age: 33
Number: 20
Club Team: Putnam Lake Eagles
Background: What more can be said about Jeremy McAllister. He is the all time leading scorer in Newmanistan interregional play, and is consistently a threat to score in every game. He has everything you want, speed, agility, height, great ball control, and he’s not afraid to be physical with opposing defenders. He is the man that opposing coaches will certainly be most concerned with stopping. He is also a terrific leader and his career is still at a peak level. McAllister figures to join very special company this World Cup in becoming a 100 goal scorer at the interregional level. We don’t know offhand exactly how many had achieved this, but it’s certainly a very short and special list.

Name: Jennifer Vilardi (Caps: 32 Goals: 12)
Pos: ST
Age: 26
Jersey #: 15
Club Team: Fairfield City Admirals
Bio: Jennifer and twin sister Shannon are a very exciting combination to watch, for many different reasons, and both will be on the national team once again in their familiar roles, Jennifer starting and Shannon on the bench. Jennifer is a very agile player, who doesn’t quite have the speed of McAllister or Carlson, so you’ll be seeing her more of a setup player for them, or a player who pounces on rebounds and deflections. Her vision is outstanding, and hopefully no defender will make the mistake in thinking she’s soft, because she can be just as physical as the guys.

Name: Brett Carlson Caps: 51 Goals: 25
Position: RS
Age: 24
Number: 9
Club Team: Pocono City Capitals
Background: Carlson continues to remind people of Jeremy McAllister and that he will become the next great goal scorer of the nation. Starting his international career at the young age of 14, Carlson has been able to put up some impressive numbers, including 51 caps already and the guy is only 24 years of age! He is second to J-Mac in Newmanistan history of average goals per game of players who have played at least 10 games.

**** SUBSTITUTES ****
Name: Corey Hennis Caps: 69 Clean Sheets: 16
Position: GK
Age: 32
Number: 81
Club Team: Springfield Thoroughbreds
Background: Hennis has continued to evolve as the top goalkeeper in the Empire and was the starting keeper in World Cup 41, as well as on the Di Bradini Cup 4 & 5 teams, so he has plenty of experience. Brian Carson has a ton of confidence in him. In World Cup 43, he sustained a serious leg injury, and while he has recovered and is back on form, it allowed Chris Kusler to take the starting job away from him and he hasn’t looked back. Kusler and Hennis say all the right things in the media when asked about how they get along, whether Corey means it, well, who knows.

Name: Chris Johnston (Caps: 3 Goals: 0)
Position: CB
Number: 6
Age: 27
Club Team: Centralia Cougars
Bio: The steady member of the Cougars got brief experience with the national team in Oxen Cup 8, part of the “B” team in which the Empire sent to Qazox. Chris has steadily improved over the last few years, which is easy to do when you’re a defender from Centralia. Still, he beat out some players with higher reputations for this spot, and he will be looking to take advantage of whatever opportunities he gets to the fullest. He is a conservative defender, and enjoys physical contact.

Name: Bobby Foley (Caps: 0 Goals: 0)
Position: CB
Number: 2
Age: 28
Club Team: Putnam Lake Eagles
Bio: No longer will Foley be called the best defender never to play on a national team. He finally gets noticed, and it helps his cause that his club coach Tom Gratton is also making his debut as an assistant to Brian Carson. He is a fiery type player who can agitate opposing forwards pretty well, but at the same time he is a very good leader. He is absolutely thrilled to finally get this chance.

Name: Brett Prescott (Caps: 115 Goals: 11)
Position: MID
Age: 39
Number: 17
Club Team: A.F.F. (Cafundeu)
Background: You didn’t think you would completely avoid him, did you? Prescott is a fantastic finisher, so good in fact, that he could probably play up front. But his ability to control the midfield makes this the ideal sport for him. Brett is extremely physical with a mean streak. He is often assigned to the opponent’s top goal scorer to “rough him up” and throw him off his game, and he has succeeded against some great players in the world so far. He doesn’t get carded as much as you’d think because he tries to push the limit of the rulebook, though not always be dirty, and when he is dirty, it’s usually when the ref isn’t looking. In fact, Prescott draws more “retaliation” cards against opponents then he gets himself. Look for him to be late substitute in games in which the Rockets need a spark.

Name: Name: Brian Rafferty (Caps: 20 Goals: 6)
Position: MID
Number: 14
Age: 32
Club Team: Thumbria Bay Sharks
Bio: Rafferty could have been a great player if he did not have brushes with the law. After a decent appearance in the 4th Di Bradini Cup at 16, Brian was arrested for an assault in South Tier and served two years in jail. Back free, he got a shot to revive his career in the 5th Di Bradini Cup and was a substitute there. He then got arrested for assault again, and served six more years in jail. He was released prior to Oxen Cup 8 and did play for that team, and managed to score three goals in eight games. If he ever cared more about football then scoring with ladies, he could have been a good one. Baffling choice by Carson though just because this is kind of player he tries to avoid. Considers Shannon Vilardi his “property”, that alone should tell you what kind of guy he is.

Name: Shannon Vilardi (Caps: 19 Goals: 5)
Position: ST
Number: 18
Age: 26
Club Team: Putnam Lake Eagles
Bio: She is the twin sister of Jennifer Vilardi, but so far she hasn’t gotten quite the same amount of interregional opportunity that her sister has. While that will continue here, Shannon has gotten off to a great start in Putnam Lake, her first year with the Eagles after exercising a relegation clause with Hastings. It has allowed her to get comfortable with Jeremy McAllister in several ways, and should have benefits to her on the field play.

Name: Shawn Drummond (Caps: 120 Goals: 30)
Position: ST
Age: 33
Number: 11
Club Team: Atletico Jutense (Cafundeu)
Background: Started beside Jeremy McAllister in every game since Di Bradini Cup 4. He got off to a quick start too, but in the last few years Drummond just slipped a bit on the depth chart, and for the first time, he will not be starting in the World Cup. He will likely be a frequent substitute, assuming he gets the nod over Shannon Vilardi, which might not be guaranteed anymore.

**** RESERVES ****
Name: Kurt Allwine (Caps: 3 Clean Sheets: 1)
Position: GK
Number: 21
Age: 29
Club Team: Tundra Falls Mariners
Bio: Allwine has experience in training for the Rockets, but not much else. He was the backup keeper in both the 5th and 6th Di Bradini Cups, and at the time his being bypassed to start in the 6th Di Bradini Cup was a little controversial, and also was a backup to Chris Kusler after Hennis went down in World Cup 43 qualifying and remained that in the Cup of Harmony. He’s a good keeper, as you don’t get named to that many teams without being so, but he rarely plays and is not expected to here either.

Name: Michael Harrison (Caps: 72 Goals: 1)
Position: CB
Age: 31
Number: 8
Club Team: Pocono City Capitals
Background: Harrison is really developing into quite a player, playing for Carson with the Capitals. He has bulked up too in recent years, making him a greater physical presence, because this isn’t something that was always the case with him. A player who debuted at 15 in Di Bradini Cup 4, he’s actually been around a while, but over half of his games have come as a substitute, particularly the ones on the senior team.

Name: James Seidler (Caps: 19 Goals: 1)
Pos: MID
Age: 23
Jersey #: 12
Club Team: Springfield Thoroughbreds
Bio: Seidler was designed to be the replacement for Brett Prescott when Prescott could no longer start. He plays that way. Certainly, when Seidler is out there, expect much of the same antics. Unfortunately, after looking like his career was heading in the right direction, he just simply hasn’t progressed as well as Carson was hoping he would be at this point since Prescott now is no longer able to start. Probably won’t see much action.

Name: Kevin Taylor (Caps: 5 Goals: 3)
Pos: ST
Age: 22
Jersey #: 53 (superstition, and somewhat ironic given his present Cap/Goal number)
Club Team: Hampton Bulldogs
Bio: Once one of the worse teams of the NPL, Taylor (along with Chris Farrell who just misses being on the team), the Hampton Bulldogs have gradually climbed the ladder. He is not a speed burner, but he just seems to have a knack for being in the right place at the right time, which is impressive for someone as young as he is. He has very good agility.

Name: Steve Kelso (Caps: 0 Goals: 0)
Pos: ST
Age: 30
Jersey # 13
Club Team: Pocono City Capitals
Bio: Coach Carson rewards a hard working player of his with his first ever interregional recognition. Steve is outstanding on headers and has pretty good speed himself. He’s always been close to getting to this level, and perhaps his naming and Bobby Foley’s naming to the team were some kind of agreement Carson and Gratton made.

Oiseaui

26-12-2008, 11:51

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Style Modifier: +4
The Democratic Republic of Oiseaui will be playing a 4-4-1-1 formation.
The team is all male, and features one sub per position, totaling 17 players.

All home games will be played in "King Jude IV Stadium".
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Uniform
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The Oiseaui Football team has two sets of Kits. The first kit is used in all normal play, the second kit is used in final competition tiers such as playoffs, etc. Both Kits shown are shown Home - Away - Goalie.

GENERAL STAFF

Coach: Modesto Tapp
Assistant Coach: Lucas Worth
Fitness Coach: Hunter Nagle
Manager: Noah Hutchinson
Assistant Manager: Zack Lehman
Physio: Darrell Delossantos
Physio: Lance Lilley
Waterboy: Karl Renfro

COACHING STAFF DETAILS

»Coach

Modesto Tapp
Age - 45

As the saying goes, those who cannot do... teach, however nothing has ever been so wrong as that is for Modesto Tapp. Since age 5, Modesto has been immersed in Football. Growing up he was always on both a Summer outdoor and Winter indoor league and was always found practicing on the field. As a young man, he led the Aui Strikeforce to numerous championships in the Oiseaui Association Football league until he finally retired at age 35. Since then he's taken up coaching and he now hopes to lead the Oiseaui Barons to a World Cup victory.

»Assistant Coach

Lucas Worth
Age - 26

The previous Captain of the Barons, last year Lucas was involved in a car accident which snapped both of his legs and rendered him incapable to play. While he knows he'll never lead the team on the field again, Lucas was hired as the Assistant Coach in hopes that off-field he can be as much of a leader he was before.

GOALKEEPERS

David "Goliath" Buss
Number: 13
Age: 25
Height: 6'10"
Weight: 215 lbs

Holding the tallest recorded height in Oiseaui, David Buss is a 5 year veteran to the Barons. He has incredible speed, and eyes that move as fast as his body which has equated into often catching seemingly untouchable balls. Thanks to his height he also has a very large wingspan and reach, however this also means that often shots low to the ground prove to be an issue.

»Sub

Brady Tapp
Number: 10
Age: 22
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 156 lbs

Nephew to coach Modesto Tapp, Brady began training with the Barons when his uncle took the coaching job. Known for an impeccable hands, but a very short temper the biggest issue faced by Brady will be whether or not he can go without getting kicked out of the game for throwing a tantrum.

STRIKERS

»Starting Line Up

James Atheron
Number: 04
Age: 20
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 183 lbs
Position: Center Forward

By far the most aggressive player on the team, Atheron has only been playing Association Football for a short time. However, his natural speed and lack of fear to rush opponent's defense has made him a valuable asset... even if he's consistently flagged and thrown out for being a little too aggressive.

Broderick Goins
Number: 08
Age: 27
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 204 lbs
Position: Supporting Striker

Afraid of failing his team, Broderick replaced Lucas Worth this year as Captain of the Barons. Since being named Captain he's worked closely with the former leader in hopes that he can equal Lucas' leadership skills. All team issues aside, Goins is an offensive mastermind having altered and added to the Baron playbook extensively. If anyone on the team is a playmaker, it's Goins.

»Subs

Forrest Coats
Number: 43
Age: 20
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
Position: Center Forward

A solid player, however his general defensive style didn't appease Coach Worth's want of a more aggressive team so he was benched.

MIDFIELDERS

»Starting Line Up

Darwin "Junior" Highland
Number: 14
Age: 19
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 120 lbs
Position: Side Midfielder

The newest member of the team, Junior is small but has lightening speed. Known for impeccable passing skills, he hopes to storm the international football league by storm and to make a name for himself.

Austin Goss
Number: 02
Age: 23
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 203 lbs
Position: Center Midfielder

With the strongest leg on the team, Goss often plays the role of Attacking Midfielder. He is wise beyond his years and is often jokingly called Father Baron by the team due to his propensity for lecturing the other players.

Jordan Gagno
Number: 35
Age: 22
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 154 lbs
Position: Center Midfielder

One of the Baron's greatest midfield defensive barriers, Gagno is quiet and reserved. When asked why on the field he often stands stationary before gaining a burst of speed and rushing the opponent team he noted that the only way you can ever really begin to understand how your opponent thinks is by watching them. Whatever his method, it works.

Ray Boyce
Number: 01
Age: 24
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 190
Position: Side Midfielder

Originally a sub, Boyce fought through training camp to move up the depth rankings and his hard worked paid off. Convinced he's going to prove that he's just as good as Highland and Goss, Boyce is on a war path a.k.a. the path to victory.

»Subs

Graig Redmon
Number: 24
Age: 29
Height: 5'9
Weight: 122
Position: Side Midfielder

Still facing depression after being replaced by Boyce, Redmon the oldest member of the Oiseaui Barons. Facing retirement Redmon hopes he'll have one last opportunity to prove that he deserves to play on the starting line-up at least one more year.

Allan Broyles
Number: 53
Age: 17
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 183
Position: Center Midfielder

Young and sure of himself, Broyles is a quick powerful defensive player. The only reason he's not starting is because of his young age and lack of experience at a professional level.

DEFENSE

»Starting Line Up

Levi Salter
Number: 18
Age: 21
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 174
Position: Full Back

Without a doubt, Levi is the strongest defensive player on the team. Strong, decisive, and a leg which can easily kick the ball down the length of the field. His biggest weakness is his inability to defend from the right side, which can often leave open large holes. To compensate he normally plays right field, and moves towards the center more so he's generally attacked from the left.

Brock Matthews
Number: 33
Age: 24
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 192
Position: Center Back

Tall and lean, Brock Matthews with his fellow Center Back have often been called the Oiseaui Wall simply because of how much of the goal they cover from a distance just by standing in front of it. One of the only primarily defensive, rather than aggressive, players on the field Matthews takes pride in his skill to protect the goal.

Nathanael Turley
Number: 42
Age: 21
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 240
Position: Center Back

The other half of the Oiseaui Wall, Nathanael's aggressiveness is second only to James Atheron. Due to his placement near the net, opposing teams often have to develop a long distance shooting game in order to score... or get bowled over by Turley and potentially break something.

Jay Pease
Number: 13
Age: 24
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 235
Position: Full Back

The bulkiest player on the team, Pease has been featured on many of Oiseaui's health magazine covers for his sheer amount of muscle. However, in all of his strength he loses some speed which can be used against him.

»Subs

Damien Luna
Number: 63
Age: 25
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 115
Position: Full Back

Quick feet but an inability to play Offense, and a lack of stature for Defense. While in pre-professional Football he was able to keep up to bat he can't combat with the size and skill of the current starters. Even then, he's still full of heart and often called "Oiseaui's Happiest Man" when spoken about. Many fans are pushing to have him start a game.

Kory Farrow
Number: 45
Age: 27
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 260
Position: Center Back

Sports fanatic, Kory has moved professional sport to professional sport all in an attempt to win a championship in each sport. That being said, the coach has put him on a diet and refuses to let him start until he looks less like The Hulk and more like a soccer player.

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my Goalscorers Y
Godmod Scoring Events N
RP injuries to my players Y
No major injuries.
Max time out of play should be equal to 2 or less games.
Godmod injuries to my players N
Hand out Yellow cards to my players Y
Hand out Red cards to my players N
Godmod Other Events N

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Lecland

26-12-2008, 17:15

Announcement: Lecland annouces World Cup squad

Lecland has annouced it's squad, which is on it's way to take part in the 44th World Cup

This is the third tournament that the national side will take part in after competing in the recent Oxen Cup, winning one match and losing the two others, and BoF 31, reaching the quarter finals

There squad is the same as the squad sent to the Oxen Cup and BoF 31

Coach: George Robinson

Formation: 4-4-2
Modifier if there is one: +1 towards attack.

Gk: David Smith Age: 28: Has been the national goalkeeper for four years now, and is a solid force in between the post (Leyton Utd)
Gk: Freddy Bar: Age 23: Touted as the replacment to Smith though not there yet. (Keel Utd
Def: Harry Lawson: Age 26: Though inexperienced on the international stage, Harry Lawson has been a huge part of Leyton City's title winning team this season thus has come into the national set up. (Leyton City)
Def: Gary Coleman Age 30: Been part of the international set up for a number of years, and is Lealands vice captain (Leyton Utd)
Def: John Ford: Age 28: Experienced right back, also part of Leyton City's title winning team this year. (Leyton City)
Def: Carl Manning: Age 24: Young fast left wing back, know for his lethal crosses as well as his tough tackles. (Weston Rovers)
Def: Joe Hartson Age 23: A star for the future (Newpool)
Def: Shaun Cole: Age 25: right back by trade though can play in any position in the defence or midfield with out much trouble. (Harecastle)

Mid: Michael Parson: Age 22: Right Midfielder, Burst onto the international stage having ripped through the various defences of the teams in Lealand's domestic league. (Keswick City)
Mid: Gareth Johnson: age: 30: The experience heart of Lealand, and their captain. (Leyton City)
Mid: Harry Fairfield: Age 30: Along with Johnson, forms the heart of Lealands midfield. (Leyton Utd)
Mid: Stuart Carson: Age 25: Quick Left Winger, with was most assists in the domestic league this season. (Wootton Utd)
Mid: Anton Daring: Age 25: central midfield and one for the future (Botley Utd)
Mid: Zak Stevenson: Age 27: Winger (Keel Utd)

Str: Gary Owen: Age 24: Fast, quick and deadly one on one, plagued by injury (Leyton Utd)
Str: Carl Young: Age 28: great holder of the ball and not slow either (Bow City)
Str: Joe Mare: Age 32: What he lacks in pace, he makes up for in experience, the top scorer ever in Lecland's domestic league (Harecastle)
Str: Leighton Stevens: Age 21: Top scorer in the domestic league this season, though is known to choke at this level. (Newpool)

1st XI
GK: David Smith
DL: Carl Manning
DC: Harry Lawson
DC: Gary Coleman (VC)
DR: John Ford
ML: Stuart Carson
MC: Gareth Johnson (C)
MC: Harry Fairfield
MR: Michael Parson
FW: Gary Owen
FW: Carl Young

Subs:
GK: Freddy Bar
D: Shaun Cole
D: Joe Hartson
M: Anton Daring
M: Zak Stevenson
F: Joe Mare
F: Leighton Stevens

Choose my goalscorers Y
Godmod Scoring Events Y
RP injuries to my players N
Godmod injuries to my players N
Hand out Yellow cards to my players Y
Hand out Red cards to my players N
Godmod Other Events N

BrightonBurg

27-12-2008, 03:44

Brightonburg United FC ( Big Sky Blue )

Our Kit:

Roster:

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NO. NAME POS HT WT DOB
3 Chris Albright D 6'1 177 lbs 1/14/1979
34 Sam Brill D 6'2" 190 lbs. 9/6/1985
16 Mauricio Castro M 5'10 165 lbs 8/11/1981
7 Adam Cristman F 6'0 180 lbs 1/8/1985
11 Kheli Dube F 6'1 155 lbs. 6/18/1983
17 Gary Flood D 5'10 155 9/7/1985
8 Joe Franchino D 5' 9 165 lbs 8/9/1976
6 Jay Heaps D 5' 9 155 lbs 8/2/1976
19 Kyle Helton D 5' 8 160 lbs 5/20/1986
25 Chase Hilgenbrinck D 5'10" 163 lbs 4/2/1982
2 Amaechi Igwe M/D 6'0 165 lbs 5/20/1988
21 Shalrie Joseph M 6' 3 180 lbs 5/24/1978
24 Brad Knighton GK 6'1 180 lbs 2/6/1985
13 Jeff Larentowicz M/D 6' 1 175 lbs. 8/5/1983
29 Kenny Mansally F/M 5'10 160 lbs 1/29/1989
31 Sainey Nyassi M 5'8 135 lbs 1/31/1989
15 Michael Parkhurst D 5' 11 155 lbs 1/24/1984
14 Steve Ralston M 5' 9 160 lbs 6/14/1974
1 Matt Reis GK 6' 1 196 lbs 3/28/1975
18 Khano Smith F/M 6' 3 190 lbs 1/10/1981
27 Wells Thompson M 5'10 155 lbs 11/25/1983
20 Taylor Twellman F 5' 11 170 lbs 2/29/1980
22 Rob Valentino D 6'3 190 lbs 12/21/1985
26 Spencer Wadsworth F/M 5'8" 165 lbs. 5/10/1986
12 Doug Warren GK 6' 0 190 lbs 3/18/1981

Cassadaigua

27-12-2008, 14:47

Cassadaigua’s World Cup 44 Roster

Starters in Green
Subs in Blue
Reserves in Red

Players with a * after their name play on international teams. All others play nationally. Also included in the players past experience. As a nation, Cassadaigua is 65% female therefore our team is all women.

Coach: Michelle Baynes, Age: 40, Also coached World Cup 43 & Cup of Harmony 35.

Goalies:

#1- Rachel Terry, Age: 26, Starter in World Cup 43 & Cup of Harmony 35.
#20- Kristen Stockton, Age: 20, Starter in Di Bradini Cup 7
#21- Nicole McCrossin, Age: 36, Substitute in World Cup 43 & Cup of Harmony 35.

Defense:
#2- Michelle Fuller *, Age: 25, Starter in World Cup 43 & Cup of Harmony 35
#3- Jessica Messina, Age: 28, Same as above
#5- Allison Endres, Age: 23, Starter in Di Bradini Cup 7 and served as team captain there.
#4- Courtney Poole, Age: 20, Starter in Di Bradini Cup 7
#7- Brooke Reynolds, Age: 30, Starter in World Cup 43 & Cup of Harmony 35
#8- Amber Brandt, Age: 32, same as above
#6- Michelle Garrett, Age: 19, stater in Di Bradini Cup 7.

Midfield:
#9- Christine Scott, Age: 29, Starter in World Cup 43 & Cup of Harmony 35.
#17- Erika Cotrell, Age: 30, same as above
#15- Meghan Burns *, Age: 21, starter in Di Bradini Cup 7
#19- Nicole Robertson, Age: 29, starter in World Cup 43 & Cup of Harmony 35.
#13- Elaina Pennington, Age: 31, reserve in World Cup 43 & Cup of Harmony 35.
#22- Jennifer Lowry, Age: 21, starter in Di Bradini Cup 7
#23- Corinne Atwater, Age: 25, national team debut

Forwards:
#11- Courtney Ferguson *, Age: 30, CAPTAIN, Starter in World Cup 43 & Cup of Harmony 35.
#10- Jessica Keeley *, Age: 29, same as above except the captain part.
#12- Kirsten Logan *, Age: 32, same as above
#14- Stacie Kerrigan *, Age: 18, starter & leading scorer in Di Bradini Cup 7
#16- Erika Daniels, Age: 18, starter in Di Bradini Cup 7
#18- Brittany Macey, Age: 32, substitute in World Cup 43 & Cup of Harmony 35.

Style Modifier: -3
Home Stadium: The 73,183 seat Concord Heights Stadium

In the event my opponent posts an RP first, they may:

Select my scorers — Yes
Give out yellow cards to my players — Yes
Give out red cards to my players — Yes, no more then one per game.
RP injuries to my players — No
Godmod injuries — No
Godmod scoring events — Yes
Godmod other events — Yes, feel free to have fun just don’t kill anybody.

Draistania

30-12-2008, 06:25

Soccer (Football) is not the most common sport of Draistania, but it has become increasingly popular and has more and more fans every year. Draistania is pleased to announce its' first ever international team to be entered in a cup. These are the players that have been deemed most worthy to represent this fine country.

+3
Head Coach: Sean Dastrin
Age: 42
Club: Unsen Nationals

Assistant Coach: Frederick Dawner
Age: 39
Club: Halter Athletics

Starters

Goal Keeper

Benjamin Johnson (15)
Age: 21
Height: 6'2"
Club: Yessemity Warriors

Defenders

Timothy Schafler (5)
Age: 23
Height: 5'9"
Club: Halter Athletics

Jason Smith (4)
Age: 34
Height: 6'0"
Club: Warner Draistania

Felt Benson (3)
Age: 28
Height: 5'11"
Club: Venson Tigers

Walter Smith (14)
Age: 26
Height: 5'8"
Club: Halter Athletics

Midfielders

Vince Peterson (9)
Age: 25
Height: 5'9"
Club: Unsen Nationals

Peter Malcrom (19)
Age: 29
Height: 6'0"
Club: Warner Draistania

Juan Gonzalez (13)
Age: 23
Height: 5'8"
Club: Warner Draistania

Forwards

Daniel Buress (10)
Age: 27
Height: 6'2"
Club: Unsen Nationals

Cameron Pollens (12)
Age: 22
Height: 6'0"
Club: Warner Draistania

Lawrence Daniels (22)
Age: 23
Height: 5'10"
Club: Unsen Nationals

Substitutes/Reserves

Goal Keeper
Andrew Davidson (1)
Age: 29
Height: 5'11"
Club: Warner Draistania

Defenders

Daniel Verdan (18)
Age: 28
Height: 5'10"
Club: Warner Draistania

Joshua Nammerson (16)
Age: 31
Height: 5'9"
Club: Bladeville Athletics

Zachary Dane (7) (reserve)
Age: 25
Height: 5'10"
Club: Bladeville Athletics

Midfielders

Raymond Zephyr (21)
Age: 26
Height: 5'9"
Club: Unsen Nationals

Bartholomew Korff (8)
Age: 35
Height: 6'0"
Club: Halter Athletics

Walter Fief (20) (reserve)
Age: 23
Height: 5'10"
Club: Massennet Athletics

Forwards

Tom Canverson (23)
Age: 28
Height: 5'9"
Club: Halter Athletics

Joseph Travis (24)
Age: 35
Height: 5'8"
Club: Warner Draistania

Jeremy Wright (11) (reserve)
Age: 30
Height: 5'10"
Club: Yessemity Warriors

Home Stadium

Stadium: Warner Stadium
Location: Draistania City (capital)
80,000 seats

Uniform
Mostly Blue with a large yellow stripe on the front and the name Draistania printed in italics and at an angle inside the yellow stripe. Name and jersey number are written in white on the back.

Choose my goalscorers N
Godmod scoring events Y
RP injuries to my players Y
Godmod injuries to my players N
Hand out yellow cards to my players Y
Hand out red cards to my players N
Godmod other events Y (nothing too infinitely improbable please)

West Zirconia

30-12-2008, 11:54

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West Zirconian coach Roy Hazell has selected a squad almost unchanged since its last outing in the Cup of Harmony. The only change is caused by Mark Dolman's retirement from international football; he is replaced by young hopeful Andy Turner.

The first XI will be as follows:

GK Steve Gray (Atlético Insular, Cafundéu)
DL Ben Phillips(c) (Redwood Forest)
DC Lewis Fox (St. Andrew's)
DC Russell Munro (Taylor's Cross)
DR Paul Paterson (Green Island, Candelaria And Marquez)
ML Ian Hawthorne (Serrano, Cafundéu)
MC Patrick Williams (Bradley Swifts)
MC Ed French (CR Submiria, Cafundéu)
MR Anthony McGowan (Markham)
FC Martin Forster (Pocono City, Newmanistan)
FC Alun Lydiate (Walton)

Substitutes:

Goalkeepers:
John Hopkins (Ashland, Newmanistan)
Tom Lyons (Bradley Hornets)

Defenders:
Mike Faulkner (Markham)
Ryan Gregory (Bradley Hornets)
Andy Turner (East Snaith)

Midfielders:
Damion Hyde (New Toronto)
Lee Pritchard (Banks)
Andy Scott (Dover City, Newmanistan)

Forwards:
Jerome Bennett (Taylor's Cross)
Ryan Johnstone (Civil Service)
Steve Griffiths (Metropolitano, Cafundéu)

Six of the stadia used for the Cup of Harmony are retained for the qualifying campaign:

Banks: Williamson Park (Banks, 52,000)
Houghton: City of Houghton Stadium (Houghton Kestrels, 45,000)
Markham: Birchfields (Markham, 47,500)
Moorcroft: Manchester Street (Moorcroft City, 85,000)
Mort Park: STORMGroup Stadium (Mort Park, 47,500)
Snaith: KPM Stadium (West Coast Angels, 57,500)

Now for the OOC bit: Anything allowed except godmods. I like to keep these things realistic, you know. Well, as realistic as you can in a make-believe world such as this...
And before I forget, style modifier +1 - sort of counter-attacking-ish-like.

Rymeria

30-12-2008, 17:07

In the event my opponent posts an RP first, they may:

Select my scorers — Yes
Give out yellow cards to my players — Yes
Give out red cards to my players — Yes
RP injuries to my players — Yes (nothing catastrophic, please)
Godmod injuries — Yes
Godmod scoring events — No
Godmod other events — Yes (for humor, of course)

Rymeria Rhinos

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OOC: Home kits in green; away kits in white; goalkeeper kits in gold and black. Thanks Starblaydia and ediraf!

Coach: Chris Hannan, 54
Hannan was tapped to be the Rymerian national team's coach after a protracted search for anyone who had a bloody clue about soccer. Hannan served as a high school coach for six seasons and as an assistant coach at a junior college for three before being named national team coach. He brings a very defensive style of play to the team.

Assistant Coach: Dave Morris, 42
Morris played forward for a local semipro team and scored 11 goals in 18 matches. He works extensively with the offensive midfielders and forwards on the team, while Hannan works with the defensive midfielders and defenders. He is seen as someone who could potentially be Rymeria's head coach ... or somebody's.

Roster (Number, position, name, age, height, weight and bio. Starters in BOLD.)
1 GK Matt Peters, 22, 6-foot-3, 190 pounds. Peters earned the starting nod after posting clean sheets in each of three scrimmages during a hastily-assembled training camp. Has not played beyond college.
2 D Charles Praeter, 21, 5-foot-11, 170 pounds. Praeter has almost blinding speed, but is not great with positioning, something Coach Hannan will spend extra time with him on during qualifying.
3 D Tom Russell, 25, 6-foot-1, 180 pounds. Team captain. Russell is what passes for a veteran on this very young squad. He isn't the fastest player on the pitch, but he plays with an older defender's savvy. His father was a defender in a long ago domestic league on Earth.
4 D Lisa Connelly, 24, 5-foot-7, 130 pounds. Connelly earned a spot on the squad after doggedly defending each player she was asked to defend during training camp. She's often considered a pest, but most players were loath to retaliate against her because she's a woman.
5 D Jeff Aston, 21, 5-foot-10, 165 pounds. Aston is known as a goon, plain and simple. Led his college league in yellow card accumulations and red cards. Has a bit of ball skill and can play midfield in a pinch.
6 D Joey Thompson, 23, 6-feet, 175 pounds. Thompson is arguably the fastest player on the backline, and considering Praeter, that's saying something. Has been sent forward when his team's trailing. Scored four goals in 21 matches in college his senior year.
7 M Lou Rattan, 24, 6-foot-2, 180 pounds. Rattan often plays defensive midfield and will do so for the Rhinos. He's often called upon to shut down the opposing team's playmaker and faces that same task, albeit against much stronger competition.
8 M Stan Collins, 23, 6-foot-1, 170 pounds. A strong player on the left flank in college, he makes himself known with blazing speed and a deft touch with the ball. Led his team with nine goals in 22 matches his final year in college.
9 D/M Red Spencer, 21, 5-foot-8, 150 pounds. Red is known as a dogged defensive midfielder but can also play sweeper in a 3-5-2. He hasn't tried playing a 4-4-2 alignment which Hannan will use. It may come back to haunt the team.
10 M/F Mateo Calderón, 23, 5-foot-10, 175 pounds. A great distributor of the ball considered to have an "educated left boot", Calderón will likely be the designated player on free kicks and corner kicks needing a left boot.
11 D Terry Mason, 32, 6-foot-1, 180 pounds. Mason is by far the oldest player on the team, and also the most savvy. He doesn't have 90 minutes in him now after a series of knee surgeries, but can provide about 45 minutes of stingy defense in front of a great forward.
12 M Yevgeny Rushikov, 22, 5-foot-9, 140 pounds. Good speed and ball skill, but limited by his thin frame, coaches decided he'd need to gain about 15 pounds of muscle before he earns a spot on the starting 11.
13 M Ethan Davidson, 23, 6-foot-2, 185 pounds. A strong target player but his ball skills are too strong for him to simply be up top. He also commits to defense too much to be put up top. He often scores headers off crosses into the box.
14 M Erik Dumfries, 24, 5-foot-11, 168 pounds. Has decent speed, but is better known for his ability to control the ball in space. Can play distributing midfield in a pinch, but is far better on the right flank. He'll likely be the right-footed free kick or corner kick player for the team.
15 F Bryon Clark, 19, 6-foot-1, 170 pounds. The prototypical withdrawn forward, Clark still led his team with 13 goals in 22 games en route to a high school championship. Led his college team with eight goals despite only playing 12 games due to academic issues.
16 F Mike Lester, 23, 6-foot-3, 205 pounds. Big and burly, he's the prototypical target forward, leading each league he's played in in goals scored with an average of 0.71 goals per game over his lifetime.
17 F Dave Griffin, 21, 5-foot-11, 175 pounds. Griffin, or Grif, as he's known by teammates, has played both withdrawn forward and target forward, but does better as the withdrawn forward. If he's substituted into the match, however, he'll play whichever slot is needed.
18 GK Scott Fletcher, 27, 5-foot-10, 170 pounds. Fletcher is as close to a veteran keeper as the Rymerian team has. Had a high goals against average during training camp, but his ability to communicate with his defense and his calm leadership between the posts earned him the backup job.
22 GK Ed Wade, 25, 6-feet, 175 pounds. Wade had a slightly better goals against average and a higher save percentage than Fletcher did, but Fletcher's experience gave the older keeper the edge for the No. 2 spot. If he weren't recently unemployed, Wade likely would have turned down the No. 3 goalkeeper's job, but he needed the paycheck.

Bears Armed

30-12-2008, 19:56

The team that Bears Armed enters into this competition will be basically the same as the one that played in the 'Baptism of Fire', but one person has been withdrawn from the roster since then for health reasons and a few more reserves have been added.

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Team: Bears Armed (alias "the Bear-Belles"...).
Yes, it's another all-female team, but not for the same reason that certain other nations seem to field those. It's because the main ball-game that's been played in BA so far is actually a form of Rugby, but [for several reasons] the professional league for that sport is all-male and so some of the female players have decided that switching to Soccer instead -- and trying to establish a professional league for that -- might be a viable alternative...

Almost all of the players are actual Ursines (i.e. anthropomorpic, bipedal Bears), but there are also two [female] members from the Harr'aynau people -- who are physically human (more-or-less, although inclined towards heavy builds & hairyness) but spiritually & culturally Ursine -- as well, and one from another non-Ursine minority.
(The management/coaching team will mostly be humans, however, recruited from our neighbouring nations in the IDU: the manager/chief coach is Bob Smith, from the nation of Old Ceorana...)

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Roster

(#1) Charra o Barrdenn _ Clan = GreenWoods, home team = 'Barrdenn Barbariennes', 3 years experience of Soccer; age = 24, left-pawed, fur = medium brown, noted for her long reach and calm temperament.
(#14) Urra Thunder _ Clan = Gunnar, home team = 'King's University (U-am-B)', category & usual position = Goalkeeper, Soccer experience = 2 years; age = 19, right-pawed, fur = medium brown. A "solid" player, who understands the importance of defence and is unlikely to move too far forwards unless actually ordered to do so.
(#33) Iritti o OldWood _ Clan = Redwood, home team = 'Mighty Redwoods', category & usual position = Goalkeeper, Soccer experience = 2 years; age = 20, left-pawed, fur = medium-brown with greyish highlights; not quite as experienced as #1, or technically skilled as #14, but quite good... and quite large, with a long reach, too...

(#2) Urratharra o Strongpaw _ Clan = March, home team = ‘Mighty Marchers’, category = Defender, usual position = Left Back, Soccer experience = 2 years; age = 20, right-pawed, fur = dark-medium brown; strong and quick.
(#3) Borrinna o HighPeaks _ Clan = Redwood, home team = ‘’Free City Furies’, category = Defender or Midfielder, usual position = Right Back (but if the Manager decides to deploy a 'Defensive Centre', about halfway between the Backs and the Right & Left Midifielders, then she's also a likely candidate for that role too...), Soccer experience = 6 years; age = 23, left-pawed, fur = light-medium brown & quite long.
(#15) Correene o SwanWater _ Clan = GreenWoods, home team = 'Heroes's Park Harlequins', Soccer experience = 1 full year & the start of this season, category = Defender, preferred position = Right Back; tends to be cautious.
(#16) Beorra o SouthWoods _ Clan = WestWoods, home team = Wiston United, Soccer experience = 2 years, category = Defender, preferred position = Left Back; age = 23, left-pawed, fur = medium brown; a good player, on the whole, but has been known to advance into the opponents' half without orders.
(#22) Harroya 'Silver' Gray _ Clan = Eastern Hills, home team = ‘Dynamo OstPort’, category = Defender/Midfielder, usual position = ‘Centre Back’ or Midfield Centre or 'Defensive Centre', Soccer experience = 4 years; age = 20, left-pawed, fur = light greyish-brown; a good all-rounder, although not remarkable for anything in particular, and should keep to her assigned place unless provoked somehow..
(#34) Sarrla o Jherrarn _ Clan = Jherran, homne team = Merlchester Rovers, Soccer experience = 2 years; age = 18, left-pawed, fur =
reddish-brown; a promising youngster, without Rugby-playing experience to get in the way.

(#4) Urra ‘Honey’ SunBlessed _ Clan = Sun, home team = ‘Sun Valley Smashers’, category = Midfielder/Defender, usual position = Midfield Centre, Soccer experience = 3 years; age = 20, right-pawed, fur = ‘honey-brown’, very good eyesight even by human (rather than Ursine) standards. She is a very accurate kicker, and therefore the usual first choice for taking free kicks & penalties (unless the team-mates who were wronged in the actions that led to the penalties being awarded are given precedence, as may well happen if they're still fit enough); her nickname comes from her fur-colour, her very sweet nature, and (it must be admitted) the fact that she's a bit thick [i](but her 3 years experience of Soccer means that, by now, she's pretty unlikely to make mistake of trying to play Rugby instead despite that thickness...)
(#5) Marra-Urra o Redwood _ Clan = Redwood, home team = 'Mighty Redwoods', category = Midfielder, usual position = Midfield Left, Soccer experience = 2 years; age = 22, left-pawed, fur = medium brown; a very promising newcomer.
(#6) Beorrtha o Parram _ Clan = Zurrarr Parram, home team = 'LakePort Lionesses', category = Midfielder, usual position = Midfield Right, Soccer experience = 4 years; age = 21, left-pawed, fur = medium brown.
(#17) Karra Thunder _ Clan = Gunnar, home team = PassPort Athletic, Soccer experience = 2 years, category = Midfielder, preferred position = Midfield Left; age = 17, left-pawed, fur = dark brown; fast, high stamina even by Ursine standards, has a powerful kick but may be a bit reckless.
(#20) Zargie o Harruor _ Clan = Harruor Erruur, home team = 'LakePort Lionesses', category = Midfielder, preferred position = Midfield Centre, Soccer experience = about 2 years; age = 18, right-pawed, fur = medium-brown with reddish highlights; very shy when off of the pitch.
(#21) Ilga NorthWalker _ Clan = WildWoods, home team = ‘WildFair Warriors’, Soccer experience = 1 year, category = Midfielder, preferred position = Midfield Right; a member of the ’Harr’aynau’ people color=gray](OOC: i.e. humanoid, at least physically, rather than Ursine…)[/color], age = 19, right-footed, red-haired; wants to be a Striker, and willing to transfer to a club in a Human nation if they'll seriously consider her for that role.
(#35) Sunnanna o WestFells _ Clan = WestWoods, home team = 'WestPort U Wonders', category = Midfielder, preferred position = Midfield Left, Soccer experience = 1 year plus the start of this season; age = 17, right-pawed, fur = light brown; possibly not yet up to 'first team' standards, but may be given occasional chances to play when the results seem fairly certain anyway.

(#7) Beorra ‘Locomotive’ o Barrdenn _ Clan = GreenWoods, home team = 'Barrdenn Barbariennes', category = Striker, usual position = Centre Forward, still in her 1st season of playing Soccer but has 7 years of Rugby experience; age = 26, left-pawed, fur = medium brown. Her nickname comes from the fact that she's big, fast, tough, and definitely intimidating... although she can usully keep her temper under control. Scored 3 goals in the Baptism of Fire. She received aRed Card in the 1st game of the qualifiers, and so is "out of play" for now.
(#10) Marra SunDaughter _ Clan = Sun, home team = 'Sun Valley Smashers', category = Striker, usual position = Left Forward, Soccer experience = 5 years experience; age = 26, left-pawed, fur = golden-brown, good eyesight even by human (rather than Ursine) standards. She is the team's CAPTAIN, and a real star player by anybody's standards. Scored 4 goals in the Baptism of Fire.
(#11) Karramarsar Sarra _ Clan = Ostbora, home team = 'Victories of Vichr', category = Striker/Winger, usual position = either Right Forward or Right Winger, Soccer experience = 2 years; age = 20, right-pawed, fur = medium brown & fairly long. She is the identical twin sister of Karramarsar Karra, #13, with whom she has a close mental rapport (and sense of their relative positions) that’s very useful for teamwork, and they're both pretty bright anyway: Either both of them will be on the field or neither of them will (unless one has had to be removed due to injuries, in which case the other may still play but is likely to be more aggressive...), and they may be allowed to switch positions with each other halfway through a match. Scored 2 goals in the Baptism of Fire.
(#13) Karramarsar Karra _ Clan = Ostbora, home team = 'Victories of Vichr', category = Striker/Winger, usual position = either Right Forward or Right Winger, Soccer experience = 2 years; age = 20, right-pawed, fur = medium brown & fairly long. She is the identical twin sister of Karramarsar Sarra, #11. Scored 2 goals (& 1 own-goal) in the baptism of Fire.
(#24) Harrya o Herrchaum _ Clan = Herrchaum, home team = 'Mighty Redwoods', category = Striker, preferred position = Right Forward, Soccer experience = 9 years; age = 31, left-pawed, fur = light brown; solid, and skilled at [fairly short-range] passes, but not actually as fast on her feet as some people. Scored 1 goal in the Baptism of Fire
(#25) Marrla o GreenWoods _ Clan = GreenWoods, home team = 'National U Tigers', category = Striker, preferred position = Centre Forward, Soccer experience = 2 years; age = 20, left-pawed, fur = dark brown; Very promising, another 'star', but may make mistakes due to over-eagerness. Scored 5 goals in the Baptism of Fire.
(#26) Theodelphia Karramarsar _ Clan = Ostbora, home team = ‘Urrvan’s Avengers’, category = Striker, preferred position = Right Forward, Soccer experience = 3 years; age = 24, right-pawed, fur = light brown; Christian (Eastern Orthodox), currently not talking to ##30 because they've had an argument about religion.
(#32) Harroya ‘of the Rovers’ o Redwood _ Clan = Redwood, home team = Merlchester Rovers, category = Striker, preferred position = Right Forward, Soccer experience = 5 years; age = 21, left-pawed, fur = light brown; she will NOT break the rules (not even at the 'yellow card' level), managing to be an "attacking" player without being an "aggressive" one... Good at setting up goals foe her team-mates, but only seems to score herself when the team really NEEDS that goal. (British players of reasonable age may be able to recognise the [male, human, fictional] inspiration for this character... ;)) Scored 1 goal in the Baptism of Fire.
(#36) Urrarla o Borrovtsa _ Clan = Ostbora, home team = 'Dynamo OstPort', Soccer experience = 4 years, catgeory = Striker, preferred position = Right Forward; age = 22, left-pawed, fur = light brown; a skilled player, whose relatively poor record as a scorer so far in 'domestic' games is probably due to her team's overall level of skill rather than to any personal failings.

(#12) Ulga WestWalker _ Clan = WildWoods), home team = [just signed by] ‘LakePort Lionesses’, category = Winger or Midfielder, usual position = either Left Winger or Midfield Left, Soccer experience = 7 years (the last 2 of which were actually in professional football, across the border in Mikitivity…); from the Harr’ayanau people (OOC: i.e. humanoid, at least physically, rather than Ursine…), age = 24, right-footed, red-haired, very fast on her feet and technically one of the best players in the team.
(#27) Harroya ‘She-Lion’ Lightning _ Clan = Gunnar, home team = 'LakePort Lionesses', category = Winger, preferred position = Left Winger, Soccer experience = 3 years; age = 19, left-pawed, fur = light brown; not as large as some of her team-mates, but more manoeuverable than the average.
(#30) Margarret o WestWoods _ Clan = WestWoods, home team = 'WestPort U Wonders', category = Winger, preferred position = Left Winger, Soccer experience = 4 years; age = 18, right-pawed, fur = dark-medium brown; Christian (‘Roman Catholic' [of the Ursines' own break-away church by that name, which doesn't acknowldege the Human popes' authority...]); currently not talking to #26 [q.v.].
(#31) Verrina Serrnarra’s-daughter _ Clan = Verravokssur (Free Sept), home team = 'Vasrrorgrath Valkyrrs', category = Winger, preferred position = Right Winger, Soccer experience = ; a member of the ‘Verravokkssur’ people (who are anthropomorphic foxes… that’s as in LARGE anthropomorphic foxes, she’s 6’1” tall…), age = 22, ambidextrous, fur = orange-red; fast, fierce, has keen senses and lots of stamina, highly skilled, and overall a real 'star'... the only problems are that her knowledge of these facts, and a definite streak of vanity, hinder her ability to work well with others and have alienated several of her team-mates.
(#37) Marryon o Barrdenn _ Clan = GreenWoods, home team = 'National University Tigers', Soccer experience = 1½ years; age = 18, left-pawed, fur = dark brown; another promising youngster, but doesn't always remember the 'offside' rule...

Usual starters (after 1st qualifier) = #1-6, 10-13, 25;
Usual substitutes = #14, 16, 20, 24, 27, 32, 36.
(This will be the line-up for our pre-qualifiers friendly against Jeru FC, if I can't manage to get back online before that match occurs...)

New since the 'Baptism of Fire': #33-37.
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Opponents may _

Choose my goalscorers: Y (but the most likely candidates for this are those who scored in the BoF...)
Godmod Scoring Events: Y

RP injuries to my players / Godmod injuries to my players / Hand out Yellow cards to my players / Hand out Red cards to my players: Y to all, at least to start with, but remember what I've written here and keep it in limits accordingly... Any serious offences by my players would probably result in injuries to your players, and causing any serious injuries to my players would probably require such obviously-deliberate attacks that your players would get yellow or even red cards as a result too.

Godmod Other Events: Y, I suppose, at least as long as you do so in an AMUSING way... but please remember that Ursines are fully sapient beings, as much as Humans are (well, almost so, anyway....), NOT instinct-driven animals. Oh, and of course female Ursines are NOT sexually interested in Humans (of either sex), and it's very unlikely that female Harr'ayanau would be either. Please don't have them run amok or outright revert to animality, without checking by TG first, don't make assumptions about their views on politics or religion, and don't do anything that would make more than one of them incapable of playing in their next game...

Ursines may tend to be a bit less agile & slower to accelerate than humans on average, but this team's members were carefully selected so the gap between them & their opponents in this respect should be narrower than some people might expect. They do tend to have slightly poorer eyesight than humans, on the whole (although the Sun Clan's members are generally an exception to this rule and their eyesight is often at better-than-human levels instead), so long-distance passes & shots at goal will tend to be rarer behaviour for them than they are for human teams... but their typical size & strength mean that when they're running with the ball it will probably take a very brave human -- as well as a very skilled one -- to tackle them successfully, which should balance that factor pretty well.
They're physically robust, of course, which means that they're less likely than humans to suffer injuries in falls or collisions but also that the form of Rugby in which most of them played before switching to Soccer was even more physical than the humans' versions of that game... and unfortunately some of them might forget the change of rules, in the excitement of the match, and use those tactics here...
Forgetting that they're playing Soccer now, rather than 'Ursine-Rules' Rugby, will actually be the most likely reason for any rule-breaking that they might commit, but they're generally bright enough not to make such a mistake more than once per match per player (and after one of them has been penalised for doing so in any particular way it's fairly unlikely that any others would repeat the exact same mistake...). The females of this species are more even-tempered than the males, and the team's members will try to stay on their best behaviour not only in order to do well in this contest (which they probably need to do in order for their planned Soccer league to become a reality) but also to impress upon the watching humans that Ursines aren't just "dumb beasts". They will not 'dive', or feign injury in other ways, because suggesting that they could be harmed so easily goes strongly against the grain.
Cold weather should pose no problem to them, even if there's snow or ice on the pitch, but tropical heat might prove awkward...

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Style: Offensive, modifier = +4... "A good offence is the best defence"... and remember, most of these players have more experience of Rugby than they do of Soccer. Their usual formation will include a front row of at least 5 (normally as 3 strikers & 2 wingers), plus either 3 midfield & 2 backs or 2 midfield & 3 backs, plus the goalkeeper, but they might go 6-2-2 (or 6-3-1, or even 7-1-2) sometimes.
Edit (06th January, 5.55pm GMT): Against teams that are known to have a very strong offence, they will turn the Midfield Centre into a 'Defensive Centre' whose position is about halfway back from the other Midfielders to the Backs.

Kit (home) = lime-green shirts with bear's-paw emblem (as on the national flag) in pale brown on both front & back; pale brown shorts, with trimming & side-stripes in bands of black, gray & white (representing the other Ursine stocks...); socks = lime-green.
Kit ('away') = white, with emerald-green (or what Icall 'emerald-green', which seems to be a rather darker shade than some other people do, anyway...) bear's-paw emblem & trimming.
Kit (goalkeepers) = emerald-green, with the bear's-paw emblem in white.
(Identifying numbers will be in black, except on the goalkeeper's emerald-green where they'll be in white instead: Bears Armed has traditionally used base-8 arithmetic, for several reasons, so the sequence used here will be _ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, etc...)
You can get some idea of what the kit looks like here (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14329918&postcount=139), although those designs currently use a lighter green than we meant the term 'emerald' to cover and lack the black/gray/white side-stripes & trimming on the shorts...

Home ground = 'Plumtrees Park', at Council Groves (our capital city). Its capacity is only 20'000 or so, for Ursines, but maybe 15'000 humans could be squeezed into the visiting fans' half... and so that's as many as we'll let into the country. Accomodation for visiting teams & their staffs will be provided in the 'Hotel Exodus', about a mile away, which is used to housing Human visitors. Accomodation (at a fairly basic level) for supporters will be available, at reasonable prices, in students' residences for the adjacent National University.
Edit: There are no direct inter-regional flights into Council Groves, visitors will have to travel by way of one of our neighbours and then continue onwards by one of the limited number of "local" air-flights or by rail. (People planning to arrive by rail will have to come via the nation of Mikitivity, but extra services will be organised on that route...)

Our national anthem has the title of 'Peace'

At 'home' games, and at 'away' ones too unless their hosts there object, the team's members -- including the designated subsititutes for that match -- will perform a [fairly short] ritual that's called the 'harrdiharr' (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14300633&postcount=34) on the pitch just before play begins... This is a traditional war-dance, meant to over-awe opponents, that has come to be a customary prelude for team games as well (similar to the [RL] New Zealanders' 'haka'...). ;)
Edit: Some of our fans like to take drums along to the matches, and possibly cow-horns or other "musical instruments" too...

THERE MIGHT BE A FEW MINOR OTHER DETAILS STILL TO FOLLOW, BUT THIS IS NOW BASICALLY COMPLETE...

Secristan

31-12-2008, 12:05

Bidding has concluded for the right to represent Secristan in World Cup 44. For those unfamiliar with our country, all spots on our team are sold to the highest bidders with the Secristan Department of Sports reaping in the profits. This does not mean that these people are just a bunch of bums. For their bids to be valid, they had to be between 18-38, have at least one year of professional football experience, and pass a rigorous physical examination. Due to the team winning the Di Bradini Cup, an exception was made to where players under the age of 18 could have an adult bid for them. The adult did not necessarily have to be a parent, just anyone over 18 would suffice.

NOTE: Please bear in mind that if you have traveling supporters coming to Secristan that tickets are not sold on a first come, first serve basis. Instead, they are sold via an auction five days prior to the events. Auctions are also held for things such as preferred parking spaces around the arena. Your visiting fans are more then welcome to attend, but they will have to go through this same process.

The stadium that placed the highest bid for the right to host the home games is the 58,000 seat Monopoly Stadium in Amherst.

Formation is a 4-4-2
Kit Picture: Sorry, we have no kit picture. We wear dark green and gold at home, White and dark green on the road, and our alternate jersey is black and gold. Keepers wear an all gold kit.
The Secristan Department of Sports refuses to actually pay a major kit-maker something.

The team is nicknamed the “Millionaires”, because well, they are. Multi-millionaires mostly.

Style Modifier: -2.0

RP Permissions:
Select my scorers — Yes
Give out yellow cards to my players — Yes
Give out red cards to my players — Yes, only one per game and if you do, make it exciting!
RP injuries to my players — Yes only say they are hurt though.
Godmod injuries — No
Godmod scoring events — Yes
Godmod other events — Yes, ONLY if you are going to do something which incorporates our players or fans doing something extremely arrogant or snobbish.

About Secristan fans: Secristan fans do not chant. Instead, they shake a jar of coins repeatedly. The jars are amplified to maximize the sound of the coins inside.

Note that all players are free to sign with your domestic teams if you wanted to present them an offer. In Secristan, players have TO PAY to play for a team, so they are hoping for international offers so that they can get compensated to play. No transfer fees are required. Some of them are already playing overseas, and they have been noted.

Here are the starters: age in ( )

GK: Michael Rossiter (Cafundeu), # 1 , 28- Reflexes and can usually force the shooter to commit first.
LB: Lucas Kempski, #4 , 32- Outstanding strength and height, can out muscle anyone.
LCB: Jake Wesley, #3, 31- Hard-nosed, physical player.
RCB: Adam Gregory, #6 , 23- Steady defender. Making his international debut.
RB: Eric Fraser (Newmanistan), #2, 16- Extremely aggressive tackler. Captained the Di Bradini winners.
LM: Curtis Coleman (Dancougar), #17, 27- Agility, playmaker.
CAM: Stephen Alexander (Dancougar), #23, 29 - Determination; work ethic.
CDM: Chris Coventry (Candelaria And Marquez), #19, 16, - Good two-way player, hard worker.
RM: Brian Marcott, #15, 24- Keeps it simple; consistent player. First-time starter.
LS: Kevin Walker (Dancougar), #10, 28- Finisher; will generally be set up by Rogan.
RS: James Rogan (Dancougar), #8 , 28 -Speed, speed, speed, and more speed. Fantastic work ethic. Team captain.

Subs:
GK: Brian Carver, #20 , 18- Starting keeper on the Di Bradini team.
CB: Shawn Wooliver, #24 , 19- Hard nosed and aggressive.
CB: Carl Perino, #22 , 35- Excels in his positioning and knowledge of the game.
MID: Todd Carney, #12 , 27- Speed.
MID: Blake Pitchford, #11, 31- Excels on set pieces. Otherwise a defensive player.
ST: Michael Cardona, #9, 15- Finisher, usually needs someone to set him up. 2nd on Di Bradini team in scoring.
ST: Andrew Bianchetti (Newmanistan), #18 , 16- Lead the Di Bradini championship team in scoring.

Reserves:
GK: Alexander Reardon, #21, 34- Hates Michael Rossiter.
CB: Isaiah Petrie, # 5, 28- Great awareness, anticipates plays before they happen. Started in World Cup 43, got outbid this time.
CB: Chris Carmin, #7, 29- The most arrogant player on the team. And that’s saying something.
MID: Mark Cross, , 24- Debut on the national level. He does what his last name is well.
MID: Justin Kadison, #16, 29- Solid but unspectacular. Makes the safe play.
ST: Mickey Johnstone, #14, 34- Scary accurate shooting.
ST: Matthew Marino, #13 , 18- Starting midfielder on the Di Bradini team, but this was the only spot he could get in a bid for.

Coach: Paul Nolan, 53.
Assistant: Gordon Hill, 49
Assistant: Ryan Cornalia, 46

Alasdair I Frosticus

31-12-2008, 19:07

THE HOLY EMPIRE WC 44 ROSTER:

[OOC - Note for newbies: the Holy Empire of Alasdair I Frosticus participated in the very first tournament, and is currently the last remaining active World Cup 1 participant (though the nation took a long break between WCs 7 and 25). For all that history, they've never once made it past the Quarterfinals - and even then only in the two tournaments they've co-hosted.]

"Dammit, Juan, I don't like this."

"Like what, Simeone?"

"This... dabbling in arcane occult arts."

"Oneirology isn't arcane or occult, it's simply the science of dreams. This is the Dreamed Realm, remember - reality, even time, are malleable."

"But it just doesn't seem right."

"How long has the Empire been participating in the World Cup now, Simeone?"

"A long time - longer than Starblaydia, anyway."

"And how many times have we won the damn thing."

"Never."

"So let's just give this a try, OK? If it doesn't work, we can start fielding ordinary footballers again in WC45."

THE HOLY EMPIRE WILL BE FIELDING...

Your worst nightmare.

The form of your worst nightmare will vary from opponent to opponent. In some cases it may be rats; for others, it may be fire; for some it may be celibacy. And then there are those for whom it may be giant zombie squirrels. Whatever - that's what your team is going to face. For RP purposes, it's up to you to decide what that nightmare is.

Different squads may react differently; for some, the fear may be collective, and will impact the entire squad - for others, it may only be the star player who's impacted while the other players remain oblivious.

And if you defeat the Empire? Well then... congratulations on facing down your worst nightmare.

For those nations who come new to facing the Holy Empire, it's long-established RP precedent that Imperial Scientists can temporarily project the malleable reality of the Dreamed Realm into Ordinary Reality; it's probable that the Imperial Squad just consists of 11 ordinary footballers whose physical appearance has been altered for the duration of the match.

Coach -
Juan Tzimisces -This World Cup Hall of Fame legend has been involved with Imperial football, as either player or coach (or both) in most Imperial squads since World Cup 1; have we mentioned that time passes differently in the Dreamed Realm?

Assistant Coach -
Former Starblaydi citizen and World Cup Hall of Fame legend in his own right Simeone Di Bradini

Style:
3-5-2 with overlapping wingers to become 3-3-4 when attacking. Style modifier +3.

Kits:
The famous gold, red, and black kits (home left, away right):

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a319/vakraas/HolyEmpire.png

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OOC -
For further information on the Holy Empire, the Dreamed Realm and other relevant background detail, please go to the now slightly out of date the Holy Empire NS WIKI page (http://www.nswiki.net/index.php?title=Alasdair_I_Frosticus) (that's a link, newbies). Assume all football matches will be taking place in the Imperial Hippodrome

Please remember that 'The Holy Empire' is the preferred name for this nation in IC media reports. 'Frostican' is an acceptable adjective. I'm perfectly happy for you to use 'Alasdair I Frosticus' and 'AIF' in OOC posts and threads.

And my RP preferences?

Feel free to do almost anything you want short of attacking, damaging, or in any other way harming the Holy Empire, the Dreamed Realm, the Archregimancy or their people. Remember that A) travel to the Dreamed Realm is only possible through specially-constructed portals, and B) violent behaviour by visitors to the Dreamed Realm results in immediate and instantaneous deportation.

For this World Cup, I'll try and let opponents RP first, timezones and other responsibilities permitting, but can't absolutely guarantee that this will always be the case.

The Archregimancy

31-12-2008, 19:36

THE ARCHREGIMANCY BRINGS YOU

THE MONASTIC WORLD CUP 44 SQUAD

First of all, everyone except newbies knows that the Archregimancy is a nation of Eastern Orthodox Christian monks, right? Newbies may also need to be reminded that the Archregimancy recently briefly returned to the top 10 after falling as low as 35th since their previous stint near the top of the rankings; now they're sinking again. Their roller-coaster ride through the rankings stands as definitive proof that our ranking system does allow for movement in both directions.

Following a relatively disappointing WC43 (at least compared to their best World Cup ever in World Cup 42) the Monastic Football Association has decided to ring in the changes after three tournaments with an identical squad.

THE ARCTIC FATHERS OF THE ARCHREGIMANCY

This is a team of otherworldly ascetics, honed by fasting, sure in spirit, and sworn to the rigours of the bitterly cold life of the Arctic hermit.

COACH -
Fr. Anthony the Great: Despite the relative failure of WC43, he's back. This much-loved and imitated one hundred year old influential ascetic's life of solitude and discipline has attracted many disciples over the years, but has been temporarily set aside so that he may guide the Archregimancy as God (as revealed by the Monastic Football Association) has commanded. Fr. Anthony is now the most successful national coach in Monastic footballing history.

GOAL
Fr. Adrian of Solovetsky

DEFENCE
Fr. Barlaam of Borisoglebsky

Fr. Gavriil of Pantaleimon

Fr. Euphrosynus of Troitse-Sergiyeva

Fr. Dmitri the Healer

MIDFIELD
Fr. Boris the Brother of Gleb

Fr. Vladmir the Converted

Fr. John the Fool-For-Christ

Fr. Gleb the Brother of Boris

FORWARDS
Fr. Innocent of Novospassky

Fr. Herman of Optina

SUBS
GK -
Fr. Sergius of Borisoglebsky
DEF -
Fr. Vasily of Troitse-Sergiyeva
Fr. Igor the Widowed
MID -
Fr. Kyrill of Solovetsky
Fr. Alexy of Valaam
FOR -
Fr. Michael the Lucky
Fr. Andrew the Blessed

Formation:
The Archregimancy always plays an orthodox 4-4-2; style modifier +0.

Kit:

See Fr. Seraphim the Occasionally Dangerously Free Thinking Theologian model the Archregimancy's monastic robes!

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a319/vakraas/Stephen.jpg

Team Icon

The team is always accompanied to matches by the Holy Icon of the Mother of God, Bringer of Victory, which shall be paraded before the team before all home and away qualifiers. The Holy Icon looks like:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a319/vakraas/theotokos_of_nicopeia2.jpg

Tips for footballing visitors to the Archregimancy:

1) Each home match is preceded by the complete Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. Rest assured that this should only require visiting teams, fans, and officials to stand for a mere 2 hours before kickoff. Consider yourselves lucky we don't use the Liturgy of St. Basil.

2) We control the nature of reality in the Dreamed Realm. This isn't used to cheat - all normal rules of football are strenuously followed - but it does have two major side effects:
A) Any injuries to either team in Archregimancy home matches are immediately healed.
B) No violent or riotous behaviour by visiting fans will be tolerated. Any such behaviour will find those responsible immediately transported back to ordinary physical reality.

3) Direct travel from ordinary physical reality to the Dreamed Realm is impossible. Some 72 hours before your away qualifier in the Archregimancy, a team of monks shall arrive in your home stadium and construct a portal to the Dreamed Realm. You may then use this to travel to the Archregimancy at your leisure.

4) Visiting support is limited to a maximum of 2000 travellers. They are encouraged to dress warmly.

5) Women are not usually permitted into the Archregimancy. Exceptions will be made for visiting players and properly accredited officials - largely because we have to - but not for visiting supporters (see information on visiting support permitted this cup under point 4).

6) Formerly, the Archregimancy made a point of being resentful of being forced to permit atheists, communists, freemasons, assorted heretics and foul excelites into the Archregimancy for home qualifiers. These days the Monastic Football Association tries a little harder to welcome all of the above – though largely in the hope that might just possibly be open to conversion through a slightly more conciliatory approach. The saint-stealing schismatics from Magna Sancta Sedes are an exception; they're extremely and specifically unwelcome. Even less welcome than those whores from Jeruselem.

HOME GROUND

Arctic hermits play football in Arctic conditions - in the vague hope that it will provide them with something of a home advantage. As a result, all Archregimancy home matches will be played in :

http://www.thefa.com/NR/rdonlyres/6B69B51F-0A11-4270-B34A-7AA8AEDD0099/128845/SnowRatherArty_L.jpg

Alright, so it's a bit snowy, but this year the MFA have even provided a couple of stands for the visiting support, and all visiting teams and their officials will be supplied with international-class dressing rooms next to the pitch. The snow will not, however, be cleared from the pitch prior to kick-off; you'll just have to cope.

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Choose my goalscorers Y
Godmod Scoring Events Y
RP injuries to my players Y (within limits, see above)
Godmod injuries to my players Y (within limits, see above)
Hand out Yellow cards to my players Y
Hand out Red cards to my players y
Godmod Other Events Y - (within limits, see above; and no religious conversions of players, please)

And remember... Monks don't cheat. Please.

OOC: I realise my team might present a role-playing challenge. Rest assured that once they start playing they'll play just like any other team (though they might be a bit more inclined to pray after scoring), so I have no problem with you treating the team like any other if you don't want to deal with the Orthodox Christian element.

Bears Armed

31-12-2008, 19:45

HOME GROUND

Arctic hermits play football in Arctic conditions - in the vague hope that it will provide them with something of a home advantage. As a result, all Archregimancy home matches will be played in :

http://www.thefa.com/NR/rdonlyres/6B69B51F-0A11-4270-B34A-7AA8AEDD0099/128845/SnowRatherArty_L.jpg

Alright, so it's a bit snowy, but this year the MFA have even provided a couple of stands for the visiting support, and all visiting teams and their officials will be supplied with international-class dressing rooms next to the pitch. The snow will not, however, be cleared from the pitch prior to kick-off; you'll just have to cope.
If the Bear-Belles get there then they'll feel quite at home under those conditions... ;)

Cafundeu

31-12-2008, 21:12

ANOTHER SEASON, ANOTHER WORLD CUP!

(OOC: Cafundéu’s players are two years older than in WC 43)

Style: +3.5

CCFM RELEASES THE LIST OF PLAYERS FOR THE 44th WORLD CUP

World Cup 43 ended well for Cafundéu, but the supporters expected much more of the team. After starting the qualifiers with the best record, in the second half of them the Monopolists collapsed and lost many essential points. In the World Cup the team played well, recovering the confidence of the supporters, even playing a game against Terreiro de Ogum in the oitavas, but losing to Valanora in the quarters. Now, as the 5th best team of the world according to the rankings, the supporters firmly believe that Cafundéu can fight for the title, and the coach David Nefasto has this responsibility. Once again, 26 players were called, although 3 of them (numbers 25 to 27 – 24 is a forbidden number) won’t be included in the team for the World Cup, playing only in the qualifiers. There are backup players in case of injuries that can be used.

(IMPORTANT: use the names in BOLD of my players when writing your RPs [if they are involved], please, as these are the names that they use when playing [the names in their shirts], don’t use their full name , as most have big full names and the Cafundelenses use nicknames exactly due to this situation. This and the observation below are the only 2 things that I ask about this issue)

(IMPORTANT 2: please do not write the names of my players in all capitals, this is important for me too. When writing a name of one of my players in your RP, write like you would write a name for any other player [don’t forget to use the one in bold]. For example: write “Augusto César tried a long ranged shot...” instead of “AUGUSTO CÉSAR tried a long ranged shot...”)

See the list of the 26 players:

Goalkeepers:

1- Francisco KARDEC (Team: Petardos S/A)
Height: 202cm - Weight: 90kg – Age: 29 years old
Player known for his outstanding performances in the league, Kardec impresses with excellent saves, since he was in América. It was only matter of time for him to reach the National Team, as he was playing for Cafundéu since the Sub-21 side. Now playing for one of the best teams of the world, seems to hold responsibility well, and is an excellent penalty saver. Kardec’s only flaw seems to be his physical condition, as he isn’t very strong and can get injured easily. Apart from that, is a top keeper. Is very religious, and prays for ten minutes before every game.
Rating: B - Team Relationship: B - Morale: A - Form: A
PLAYED WC 43

12- JÚLIO SAMPA (Team: Galáxia)
Height: 205cm - Weight: 90kg – Age: 33 years old
Talented goalkeeper, who has some problems when playing important games (gets nervous easily). Could be a starter in the National Team before, but was caught in the anti-doping seasons ago, for using a medicine to lose weight. Is very good in reacting fast and in getting the ball in the air too, as he is very tall. Doesn’t have many friends and doesn’t talk very much, so his relationship with his teammates isn’t the best one. He seems to be happy with his life right now and motivated to play in the NT’s goal.
Rating: B – Team Relationship: C – Morale: A – Form: B
PLAYED WCs 40/41/42/43

22- Lazlo Vercilo SALATHIËL (Team: Khalmar-Tijhus)
Height: 188cm - Weight: 82kg – Age: 25 years old
A very cold goalkeeper, Salathiël does his job with perfection. He isn’t a goalkeeper that makes incredible saves or surprises the supporters with a pass starting a counterattack. He just makes the necessary saves in the right moments. He is respected in the Cafundelense league, considered a key player of Khalmar-Tijhus and idol of many children. By the way, although Salathiël is seen as a cold person, when he is close to children he changes completely, having pleasure in signing autographs for them or taking pictures.
Rating: C - Team Relationship: A - Morale: A - Form: B

Right Defenders:

4- CÍCERO Bandrindes Rossi (Team: Cafundó do Juta)
Height: 175cm – Weight: 72kg – Age: 27 years old
An unstable player, everything for Cícero has ups and downs. His performances act this way, sometimes impressive and in others disappointing. He is skilled in controlling the ball, defending and making passes, but isn’t very good in finishing. Can play as a full-back, defender or even midfielder, so a coach can use him in many different ways. Cícero’s humour also changes suddenly, and he often starts arguments and fights. Last, his personal life is full of confusions, involving his ex-wives and all his children that he has had, and to whom he has to pay money.
Rating: B – Team Relationship: B – Morale: B – Form: B
PLAYED WC 43

14- IGOR Teixeira Robles (Team: América)
Height: 171cm – Weight: 66kg – Age: 24 years old
For most of the Cafundelense experts, Igor is the least deserving player of the first 23 to make the National Team. He won this spot just for the fact that he is a starter for his team, something that Leonardo wasn’t. The right-back position can be considered the worst sector of this team, and Igor helps in this conclusion. But, critics aside, Igor is a good player, who can hold the ball well and make some incredible long passes. His crossings are very accurate too. Doesn’t have much experience in playing in international competitions, and sometimes is insecure.
Rating: C – Team Relationship: B – Morale: A – Form: A

Left Defenders:

6- RENILDO Carvalho Peixoto (Team: Petardos S/A)
Height: 185cm - Weight: 82kg – Age: 27 years old
Friend of Cícero, his career became much more successful than of his friend. After staying in the bench of Petardos S/A for two seasons, became a starter and one of the key players of the team, showing incredible technique and passing ability. Isn’t very good in defending, and often forgets to defend, going to the attack too many times. Sometimes he even scores goals, but he is better at making assists. Is considered a nice person, who likes to talk with the press and seems to have a good life. Considered by many the most promising player of the National Team.
Rating: A - Team Relationship: A - Morale: B - Form: B
PLAYED WC 43

16- Tarso Matheus COTUBA (Team: Khalmar-Tijhus)
Height: 176cm – Weight: 73kg – Age: 20 years old
Although the presence of Cotuba in the National Team isn’t a big surprise, most didn’t believe that he would be chosen to play for the Monopolists in this cup, due to his age. But there was no doubt that he is the second best left-back of the country, and deserves this position. A smart player, Cotuba is a player that loves to go to the attack, and is good in dribbling. But, as no one is perfect, his crossings are usually horrible. Outside the field, he is a person known for drinking too much in parties, and sometimes demands too much from his team mates. But his closest friends say that this only happens because he works hard to improve the team’s situation.
Rating: B – Team Relationship: C – Morale: A – Form: A

Central Defenders:

2- Anatoliy TITOV (Team: Petardos S/A)
Height: 192cm – Weight: 88kg – Age: 30 years old
One of the most respected defenders of the Cafundelense league, Titov is a natural leader inside the field, and one that can be trusted when playing. With him in the field, his team mates seem more confident. Titov is an excellent defender, stopping the opponents from reaching the goal. Also, he is good at heading, mostly due to his height. A strong player, he sometimes makes violent fouls, but nothing on purpose. Doesn’t like to attack, although can take penalty kicks (only in shootouts), with strength. Anatoliy isn’t Cafundelense, he is from Squornshelous, playing even in a World Cup for them (missing WC41 due to an injury). After the ceasing of its home nation, he was called to play for Cafundéu instead, which he accepted, saying: “My country doesn’t exist anymore, so I think I’m free to choose another one as my new home, and it’ll be Cafundéu.”
Rating: A – Team Relationship: A – Morale: B – Form: A
PLAYED WC 40 (Squornshelous)
PLAYED WCs 42/43 (Cafundéu)

3- Luiz de Azevedo "LUIZÃO" (Team: Ranca Toco)
Height: 176cm - Weight: 73kg – Age: 28 years old
Luizão plays in Ranca Toco since he was fifteen, and is one of the most promising players of the Sarrafeiros for a long time. More violent than the other defenders of the National Team, likes to discuss with the referee, hit the opponents and complain. But usually he is able to refrain himself from receiving a red card. As a defender, he is very good at tackling and passing, and won’t attack much too. Outside the field, is known for his involvement in confusions and discussions about controversial issues.
Rating: B - Team Relationship: C - Morale: A - Form: A
PLAYED WCs 41/42/43

13- JOÃO CARLOS Alvorada Siqueira (Team: Cafundó do Juta)
Height: 190cm – Weight: 97kg – Age: 23 years old
João Carlos first started his career as the substitute of another João Carlos, in SC Lasft. When the later got retired, he could finally show his talent, still at a young age. His strength and will force put him in the same level of the best defenders of the league, although he lacks technique or offensive abilities. Now he was transferred to Cafundó do Juta, where the supporters expect to see a solid defender, ready to stop the opponent attackers. In the National Team, will have few chances.
Rating: B – Team Relationship: B – Morale: B – Form: B
PLAYED WC 43

20- João Muniz DATENA (Team: Central United)
Height: 185cm - Weight: 92kg – Age: 22 years old
One of the most violent players of the Cafundelense league, Datena causes fear in many opponent attackers. First, due to his size, as he is strong and can use his muscles to defeat the opponents. Second, because he never gives up. He can be dribbled, but he will return to torment the attacker, and will battle until the end to stop the play, with a tackle, a foul or even an aggression. The fans, both from Cafundéu and his team, seem his as someone who really loves his job. Curiously, he isn’t a violent person outside the field, and doesn’t get involved in confusions.
Rating: C - Team Relationship: B - Morale: A - Form: B

26- Rick TOLEDO (Team: Porto Lacruz)
Height: 176cm - Weight: 80kg – Age: 30 years old
Known for his resistance, this player isn’t really a world class player, but is a good one, and an interesting option for the National Team. Is good at marking and is a strong player, so is a good option when someone from the other team is very dangerous and needs individual marking. Toledo has some concentration problems, and sometimes will get distracted and make mistakes.
Rating: C - Team Relationship: A - Morale: C - Form: C
PLAYED WC 43

Defensive Midfielders:

5- Henrique SILVEIRA (Team: A.F.F.)
Height: 178cm - Weight: 73kg – Age: 30 years old
Some experts consider Silveira “the next Anormal”. Although Silveira doesn’t have the height and weight of the legendary player, he is also a nearly complete player. His passes are good, his shooting is strong and usually well placed, is intelligent as has speed. Has some problems with dribbling and heading, and that’s why he isn’t as complete as Anormal. But he is excellent at tackling. Really excellent. Takes the ball from the opponents without difficulties, and without making fouls. During the game (and outside the field too), is very polite with the referee and with his opponents, but when things get out of control, he has difficulties to control himself. Also, respect his coach more than anyone, being a good option for captain of the team, although he will have to dispute this title with the defender Titov.
Rating: A - Team Relationship: A - Morale: A - Form: A
PLAYED WCs 40/41/42/43

11- José "ZÉ" SHO (Team: Atlético Jutense)
Height: 181cm - Weight: 85kg – Age: 28 years old
Born in Cafundó do Juta, José Sho is the son of the legendary Ariddian defender Ke Sho, who now lives in Cafundéu working as Atlético Jutense’s coach. Working with his father, José Sho seems to have the same defensive qualities that made Ke Sho famous around the world, being one of the main responsible for Ariddia’s World Cup 32 and 34 titles. But Zé Sho is a defensive midfielder, as he has some offensive qualities that his father didn’t have. Good at defending, Zé can also score goals with his strong shot, and make interesting long ranged passes. Outside the field, is a talkative person, loved by the fans and with the confidence of his team mates. Has a huge responsibility to play like his father did.
Rating: B - Team Relationship: A - Morale: A - Form: B
PLAYED WCs 41/42/43

15- Fábio Germano Santos "FABINHO" (Team: Central United)
Height: 168cm – Weight: 66kg – Age: 25 years old
Fabinho goes to the National Team to play in his original position, as a defensive midfielder, although he started to play well in the offense and in the wings too, being a very versatile player. His long ranged shots are deadly and his passes are very good, so he can make many assists. His best talent is his positioning, he seems to be always in the right place at the right moment. He isn’t a physical player or a dribbling one, his main flaws. But he is a player for the future. Is talkative and confident of his qualities, something that helps him to play well too.
Rating: B – Team Relationship: A – Morale: C – Form: B
PLAYED WC 43

Neutral Midfielders:

8- AUGUSTO CÉSAR Menegatti Soares (Team: A.F.F.)
Height: 172cm - Weight: 70kg – Age: 32 years old
This player is the funniest of the team. In the hotel or in the trainings, he loves to tell jokes and to play tricks. So, everybody in the team likes him. He is also very famous for his relationship with a famous actress. As a player, he is fast and good at passing, but his defensive ability isn’t very good. His long ranged shots are excellent too, as his ability with free kicks and in going to the attack, but he has some positioning problems. A key player of the team, will probably be one of the top goalscorers of the team, and maybe one of the best players of the entire competition.
Rating: A - Team Relationship: A - Morale: A - Form: A
PLAYED WCs 39/40/41/42/43

19- Reginaldo ROSSI (Team: América)
Height: 172cm - Weight: 63kg – Age: 27 years old
Hard worker, determined and overexcited about playing football. These are the usual characteristics given to Rossi. With his sunglasses and big hair, he surely is noticed in the field. But he likes to be noticed by his football. Long ranged passes and shots are his specialty, but he is good at dribbling too, an excellent option for starting a counterattack. Never gives up on a play, and is often talking and shouting on the field, showing anxiety. Usually his team mates like his energy and determination, but there are some players who think that he complains too much.
Rating: B - Team Relationship: B - Morale: A - Form: B
PLAYED WC 43

21- Charles JULES (Team: Dunboor FC)
Height: 173cm – Weight: 73kg – Age: 25 years old
Jules finally receives his first chance in the main National Team, after a long wait. A technical players, is very defensive, scoring few goals. His best talent is to tackle his opponents using ability rather than strength, and his accurate passing, which can start many counterattacks. Jules was never considered a star, and he is used to see other players from the same team that he plays receiving the media attention. Due to this, he is a modest person, a shy one, who doesn’t appear much on the television or give interviews to Globo or other channels.
Rating: C – Team Relationship: A – Morale: A – Form: A

Attacking Midfielders:

10- Carlos MAROSSI (Team: Ranca Toco)
Height: 179cm – Weight: 71kg – Age: 32 years old
Marossi reached success in football when he was already older than 25, which is not common among the Cafundelense players in the National Team. His performances in Khalmar-Tijhus were impressive. At that time, his best abilities were his accurate passing and good crossings, but now he has improved his dribble too, making him an excellent player for creating goal chances. Now he finally got a contract with a top team, Ranca Toco, and will probably continue his good performances in his new team. Outside the field, is a very sociable player, and knows many languages (loves to talk with the referee if he knows his language). During the game he sometimes complains too much.
Rating: A – Team Relationship: B – Morale: B – Form: A
PLAYED WCs 42/43

17- TÚLIO Lemos de Souza (Team: Galáxia)
Height: 181cm - Weight: 74kg – Age: 25 years old
Very good in creating goal chances, Túlio is a player who can spot breaches in the opponent’s defence really quickly, and make the pass that will put an attacker in front of the goal with only the keeper (or without anyone) to beat. Túlio is also good at dribbling, but he only does his tricks when there is no other solution available. He is also good at taking free kicks and corners, and will surely do this if he plays as a starter or a substitute. A solid player, can be one of the main bench options of the coach Nefasto. Outside the field, is known as being a person that loves cars, even participating in some races.
Rating: B - Team Relationship: B - Morale: B - Form: B

25- Kauã Cardozo SERRANO (Team: Galáxia)
Height: 177cm – Weight: 74kg – Age: 21 years old
Playing for the Monopolists since the U-12 National Team, Serrano is another player who grew up in Galáxia’s academy, considered the best of the country in training young players. Now in the professional team, Serrano shows a lot of talent, being considered an improved version of the retired player Dário. His dribbling is awesome, and he can score beautiful goals, being good in making assists too. But, unfortunately, he simply can’t defend well. Is still developing his skills, and was the key player of the U-21 team. His chances of reaching the National Team for this cup were big, but he wasn’t able to get into the main 23.
Rating: B – Team Relationship: A – Morale: B – Form: A

Attackers:

7- Dênis Conte ALVES (Team: Dunboor FC)
Height: 175cm – Weight: 71kg – Age: 23 years old
Alves is one of the most efficient strikers of the country. He plays as a target man inside the area, few times leaving it to start a play from the midfield. Good at scoring, not so good at passing and making plays. Alves is cold, can resist easily to pressure, but also doesn’t communicate much with his team mates. Outside the field, is more sociable, but still a cold person. A goalscorer, can be the saviour of the Cafundelense team in this World Cup.
Rating: A – Team Relationship: A – Morale: A – Form: B
PLAYED WC 43

9- HUBERT Munch (Team: Ranca Toco)
Height: 173cm - Weight: 70kg - Age: 26 years old
Usually ignored by the so called “football experts” when they make their list of the best players in the country, Hubert is just considered a good striker, who scores goals. They forget to remember that scoring goals is the main objective of a striker, so Hubert is excellent. He isn’t a player that makes beautiful plays or goals, but he does his job, and very well. His shots are usually well placed, and he has a good positioning and vision of the game. Unfortunately, his style seems too primitive for some coaches. He is a serious person, but a nice one.
Rating: B – Team Relationship: B – Morale: B – Form: A
PLAYED WC 43

18- DANILO SAMPA (Team: Petardos S/A)
Height: 198cm – Weight: 91kg – Age: 29 years old
Younger brother of the goalkeeper Júlio Sampa, both are considered at having approximately the same potential, but playing at different roles, of course. Danilo Sampa is a typical goal scorer. Good at dribbling, shooting and heading, but horrible at defending or making assists. As the only real attacker of the team, has a huge responsibility, and doesn’t seem the best option for this role. Is very different from his brother in personality, as he likes to talk a lot and to make friends with all his team mates.
Rating: B– Team Relationship: A – Morale: B – Form: B
PLAYED WCs 42/43

23- Fernando Lemes Campos "NANDO" (Team: Clube Imperial)
Height: 170cm – Weight: 69kg – Age: 24 years old
Nando is the most energetic attacker of the Cafundelense league. Very fast, can make his opponents dizzy with his moves, and score goals using only his speed. He isn’t a dribbler, but his fast moves make many people think that he does great dribbles. His shots are accurate, but not strong ones, and some goalkeepers end predicting his shots. Sometimes, due to the fact that Nando does his moves in high speed, he does the wrong thing in a situation, as shooting when there was a well positioned team mate inside the area with clear goal chances. If in World Cup 43 Cafundéu didn’t think there were many good attackers, in this World Cup the situation is the opposite.
Rating: B – Team Relationship: B – Morale: C – Form: B

27- Gilberto LACERDA (Team: Galáxia)
Height: 184cm – Weight: 84kg – Age: 24 years old
Lacerda is from the same generation of attackers of Hubert, Alves and Nando. In this World Cup, was unable to get a position between the 23 that would go to the World Cup, but will have some chances during the qualifiers. Is a strong attacker, good at heading. Can take the ball from the opponent defenders using his physical strength, and hold it using the same tactics. Has a strong shot, but lacks accuracy. Most consider Lacerda unable to reach a permanent spot in the National Team. Is a talkative person, but doesn’t like to talk about his personal life.
Rating: C – Team Relationship: B – Morale: B – Form: A

The 6 alternative options:

Goalkeeper: BARTOLOMEU Bueno de Souza (30 years old, playing in El din Marbles [Candelaria And Marquez])
Full-Back: LEONARDO Aragão (20 years old, playing in A.F.F.)
Defender: WILLIAM Silva Jerônimo (21 years old, playing in Albrecht FC [Candelaria And Marquez])
Defensive Midfielder: Sílvio Cândido Bertrandt "SILVINHO" (31 years old, playing in Petardos S/A)
Offensive Midfielder: Fernando MARQUES (26 years old, playing in [Daehanjeiguk])
Attacker: Marcos Alberto Cerrado Júnior "JUNINHO" (25 years old, playing in Porto Lacruz)

Staff:

Coach: David NEFASTO (Former Ranca Toco coach)
Height: 170cm - Weight: 72kg – Age: 71 years old
Forty years ago, Nefasto finished his physical education studies, and became the physical trainer of minor teams of the country. He wasn’t a professional player, something uncommon to Cafundéu coaches. But his talent is known, and he has a lot of history. Coached Dunboor FC and transformed it in one of the best teams of the country. In World Cup 34, he coached the NT, reaching the second round. Lately, coached Ranca Toco for two seasons and won both the National League and the TQCC. So, he is a top coach. He likes to work with young players and likes to make many changes in the formations, so changes can happen in Cafundéu’s NT.
Rating: B - Team Relationship: A - Morale: A - Confidence: A
COACH IN WC 34

Assistant Coach: GANZ IJAK
Height: 182cm - Weight: 93kg - Age: 56 years old
The legend. The player who carried the team to qualify for World Cup 32, when Cafundéu was just the Baptism of Fire runner-up nation. The CCFM hired Ijak to help any coach that takes the team. In fact, Ijak was hired because of his popularity, which would be good for the morale of the players, as Braddock can do the entire job alone, without help. It was a good marketing move too, as Ijak has a good relationship with the fans.
Rating: B - Team Relationship: A - Morale: A - Confidence: B
PLAYER IN WCs 32/33/34
ASSISTANT IN WCs 38/39/40/41/42/43

Spy: PAI Oxossi de Guibar DINAH
Height: 158cm - Weight: 64kg – Age: 104 years old
Pai Dinah(or Pai Oxossi) is the spy of the team. He says that he can discover the deeper secrets of the opponent talking with the opponent players and using his secret talents. He is a very strange person and many people say that he is crazy. But he does his work well, and most of the times he discover the secrets of the enemy.
Rating: A - Team Relationship: C - Morale: B - Confidence: A
SPY IN WCs 32/33/34/35/36/37/38/39/40/41/42/43

Physical Trainer:Nélson Barcellos "NELSINHO SAÚDE"
Height: 194cm - Weight: 111kg – Age: 56 years old
A happy and funny trainer who enjoys working with professional players. Likes to live a healthy life, avoiding heavy food, lack of physical exercise and many other things. He is also very worried with the environment. Nelsinho Saúde may be a nice person, but, when working, is very professional and the players will have to work hard to satisfy him. A necessary thing, as this is a National Team.
Rating: A - Team Relationship: B - Morale: A - Confidence: C
P.TRAINER IN WCs 40/41/42/43

Entertainer: SERGINHO MALLANDRO (Former TV Gazeta)
Height: 175cm - Weight: 88kg - Date of Birth: ??? (above 60 years old)
The players and the staff need to be relaxed to play all the games. So, Serginho Mallandro's job is to make jokes, play games and help to make everybody happy. Sometimes he can be a bit annoying with his phrases like "Glu-glu", or "Bilu-bilu tetéia" and other ones, and even the directors don't like him very much, but he will stay with the NT. He also works with the female NT.
Rating: A - Team Relationship: C - Morale: A - Confidence: Z
ENTERTAINER IN WCs 32/33/34/35/36/37/38/39/40/41/42/43

Doctor: Dr. ANITA MUNHOZ (Former Faculdade de Medicina)
Height: 163cm - Weight: 50kg – Age: 42 years old
With Tatiana leaving the country to work in an important foreign hospital, the CCFM hired one of her best friends, the doctor Anita Munhoz, to take her place. She has the same style of her friend and is competent enough to handle with the injury problems of the National Team, so she was a very good choice.
Rating: B - Team Relationship: B - Morale: B - Confidence: B
DOCTOR IN WC 42/43

The Directors:

Honorary President of the CCFM: Head Counselor and Counselor-Minister of Sports Erasmo Carlos JOWENGUARD
Age: 100 years old
Jowenguard's family is one of the founders of the CCFM. He was the president of the CCFM for more than 30 years, but health problems made him renounce. Then, he took the job of director of the National Teams(less important), still having great influence in the CCFM and in the CFFC, choosing the NT coach and changing some things that he shouldn't change(I won't give any details about it). After another 6 years as president of CCFM, Jowenguard retired, but will continue with the title until his death. Since last year he is in the Jutense Hospital, and his health situation is unstable.
Rating: A - Influence: A - Morale: A - Confidence: A

Acting President of the CCFM: Carlos Alberto URUBUPUNGÁ
Age: 58 years old – Time in the job: 7 years
The former vice-president of the CCFM was the chosen one to substitute Erasmo Carlos Jowenguard in the command of the CCFM. A safe choice, as Urubupungá knows well how the CCFM works and is likely to work with the same style of Jowenguard. An economist, Urubupungá will use his knowledge to bring more profit to the organization as a whole, something very appreciated by everyone. Also, has a good relationship with the teams chairman. The only doubt is if Urubupungá will be able to keep the fame of the CCFM around the world.
Rating: B - Influence: B - Morale: B - Confidence: B

Director of NTs: Counselor-Minister of Marketing RONALDO BUSTOS
Age: 66 years old - Time in the job: 9 years
It didn’t seem a good idea to satisfy the Globo Multimedia directors giving the job of Director of NTs to the son of their president. In fact, it wasn’t a good idea. It’s not that the CCFM is dependent on Globo Multimedia, it’s the opposite. So, the Emperor decided to just appoint one of his Counselor-Ministers for the job. As the job of NT director involves promoting the image of the National Team through the world, he chose the Counselor-Minister of Marketing Ronaldo Bustos, famous for creating good advertisements and improving the image of the country.
Rating: B - Influence: A - Morale: C - Confidence: A

The formation:

Basic 4-4-2

------------------------------Kardec------------------------------
-----Cícero-------------Titov---------Luizão-----------Renildo-----
-------------------Silveira--------------Zé Sho--------------------
----------Marossi--------------------------Augusto César----------
------------------------Hubert-------Alves-------------------------

Coach: David Nefasto

Captain: 2- Anatoliy Titov
Free kicks: 8- Augusto César
Right corners: 11- Zé Sho
Left corners: 8- Augusto César
Penalties: 8 – Augusto César

Penalty shootout (the order – in red the starters): Augusto César – Túlio – Alves – Marossi – Renildo – Titov – Danilo Sampa – Silveira – Hubert – Rossi – Cícero - Nando – Luizão – Fabinho – Cotuba – João Carlos - Jules – Zé Sho – Igor – Júlio Sampa – Datena – Kardec - Salathiël

Style: offensive 3.5

The kits (home, away and third – can change soon):

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm1/Starblayde/ediraf/CafHome4.jpg
http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm1/Starblayde/ediraf/CafAway4.jpg
http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm1/Starblayde/ediraf/CafThird4.jpg

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RP Permissions:

[U]My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my goal scorers Y
Godmod Scoring Events Y
RP injuries to my players Y (minor injuries only)
Godmod injuries to my players Y (minor injuries only)
Hand out Yellow cards to my players Y
Hand out Red cards to my players Y (max. 3)
Godmod Other Events Y (within reason and nothing too serious or unrealistic)

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Background Detail: for the background detail of Cafundéu, including all the essential data of the country and notes, with also the stadiums, check the two links below:

Country details and some stadiums here (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13816164&postcount=2)
More stadiums here (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13816168&postcount=3)

Terreiro de Ogum

31-12-2008, 21:25

THE INDEPENDENT TERRITORY OF TERREIRO DE OGUM TEAM LIST FOR THE WORLD CUP 43

Style is -4.2

ÈPA BÀBÁ! After years trying to get our independence, our lovely country of Terreiro de Ogum was finally able to escape from the control of Estresse Intenso’s government (although that control was already inexistent). Now we are a country, thanks to our mystical power and thanks to Olorun, our great god! And, now, using our magic abilities, team work, faith and different practices, with the help of our Orixás (Orisha), we will now try to win games against the biggest opponents. Oxalá we will win something! Now, see our list of players:

“Oxalá guie nossos guerreiros do futebol rumo a vitória, usando o poder de Ogum, o apoio de Iemanjá e o braço forte de Xangô!”

The 26 players (yes, Terreiro de Ogum has 26 players in its roster) – use the names in BOLD in the RPs (no need to put their names in capital letters too, please):

Each player has a pre-game ritual, which will be made in every game that they play as starters only. There are 5 levels of spiritual strength: very low, low, average, high and very high.

Goalkeepers (the hands that hold our faith):

1- Baitolah BIBAH
Gender: Male.
Orixá Guide: Iemanjá.
Spiritual Strength: Average.
Info: Baitolah Bibah is the most talented goalkeeper of Terreiro de Ogum. Born and raised in the territory, Baitolah is an orphan rose by a famous mãe-de-santo, and learnt how to prepare medicinal recipes to help the ill with her. He is funny, talkative and loves to show himself to the public. He is homosexual, and often makes jokes of the opponents of Terreiro de Ogum.
Pre-Game Ritual: a lover of foreign music, Baitolah Bibah is the last member of the team to enter in the field, wearing his full pink goalkeeper clothes. When he enters, the music “I Will Survive” is played (or other music associated with homosexuality).

12- Wladmir Girnos Bueno “PAPAGAIO”
Gender: Male.
Orixá Guide: Ayrà.
Spiritual Strength: Average.
Info: this man is crazy. Seriously. Wladmir, usually known as Papagaio, can’t communicate well with other people. He has serious difficulties in creating phrases of his own. He lives in a small village, where he works as a mechanic. His life isn’t special, but now he has been recruited to play in the National Team, due to his incredible agility. He is called Papagaio (parrot in Portuguese) because, as he can’t create his own phrases, he repeats what the other people say.
Pre-Game Ritual: if Papagaio plays as a starter, this means that Bibah isn’t playing. So, Papagaio will be the last player to enter in the field, making gestures to his teammates, who probably won’t understand him.

22- Bianca Marçal Nínive “CIRCENSE”
Gender: Female.
Orixá Guide: Obá.
Spiritual Strength: High.
Info: this young woman is just 16 years old, but became the third choice of the Terreiro de Ogum National Team for the goalkeeper position due to her incredible elasticity and acrobatic moves (she is a circus star), that help her to make saves with less difficulty. She lives in a small village that doesn’t have a terreiro, so she’s not much linked with Umbanda rituals. But she is very sensitive and can feel the presence of the orixás.
Pre-Game Ritual: if Circense plays as a starter, she’ll be the first player to enter in the field (yes, even before Preto Véio). She’ll look extremely happy and will make some acrobatic moves, a small show for the supporters.

Full-Backs (the messengers of our future):

2- Ananias dos Santos “BICHO GRILO”
Gender: Male.
Orixá Guide: Exú.
Spiritual Strength: High.
Info: the terreiro leaders usually are the ones that make the homemade medicines, but Bicho Grilo is the one that finds the ingredients. With extremely high knowledge of the plants and animals that live in the terrain of Terreiro de Ogum, Bicho Grilo can easily survive in the jungle and find any kind of plant there. Due to his love for nature, you can find him talking with animals, but this usually happens only after he smokes his marijuana, something that he does daily (every hour, I should say).
Pre-Game Ritual: one of the last players to enter in the field, Bicho Grilo enters in an extremely low pace; walking on the grass and feeling it (he doesn’t wear shoes). He has long hair and beard, and smokes marijuana in the field (if it isn’t a country where marijuana is prohibited).

6- Ubiratan de Carvalho Quirino “TOQUINHO”
Gender: Male.
Orixá Guide: Xangô.
Spiritual Strength: Low.
Info: brother of another starter of the National Team, Guaxinim, Toquinho is a dwarf, and is a bit taller than his brother. He has an incredible speed, and due to that usually works as a messenger in the territory, making the contact between different terreiros possible. When playing football, Toquinho is responsible for fast counterattacks and good long passes, but doesn’t score many goals.
Pre-Game Ritual: Toquinho will be one of the first players to enter in the field. He likes to show his speed to the supporters, so he’ll enter with full speed, reaching his position in few seconds.

16- Joe Hi-Kim “ZEN”
Gender: Male.
Orixá Guide: Oxumaré.
Spiritual Strength: Very High.
Info: the Umbanda attracts many people, who were used to follow a different religion. But unlike other religions, the Umbanda practitioner doesn’t have to abandon his former religion to get into contact with the orixás. And this situation was perfect for Zen. Follower of Shinto, Zen went to Terreiro de Ogum to learn about the place where strange rituals where being made. He loved the place, and started living here. Zen is a formidable defender, calm and secure, and has a high spirituality.
Pre-Game Ritual: if Zen plays as a starter, he’ll enter in an intermediate position in the order of players. He’ll walk quietly to his position, wave to the supporters of both teams, and later meditate a bit to be concentrated for the game.

23- HORÁCIO Valente “BAIXOTE”
Gender: Male.
Orixá Guide: Ibeji.
Spiritual Strength: Very Low.
Info: Horácio Baixote is the third dwarf of the Terreiro de Ogum National Team. Cousin of the starters Toquinho and Guaxinim, Horácio Baixote is much younger than them, and because of that his football talent isn’t developed. If he has one. He isn’t a very good player, but has a very good fighting spirit. So bad that he lacks strength, otherwise would be a very good defender because of that.
Pre-Game Ritual: Horácio Baixote will enter in an intermediate position in the order of the team. He’ll enter with the ball, controlling it and reaching the middle of the field.

Defenders (the guardians of our honour):

3- Maria Celeste Ernestelli “RECLUSA”
Gender: Female.
Orixá Guide: Yewá.
Spiritual Strength: Very High.
Info: no one knows from where she came exactly, or about her life before reaching Terreiro de Ogum. All they know about her was in her documents, a passport from Cafundéu and a library card. She was adopted by a mãe-de-santo when she was only a child, and soon it was discovered that she is extremely sensitive, being able to have contact with spirits and to being possessed by them. This power has been explored by her “mother”, and she is now famous because of her ability. When not possessed, she doesn’t speak with anyone, with the exception of her “mother”.
Pre-Game Ritual: in fact, Reclusa doesn’t have any special pre-game ritual. She will enter before Bibah, so will be one of the last ones to enter. She will quietly go to her position in the field.

4- Jorge Diniz Sodré “PRETO VÉIO”
Gender: Male.
Orixá Guide: Nanã.
Spiritual Strength: High.
Info: this man is a wanderer, known in the whole territory. A nice, calm man who likes to chat with everyone, from the commoner to the powerful mãe or pai-de-santo. But he specially enjoys chatting with the children, telling histories to them about his adventures. He has no enemies, and can be considered the most honest and respected person in Terreiro de Ogum.
Pre-Game Ritual: Preto Véio is the first player to enter in the field, going directly to the sector of the stadium where the Terreiro de Ogum supporters are. He’ll wave to them and after that will shake hands with his opponents, being nice with everyone.

13- José Carlos Pereira Filho “ZECA DA PONTE”
Gender: Male.
Orixá Guide: Oxóssi.
Spiritual Strength: Low.
Info: although Terreiro de Ogum’s authorities try to make the country successful in social equality, there are many things to do yet. When the territory was under the control of Estresse Intenso, there wasn’t social equality, but now, with the independence, the leader pai-de-santo is trying to give better conditions for the poor. Zeca da Ponte is one of these poor people. He lives under a bridge, sometimes without something to eat, completely miserable. But, as a player, Zeca da Ponte has some ability as a defender, and can get something to eat during the competitions.
Pre-Game Ritual: when Zeca da Ponte is selected as a starter, he enters in the field and asks the referee for food. Searches the field for some bread or other kind of food. If he doesn’t find anything, becomes very frustrated.

16- Janaína Soraya Couto “RAINHA”
Gender: Female.
Orixá Guide: Iyami-Ajé.
Spiritual Strength: High.
Info: the woman with most children in Terreiro de Ogum, Rainha has family ties with a lot of people, as her mother also had many children. She is not a mãe-de-santo, but is good at making rituals to call the orixás too. She is a bit crazy, so sometimes can become angry without reason or complain about things that didn’t happen. She is very respected by the citizens of Terreiro de Ogum, as she is the leader now of the biggest family (in number of people) of the country.
Pre-Game Ritual: Rainha loves her family. So, she’ll enter the field behind Pai Berto if put as a starter, being accompanied by her children (all her 16 children), giving a kiss on each of them before the start of the game.

20- Victor Cirino da Alvorada “BEBUM”
Gender: Male.
Orixá Guide: Egungun.
Spiritual Strength: Low.
Info: Bebum is another drunken man of Terreiro de Ogum, as Pinguinha. The difference between them is that Bebum doesn’t have to look after money to be able to buy his cachaça or beer. No, the other people give him money for him to do so. Why? Because Bebum, even drunk, has always everything interesting to talk about, and is also a good snooker player. In football, is just average.
Pre-Game Ritual: Bebum won’t enter in the field with a bottle of cachaça. No. He will enter with a barrel of beer. Will offer it to his teammates and to his opponents, and later will go to his place in the field.

Defensive Midfielders (holders of our home):

10- PAI BERTO de Tucumã de Obalatá
Gender: Male.
Orixá Guide: Obalatá/Oxalá.
Spiritual Strength: Very High.
Info: son of the “leader” of Terreiro de Ogum, Pai Alcir de Macaé, Pai Berto is a talented pai-de-santo, who focuses on helping the people of the territory in the area of health. Some people say that Pai Berto has a better sensitivity than his father, and that he is a natural leader. His knowledge of the orixás and of the umbanda magic became legendary. Now in the National Team, Pai Berto is the captain and “boss” of the team, with more powers than the coach.
Pre-Game Ritual: while Preto Véio is the first one to enter in the field, Pai Berto is the second. He enters with his full-white clothes, wore by all pais-de-santo, and raises his arms to the sky, before making homage to the orixás.

5- DONA ROSA Lozano Pumete
Gender: Female.
Orixá Guide: Ossaim.
Spiritual Strength: Average.
Info: this old woman is a very good football player, and one of the major negotiators of Terreiro de Ogum. She makes contact with other countries, and this is very important to guarantee the autonomy of the country. She isn’t much involved in the religious ceremonies of the country, but she likes watching them, and, because of that, has some knowledge about them.
Pre-Game Ritual: Dona Rosa isn’t one of the first or one of the last players to enter in the field. In fact, she doesn’t do anything special. Just enters in the field and talks with each player of the Terreiro de Ogum team.

15- Rafael Rocha Brumes “ARMÁRIO”
Gender: Male.
Orixá Guide: Xangô.
Spiritual Strength: Average.
Info: the most strong person of the team. Without any doubt. Armário is 2 meters tall and weighs a lot too. But he isn’t overweight, he is strong. He is the security guard of Pai Alcir de Macaé, and no other person of the country have the courage to fight against him. Only his presence intimidates the opponents. In the National Team, will play as defensive midfielder, and will probably win many tackles.
Pre-Game Ritual: if Armário plays as a starter, he’ll enter in the field together with Pai Berto, looking at the stands to try to see if there’s someone or something that can harm the pai-de-santo.

24- MÃE EDITH de Maná de Ifá
Gender: Female.
Orixá Guide: Ifá.
Spiritual Strength: Very High.
Info: an evil mãe-de-santo, Mãe Edith is the only one of the team that you can accuse of making “black magic”. She is a very talented mãe-de-santo, with an enormous knowledge of rituals and of the orixás, and very strong spirituality. Too bad that she decided to make rituals to harm others rather than ones to help the people. She is the one that destroy relationships, put illnesses in people, make someone get fired from his/her job, and other bad things. She and Tramóia are the ones that won’t follow Terreiro de Ogum’s policy of respecting an opponent, making dark rituals.
Pre-Game Ritual: Mãe Edith, when playing as a starter, will enter just before Reclusa and Bibah. She’ll use a completely white outfit, will raise her hands to the sky as soon as she enters the field and will say something that no one will understand. She seems very strange and mysterious.

Attacking Midfielders (seekers of our prosperity):

9- Liceu Modesto Babuíno “PINGUINHA”
Gender: Male.
Orixá Guide: Oxóssi.
Spiritual Strength: Low.
Info: Pinguinha is a drunken man. He simply loves to drink cachaça, and does the possible to get some money to have something with alcohol to drink. He doesn’t do anything illegal, but everything else… for him, the cachaça is more important than everything else. He is a good football player, even when drunk, and will have sufficient motivation to want to score goals and create plays for the team.
Pre-Game Ritual: Pinguinha enters in the field in an intermediate position in the order. All he does is to get his bottle of cachaça, throw a bit of the liquid in the grass, and then drink the remaining after making a short prayer.

8- Rafael Graziano “TRAMÓIA”
Gender: Male.
Orixá Guide: Oxum.
Spiritual Strength: Very Low.
Info: a criminal, expert in stealing, sneaking into places without being noticed and preparing traps for the opponents. Tramóia is one of the few players that won’t respect the opponent, trying to get advantage in every play using dirty tricks. He is very good at making these tricks without being noticed, so it’ll be difficult for him to receive a card, as he probably won’t get caught. He isn’t popular in Terreiro de Ogum for being a criminal, but his talents will be very useful for the National Team, as he’ll be the main responsible for creating offensive plays.
Pre-Game Ritual: Tramóia is one of the first players to enter in the field, but he won’t be noticed until the entrance of Reclusa. He’ll appear in the middle of the field, surprising everyone and laughing, probably holding an item stolen from someone from the stands.

17- Lara Motta Ithiel “POMBA GIRA”
Gender: Female.
Orixá Guide: Exú.
Spiritual Strength: Very High.
Info: Lara is just a common woman, who works as a waitress in a famous bar in Macumba, the capital of Terreiro de Ogum. But what Lara doesn’t know is that she has a big spiritual sensitivity, something that was discovered when she went to a terreiro. The spirit of the Pomba Gira possessed her. Now this ability will be used in the football team, as the Pomba Gira is a very good dribbler.
Pre-Game Ritual: Lara will enter in the field without being possessed. When all the players of Terreiro de Ogum have entered, she’ll become the Pomba Gira, shouting and making gestures.

19- PAI Makabi Tomake “ÁFRICA”
Gender: Male.
Orixá Guide: Oxalá.
Spiritual Strength: Very High.
Info: the person that was the main responsible for the independency of Terreiro de Ogum, Pai África is currently the oldest pai-de-santo alive in the country. He says that he came from África (what’s this? Some kind of spiritual realm?), and knows the orixás and their preferences like no other. He knows rituals that no other pai or mãe-de-santo from Terreiro de Ogum knows. As a football player, can’t play much because of his age, but has an excellent vision.
Pre-Game Ritual: if selected as a starter, which is something very rare, Pai África will enter just after Preto Véio. In fact, he doesn’t need to do anything special. The supporters of Terreiro de Ogum will stand up and applause him.

Attackers (conquers of our glory):

7- Matheus de Carvalho Quirino “GUAXINIM”
Gender: Male.
Orixá Guide: Oxumarê.
Spiritual Strength: Average.
Info: brother of another starter of the National Team, Toquinho, Guaxinim is a dwarf, and is a bit smaller than his brother. Good in positioning and good at predicting what the other players will do (thanks to good knowledge of the football), is a very good attacker who will make many assists. He is very fast too, so is a special weapon for the counterattacks, as his passes to his team mate Master Kacet are perfect. Another thing that can surprise many is his good ability at heading.
Pre-Game Ritual: Guaxinim is the one that has the best relationship with the supporters. So, he will be one of the first players to enter in the field, calling the supporters to sing for the team, to send Terreiro de Ogum to the victory.

11- MESTRE Timóteo Hora Novaes KACET
Gender: Male.
Orixá Guide: Ogum.
Spiritual Strength: High.
Info: one of the most famous and influential people of Terreiro de Ogum, Mestre (Master) Kacet is probably the only one that is known outside the territory. He is the best Capoeira master of the world, thanks to his great abilities, superb technique and good reflexes, this among other skills. A football lover too, Mestre Kacet joined the team wanting to use his Capoeira ability to score goals. And he can do that. Most of his moves are a mix between Capoeira and football, so expect to see him scoring goals using acrobatic moves. He is also a very friendly person, and likes to talk with the defender that is marking him.
Pre-Game Ritual: Mestre Kacet’s entrance order isn’t an exact one. He can sometimes enter as one of the last players, or as one of the first ones. But, when he enters, he smiles to the cameras and makes some of his Capoeira moves, to impress everyone, especially his opponents.

18- Sandro Viriatlo “DEMO”
Gender: Male.
Orixá Guide: Nanã.
Spiritual Strength: Very High.
Info: this man has the ability of summon the most evil and devilish spirits. Since he was born, Sandro often did evil things due to the influence of these spirits. He only discovered his spiritual ability after visiting a terreiro, and since then many pais and mães-de-santo are trying to help him to avoid the influence of these spirits, although sometimes they can give some good hints about supernatural things. Demo is the name of the evil spirit that controls Sandro when he plays football, a deadly attacker with an excellent long ranged shot.
Pre-Game Ritual: if Sandro plays as a starter, he’ll immediately be transformed in Demo when he steps on the grass. His expressions and gestures change drastically, and he fights for the ball even before the game starts.

21- Leão do Federal “COBRADOR”
Gender: Male.
Orixá Guide: Ogum.
Spiritual Strength: Low.
Info: what is the Leão do Federal doing in this National Team? The answer is easy. No one is better at finding breaches in the opponent’s defence than him. The Cobrador, as he is more commonly called, is the “Tax Collector” of Terreiro de Ogum. As the country doesn’t use money, he gets some food from the families of the country to use in the government’s programs of assist of the poor. The Cobrador is a very determined player, and never will give up of a play.
Pre-Game Ritual: the Cobrador will enter in the field using a black-tie outfit. When he reaches his position in the field, he’ll remove his clothes (no, he won’t play naked. He’ll use the normal Terreiro de Ogum kit) and get prepared to play the game.

25- Pirimeu Tossatto “CIENTISTA”
Gender: Male.
Orixá Guide: Iemanjá.
Spiritual Strength: Low.
Info: Cientista is a person that believes in the orixás, but doesn’t believe in their supernatural nature. He doesn’t believe that they are spirits or representatives of the god Olorun. He thinks that they are something physical, which could be explained with the use of the science. Most of our citizens feel sad by him, because it’s certain that the orixás are spirits. As a football player, is a talented attacker.
Pre-Game Ritual: the Scientist (Cientista) will enter in the field with a piece of paper in one hand and a pencil in another, making notes of interesting things that he saw in the entrance of the field. Later, will go to his place in the field.

Joker (plays in all sectors) - (the chosen one):

0- João Miguel “ILUMINADO”
Gender: Male.
Orixá Guide: guided by all orixás.
Spiritual Strength: Enormously Huge.
Info: the Iluminado is the chosen one, the one that received the power of being able to see the orixás and contact them when he wants to. All the orixás guide him in his path, and his objective is to bring peace to the people of Terreiro de Ogum and to make them follow the umbanda with faith and justice. He is only able to play 30 minutes per game, and during it he receives all the power from the orixás to triumph, surely a gifted player, someone which qualities aren't of this world.
Pre-Game Ritual: the Iluminado will never start a game. But, before entering in the field, he will raise his hands to the sky, and the sunlight will be directed at him (yes, the sun will do it).

Staff Members (controllers of our destiny):

Coach: Duílio Menezes “BLIND MAGICIAN”
Gender: Male.
Orixá Guide: Iansã.
Spiritual Strength: Very High.
Info: Duílio, called Blind Magician by nearly everyone (only his mother calls him Duílio) is a pai-de-santo with good leadership and some abilities as a football coach, thanks to his contact with spirits of dead football coaches. His style is very defensive and cautious, that’s why Terreiro de Ogum is a defensive team. He is blind, but has a supernatural perception that allows him to walk and do other things like if he could see.
Pre-Match Ritual: when the Blind Magician enters in the field, he gets some grass from it and eats it. After that, he makes a short prayer and goes to his place in the bench, in a very slow way.

Assistant: ÍRIS Duarte Serafim
Gender: Female.
Orixá Guide: Yewá.
Spiritual Strength: Average.
Info: the assistant of the Blind Magician is probably the most common member of the team. She is a young woman, who works together with the Blind Magician in his terreiro, helping him to prepare the rituals. She has knowledge about the orixás, but lacks spiritual strength. She is very happy with her life and loves helping her master, but her job is very simple.
Pre-Game Ritual: Íris enters together with the Blind Magician, following him and watching him to see if he will fall (she knows that he can walk alone, but still worries for her master).

Formation: basic 4-4-2 (style is -4.2):

-------------------------Bibah-------------------------
--Bicho Grilo-----Reclusa-------Preto Véio---Toquinho---
-------------Pai Berto----------Dona Rosa--------------
------Pinguinha-------------------------Tramóia--------
--------------Mestre Kacet---Guaxinim------------------

RP Permissions: you're free to choose scorers, send cards to my players (red card limit is 2), RP injuries (light ones) and other things (but these things can't be very unreal (can be a bit unreal) or serious (involving death, arrest, etc.)

Stadium: Terreiro de Ogum do Pai Alcir
Info: part of the big terreiro of Pai Alcir de Macaé, this field doesn’t have grass, only dirt, but is a good place for playing football, as the players will be able to get in contact with the orixás playing in this marvellous place. There are some black chickens walking on this stadium too, and some holes filled with cachaça, so be careful.

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Kits (made by JMC):
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Details about Terreiro de Ogum: this country is in fact a small part of Estresse Intenso that got its independence few years ago. In fact, it already had full autonomy, due to the fact that Estresse Intenso’s government can’t control the country well (the country is a complete anarchy). But, anyway, Terreiro de Ogum is now independent, and due to this could have relations with other countries, something that the territory wasn’t able to do before. One of these things is football. The team couldn’t play in international competitions, but now it’s replacing the Landau Institute, which decided to stop playing in international competitions due to the death of The Machine.

The citizens of the country don’t have money, so they divide everything that they have. Their leader is the most experienced “pai-de-santo”, currently Pai Alcir de Macaé, father of the captain of the National Team Pai Berto de Tucumã, who is a pai-de-santo too. Their language is a mixed of different spiritual languages. The most important fact about the country is its religion. ALL the citizens follow the Umbanda religion, although some of them also respect and practice related religions like Candomblé and Quimbanda (Macumba). You can use Wikipedia to get information about these religions. They make mystical pre-game rituals, but nothing is done to harm the opponent: before everything, they respect their opponents like brothers, and would like to be respected too. Oh… expect some phrases in Portuguese during our RPs.

Galaxianda

31-12-2008, 21:52

United Galaxianda

Stadium .:Menlove Park:.

Goalkeepers

1 - Nattviche Mii
A swinging goalkeeper, with lots of flexibility.

99 - Olli Mnaare
Our brilliant backup keeper, and can dive high!

Outfielders

2 - Mick Michelmore
3 - Peter Dicherre
4 - Tido
5 - Opel Ohperre
6 - Jack Jackerns
7 - Francois 'Frenchy' Ghrois
8 - Larry Kolb Jr.
9 - Quann Chii
10 - Quelé
11 - Oqueré

Subs

33 - Peter Fling
74 - Harry Glaister
17 - Jackie 'Jack-Jax' Himbre
44 - Mike Chike 'Michi'

Reserve
98 - Opel II

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my goal scorers N
Godmod Scoring Events N
RP injuries to my players N (minor injuries only)
Godmod injuries to my players N (extremely minor injuries only)
Hand out Yellow cards to my players N
Hand out Red cards to my players N (max. 3)
Godmod Other Events N (within reason and nothing too serious or unrealistic)

Demot

31-12-2008, 21:53

Demot "Dynamo" Roster

Kits

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Orange - Home
Red - Away

Modifier: +2
Home Stadium - Masteron Stadium (78,000)
Location: Santa Rosa
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Team Manager - Renário (Cafundeu)
Assistant - Helsinn Oroso

GK - Cianan Theros - age 28 - Cafundó do Juta (Cafundeu) (M)
GK - Luigi Moretti - age 24 - Tiranyus FC (M)
RB - Gasandar Girlodino - age 26 - Chelmar FC (Yafor 2) (M)
CB - Drani Warsin - age 29 - Dunboor FC (Cafundeu) (M)
CB - Vaxanna Love - age 28 - Druidisian United (F)
LB - Diana Readile - age 28 - Skyhaven United (F)
RB - Nikali Delaruse - age 30 - Petardos S/A (Cafundeu) (M)
LCB - Piadona Inelka - age 25 - Club Demot (F)
CB - Carmine Bianco - age 23 - Oceanic United (M)
RW - Nikali Zubo - age 27 - Cafundó do Juta (Cafundeu) (M)
LRW - Ian Jonas - age 30 - Club Demot (M)
MC - Janai Dunne - age 30 - Santa Rosa FC (M) (M)
DMC - Horus Ignaci - age 29 - AAC-Dimrar FC (Yafor 2) (M)
MCL - Angelita Orion - age 24 - Soldarian FC (ESF) (F)
MCR - Julia Marath - age 24 - Atalantian FC (F)
LW - Sienna Rossetto - age 21 - Ionnusyus FC (F)
RW - Dadrian Ourell - age 22 - IYC Kaharan (Yafor 2) (M)
ST - Jurian Mastaru - age 24 - Petardos S/A (Cafundeu) (M)
FC - Julius Rotherwell - age 30 - Albrecht Turkish (Candelaria and Marquez) (M)
ST - Toni Flintus - age 30 - Chelmar FC (Yafor 2) (M)
FC - Sinead Esanar - age 28 - Santa Rosa FC (F)
ST - Vilta Rossini - age 22 - Druidisian FC (F)

*Bold indicates starters

Captain: Cianan Theros
Set Piece Taker: Ian Jonas
Penalty Taker: Julius Rotherwell
Left Corner: Nikali Zubo
Right Corner: Ian Jonas

Theros
Girlodino Warsin Love Readile
Zubo Dunne Jonas
Mastaru Rotherwell Flintus

My opponents may, if they RP first
Choose my goalscorers Y
Godmod Scoring Events Y
RP injuries to my players Y (nothing more than three weeks out)
Godmod injuries to my players N
Hand out Yellow cards to my players Y
Hand out Red cards to my players N
Godmod Other Events Y

The Archregimancy

01-01-2009, 11:33

United Galaxianda

Your friendly and helpful World Cup Committee President notes....

While I welcome Galaxianda's enthusiastic submission of a roster for WC44, regrettably they're not signed up in the sign-up thread.

Sign-ups for WC44 closed before Galaxianda posted a roster in the roster thread.

While the hosts may choose to include Galaxianda at their discretion, past precedent would indicate that the nation will regrettably now have to wait until WC45 before participating.

Hope to see you there!

The Bostopian Empire

01-01-2009, 13:52

Number, Name, Position, Age, Territory

Main Staff

KS - Kulvir SINGH - Manager - 47 - Adoros
RD - Rajinder DHALIWAL - Assistant Manager - 46 - Adoros
GC - Greg CRAVEN - Coach - 34 - FIDA Isle

And, playing a 4-3-1-2 formation - the Squad.

Goalkeepers - 3

1 - Steve BUSH - GK - 32 - Rental Save
12 - Andrei SMOLENSKI - GK - 21 - Vladmiristak
13 - Kyle BRIANT - GK - 24 - Deweyland

Defenders - 7

2 - Boris LUKOVIC - DL 23 - The Whittle Islands
3 - Daniel RICHARDS - DC - 22 - FIDA Isle
4 - Vladimir MENYIVICH - DC - 28 - Arbad Islands
5 - Mike FORSIDE - DR - 24 - Chikoo
14 - Dean PUNTER - DC - 17 - Outer Sygon
15 - Shatrunjay THAKUR - DLRC - 21 - Adoros
16 - Grigori MIROSHNICHENKP - DR - 20 - Vladmiristak

Midfielders - 8

6 - Larry JOHNSON - ML - 29 - Rental Save
7 - Peter JENKINS - Captain - DMC - 31 - Deweyland
8 - Anthony PEAN - AMC - 29 - Chikoo
9 - Rich FELLOW - MR - 28 - Chikoo
17 - Peter BROOKS - MC - 29 - Rental Save
18 - Baljeet PREWAL - ML - 23 - Adoros
19 - Trooper Chris WAITE - AMC - 20 - Bostopia - Emperor's Own Regiment, stationed in the Arbad Islands.
20 - Bill FRANKLAND - MLR - 21 - Deweyland

Strikers - 5

10 - Jack AUSTELL - SC - 25 - Outer Sygon
11 - Will PETERSON - SC - 29 - Rental Save
21 - Kyle HAIRFELD - SC - 23 - Arbad Islands (West)
22 - Stewart RICHARDSON - SC - 24 - Deweyland
23 - Unmesh MITALI - SC - 18 - Adoros

Kits

Designed and produced by Asal éide spóirt of Sorthern Northland

Home/Away
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Important Information for Hosts & RP'ers

Style Modifier - +5

In the event my opponent posts an RP first, they may:

Select my scorers — Yes
Give out yellow cards to my players — Yes
Give out red cards to my players — Yes
RP injuries to my players — Yes
Godmod injuries — No
Godmod scoring events — Yes
Godmod other events — Yes

Do whatever you want basically, just don't kill/maim/etc. An RP that makes me laugh would make me eternally grateful (message used to read "make me laugh on my lunchbreak at work" but the morons in IT finally blocked forums.jolt.co.uk mid-way thru WC42 qualis, after blocking forums3.jolt.co.uk months ago)

Colbourne

01-01-2009, 14:17

#19 Dan Barret f **
#9 Todd Dichio f
#7 Julius Ibrahim f **
#25 Juan Ruiz f **
#28 John Smith f
#20 Carlos Guevara m**
#5 Joey Harmse m
#10 Ron Ricketts m**
#33 Derek Robinson m**
#6 Alex Richardson m
#15 Tony Roselund d
#3 Tyrone James d
#14 Jeff Marshall d **
#11 Jim Brennan d captain **
# 4 Pablo Velez d **
#16 Abdus Wynne d **
#1 Rick Sutton gk **
#18 Kevin Edwards gk

** denotes starter

style modifier +3
Choose my goalscorers Y
Godmod scoring events N
RP injuries to my players Y minors ones only please
Godmod injuries to my players N
Hand out yellow cards to my players N
Hand out red cards to my players N
Godmod other events N

Krytenia

01-01-2009, 14:30

Please assume YES for all answers in the Permission Box – just don’t kill anyone, K?
Ages are at WCXLIV finals; deduct two years for first half of qualifiers, one year for second half.

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KRYTENIA 2110 WORLD CUP SQUAD
Modifier: +2

THE MANAGEMENT TEAM

Manager: Adam TOIVONEN, 52
Assistant Manager: Gary BYRNE, 57
Goalkeeping Coach: Stephen SORENSEN, 48
Defensive Coach: Peter POJENCIC, 43
Offensive Coach: Matthew PRETORIUS, 60
Physiotherapist: Sofia MARTINEZ, 37

THE SQUAD

Goalkeepers

#1 GK Juan GARCIA Age: 33
Club: Neathill Town
Caps: 44 Goals: 0
Vice-Captain

#13 GK Richard SCHLÜSSEL Age: 22
Club: Caversham
Caps: 0 Goals: 0

#22 GK Andrew CHEKOV Age: 20
Club: Avidia City
Caps: 0 Goals: 0

Defenders

#3 RB Ian PEREZ Age: 21
Club: Krytenia Emberton
Caps: 0 Goals: 0

#15 RB Scott CLEMENTS Age: 28
Club: Mercia Bromham
Caps: 0 Goals: 0

#5 CB Nick SIMPSON Age: 23
Club: Caledon Simpson
Caps: 8 Goals: 0

#6 CB Robert ZELIC Age: 25
Club: Stanton Town
Caps: 3 Goals: 0

#12 CB Lee GOW Age: 22
Club: Ousevale Borough
Caps: 0 Goals: 0

#16 CB Michelle GRAISE Age: 35
Club: Norton
Caps: 29 Goals: 1

#2 LB EDSON (Edie Edvar) Age: 34
Club: Caversham
Caps: 34 Goals: 0

#20 LB Luke CHARLTON Age: 29
Club: Avidia United
Caps: 0 Goals: 0

Midfielders

#7 RM David WOLVERTON Age: 37
Club: Ousevale Borough
Caps: 53 Goals: 11

#19 RM Nasser ISSERSON Age: 26
Club: Bromham City
Caps: 0 Goals: 0

#8 CM Simon BOND Age: 28
Club: Ashton Town
Caps: 2 Goals: 0

#4 CM Jim AUSTIN Age: 35
Club: CR Submiria (CAF)
Caps: 43 Goals: 4
Captain

#14 CM Gary MOON Age: 33
Club: Bromham City
Caps: 10 Goals: 0

#18 CM Robert SKORDAHL Age: 18
Club: Notegia Rangers
Caps: 0 Goals: 0

#11 LM Gary NAVARRO Age: 26
Club: Ousevale Borough
Caps: 1 Goals: 0

#21 LM Trevor GRIFFITHS Age: 19
Club: Mercia Bromham
Caps: 0 Goals: 0

Forwards

#9 CF Casper SMITH Age: 32
Club: Ousevale Borough
Caps: 36 Goals: 19

#10 CF Darren SCOTLAND Age: 25
Club: Corinthian Spirits (STB)
Caps: 19 Goals: 7

#17 CF Uriel KENNEDY Age: 19
Club: Stanton Town
Caps: 0 Goals: 0

#23 CF Michael IZZET Age: 20
Club: Leston Town
Caps: 0 Goals: 0

LIKELY STARTERS
Garcia
Severiano – Simpson – Zelic – Perez
Wolverton – Bond – Austin – Navarro
C Smith – Scotland

THE KITS

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The Gupta Dynasty

02-01-2009, 01:25

I'll be playing a 4-2-3-1, -1. Not that Elgin Dannat-creative version. The hard-core defensive one.
My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my goalscorers: Yes
Godmod Scoring Events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: No
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Hand out Yellow cards to my players: Yes
Hand out Red cards to my players: Yes
Godmod Other Events: Yes

The Golden Wolves

Manager: Rúmil Oronar. The nearly-thirty-thousand-year-old Vanorian becomes the third manager of the Golden Wolves of a foreign nationality. The last, Dave Hollow, did quite a good job, but he failed in his main task - leading the Yaforites past the first few elimination rounds of the World Cup proper. Oronar has success doing that - the last Vanorian side to not win the World Cup (instead, finishing third) was lead by him. Oronar brings an impressive resume, including eight successive titles with the Elven Premier League side Raynor City. He's an offensive guru and should mentor players like Ilsinha. His first moves have been personnel changes, and while dropping the second-all-time-leading Yaforite goalscorer (David Insfield) from the squad due to age might be slightly unpopular, he hopes to gain that love back.
* - starter

*1) Goalkeeper: Gerrin Sidan. Club: Atletico Jutense [Cafundeu]. The former IYC Ajer goalkeeper once again returns to the national team. He replaced Imon Juile at Atletico Jutense and he replaced the Yaforite legend on the national team. He's regarded as good, but not great, as a holder in goal until the younger generation of goalkeepers (Pahal Gafernad, Tarakaran Divanlir, Ahadris Kolukernin, Amern S'toris, etc.) find their way into the national side. As a keeper, Sidan is large and strong; as a result, he excels in the one field of play that Imon Juile could not - penalty shootouts. However, he has a reputation for making a few mistakes every-so-often, which could come back to haunt the Yaforites later in the World Cup.

2) Goalkeeper: Tarakaran Divanlir. Club: IYC Uharan. Wait a minute! Where's Pahal Gafernad? Oh, yes, Kaharan have been playing so badly that even the fact that Gafernad is so much better than Divanlir doesn't change the fact that Divanlir is the man who is selected. Tarakaran Divanlir is tall and large - as a result, he's good on corner-kicks, and he has a good field presence. The large contingent of Uharan players on this side should lead to Divanlir having a bit more success than expected. But, to be fair, he probably won't play very much. That is simply the life of a backup goalkeeper. On the other hand, he can claim that he's better than Gafernad...

*3) Left Defender: Vanis Kariid. Club: Cafundo de Juta [Cafundeu].The large twenty-six year-old sees his return action on the national team in a starting position. The large left defender wowed previous Yaforite manager Dave Hollow in training camp, impressing the Ad'ihani with his build, physique, and defensive ability. While always regarded as a potentially very talented player, Kariid had only showned that his potential had indeed manifested itself and that the fifty million mulcs that IYC Uharan spent in acquiring him from Vanan FC were not wasted. Kariid has performed well for the national team in the past (if making a few too many fouls) and he is looking to continue, having been given a starting position by Oronar.

4) Left Defender: Damer Vidanel. Club: Chelmar FC.t's nice to have a very successful season the LIDYT-A "Andrei Arshavin Honorary Division", but when you have a season that sends scouts from all over the world to come and watch, it is an even better season. A massive deal moves him from his second-division club to Chelmar FC, and then he impresses there. Vidanel is powerful, strong, and dangerous, with a keen sense of where to pass and who is open. One thing to note is that, with the large Chelmar FC contingent in this team, it is very likely that Vidanel knows the passing routes of his teammates (as, indeed, they do for each other) and thus will have a good idea of who to pass to.

*5) Left Center Defender: Lhatis Riegan (Captain). Club: Chelmar FC. Riegan has developed into the heart and soul of this defense. When Thia Boley still played, Riegan was the third of three center defenders - since the team has switched to having four center defenders, Riegan has become the man to control the center. He is thin, but powerful, solid, an excellent marker, very good at intervening when necessary, and a skilled center defender by any stretch of the imagination. What makes him even more attractive, and frightening, to foreign scouts is the fact now he is reaching his peak. Last World Cup and last LIDYT season, Riegan showed that he is becoming possibly one of the greatest defenders ever to play in a Yaforite uniform. This is the cup for Riegan to shine and that is what he intends to do.

6) Left Center Defender: Anamer Tascarnin. Club: IYC Hadaris. Hadaris have been having a brilliant LIDYT season. Tascarnin, and the rest of the unit in the defense (including former national-teamer Areitis Narohan) have been the main cause of that. Tascarnin, a twenty-six year-old defender, has been having the break-out season of his career, marking players like Chelmar's Toni Flintus with ease. He's a lithe defender, much in the style of the man he is backing up, Lhatis Riegan, with a clear amount of speed. He's also very tall for a Yaforite (meaning moderately tall internationally), so he gives room in the box to head the ball out, another reason that Hadaris have been so dominant.

*7) Right Center Defender: Herod Accursas. Club: Chelmar FC. The half-Jeruselemite center defender is now at last reaching his peak. He is considered by many to have all it takes to be a center defender - aggressiveness, pride, and intelligence. Accursas is an attacking defender - he often plays up in a midfield-esque position, and, as a result, is one of the few defenders who is consistently on the scores sheets at major tournaments. His excellent performances in the last two World Cup consistently silenced his critics and, since then, he has essentially been handed his starting slot - a well-deserved starting slot at that. He, with Sebard now retired, will take the free-kicks for the team - he has thunderous power on his straight, piercing shots.

8) Right Center Defender: Sariis Y'van. Club: IYC Toralen. It will certainly make Jamie Durand happy to note that his arch-rival, Venasir Nahorian, has been dropped from the squad by the new Vanorian manager. Apparently, Oronar didn't like what he saw from Nahorian both inside of the locker-room, as well as on the field in the qualifying games where the Yaforites played their backup squad. As a result, the league-leading IYC Toralen side find their twenty-three year-old center defender as the new defender on the squad. He's very solid - a big-body defender with field presence and the ability to switch the field quickly. He's a good addition, by any measure.

*9) Right Defender: Turkarin Varanias. Club: IYC Kaharan. The twenty-five year-old Kaharan right back is considered the best right defender currently playing in the LIDYT, despite his age. He garnered a great deal of attention in IYC Kaharan's majestic rise in the LIDYT standings, both as a tough defender, and as a player with a deadly free kick and long shot potential. Varanias has the ability to swing the ball over and around any wall of defenders, into the center of the area for almost anyone to score with and his tackling is regarded as flawless. Varanias has finally taken control of the starting position from the aging Nilan Bahsir and he looks to keep it and display his skill as the only person from a disappointing Kaharan side to be selected for the World Cup team.

10) Right Defender: Nilan Bahsir. Club: Cafundo de Juta [Cafundeu]. Having departed to Cafundeu, Bahsir, who has since succeeded in a country that is crazy about the sport, has shown amazing mental strength and physical improvement in raising his game to an entirely new level, while surprising many analysts who believed that he was not of an international level. Most have attributed his rise to his playing in Cafundeu, which seems rather intuitive to others. His incredible performances for top Cafundelense club Cafundo de Juta have earned him the title of one of the best defenders in a league that is regarded by many as the toughest league in the world. He is also a fan favorite in Yafor 2. He's also far into his thirties, which is the only reason he's not starting on this team.

*11) Left Defensive Midfielder: Mosada Juhan. Club: IYC Ajer. Juhan has grown into one of the best players on the entire team. He is the quintessential defensive midfielder - a powerful passer, intelligent, tough, and an excellent jumper (as his numerous highlights involving headers can testify). Typically when the Golden Wolves find themselves facing an adversary who has an excellent attack midfielder or striker, Juhan is the man who is placed to guard this player at all times - and he is typically very successful at this. He was brought up to the starting lineup when an injury to Sebard many cups ago forced him to take the center midfielder role. Since then, Juhan has matured and settled into the defensive midfielder role where he is much more comfortable.

12) Left Defensive Midfielder: Atoras Riegan. Club: IYC Toralen. Riegan is the younger brother of Yaforite national team vice-captain Lhatis Riegan, and he already has people telling him that he's far better than his brother. Lhatis also began his career as a defensive midfielder, but, while Lhatis became a center defender as his career progressed, Atoras has, instead, taken the center midfield position as his own. Regarded as one of the greatest talents to ever emerge from the city of Chelmar, Atoras has strength, power, intelligence, speed, and determination in his bag. If there is a criticism, it's his lack of experience in high-stress situations, and it remains to be seen whether he can succeed there.

*13) Right Defensive Midfielder: Maharta Kiranar. Club: IYC Uharan. The Phenomenon has finally arrived. Regarded for so long as the heir to Prince Sebard's throne, the young star has finally taken over the reigns at the center midfield position at the age of twenty-four. He is a force in the center of the field. Maharta Kiranar is a passing midfielder, a player with such excellent game vision that he can make a perfect pass to one corner of the field while facing the other. His dribbling and shooting abilities are on a similar stage. Kiranar's one problem is the fact that he has never started before for the national team and, thus, one can reasonably expect that there are several major chinks in his international game that need to be figured out before proceeding. As a result, he's moved to a defensive midfielder position, where he looks better and will probably be more comfortable.

14) Right Defensive Midfielder: Dagor Rfa'an. Club: IYC Caralian. Caralian have been surprisingly good in the recent LIDYT season, as well as a few seasons beyond, and a good reason for that is Rfa'an. Rfa'an is a stocky, quick defensive midfielder who has morphed into the main play maker for the Caralian side. Previously linked in a series of moves to a variety of CMSC clubs, Rfa'an is reportedly desperate to leave the tiny city that his club is based for another city outside. Many larger-market clubs in the LIDYT are reportedly very interested, as well as a few foreign clubs.

*15) Left Midfielder: Amario Otavias (Vice-Captain). Club: Chelmar FC. The best young midfielder in the Grand Democratic Duchy and also one with considerable international experience, Otavias was a no-brain pick-up for the big-market club in Chelmar. His skill is, literally, unmatched. He's a brilliant dribbler, an excellent passer, a good taker of corner-kicks, a leader, a solid free-kick taker, and a brilliant penalty shooter. He's also a clubhouse leader, and one of the few players to be universally acknowledged as "just plain good", as one scout puts it. He is preparing for a long and fruitful career at Chelmar FC, hopefully with titles involved. Even more than there have been already.

16) Left Midfielder: Fahren Dashkir. Club: IYC Hadaris. Dashkir has received great acclaim for his performances with Hadaris - the little-known club have done very well in recent LIDYT seasons and this is due, in no small part, to the abilities of Fahren Dashkir. Dashkir is very much in the mold of Yaforite wingers of the past - he is a clever defender, a skilled marker, an average-level dribbler, and a wonderful crosser. However, the twenty-five year-old is on this World Cup team to learn, and perhaps get in a game or two, as it is almost universally regarded that he needs a bit of time before turning into a true international-level player. However, he's most likely good enough now that he has had that fine-tuning to succeed.

*17) Center/Attacking Midfielder: Ilsinha. Club: CA Condadore [Aguazul]. The first woman ever to play on a World Cup squad. Her story has just begun (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=14137333#post14137333). She's the heart and soul of one of the better clubs in Aguazul. And she is just good.

18) Center/Attacking Midfielder: Danilo Silva. Club: None (currently at Imperial Yaforite Sports Academy, Chelmar). Good dribbler. Very good dribbler. He takes the skills of his Cafundelense mother and family to a Yaforite mindset. Usually an attacking midfielder, Isilvarnon Moraedenshar pioneered a new striker force of Danilo Silva and Jamie Durand and, if all goes as he expects, this may be the next great Yaforite pairing. It didn't happen. Silva, who was called up to the national team at fifteen and started several games in the World Cup proper (before he was injured by a defender from Demot), has matured slightly. He's moving back to that attacking midfielder role, as a clear backup to Ilsinha.

*19) Right Midfielder: Ahershk Valinial. Club: Caires Sports Club [Candelaria and Marquez]. he only player on the Under-21 side to be based abroad. Valinial has been an integral part of the Knights' success in this season in the CMSC. Yes, he has the potential to be very good. He had, prior to his inclusion in that side, been a back-up to Vashil Nahanor at Chelmar FC and he had wanted playing time. His recent vein of form has found the twenty-two year-old in a familiar position - backing up Vashil Nahanor (this time at a national level, however). And, yes, the reason he's good is that he was found by some perceptive scouts from Caires Sports Club. Yes, let's heap praise on Sampson, shall we? Now he replaces Vashil Nahanor and Ahershk Valinial has become the main starter on this side.

20) Right Midfielder: Ras Rataran. Club: AFC MN Smith [Candelaria and Marquez]. One of the finds of the last CMSC season by AFC MN Smith, who purchased three random Yaforites. Rataran was the only midfielder to be purchased by the side, and his own talents have become eminently clear in one of the better leagues abroad. Rataran is especially dangerous when it comes to set pieces, like corners and free kicks, where his ability to curve and manipulate the ball sends it either into the net or into the head of someone who puts it into the net. This is really the only reason that Rataran is on this side - Yaforites are notoriously unskilled when it comes to set pieces, so when a Yaforite who isn't comes along, the national team tends to grab him.

*21) Striker: Vorin Dariegan. Club: KT Hotspur [Candelaria and Marquez]. Dariegan returns for yet another go-around. To be fair, his phenomenal statistics for the Spur are somewhat inflated, as he is the lone striker in their one-striker system, but that is what makes him for for his position on the national side. Previously the striker was much of a passing player, who tended to hand off the ball to the other player in the 5-3-2 or 4-1-3-2 formation. With the welcome change to the 4-2-3-1 formation, Dariegan once again returns to the international stage as the lone striker up top, where now he has learned how the score. He's KT Hotspur's sparkplug and, best of all, he wants revenge at the position. Remember quarterfinals verses Dancougar, all those years ago?

22) Striker: Silvanis J'dankor. Club: IYC Vanan. A bullish striker who has had a lot of success in Ian Felsenfeld's 4-3-3 formation, J'dankor gets his first ever call-up to the national team. He's a goalscorer and his stunning goal totals in the LIDYT reflect that. Beyond that, J'dankor is very similar to Idurv Odakale (or what Idurv Odakale was), in that he's a relatively strong player who maintains a deadly shot that it seems no one can stop. He's never played internationally, so there could be a problem there, but he's certainly very good.

23) Striker: Kordanin Ya'haan. Club: IYC Hadaris. The young hope of the Yaforite national team, Kordanin Ya'haan is best described as "a big kid with quick feet". A striker who has the body to challenge the opposition, but the deft ball-handling abilities to dribble past someone, the twenty-one year-old is another product of an excellent Hadaris youth system that seems to have a knack for producing strikers. Yaforites producing strikers? I know, I was shocked as well.

Yaforites play in some combination of blue, gold, and white. Always.

East Pocono

02-01-2009, 06:08

EAST POCONO WOLVES ROSTER

Style Modifier: -5
Formation: 6-3-1. That’s right, the Wolves play six defenders.

Coach: Scott Nelson

Goalkeepers:
Starter: Alex Boyle #40
Sub: Ramon Contreras #45

Defenders:

(Starters, from left to right)
Mike Craddock #41
Tim Cimorelli #51
Jim Theodore #58
Marcus Feathers #59
Luke Kurland #99
Dominic Luciano #69

(Subs)
Kevin Carruthers #57
Mark Hester #44
Kirk Francola #47

(Reserves)
Matt Oldfield #42
Robert Parrish #43
Jacob Schmidt #55
Kyle Douglas #56

Midfielders

(Starters, from left to right)
Eric Prescott (Brett’s long lost cousin?!) #46
Pat Irving #63
George Wilcox #64

(Subs)
John Mastriano #49
Jim Mastriano #94

(Reserves)
Nathaniel O’Leary #72
Jose Franco #73
Hector Cheevers #76

Forward: (starter)
Adam Schaefer #48
(sub): Paul Ashby #77
(reserve): Lennie Davis #80

RP Permissions: Do whatever you want short of killing people. And that's just because I don't want to have to edit the roster.

Daehanjeiguk

02-01-2009, 06:32

The Imperial Football Association of the Celestial Regency of Daehanjeiguk presents to you to roster for the Imperial Han Football Team for WC44.

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Playing Style: +2
Principal Formation: 3-5-2 (D-M-F)

Goalkeepers:

Kim Jongguk (金鍾國|김종국) - #1
Club: Hangyeong FC

After a stunning showing in Season 9, Kim Jongguk won out Ioshido Toki's favor once again and has cemented his place in the starting place for the WC44 Qualification Tour. After conceding only 27 goals in 38 matches in the League, Kim Jongguk has shown that he has the talent to make a good showing. And having had previous experience, Kim Jongguk looks to mirror his WC43 success.

On Bench
Yang Gyuseong (楊圭腥|양규성) - #12
Club: Hanseong FC

Bong Junho (奉俊昊|봉준호) - #18
Club: Sanghae FC

Defenders:

Yi Beomsuk (李範奭|이범석) - #2
Club: Atlético Jutense (Cafundéu)

Transferred to the Cafundelense side just this past season, Yi Beomsuk has remained a stalwart part of the Han defense. Whether or not his success in the CCFM translates into success at the international scene (and vice versa) is another matter, but we're confident that Ioshido Toki has made the right choice regardless.

Kim Yongji (金永智|김용지) - #3
Club: Gamsuk FC

Gamsuk came out in 2nd place, only after Hangyeong, and being called into the Top XI, Kim Yongji certainly looks to capitalize on his prowess on the pitch. He's matured and he's gained plenty of experience; whether that means anything or not remains to be seen, but we expect to see that Ioshido is right to keep him on the starting line-up.

Kim Jingyu (金珍圭|김진규) - #4
Club: Hanseong Gukjei

Kim Jingyu replaces Kim Namil on the line-up, and with good cause. He's had a marvelous season with Hanseong Gukjei, complementing the nearly completely foreign contingent. And despite being rather old, he's gotten plenty of experience on the pitch, so you can expect a more stubborn defense coming this season.

On Bench
Kim Namil (金南一|김남일) - #13
Club: Jonam FC

Yang Manchun (楊萬春|양만춘) - #14
Club: Sanghae FC

Jeong Yakyong (丁若鏞|정약용) - #19
Club: Rio Bonito FC (Cafundéu)

Yi Suyeong (李秀英|이수영) - #20
Club: Hanseong FC

Midfielders:

Go Jeongun (高正云|고정운) - #5
Club: Gwangdong FC

Called into the Top XI, Go Jeongun hasn't had the best luck with Gwangdong, but has helped out in a number of ways. One nice statistic that isn't often celebrated (well, not as often as we'd like) - Go Jeongun led Season 9 in assists. He has a strong foot and makes great chips, so we're keen to see him stay.

Baek Jihun (白智勳|백지훈) - #6
Club: Cheonjin FC

Baek Jihun - another inductee in the Top XI for Season 9 - managed to pulled off a stunning season with Cheonjin (even though their final against Sanghae is still on the schedule as of this report). A stunning 9 point jump from 12th to 3rd - either that coach Padaria has good luck or he knows how to turn a frown upside down - nonetheless shows the talent of the whole team, and with Baek Jihun in the mix, you're expecting wonders.

Yi Yeongpyo (李榮杓|이영표) - #7
Club: Hanseong FC

A wonderful talent, Yi Yeongpyo contrasts with both Baek Jihun and Go Jeongun - in fact, he contrasts with everyone. He's very skilled, very popular, very mature, but he's also very inconsistent. It's been one thing that's hurt him in the past, but his homily style makes him forgivable. Doubtless, he's made too few mistakes thus far to erode at Ioshido's confidence.

An Pilrip (安必立|안필립) - #8
Club: Porto Lacruz (Cafundéu)

Handed the talismanic #8, An Pilrip is one of the youngest players on the pitch on the team. And he's one of the best too. He's been a feature at the DBC tournaments, and now that he's too old for the tournament, he'll have to make his fortune in the main WC tournament; fortunately, he's had a head start, and Ioshido looks to be nurturing his talent with close anticipation.

Song Jongguk (宋鐘國|송종국) - #9 (C)
Club: Atlético Insular (Cafundéu)

Now more Cafundelense than Han, Song Jongguk has been in the CCFM for as long as he's been on the team. And he's certainly getting older. But he certainly isn't getting any worse. In fact, he's taken up the senior position on the team and looks to make a similar stance at his home club on the island. Needless to say, he knows how to make things work, and it's principally why Ioshido has him at the helm of the team.

On Bench
Kim Byeongji (金秉址|김병지) - #15
Club: SC Lasft (Cafundéu)

Yi Eulyong (李乙容|이을용) - #16
Club: Gangso FC

An Yeonghak (安英學|안영학) - #21
Club: Jonam FC

Pak Yongho (朴容昊|박용호) - #22
Club: Gamsuk FC

Strikers:

Kim Daeeui (高正云|고정운) - #10
Club: Albrecht FC (C&M)

Wow. One word to describe him. Wow. Okay, that's two, but he's certainly amazing. Playing in the CMSC this past season, Kim Daeeui clearly blew away the competition, knocking off a few awards for himself and his club: the Globe Cup (5th Edition), Player's Player of the Season, Golden Boot, Foreigner of the Season, and Forward of the Season. Whether such endeavors could be replicated remains to be seen, but Kim Daeeui has just shown us that he's still got a lot of tricks up his sleeve, with all of that experience - there's no telling what he could do.

Pak Gyuseon (朴圭善|박규선) - #11
Club: Gamsuk FC

Top Scorer this past season for the HD and for Gamsuk, Pak Gyuseon gets his first chance to take the starting position outright. With Jeong Jihun's transfer to Cafundeu, it seems more and more likely Pak Gyuseon will have this job until either some other striker proves better than - and they will have quite task to handle should they attempt. Incidentally, he wasn't ahead of Jeong Jihun on the Top XI, but Ioshido seems to beg to differ; after his 28 goals for Gamsuk certainly made a huge difference for Gamsuk.

On Bench
Kim Mihyeon (金美賢|김미현) - #17
Club: Caires City (C&M)

Jeong Jihun (鄭智薰|정지훈) - #23
Club: Khalmar-Tijhus (Cafundéu)

Coach
Ioshido Toki (吉田土岐|요시다토기)

World Cup Head Coach/Manager since World Cup 40, Ioshido Toki started as a prolific coach for the CCFM, before taking up on an "offer he couldn't refuse" following Cha Beomgeun's retirement after World Cup 39. Now for the 4th World Cup Qualification Tour (40, 42, 43, 44), he's gotten plenty of experience and seems poised to take on the task with relative ease. Astonishingly, he boasts one of the best qualification records of any coach, but he has struggled at the World Cup. Doubtless, Ioshido will be looking to do one better than his WC43 finish and making the Final - certainly a difficult task for anyone. But if anyone is able to tackle the task, it would be Ioshido Toki.

RP Permissions:
Do not kill my players without my permission, do not issue red cards to my players without my permission; otherwise have fun :D

St Samuel

02-01-2009, 13:07

St Samuel National Football Team

Manager: Georgi Monte-Cristiano
Age: 53
Former manager of Saint Maria FC

Assistant Manger: Yves al Jahdali
Age: 42
Former Ariddian International legend.

GK: Niclas Corinthian - Age: 25, Club: Marienburg United, Squad number: 1
CD: Tyrone Rock - Age: 31, Club: Saint Maria FC, Squad number: 4
CD: Seth Justantinium – Age: 27, Club: Isadora City, Squad number: 13
RD: Frankie Le Ricco - Age: 29, Club: Lewisburg Town , Squad number: 2
LD: Luther Della Rosa – Age: 28, Club: Saint Maria, Squad number: 14
CM: Leo Sensini - Age: 25, Club: Marienburg United, Squad number: 8
CM: Aaron De Villion - Age: 30, Club: AC Solina, Squad number: 6
RM: Maxi Bezzi-Louaza - Age: 28, Club: Marienburg United, Squad number: 7
LM: Edgar Lovintino – Age: 30, Club: Greenbay, Squad number: 19
CF: Sebastien Atalanta – Age:26, Club: St Malo, Squad number: 9
CF: Enzo Mazzeranni - Age:32, Club: Saint Maria FC , Squad number: 10

GK: Paolo Van Monica – Age: 33, Club: Wolf Bay, Squad number: 21
CD: Jermaine Siddacious - Age: 33, Club: AC Solina, Squad number: 12
CD: Paulo Monte-Pellaino - Age: 32, Club: West Corina FC, Squad number: 5
LD: Roberto Zaggi - Age: 31, Club: West Corina FC, Squad number: 3
RD: Cesar Le Ellandria – Age: 32, Club: St Lysander, Squad number: 20
CM: Leon Angelico – Age: 32, Club: South Lake, Squad number: 15
CM: Salvatore Rocka – Age: 26, Club: Marienburg Utd, Squad number: 17
LM: Omar Batista - Age: 34, Club: AC Solina , Squad number: 11
RM: Gino De Santis – Age: 26, Club: Christianburg, Squad number: 16
CF: Maximus De Sicci - Age: 29, Club: AC Solina, Squad number: 18
CF: Sebastiano De Robbia – Age: 31, Club: Charlestown Utd, Squad number: 22

Style: +2

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my goalscorers Y
Godmod Scoring Events Y
RP injuries to my players Y
Godmod injuries to my players Y
Hand out Yellow cards to my players Y
Hand out Red cards to my players Y
Godmod Other Events Y

1) Background detail

Stadium - Park of King's, 80,000 all seater state of the art venue, with re-tractable roof, under-soil heating in the capital city of Saint Maria.

What is specific or unique about your country? St Samuel is very Italianesque. For more information visit: http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/St_Samuel

I am willing to have one or more of my players defect. N
I allow other nations to have one or more of my players defect to their country. N
I allow players from other teams to defect into my country. Y

3) Interviews.

I would like to take part in interview RPs. Y
Name a media organisation(s) or individuals willing to interview foreign players, officials, and/or supporters:
St Samuel Sports Channel

Which of your players/officials/ supporters you would be willing to have interviewed by foreign media?
Any

Adihan

02-01-2009, 13:48

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Style modifier +2.

If my opponent RPs first, they may:
Select my scorers — Yes
Give out yellow cards to my players — Yes
Give out red cards to my players — Yes
RP injuries to my players — Yes
Godmod injuries — No
Godmod scoring events — Yes
Godmod other events — Yes

For the first time since WC38, there has been a change in the team's formation, with the old 3-1-2-1-3 diamond formation being replaced by a 3-1-3-1-2, with one less centre forward to account for the retirement of Julian D'Abbo, the country's most-capped player and star striker.

Manager: Devida Cal
Valanora-born Ad’ihani manager Devida Cal has been forced to make new call-ups with a number of players having retired since the end of WC43. Cal, who only became national team manager near the end of WC43 qualifying, is under heavy public expectation to do well in WC44. This is despite the fact he currently holding the record for best win percentage by an Ad’ihan national manager (66.7% from 18 games), well ahead of Dave Hollow (56.8% from 37 games) and of predecessor Luke Evans (52.4% from 63 games).

Starting Goalkeeper: Danny Evans (25)
Martin Kawn was the starting goalkeeper in WC43 but after Evans impressed enough during the Vahala Invitational to secure a big transfer to Candelariasian club Cathedral City, he retains his position in goal over Kawn and reserve goalkeeper Anthony Adams.
Substitutes: Anthony Adams (20), Martin Kawn (27)

Starting Left back: Sean Brown (23)
Adams' Kinney Road teammate, Sean Brown, retains his starting spot from the Vahala International, and is rejoined in defence by the same defensive line which played in WC43. Francis Cascarro, a 21-year-old with AFC Hatton, and George Richards, another 21 year old, have both been called up..
Substitutes: Francis Cascarro (21), George Richards (21)

Starting Centre-half: Richard Flahavan (22)
Richard Flahavan retakes the starting centre-half spot from James Fernandez, who started six of the team's eight Vahala International matches. Justin Stenstrom, now 31, remains with the squad but is said to be growing disillusioned with the team and may decide to quit soon.
Substitutes: James Fernandez (18), Justin Stenstrom (31)

Starting Right back: Darryl O'Sullivan (23)
Darryl O'Sullivan returns for his third World Cup at right back, despite the poor performances of County Stanley, the club he plays for. As substitute Jeff Dustin retired following WC43, Cal called 18-year-old Phil Fanning into the squad for the Vahala Invitational.
Substitute: Phil Fanning (18)

Starting defensive midfielder: Danny Jacobs (23)
Jacobs spent WC42 as the starting left midfielder before being dropped to the bench as a substitute for right midfielder Anthony Jones in WC43. Cal has recalled him to the starting lineup, replacing the retired former vice-captain Peter Schilling in the anchorman role.
Substitute: Roger Harwick (19)

Starting right midfielder: Anthony Jones (27), CAPTAIN
Vephrall-based Anthony Jones, at 27, continues in his role as the captain of Ad’ihan. Jones, who has publicly talked of his disillusionment with life in Vephrall, is reportedly wanted by Candelariasian club Caires City. He has a new understudy this cup, in the shape of 20-year-old Kevin Masters.
Substitute: Kevin Masters (20)

Starting centre midfielder: Francis Yang (27)
The County Stanley front man was one of the key men in the team's early exit from WC42, before being dropped to the bench for WC43. With the retirement of Julian D'Abbo, a new position in central midfield was created in the formation and Yang offered to fill it.
Substitute: Aaron Kennedy (22)

Starting left midfielder: Simon Labrie, 30
After years of waiting, Simon Labrie was finally given the chance to prove himself by Luke Evans during WC43. After impressing in this role during the Vahala Invitational, Devida Cal has kept Labrie in the starting lineup. However, at 30, this could well be his last tournament.
Substitute: Francis Doyle (21)

Starting attacking midfielder: Jake Holmes (31), VICE-CAPTAIN
Jake Holmes, the oldest Ad’ihani international currently active, starts his sixth cup in the attacking midfield position and retains the vice captaincy. New boy Charlie Starmac is called up to replace George Connor, who has retired from football.
Substitute: Charlie Starmac (19)

Starting strikers: Greg Innisvale (24), Kieran Ó Branagáin (25)
Substitutes: Tanner Thomas (19), Jonathan Gregory (22)

Dariusville

02-01-2009, 14:42

Yes, Dariusville, Nethertopia's puppet state, is once again bringing a freak squad to the qualifiers. This time we have a team full of Treemen. Aye. Treemen. They are slow. They are big. They are... Well... Intelligent trees. So here are, without further ado, the 22 twenty-feet Oaks-turned-Treemen that will represent Dariusville in the World Cup Qualifiers. Where they will probably be eliminated. Meh.

Starters in bold. Shirt numbers in front of their names. Listed from left to right where possible. Playing in a 4-4-2 system, style modifier -1.

***

Goalkeepers
1 Prandhir
12 Igglur Dum Darhiur

Defenders
2 Hilfhurr Brzrg
13 Gruydilhir
3 Brindizar Flafaffel
4 Bardihurr Kysri Kkg
14 Urdinnhuïr
15 Garga Koppthim
5 Algahar
16 Vuvu Phalg

Midfielders
6 Bvulglug Dumhur Glig Kazwah Dôr Imahe
17 Cluthuro
7 Fft
10 Flazwah Flazwah
18 Ylitwah
19 Agnon Vitwyr
8 Xeno Onex
20 Bidwagh Yitcul

Strikers
9 Hinzob Gluüûz
11 Fidwah "Burning Man" Iit
21 Juüwah
22 Fulkan Yitmit Doëwa

***

Don't look at me, I didn't make up their names. Wait... I did. Expect a slow paced team, with the most amazing, bone-breaking tackles ever. All the trees formed into their current state two years ago after a meltdown in a power plant, but their forest was planted 31 years ago. Therefore we can state that all players are 31 years old. Or summat.

The home stadium of this Treementeam is in the middle of a Dariusvillian forest and is called Humphra Ignhorium. It can host 2000 supporters, of which 1000 are for fans of the visitors. Oh, and here is a permission box.

In the event my opponent posts an RP first, they may:

Select my scorers — Yes
Give out yellow cards to my players — Yes
Give out red cards to my players — Yes
RP injuries to my players — Yes
Godmod injuries — Yes
Godmod scoring events — Yes
Godmod other events — Yes (encouraged)

Arroza

02-01-2009, 14:56

Roster for WC44

Team: Arroza Tar Hornets.

Home field: Island Aire Field, Atalanta, Arroza (Seats 62,850). Originally built for World Bowl 3, Island Aire Field in the suburbs of Atalanta is the new home of the Soccer Team, moving away from the decrepit Government Park.

Uniforms:

In the queue.

Modifier: +5

If my opponent RPs first, they may:
Select my scorers — Yes
Give out yellow cards to my players — Yes
Give out red cards to my players — Yes
RP injuries to my players — Yes
Godmod injuries — Yes
Godmod scoring events — Yes
Godmod other events — Yes

Arroza plays ... 5-2-2-1? 3-2-4-1? 3-6-1?

Player/Manager: Alfredo Valente

Keeping the Arrozan team in the running into until the final matchday saved Valente's job. Unfortunately, it didn't keep the Ministry of Sport from focusing the vast majority of their efforts into Football and Basketball. Now with a team of re-purposed models and fame seekers, can he keep from becoming an afterthought?

Starters:
GK: Justin Moore – M / 25 / 6'1” / 190 (Khalmar-Tijhus / Cafundeu)
The second goalie for almost forever, Moore finally gets a chance to shine on the first team.

DC: Eve Velasquez – F / 19 – 5'7” / 135 (Free Agent)
Second place finisher in the “Run Free or Die” gameshow from last year, Velasquez was recruited to put her tactical skills and speed to good use.

DC: Stephen Barra – M / 24 / 5'10” / 177 (Free Agent)
Former collegiate player at San Houston College. Not much is known.

DC: Shannon Benalli – F / 23 / 5'3” / 118 (Free Agent)
Former collegiate player at Leyton State Univ.. Not much is known.

DM/L: Olga Enterprise – F / 18 / 5'5” / 128 (Free Agent)
Playes semi-professionally for Feminus Dominus in one of the collapsed minor leagues, but even then she was more renowned for her looks than for her skill.

DM/R: Tadeu Terra – M / 25 / 5'6” / 162 (Porto La Cruz / Cafundeu)
The Cafundelese immigrant returns, starting to question the wisdom of playing for his adopted country instead of trying to fight through the ranks at Cafundeu

MC: Calvin Freeman – M / 21 / 5'10” / 171 (Free Agent)
Field general for 2 National Championship teams at Colejio del Islandia in Llanura. He's ready to progress into whatever comes after College.

MC: Amber Pena – F / 20 / 6'0” / 151 (Free Agent)
Winner of the inaugural version of the “Who wants to be Sports Hero!” show. Unfortunately, she thought she was trying out to be a Point Guard. Still she's maneuverable, and fast, fast, fast.

AM/R: Chris Mahaffey – M / 25 / 5'8” / 154 (Pocono City / Newmanistan)
The only man on the roster to ever win a trophy of any sort, with Pocono City, ne's going to be looked to for his clutch skills.

AM/L: Davis Elliott – M / 20 / 5'10” / 175 (Free Agent)
Winston on the hit telenovela “Why Do I Love Clowns?”, Elliott is actually both a trained actor, and a decent shot in space.

S: Martin Lancaster, M – M / 24 / 6'2” / 203 (Loudon Leopards / Newmanistan)
The “Old Man” of the team, Lancaster probably has more goals, than most of the team has starts. Combined.

Substitutes:
GK: Teresa Manzinilla – F / 21 / 5'5” / 130 (Free Agent)
Appearing on a million boys walls wearing nothing but her Shiner College goalie shirt was enough to get her name red-listed. Her stats...well they're not as impressive.

GK: Ronald Wellborn – M / 23 / 6'3” / 188 (Free Agent)
Former collegiate player at Ole Forest. Not much is known.

DC: Lila Lakewood – F / 23 / 5'7” / 135 (Free Agent)
Former collegiate player at Hurricane Island. Not much is known.

DC: Chad Robertson – M / 22 / 5'9” / 165 (Free Agent)
Former collegiate player at Seculsion Coast Univ. Not much is known.

DM: Viola Herndon – F / 20 / 5'5” / 129 (Free Agent)
Former collegiate player at Thunderbolt State. Not much is known.

MC: Joseph Weatherford – M / 18 / 5'10” / 184(Free Agent)
Star of the Soccer based comedy telenovela, “Field of Dirt”. People figured that he was so good at fake soccer, that he should have a chance at real soccer.

MC: Richard Warfield - M / 22 / 6'3” / 191(Free Agent)
Former collegiate player at St. Xavier. Not much is known.

AM: Yolanda Cottrill – F / 22 / 5'3” / 115 (Free Agent)
Former collegiate player at San Houston College. Not much is known.

S: Gloria Raya – F / 21 / 5'2” / 117 (Free Agent)
A former collegiate star, and the leading scorer in Sewannee State's history, Raya was picked out of a line-up she did for a local bikini shoot.

Vephrall

02-01-2009, 22:00

Bazalonia

02-01-2009, 23:19

Bazalonian Bazalopes

Coach: James Gaines

Kit: To be revealed.

Style: 2 (4-4-2)

Stadiums: TeleBaz Arena, SeaBazalope Arena, CBBC Dome, Drago Soccer Field

With the Bazalopes now firmly in the top 10, numerous injuries have spoiled the old team. Doctors have said that the teams just too old and it's time to inject some wholesale new blood into the team. BFSA President Andrew Coulter agrees, despite some disagreements with his mother. The new Team is as follows:

Strikers -

Hector Ainsley* - Hector has been a strong performer recently in the Bazalonian A League for Fauxhan Utd, he's quite tall and has quite a powerful kick, however the question is, can he lead the team to even greater heights?

David Jones - At one point was a Male Model before his fooballing career, is a bit of an exhibitionist but is quite a tactical strike with numerous set-ups in that brain of his, though he likes to present a bit of a dutz facade.

Midfielders:

Louise Van Houten -Another strong performer in A League Louse, is so far the best female midfielder in the nation but she is a bit weird and can be a bit erratic (Which can cause problems for Both Bazalonia and their opponents). However she is very fast and can control the ball.

Kennard (Kennie) Howard - Kennie is infact Louise's husband the two of them play for the same team and compliment each other, if anyone can read what Louise can do it's Kennie

Justin Cole - Justin, What can be said about Justin can be summed up in one word. Short. He is however very nimble for a man of his size and the size difference usually allows for some very creative play from this individual

Gregory Jones - A strong midfielder Gregory is the consistant rock that keeps the team together, he acts like a sort of vice-captain. Seeing the lead from Hector Ainsley and supporting anyone that he needs to. Gregory doesn't have much stats but he's almost the foundation for the entire team.

Ian Keighnan - Not much especially can be said about Ian except that he's very good at what he does

Defenders:

Zhan Xiu - Another Bazalonian Defender of Oriental descent Zhan perhaps may look like the odd one out but he is a very strong team player.

Trent Gould - Nephew of Nev Gould a famous retired Bazalonian Sports Journalist Trent has taken up where his Aunt couldn't actually playing in the Bazalopes, indeed a great honor.

Lleyton McEvoy - A strong and large man that can move quickly and precision if necessary, Lleyton is the hammer that that pounds their opponents strikers and makes life as miserable as possible

Robert Goodrem - Another strong and large man Robert and Lleyton worktogether so that the ball does not get past them let alone opposing players

Goalkeeper:

Leisel MacDonald - The second and last female in the team Leisel almost has a 6th sense about the ball, what is going to happen to it and where it's going to be.

RP Permissions:
Everything allowed - though please check with me for anything major before hand

Peisandros

03-01-2009, 01:10

OOC: Boy, stuff happens pretty quickly around here. Was away on holiday and feels like I've missed lots! Annnnyway.....

Peisandros prepares for massive test!

After a fantastic start to international football which saw them place second in the BoF, the Peisandros team has finished it's preparation and coach Pappas is delighted with the squad he has available to him. There are seven new faces in the squad, with two retirements, two injuries and three form related problems being the reasons behind the changes.

The two retirements were BoF captain Yannis Chrisou and midfielder Barnabas Dranias, both in their thirties. While Dranias, 36, was an expected announcement, many thought Chrisou had a few years left in him. However, after discussions with family and the PFA, he has decided to hang up the boots on a short but successful international career. Praise has come flooding in for the senior players but especially Chrisou who lead the team so superbly.

Unfortunately injury has ruled out hugely promising midfielder Esaias Ioannou. The 20yr old has a broken femur after a horrific snowboarding accident. Secondly, first-choice goalkeeper Alexander Vlahos will not be taking any part. In a strange accident, Vlahos' fingers were all broken while fishing. It is not quite certain how this actually happened.

Myron Pavlopoulos, Angelos Papakonstantinou and Stefanos Leandros were the three dropped from the squad purely on form. Striker Pavlopoulos had struggled to get any game time for the national team behind the Theotokis brothers and versatile Diakos. Defenders Papakonstantinou and Leandros not only had form issues but also behavioural. Run ins with team management and officials did not help their cause. While being very talented footballers they appear unwilling to contribute.

So, coach Pappas had to find a striker, two midfielders, three defenders and a goalkeeper to complete his squad. As he did for BoF, he decided that a two-week training camp with promising players would be the way to go. Again it worked well and now, finally, we are able to name the squad!

The Peisandros squad

GK: #1 Calisto Pappas.. Age: 20
GK: #17 Ektor Athanasiadis.. Age: 16
GK: #23 Dorian Theotokis.. Age: 27

Def: #2 Narcissus Theodore.. Age: 23
Def: #12 Kallias Manos.. Age: 22
Def: #19 Luke Erasmus.. Age: 18
Def: #6 Midas Georgiou..Age: 28
Def: #21 Terry Roubanis.. Age: 21
Def: #3 Luke Sisinis.. Age: 20
Def: #15 Hyakinthos Bion.. Age: 30 **Captain
Def: #4 Alex Andreou.. Age: 28

Mid: #7 Zarek Chatzi.. Age: 19
Mid: #14 Apollodoros Notara.. Age: 24
Mid: #16 Dionysos Karras.. Age: 32
Mid: #10 Adeipho Fotilas.. Age: 28
Mid: #5 Urias Halkias.. Age: 28
Mid: #20 Praxis Nikolaidis.. Age: 17
Mid: #18 Paris Sisinis.. Age: 22 **Vice-Captain
Mid: #8 Tobias Xanthis.. Age: 30

Str: #11 George Theotokis.. Age: 23
Str: #22 Lefteris Diakos.. Age: 17
Str: #9 Costa Theotokis.. Age: 23
Str: #13 Sophos Persakis.. Age: 26

And so the seven new players are:
Ektor Athanasiadis, Kallias Manos, Midas Georgiou, Hyakinthos Bion, Apollodoros Notara, Adeipho Fotilas and Sophos Persakis.

Style: 4-4-2. Style modifier: -2.5
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Select my scorers — Yes
Give out yellow cards to my players — Yes
Give out red cards to my players — No
RP injuries to my players — Yes (but nothing that will keep them out for more than a game - unless you check with me)
Godmod injuries — No
Godmod scoring events — Yes
Godmod other events — No

Update:

There are two stadiums which will be used for the Peisandros home games:
On match-days 1 (Livosa), 5 (Euro Federations), 9 (Tynelia) and 13 (Green wombat), the National Sports Arena in Olympia will be used. Capacity: 71,350.

And for match-days 3 (Rymeria), 7 (Secristan) and 11 (Terreiro de Ogum), the smaller Peisandros Basin in Delphi. Capacity: 44,900.

Liventia

03-01-2009, 14:29

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Home kit
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Away kit
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Third kit
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Starters are bolded.

TACTIC: 3-1-4-1-1

NO POS NAME AGE
## MANAGER Giovanni TOULMIN 50
## ASST MGR Jeffrey HOUSER 47

01 GK Sam BELL 26
02 DC Alex CARTER 27
04 DC Kyle MILLER 24
05 DC Julian LEE 26
03 DMC Colin MARSHALL [C] 25
15 MC David SIMPSON 23
07 MC Brian HILL 29
12 MR Ryan SMITH 25
08 ML Alex HALL 27
09 AMC Carson SHAW [VC] 27
11 ST Aaron SCOTT 24
13 GK Nathan BELL 26
14 GK Adrian BELL 24
19 D/WBL Jake HUGHES 26
21 D/WBR Ethan MURPHY 28
22 D/DMC Kenneth HOUSER 24
06 MC Dominic CLARKE 32
16 MR/C Caleb POWELL 23
10 AMC Ian GREEN 26
17 ST Steven ROGERS 26
18 ST Tyler MORRIS 25
23 ST Gabriel CAMPBELL 22
24 ST David TURNER 24

All matches in Liventia played at Grovers Park, Orean (teams ranked 1-15); National Stadium, CCL (teams ranked 16-35); and Colonial Stadium, Orean (all other teams).

Bactrian Camels

03-01-2009, 18:16

The Commonwealth Association of Assocation Football is proud to present…

The Bactrian Camels World Cup 44 Qualifying Squad

An ad hoc assortment of self-declared microrepublics, ancient kingdoms, great tracts of nameless desert, and several streets in Mansfield; the multiverse-spanning Commonwealth of Bactrian Camels now seeks international recognition, and possesses all the trappings of formal statehood – a constitution, flag, national anthem, army and, most importantly, a national football team. Young bactrians are precocial, able to stand, run, dribble and consistently put in delightful free-kicks soon after birth, making this team an important symbol of their nationhood. Despite this, several members of this team are half-camels or even ‘cultural bactrians’.

A defensively-minded outfit, reliant on the impressive bulk and physical strength of the back line, the Sons of the Desert are never-the-less capable of a fair turn of speed on the counter, setting up chances for the more nimble front pairing of half-camels. Otherwise, they will play a calm, patient game, and endeavour to keep it on the floor. Since World Cup 44 qualifying does not overlap with the mating season, most of the side should be relatively placid, though professional fouls may be a problem. Heidemann will typically take throw-ins. Otherwise they’re buggered, frankly.

Bactrian camels have two humps. Usually during March.

Manager

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w175/candelariaandmarquez/Neil1.pngAn affable Englishcamel, Neil Buuerreugh was a child of the revolution turned small-c conservative, who has recently turned his hand to football management. A noisy figure from the sidelines, who may have trouble staying inside his technical area; Buuerreugh favours a no-nonsense 4-4-2, and -4 style.

Goalkeepers
*1. Sebastian Yuaeraaagh, Aged 23, An imposing presence between the sticks, but Seb lacks an athletic reach.
13. Wayne Daeeughurgh, 23, A more acrobatic ‘keeper, he struggles from crosses.

Defenders
*2. Bungh Bacon, 24, Sure-footed right-back
*5. Paul Muuuurgh, 18, Statesmanlike centre-half
*6. Islam Guuuuurigh, 20, Commanding and versatile defender
*3. Phwoaruuueeghuf’ Gunghurri, 12, A vast, shaggy left-back from wild Mongolian stock
14. Alejandro Gurrrrrgh, 40, A truly venerable, Hispanic camel, capable of covering either flank at the back
15. Mu’hurrrghougha ‘Wurrrgh, 23, A calm, cultured presence at the back

Midfielders
*7. George Durrrugh, 27, Wide on the right, he is noted for his ball-juggling abilities
*8. Muurgh Commons, 21, Box-to-box midfielder
*4. Yusuf Mohammed B’oruuugh, 19, Water-carrying holding midfielder
*11. Phwoaruuueeghuf’ Muurtuthu, 15, A powerful wide ma… camel – and like his brother, his given name is listed second (as is the convention among the most traditional families)
16. Buuuurrrrrgh Durrrugh-Jones, 31, Another large figure to clog up the centre of the midfield
18. Mumnuurgh ap Rhys Owain, 26, Er… And another one

Forwards
*9. Tripp Heidemann, 22, Nimble forward
*10. Gurreennugh Adlington, 18, Pacey striker
12. Burrr’ncughough Nurg, 18, Another Mongolian wild, and like most of his kin he is relatively small and slender
17. John Smith, 27, Another cultural bactrian, or so he says… I’d worry about the two-toed feet, personally

Stadia

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While the biggest games may be played at Fuuurl'mull (left), the majority of fixtures are expected to take place half a world away at the Commonwealth Stadium, Buuuuuruug Duuurlinush (right).

Home kit
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The bactrians do not typically make use of away kits.

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Sorthern Northland

04-01-2009, 16:55

Sorthern Northland National Football Team
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Number, name, age (at time of WC finals), position (n/a for goalies and forwards), club (clubs country in brackets, if not a Sorthern club)

Goalkeepers:

1. Luke Goldsmith, 32 y/o, East Reading
13. Benjamin Gaudet, 25 y/o, CF Septentrionien de Finistère
23: Dirk Weber, 21 y/o, Eastlands

Defenders:
2: Bernard Labbé, 23 y/o Right-back, Khalmar-Tijhus (Cafundéu)
12: El-Hadke Murawani, 31 y/o Right back, Vespucci
3: Jamie Clareton, 30 y/o left back, Red Star Cork
23: Callum Parker, 22 y/o, left back, Red Star Cork
5: Yoda Obasweetie, 32 y/o Centre-back, 17th of October
6: Patrick Mills, 28 y/o Centre-back, Baile an Fheirtéaraigh
15: Pafnutij Ipatovič Lenin, 24 y/o Centre-back, Beningrad
16: Alan Cooper, 22 y/o centre back, Port of Clotaire (Candelaria And Marquez)

Midfielders:
7: Gregory Pinoc - 32 y/o Right Winger, CF Septentrionien de Finistére
27: Anthony Higgins, 22 y/o, right winger, Fenians Sport Club
11: Feng Shui, 100 y/o Left-winger, FC Juahzhou
17: Uang Shi, 21 y/o Left-winger, FC Juahzhou
4: Caleb Edwards, 25 y/o Central-midfielder, Eastlands
8: Jua Huwang, 31 y/o Central-Midfielder, Some club in C&M according to SNFA records
14: Marek Krofcky, 19 y/o, central midfielder, Baile an Fheirtéaraigh
18: Kyle Young, 28 y/o Central-midfielder, Heathfield United

Forwards:

9: Lee Waywide, 33 y/o, Port of Clotaire (Candelaria And Marquez)
10: Giṓrgos Karyōtákīs, 25 y/o, Little Greece Olympia
19: Lewis Graham, 27 y/o, Reading Town
20: Ham Hyi-san, 22 y/o, Locomotiv Shingon

Manager: Merginn Moffat (from Jeruselem)
Assistant Manager: Ross Gaynor (Arroza)

Kits

Home/Away
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Formation is 4-4-2 with a style modifier of +5.
Numbers 1 to 11 are the usual starters.
Feel free to make a couple of changes to those line ups though.
Home games are held at the 150,000 capacity James Connolly Stadium in Beningrad, show in the first picture below. Any friendlies will be held at 89,400 capacity Lengden Road in Cardiff Scotland, shown in the second picture.
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Milchama

05-01-2009, 22:06

Alexandria Times-Tribune-Star-News-Post-Gazette-Chronicle-Journal-Inquirer

Sports Section

Warriors pick weird roster

In another strange move by the MFA where they muttered something about "glory days" the Milchama Warriors have decided to first name a roster, which is good considering we played 3 matchdays using only guys in face masks, who sucked, and named it weirdly. Instead of a modern roster full of players who actually play in the MFL and other various foreign leagues the MFA named an all star team of all it's past players to be the roster for this cup. Therefore Marc J. Floren will again score goals, only this time along side Avi Belmowitz, with J.J. Faren crossing. Chase Mergle will again use violent tackles, only with Silas Milckey able to flank him. Billy Timmons will actually be on a good team for once in his life.

Or at least that's what should happen. Unfortunately the MFA forgot to notice that all the players (except for Floren who is in exceptional good health for someone who has been around for at least 21 World Cups) are dead or vegetables. They said something about "Dreamed Realm Technology" and "Cloning.' However this paper, for one, thinks it's a bunch of B.S. and we're going to be screwed this World Cup. I do know one thing, we will find out for sure soon.

The team will of course be coached by the Ghost of Jamie Smith.

We will play our traditional 3-3-4 formation (+3 please)

Anyway here is the roster:

GK: Clay Finton- A great goalkeeper who makes many great saves and has forced Tuck Koolerc out of a spot where he looked entrenched to be keeper for a long time. Still looking for a boost of confidence after a disastourous World Cup.
D: Mills Thompson- Tall and good in the air. His headers will help on both offense and defense. Didn't play in either the DI or AOCAF and hopes the rest will help him for this WC.
D: Chase Mergle- Hard tackling center back. Known for breaking kneecaps, will be excellent.
D: Silas Milckey- An original international. Very very good but not spectacular for a long long time.
M: Elana Kilinin- Her great play was key to them qualifying and after helping the Milchama women in their world cup is back to play with the men. She will again be relied upon to get a spark in the offense. Some good play and she might stick as a player.
M: Billy Timmons (Captain)- Great center mid. Good passer, decent shooter known for his free kick taking ability.
M: Darian Flinters- Very fast and a good shooter. Will be a major part of the offense. His wing play with Kilinin will be key for the Milchmian offense. His deadly speed will again be needed for advancement.
F: Dunston Copperlee - Best soccer player Milchama has ever produced so far. Will be expected to do everything. His play in the center at the DI helped him regain his goal scoring touch which he expects to continue.
F: Avi Belmowitz- Milchama's all time leading goal scorer and international legend.
F: Marc J. Floren- Milchama's second all time leading goal scorer and international legend. Though not necessarily football related.
F: J.J. Faren- Great crosser and wonderful all around striker.

Subs:
D: Kendric Pevington
GK: Tuck Koolerc
M: Kenny Rintell
M: Barrett M. Lonnen
F: Kelvin Joseph- A natural scorer who after a very successful campaign last time off the bench became the official starter over Spot Nielson.
F: Tilar Flitty- Did great for the B team and now comes up to the A for the first time as the first sub. Is expected to make Joseph look better and win games off the bench like Bantin and Joseph before him.

Urna Eletronica

08-01-2009, 01:14

The Urna Eletrônica National Team

Urna Eletrônica is a country focused on politics. The biggest events in the country are the elections, and there are elections for everything. So it'd be natural if the team was composed only by politicians. The list of players is below, with their position and team.

Manager - Deodoro da Fonseca: founder of elections in Urna Eletrônica, this man is so old that he doesn't move, talk or do anything. Some say that he is dead.

Starters:

1- Ulysses Guimarães (goalkeeper/PMDB): surely the most experienced player of the team and a bit old to continue playing. But it was his choice to continue playing football, and the fans think that he can die one day playing football.

2- Roberto Freire (defender/PCB): defender of the democracy, dreams of communism in Urna Eletrônica. Defends the equality, the freedom of religion, the universities, but is viewed with suspicion by some people, a barrier for his goals.

3- Paulo Maluf (defender/PDS): this player has problems with the police, but has many loyal friends. Attackers playing against him must not bring their wallets with them, otherwise Maluf will surely steal them and they won’t noticed it. But, if someone discovers that Maluf stole something, he’ll deny and say he had never seen that wallet before in his whole life.

4- Ronaldo Caiado (defender/PSD): this man isn’t popular and it’s difficult to be certain about his ideas. The only thing we know about him is that he has some farms and is one of the leaders in his political parties... well, there he must be popular.

5- Enéas Carneiro (midfielder/PRONA): very popular, but is a target for jokes. Many people don’t think he is really serious, and that he isn’t a true politician, but his style surely conquered the hearts of many. His huge beard (bigger than Lula’s), combined with his way of talking (he talks shouting... always shouting) really makes him noticeable in the field.

6- Guilherme Afif (defender/PL): friend of the defender Maluf, has a past of alliances with army generals and a dictatorship. He tries to avoid being linked with them, so he doesn’t like to talk about the past. Moves a lot inside the field, making many gestures.

7- Leonel Brizola (midfielder/PDT): popular player, is loved by many but hated by many too. He likes to provoke his opponents, and dislikes the media too. He is good at making funny comments, which usually humiliate his opponents. Has the respect of most of the population, but most end deciding by voting on other candidates.

8- Fernando Collor (midfielder/PRN): very charismatic, you’ll like this player, even if you’re playing against him. And he’ll take advantage of this fact to steal money from your bank account until you discover he is controlling your life. Be cautious, you’ll never know when he’ll arrive... he appears when you’re least expecting.

9- Lula (attacker/PT): a strong player full of strange phrases and pronunciation mistakes, he knows how to control the ball well and how to shoot to the goal. He is very popular, but many people don’t trust him, maybe because of his big beard. Poor people see in Lula their representative in the National Team.

10- Mário Covas (attacker/PSDB): solid and serious player, is respected by his team mates, but this doesn’t mean they like him. But he dislikes most of his team mates too. Is a responsible player, and work hard for the team. Doesn’t like to get involved in personal discussions, but, when this happens, he becomes ferocious.

11- Sílvio Santos (attacker/PMB): a businessman that decided to use his popularity to become a politician. He knows nothing about politics, but a lot about personal marketing, so everyone likes him even when he makes mistakes. And, if needed, he can use some of his money to make the media say good things about him.

Substitutes:

12- Marronzinho (goalkeeper/PSP): a poor person that has difficulties even to find something to eat, dreams of using the technology of an important company to find water in his homeland, a dry place. He stays quiet for most of the time but, when he talks, it means that is something very important!

13- Lívia Maria (midfielder/PN): only woman in the team, this is the only important fact about her. Comes to give a feminine touch in the National Team, as she surely doesn’t have a place to play.

14- Paulo Gontijo (defender/PG): well, this man isn’t much popular, but has some friends. Nothing that could help him to win a place in the starting team.

15- Aureliano Chaves (midfielder/PFL): is linked too with the army generals (but much more than Afif, being considered a friend of them), which isn’t good for his popularity. Also, many people from his own party don’t think he is able to win a disputed election.

16- Affonso Camargo Neto (defender/PTB): is friend of anyone that has the power inside the country. Because of that, he has already been a friend of the most different kind of people possible, which isn’t a good thing for his popularity.

17- Celso Brant (attacker/PMN): another experienced player, seems too old to play in the starting eleven. He is popular with older people, but the younger don’t even know him, so this is a curious situation.

18- Antônio Pedreira (defender/PPB): owner of a strong name, this is really the only thing that he has, so he won’t be much noticed in the team.

19- Fernando Gabeira (attacker/PV): probably the most famous politician in the bench, is known for being the defender of freedom, including freedom of using drugs and to make whatever you want to do, being against laws that limit the people’s freedom. Opposed the army generals.

20- Zamir Teixeira (midfielder/PCN): another player that will just fill the bench, won’t be able to take the place of the other politicians, which are much more famous.

21- Manoel Horta (midfielder/PDC do B): surely the least important player of the team, if we don’t count the third goalkeeper.

22- Eudes Mattar (defender/PLP): who is this guy? Well, we don’t know too, but surely it’s just someone to make the bench look full.

23- Armando Corrêa (goalkeeper/PMB): this man is someone that wanted to become a good politician, but decided to give Sílvio Santos a chance, because he knew he’d never win anything. So, he now stays in the most obscure position of the National Team.

Kits:

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Opereta

08-01-2009, 01:16

Opereta's National Team:

Composed by poor people that live in the subway of the main Urna Eletrônica city, Caixa Dois, an area called Opereta by its citizens these players are very determined and willing to win the game, so they can win some money to buy food and subway tickets to reach other parts of the city. The "country"'s team wear a bright orange shirt and white shorts in its games.

Manager: Metro Esepetrans

Starting XI:

Goalkeeper:
1- Heitor Vila Madalena

Defenders:
2- Formoso Anhangabaú
3- Consolação Brigadeiro
4- Franklin Brás
6- Joaquim Liberdade

Midfielders:
5- Tiradentes Luz
7- Artur Itaquera
8- Paulista Trianon-Masp
11- Cruzeiro Tietê

Attackers:
9- Mário Barra Funda
10- Bento Sé

Reserves:

Goalkeepers:
12- Bresser Mooca
22- Jequitibá Jabaquara

Defenders:
13- Santana Carandirú
14- Vital Butantã
16- Giovanni Amaro
21- Paraíso Vergueiro

Midfielders:
15- Catiguá Tatuapé
17- Antônio Tucuruvi
19- Arnaldo Clínicas
20- Noé Vila Mariana

Attackers:
18- Arouche República
23- Francisco Morumbi

Candelaria And Marquez

17-01-2009, 22:10

Candelaria And Marquez National Football Team Squad for the 44th World Cup

Modifier: +0.5

Squad:

Manager: Having won two league titles with Caires City, and the Vahala Invitational tournament with the Big Blues, Elgin Dannat certainly comes with a reputation. A quiet, bulbous figure, Dannat tends to let his assistants do the talking outside the dressing room, but inside he is known as an inspirational figure – and great tactical mind to boot.

Carrying the poisoned chalice of attempting to carve out Candelariasian success on home turf, Dannat looks set to revert to a 4-4-2 – primarily in order to given both Tom Smith and Abdul Ibadulla a role in the starting XI, and David Spooner hope of ousting them – which would see an initial eleven of Sbaïz – Lopulalan, O’Brien, Silva de Aviz, Adekunde – Cohen, Mengucci (c), Madeira Lobos, Kortsarian – Smith and Ibadulla. Dannat himself has traditionally favoured a 4-2-3-1 however, which could well see Ben Zec come in for certain games and one of the front two dropped.

Dannat’s assistant manager is Alan Hampson, with the rest of the coaching staff including Boston Mårtensson (defensive) and Andrew Bradley (fitness).

Goalkeepers:

23. Joel Sbaïz, Aged 31, Chelmar FC [Yafor 2], STARTER, 45 caps
Big, bendy and perfectly willing to die for the cause, albeit lacking particularly great technical abilities, the Big Blues’ third regular ‘keeper remains an unshakable figure between the C&M sticks, partly because of his superbly copypaste surname.

1. Felix Currey, 33, Caires City, 7 caps (1 as sub)
Titchy, quick and athletic, Currey earns a recall to the bench for what must be his final World Cup – an old hand of Dannat’s at City, he was always going to be the obvious choice for this ‘trip’.

22. Harry Rosalia, 24, Albrecht FC, 2 caps (1 as sub)
From the Hanlon Warbirds to Mayo Valley, May Valley to the El din Marbles, the Marbles to Albrecht FC… the only Candelarian-born ‘keeper in the squad (and the only one with a Spanish surname… wow, we do move around these islands after all) is seen, and sees himself, as Sbaïz’s inevitable successor, though just how much has he been challenged this term for the league pace-setters?

Defenders:

2. Gwynfardd Lopulalan, 23, KT Hotspur, STARTING RIGHT-BACK, 10 caps (1 as sub), 1 goal
Having sensationally forced Harris Dixon out of the standing line-up, the former CMSC Young Player of the Season seems to have made this place his own. Solid but sprightly in either direction, the Bettian Candelariasian possesses a handy long ball and a superb name.

5. Eric O’Brien, 23, Marquez-Onwere, STARTING CENTRE-BACK, 12 caps
A Northlandish Candelariasian, meanwhile; O’Brien is tall, comfortable of the ball, and a natural leader – seen as being more than likely to take on the armband after Mengucci, assuming he can use this cup to guarantee a starting spot.

18. Enrique Silva de Aviz, 30, A.F.F. [Cafundéu], STARTING CENTRE-BACK, 47 caps, 1 goal
A beanpole of a centre-half, Enrique is perhaps an unlikely figure to have made it as one of C&M longest-serving defenders and a player of genuine international quality, but he’s better on the ball than he’s often given credit for and an imposing presence in front of Sbaïz.

3. God’s Power Adekunde, 28, Albrecht Turkish, STARTING LEFT-BACK, 32 caps (2 as sub)
Perhaps you could stay the same about GPA, even after his move from Port of Clotaire to Turkish. Rather better going forward than defending, though his skills in the latter department have improved considerably in recent times, the eldest of the vast Adekunde clan has made the left-back spot him own – although, admittedly, there’s not much in the way of competition.

6. Caleb Christmas, 29, Caires City, 9 caps (3 as sub)
Back to his role as the back-up centre-half following his move from Catedral to City, Christmas certainly brings experience to the squad, including a couple of seasons as Silva de Aviz’s former partner, and a long-standing reputation for regular appearances in the Candelarias’ finest tabloids.

12. Austin Neal, 21, Caires City, 3 caps (2 as sub)
A Dannat find from the City youth ranks, Neal is perhaps better suited to life as a wing-back rather than orthodox right-back, but his defensive game has improved and he’s developed a decent cross, alongside some gloriously silly piercings.

13. Joe Rodríguez, 22, El din Marbles
The only uncapped player in the squad, Rodríguez is included principally as the back-up left-back, but is equally comfortable on the right (where he current plays for the Marbles) or in the centre. Having made the twenty-three, his versatility ensures that he’ll probably be around for the next decade, picking up appearances here and there, and adding to the unofficial Hispanic quotient.

Midfielders:

19. Niv Cohen, 27, Albrecht Turkish, STARTING RIGHT MIDFIELDER, 44 caps (2 as sub), 9 goals
May well prosper in a role back out wide, the Bove native offers a sublime cross and instinctive understanding of the mental processes of his team-mates, though like much of this midfield he lacks much in the way of pace.

8. Connor Mengucci, 32, Petardos S/A [Cafundéu], STARTING DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER, CAPTAIN, 82 caps (13 as sub), 2 goals
So long seen merely as Matteo Corradini’s partner, the captain for this cup is a Candelariasian leg end in his own right, and will go second in the all-time appearance rankings for the Big Blues should they squeeze into the knock-out stages. Slim but powerful, though in any 4-4-2 he will have to augment his world-class stopping ability with more accurate distribution – his form will be utterly vital to any unlikely title tilt from the co-hosts.

20. Dionísio Madeira Lobos, 32, Caires City, STARTING ATTACKING MIDFIELDER, 48 caps (1 as sub), 15 goals
Dannat relies on another veteran for the offensive threat in the centre, with the Cafundelense-born star having been a charge of the Big Blues’ manager since the age of nineteen at Caires City. Though his goal tally has tailed off of late, and he’s hardly quick, Dionísio’s technical ability is genuinely outstanding – but can he still cope with being the fulcrum of the C&M attack?

11. Aaron Kortsarian, 28, Cafundó do Juta [Cafundéu], STARTING LEFT MIDFIELDER, 25 caps (6 as sub), 5 goals
Having finally established himself as the number one choice on the left – after being heralded as such from teenage appearances at the Di Bradini Cup – Aaron of the Nuts has gone on to a new life in Cafundéu and a status as a genuine threat to any right-back the world over. Possibly. He can cut inside, beat his opponent with a trick or scorching run, then shoot on goal or deliver a pinpoint pass… or he can be utterly dreadful and allow his head to drop after ten minutes or get himself injured. Ahh, wingers.

4. Ben Zec, 24, Albrecht FC, 10 caps (3 as sub), 2 goals
Not the second coming of Corradini by any means, but the holding midfielder is quicker than Mengucci and better going forward. More likely to be a partner in a switch to a 4-2-3-1 than a replacement however, but Zec has proved a very able player for the Scorpions and is a handy member of the squad.

15. Tom Ely, Arrigo Portuguese, 13 caps (6 as sub), 2 goals
Returning to the squad after missing out under Dannat thus far, Ely brings one important factor – versatility. Now known as a holding midfielder for Portuguese, he made his early career further up the pitch and brings strength, an imposing bulk, and a galloping gate.

17. Nic Lloyd, 23, Caires City, 8 caps (3 as sub)
Another Dannat product, this time at left wing, Lloyd has had an awkward league season but remains an obvious choice for a place in the squad, and can also play up front in a pinch. Otherwise, he’s not particularly quick, nor skilful, nor prolific, but remains a reliable all-rounder.

21. Diego Fernando Pappas, 23, Marquez-Onwere, 5 caps (4 as sub), 1 goal
A right-sided midfielder heralded as a superstar for so long, Pappas looks set to be another Candelariasian (and extensively-named Marquezian, at that) to fall just short of lofty predictions, but he’s still immensely useful. Quick, he possesses a lovely first touch and change of pace, he doesn’t score too regular and, frankly, his assist ratio isn’t quite up to scratch yet… but he’s awfully pretty to look at, and still represents a scary prospect.

26. Lawrence Amey, 22, Caires City, 4 caps (1 as sub)
Another playing equally comfortable leading the line, Amey soon slotted into a deeper roll for Caires Sports, and has repeated the trick since controversially moving across town. All flowing blond locks and dribbling, Amey (A-me, not Uh-may, whatever he might protest) has played second fiddle to Dionísio for club and country of late, but this could be the little git’s chance to truly shine.

Forwards:

7. Abdul Ibadulla, 24, Juavi FC [Valanora], STARTING FORWARD, 24 caps (6 as sub), 5 goals
Emerging as one of the most reliable forwards in the Eesseff, Ibadulla simply can’t be ignored for a starting spot any more. This is the big question of C&M’s tournament – can he and Smith prosper together as partners, or will Dannat soon revert to playing with just the one of them? In Ibadulla’s case, he offers ability in the air, a fine positional sense and unerring accuracy, but no speed and less power.

10. Tom Smith, 27, Arrigo Portuguese, STARTING STRIKER, 38 caps (2 as sub), 18 goals
The Big Blues’ third-highest scorer of all time, although that probably tells its own story, the Zapata native maintains a decent strike rate, is certainly strong if stocky, and remains a natural finisher – but will he have to make way for Ibadulla, or even Spooner, if push comes to shove?

9. David Spooner, 22, Caires City, 7 caps (5 as sub), 2 goals
Perhaps the buy of the break in the CMSC, Spooner has gone on to lead the Golden Boot race domestically by a country mile, and impressed in City’s run into the TQCC semi-finals. Strong, quick and possessing a firm strike – he’s everything you might want, frankly, and both Smith and Ibadulla have reason to fear for their starting spots.

14. Isaac Burridge, 29, AAC-Dimrar FC [Yafor 2], 1 cap (as sub)
Dannt’s favoured supersub at Caires City, where he offered a move lithe alternative to big Pep McGuire, Isaac (or Issac, if you prefer… he doesn’t seem to be fussy) has since made a (relative) success of it in the LIDYT and becomes a somewhat unlikely member of the C&M World Cup squad. And there’s not really much more you can say about him. He’s a body, and that would seem to be about it…

Kit:
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OOC Permissions: Do pick the scorers, send players off, and have people injured willy and indeed nilly, if the mood so takes you.

In other regards, weirdness is welcome – but note than pretty much anything that would be considered basically impossible in “RL” would most likely be dismissed as equally unfeasible by the bulk of the Candelariasian populace and the press… and that includes the mere existence of one or two WC44 qualifying nations…

Of course, you know all this already, but whatever…

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