World Cup 71 Roster Thread

[Szavoda]

http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=327181 - Please see this link for pre-BoF build-up RP/Background.

SZAVODA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
Сзавода Фудбалски савез/Szavoda futbalový zväz

From the less glamorous end of Rushmore comes a team formed from permanently intoxicated University students, run by two divorcees with violent tendencies. They've never played an international match before, there's no organised league and there's only one pitch in the entire country. But that's not going to stop them.

Management:

Co-Head Coach: Moli Dolanovic - Age: Unknown (Between 25-50)
Sexy and insane - a lethal combination. Her past-times include beating up people who cross her & beating up people who don't cross her, just to keep them on their toes. Moli possesses a shady past, and is reluctant to share with anyone, but one thing has remained the same: a passion for football. Acquired whilst working in foreign countries, Moli joined forces with Dazdan after meeting in a bar in their home city of Vfana and set up the SFA.

Co-Head Coach: Dazdan Iubirdic - Age: 43
The originator of the idea of , Dazdan's life was at a low point when his wife left him, took most of his money, his child and all his skiing equipment. He'd just returned from a work posting in the icy wastelands of Svengarda and took up his dream with the mysterious Moli. Considers himself a tactical genius. Driven, passionate and perhaps going the way of crazy, Dazdan will do anything to see his dream succeed.

Physio: Dr. Janu Mazic - Age: 56
Hired specially to provide medical assistance and advice by the SFA a week before the BoF. An expert in muscle injuries, and a fan of money.

Defense Coach: Tristan Kuyter (Nephara) - Age: 41
Hired as a foreign expert to help coach the abysmally bad defence. Has done a pretty good job, as the team only shipped 6 goals in the BoF, and four of those were in one game. Doesn't quite get Moli, but hey, no one does.

Playing Squad

Goalkeepers:

Nemanja Petrovic - Age: 19 - University Team: Nevograd Technical Institute
A tall, sturdy keeper with a background in handball, which gives him sharp reflexes and an eye for the ball, and one of the few players on the side who cares for football, even foregoing a handball scholarship to a different University to remain in Nevograd to play football. Prefers the 'sweeper keeper' role, although he is prone to errors when outside the box. Superb in the Baptism of Fire, keeping three clean sheets and establishing himself as the Number 1.

Jovan Zivkovic - Age: 22 - University Team: Kreceva University College
A failed rugby union player, who played in the second row. He's very tall - 6ft 5", but sometimes the nervous systems don't extend always the way to the hands and the feet, looking like a 'giraffe on skates' at times. But his size makes him a constant presence in the box and specialises in corners.

Defenders:

Slavko Stefanovic - Age: 17 - University Team: N/A
An apprentice plumber from Vfana, Slavko operates as a traditional full-back, prowling up and down either the left or right flank, although for the purposes of the Baptism of Fire he will play on the right. He has good pace and sharp footwork, capable of delivering swinging crosses and corners.

Tihomir Gavrilovic - Age: 20 - University: Nevograd Technical University
Another in the mould of Stefanovic (or is Stefanovic in the mould of Gavrilovic?), he can play on both flanks, but plays on the left for the national team. Likes to think of himself as a striker, and occasionally neglects his defensive duties to stay up front, much to the ire of his managers. The scream of 'TIHHHHHHOO' from Moli on the sideline are a mainstay of the side.

Tim Lukic - Age: 19 - University: University of Kreceva
A grizzled (if you can be grizzled at 19 years of age) centre back who takes no nonsense. Strong and powerful with the jump of a salmon, Tim is a big threat during attacking corners, but loves nothing more than to put an opposition striker on his backside. Expect plenty of colourful cards and colorful language.

Davor Bogdanovic - Age: 25 - University: Mayontar College of Science
One of the oldest players in the squad, Davor is a PhD student at one of the more prestigious academic institutions in the country; the elite College of Science at Mayontar. It's a surprise that Davor has the time to play football with a supposedly full-time PhD, but he puts in a big effort and certainly knows the game - unlike most of his team-mates.

Miles Stavic - Age: 18 - University: N/A
Almost missed the flight out because he was languishing in a jail cell after getting arrested for assault after a particularly heavy night on the town. Very aggressive and always looking for a fight, but he can back it up on the pitch with good strength and surprisingly nimble feet, who can really get under the skin of opposition players.

Barten Knežević - Age: 22 - University: Kadlec University
A talent comparable to Branimir Milic, Moli and Dazdan were impressed by the ex-rugby players skill and stamina. But large disinterest in the game, coupled with a growing attraction to cigarettes and alcohol (and Moli, but that's another story) mean that his fitness is spiralling downwards and getting him focused is difficult.

Nenad Nikolic - Age: 20 - University: Nevograd Technical Institute
A natural leader at the back, with a good brain on his shoulders. He is good at reading match situations, and often has to lead the defence in set pieces and the like. Reluctant to get off his feet, Nenad relies more on none-contact methods to win the ball off of opponents and keep it from them.

Midfielders

Branimir Milic - Age: 20 - Team: Moors
The only actually decent player in the squad, and the captain of the squad. Blessed with immense speed and wonderful close ball control, Branimir loves nothing more than to pick up the ball in the midfield and drive into the opposition penalty area. Long range shooting and vision are two more important arrows in his quiver, but he does not shirk on his defensive responsibilities, despite being a rather diminutive 5ft 7", and comes back for corners and to defend free-kicks. Milic is the beating heart of the otherwise static Szavoda team - always moving and running, trying to find space for himself and for others, whilst both on and off the ball. Following the Baptism of Fire, he was picked up by Euran Third Division club Moors, and will begin playing there following the World Cup.

Milovan Horvath - Age: 24 - University: Kadlec University
A defensive midfielder with good passing ability, Milovan primes himself on distribution with his boot and opposed to a running game. Most games, Milovan will anchor himself in the centre circle, receiving the ball from the defence and spreading either out to the flanks or straight ahead to the wheels of Mijo Nikazic.

Damjan Dragic - Age: 23 - University: N/A
A trainee policeman, so he will so go on to become the bane of the college students who populate this team. But he's dropped the red and white police uniform and replaced it with the red and white of the national football team. A wide player with good pace and the ability to swing in crosses make him a threat on either side of the pitch.

Radomir Kasun - Age: 24 - University: Nevograd Technical Institute
Capable of playing a number of defensive roles, either attacking or defensive, as well as on either wing. He has ability on the ball, although he lacks positional abilities, and often finds himself wondering all over the pitch when not on the ball. Can be prone to recklessness in tackles, too.

Isijia Jovanovic - Age: 19 - University: Josef Milanic Institute, Nevograd
Varies between magic and ordinary, often serving up healthy portions of both during the span of a 90 minute game. He can get the ball at his feet and within seconds be running rings around opposition defenders, but then only minutes later he can slice a simple pass into no-man's land for an opposition player to run onto and score.

Domenic Marsejevic - Age: 20 - University: University of Kreceva
Your no-nonsense, hard-hitting central midfielder who lacks the glamour and guile of players like Milic and Jovanovic, but has a canny knowledge of the game and can get himself in good positions both in attack and defence. Chips in with the odd assist and goal as well, which comes in handy.

Stefan Petrovic - Age: 18 - University: University of Central Szavoda
Young and full of energy, he always wants to be on the ball and to unfurl his various tricks which he has learned off of Branimir Milic. Sometimes they come off, which looks nice, but most of the time he's left chasing after an opposition defender who's stolen the ball off of him, which as made him quite fast and strong.

Ljuban Zoric - Age: 22 - University: N/A
Lived overseas for the majority of his life, he experienced football first hand, even playing youth grade football until he upped sticks and returned to the Glorious Motherland. He works as a waiter in a Vfana restaurant, and had to take time off work to play in the competition. He is a rare breed of midfielder who strives to get forward and score goals, and specialises in the spectacular.

Siniša Milojević - Age: 19 - University: Gratinek College
An attacking midfielder with pace and power, he is a real threat on the break, which is something that Dazdan has tried to encourage in the team, as they perhaps don't have the skill levels to mount attacks from deep. Able to slalom past defenders whilst keeping the ball under control, and has the ability to crack off shots.

Strikers

Mijo Nikazic - Age: 18 - University: Kadlec University
The pinpoint of Szavoda's count-attacking philosophy, Nikazic is small and very, very fast. He can go from a standing start to full pace in a matter of seconds, which makes him absolutely lethal on the break. His size allows him to squeeze past defenders in the box and he has shot placement to match any international striker. A real talent in a side that lacks, well, talent.

Zar Mihailovic - Age: 23 - University: N/A
The living epitome of the word 'target-man' - he's big, strong and knows where the goal is. Outside the penalty area, he's about as effective as a chocolate tea-pot, but inside, he only needs a yard to beat the keeper. He acts as a good foil against the small Nikazic, and together two the make a decent strike partnership.

Simon Filipovic - Age: 18 - University: Nevograd Technical Institute
A good striker with good finishing, but lacks the pace of Nikazic and the strength of Mihailovic, so finds himself as a third wheel in the strike team, and often takes his place on the bench. But that's not to say that he can't score goals or prove a threat to the opposition. He has good spacial awareness and is decent off either boot. One for the future, perhaps.

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[Nephara]

NEPHARA
Preferred Formation: 4-4-2
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Home Stadium: The Farham Arena in Sabrefell. Capacity of 88,000, no attached club.
Kit Supplier: Kirola
Nickname: The Cormorants

Theresa Riether didn't get immediate success, but it was still a relatively good showing at the Campionato Esportiva to reach the semifinals before being knocked out by Buyan. But this is the real test, and the Cormorants are in desperate need of World Cup success to catch up to the progress of the domestic league. Minimum expectation is the last 16, and though truly convincing performances have been thin on the ground lately? This team definitely has the quality to go far.

Note that squad numbers 24-30 are reserves, and assuming no injuries or long suspensions will be cut for the tournament proper.

Overall Record
160 wins - 37 draws - 54 losses
481 scored - 288 conceded

Honours
Champions of the 51st Baptism of Fire, the 6th, 8th and 10th Campionati Esportiva, the 61st Cup of Harmony, Eagle's Cup 5 and Market Cup 6.
Qualified for World Cups 67, 68 and 70.
Quarterfinalists in WC68 - the first Esportivan to make it that far.
Ranked 15th in the world.

First Team and Tactics

Rotation will be heavy during qualification in particular, and Rowland will probably start more matches in qualifying in Cathar's stead.

Tactics are still very Nepharim - pass and move, make the most of your possession, don't dwell on the ball. Stay physical, press high, don't be afraid to go in hard. Just as a matter of national pride, Nepharim don't dive, nor do they waste time. Front line based around a strong, physical presence in Rowland or Cathar and a quicker, more incisive strike partner in Quinn or Walker.

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* Ashdown takes penalties, Bottlegreen or Ashdown take most free-kicks, Bottlegreen takes right-footed corners and Stockinger left-footed ones.
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*** One per match.

Tess RIETHER - 45
Manager
Appearance Lean, weathered and with a slight but noticeable limp. Angular face, sandy blonde hair. Tends to wear a dress shirt and tie while pacing around the technical area.
Summary Ambitious, ruthless and determined to win no matter the cost, Riether was a shock choice to succeed the outgoing Jess Mortlock. But she has a record of success, taking the Under-21 team to the final in her only Di Bradini Cup, and despite never having managed in the Premiership... okay, so she's still the shock choice, no matter how you paint it. Still, the ultracompetitive woman from Crisisbless is aiming high and looks capable of reaching those targets. The team's already had a different feel since her taking over - more ruthless. More professional. Less forgiving. They've come to do a job, and they won't leave 'til it's over.

Auburn BYWATER - 34
Assistant Manager
Appearance Lanky, pale ginger. Shabby-looking, but attractive.
Summary Originally in the team with the role of a 'whip' - someone to maintain discipline, keep players in line - when Boyden let his contract with the national team lapse to go and manage Premiership teams again, Bywater made the step up. She's only recently earned her coaching badges, but her man-management skills are more than sufficient for her lack of tactical nous.

Franziska RENSENBRINK - 25
Whip
Appearance A tall, lean woman with sharp features and close-cropped chestnut hair.
Summary Rensenbrink, one of the many daughters of NFA President Markus Rensenbrink, unsurprisingly took a while to win the trust of the staff and players. That said, she's managed to firmly become one of the fixtures of the team. There are limited rumours that her bond with Catheline Stockinger is very strong, whether platonic or romantic - whatever the cast, they're certainly seen together a lot.

1 - Diandra BALLARD - 28 - FC Endeavour
28 caps, 12 clean sheets
Appearance 6-foot-even, strongly-built brunette, hair kept long and braided.
Summary A world-class shot-stopper, now starting for one of the world's best clubs. Ballard's waited a long time for that number 1 shirt, and she's more than earned the right to it for years to come. The rest of her game is pretty good as well - formerly her reluctance to use her feet and distinctly average distribution counted against her, but her spell with Endeavour has taught her versatility. A shining star in the team.

12 - Isadora CARAVELLA - 25 - FC Brimstone
Uncapped
Appearance 5'9", greyhound-thin, lean face and light on her feet. Olive skin and wavy black hair, cut short.
Summary Somewhat notorious for her very late declaration for Nephara - rejecting a callup two years ago to pursue her options with Yttribia, for whom she qualifies as a second-generation immigrant. When no options were forthcoming thanks to the younger, roughly equal in quality and actually Yttribian Totso, Riether persuaded her to make the right choice. A step below Ballard in terms of quality but with the same general skillset as a shotstopper, though she lacks the strapping Treasoner's strength.

20 - Reece COLEMAN - 33 - AFC Mayville
51 caps, 24 clean sheets
Appearance 6'2" and strong, with close-cropped auburn hair and stubble.
Summary Slightly past his peak, but Coleman's still an exceptionally capable goalkeeper, with a useful tendency to sweep behind the back four that sets him apart from the other goalkeepers at Nephara's disposal. Won't disappoint if he's called upon, but most likely won't be except for a tactical change.

30 - Seb SEWARD - 29 - Sabrefell Athletic
1 cap, 1 clean sheet
Appearance Lanky sandy blond with a small, ferretty face.
Summary Seward's pure reflex and speed are his greatest assets. While not exactly an imposing physical presence, he's out of his box and on you like a flash - and that's without mentioning his shot-stopping capabilities, which are strong in their own right. Reasonably consistent as well, with most errors coming down to shaky handling.

2 - Markus RHEIN - 25 - Slateport Bulls
Right-back
24 caps, 0 goals
Appearance Small and wiry. Badly-shaven with a ragged mop of black hair.
Summary A Sabrefell lad to the end, Rhein's a scrappy little fullback, liking to burst forward and use his pace to his advantage. He's a great defender, too, and can stick to his man when he has to - clipping their heels and hacking at their shins for ninety minutes, like a sort of terrier. Has held back the doubters, and made the rightback position - historically a weak point for the Nepharim - his own for the time being.

3 - Catheline STOCKINGER - 26 - FC Brimstone
Left-back
35 caps, 1 goal
Appearance 5'5" and greyhound-thin, olive skin with short, straight, dark brown hair.
Summary On the pitch, Stockinger is an ambitious, highly professional young woman who's taken a leading role in this current Cormorant side with her darting runs, her electrifying pace and her great work ethic. Off the pitch, she's courted some cameras - first for an anxiety attack days before the final of the Eagle's Cup which she went on to be the best player on the pitch for, then for (probably) sleeping with Brenecian midfielder Catherine Purrington during the Campionato Esportiva. Has become a fan favourite largely as a result of this. "Cathy Stockinger, she shags who she wants!"

5 - Hadrian BELFAST (c) - 31 - Dwile Warriors
Centre-back
113 caps, 3 goals
Appearance Powerfully-built man with wavy chestnut hair. Light peppering of stubble - an electric razor man, not a clean-shaver.
Summary Slightly past his prime. In theory. In practice, Hadrian Belfast has hardly slowed with age, and his instincts are even sharper. He's probably still the best centre-back in the world, with strength, intelligence and leadership to lock down the back four for his club rival, Diandra Ballard - herself one of the world's best in her position. Won't miss a trick, almost never makes errors, and with the captain's armband around a muscular bicep, he's ready for this.

6 - Tosca MARLOWE - 31 - AFC Treason
Centre-back
128 caps, 1 goal
Appearance Lean and wiry, with short brown hair and piercing eyes.
Summary Marlowe might not have the talent of Belfast, but she's hardly a slouch defensively, a long-standing defensive bulwark for club and country with her unerringly accurate sliding challenges something of a trademark by now. That said, she is losing just a touch of pace with age, and her incredible chemistry with Belfast, such a rare thing in international competitions, will need to be at its best to compensate.

13 - Brescia STUBBS - 29 - Chatswood
Centre-back
13 caps, 0 goals
Appearance A 6'0", very strong woman, well-tanned with short dark brown hair and a variety of tattoos.
Summary "When the world falls apart, some things stay in place! Brescia Stubbs' elbows are in your face!" A recent but popular chant for the Premiership's most violent, spiteful defender, but one with a remarkable football intelligence and great communication. A fixture for Chatswood as they exceeded everyone's expectations to come 4th, and win the Cup. Can mark anyone out of a game.

17 - Esther CARDIFF - 26 - AFC Treason
Left-back
Uncapped
Appearance A whippetty 5'7" platinum blonde, with sharp cat-green eyes.
Summary It was always going to be a tough ask to succeed Cathy Stokes for her club - but Cardiff managed it, bringing her clever feet and good instinct to AFC Treason. Originally with humble Ritter Town, the experience of being on a fairly weak team taught her how to clamp down a defence against the Premiership's best. She's adapted well to the Stags, and to UICA football, and she has that scrappy battler's mentality Gethin Ramsey values so much.

19 - Sasha CHRISTENER - 23 - Sabrefell Moths
Right-back
5 caps, 0 goals
Appearance Tall, dark and handsome. Wouldn't look out of place on a pin-up.
Summary Christener is one of those players who never seems out of breath or stretching, but moves with languid strides that take her past defenders, and her ability to cross is second to none. A fine defensive ability finishes off the package, and the lanky Moth is ready to go toe-to-toe with Rhein to fix the rightback spot that has stubbornly remained an issue for Nephara throughout the years.

22 - Kieran RITTER - 22 - Bastion
Centre-back
Uncapped
Appearance 5'10", stocky and sandy blond.
Summary "Describe yourself in a sentence," a local journalist asked Ritter upon his arrival to Eura - the Nepharim U-21 fairly obscure on those shores at the time. Ritter grinned. "Not afraid to get my hands dirty." And so he's proven, the rough-tackling, hard-talking and endless-running centreback giving all the virtues of desperate defending to regular play. He's everywhere, and his studs are in everyone. Paired exceptionally well with young Daniel Kruse the year Riether took charge of the Under-21s, and they're probably the pairing for the future.

26 - Rachael KELLEN - 26 - Violence Chariots
Right-back
18 caps, 0 goals
Summary Kellen just sort of showed up from Vermillion, where she was being under-utilised in her favoured right-back position. The Chariots picked her up at 20 and quickly moulded her into a storming fullback who excels at knocking the ball past her man, backing herself to make it to it. Great crosser of the ball, not a bad shot.

27 - Daniel KRUSE - 23 - Firewood City
Centre-back
Uncapped
Appearance Tall, dark and handsome. Lean, long-boned build.
Summary The softer-spoken, calmer foil to Ritter, Kruse's struggles with Firewood City have taught a player who walks with a languid grace how to struggle with adversity. He's still calm and composed even in the most dire of situations, and is expected to be the fixture of the future.

4 - Michael BRANDON - 33 - Directus
Central Midfielder
128 caps, 5 goals
Appearance Lean, hawkfaced brunet. Hair cut short and clean-shaven.
Summary Deep-lying playmaker and midfield anchor in equal measure, Brandon is every inch the archetypal Nepharim holding midfielder. He's a steadying presence for the squad, the kind who makes those around play better knowing he's covering them. His sharp passing makes him a constant threat to start counter-attacks, too. A quietly essential presence for the Nepharim national team.

7 - Brendan RIVERS - 25 - Bengtsmark IF
Right Midfielder
4 caps, 0 goals
Appearance Tall, muscular brunet, well-tanned and with sharp cat-green eyes.
Summary A tough Laith native, and it shows in his play. Rivers excels at breaking down the right and hitting those early crosses, but he has a good, well-varied skillset and a tendency to work just as hard to defend as he does in attack. Less of a threat when shooting from distance, he's occasionally happy to drift in at the far post for a cheap header - unusual for a winger in that he's happier on the receiving end of a free kick than taking it.

8 - Elaine ASHDOWN - 24 - Hastmead Diamante
Central Midfielder
16 caps, 3 goals
Appearance 5'8" of sleek, lean muscle, with black hair cut to the shoulder.
Summary Under-21 captain for two consecutive Di Bradini Cups, Elaine Ashdown's career kicked off from there. Sterling work as a teenager for Iron City saw her picked up by Brinemouth, and when she quickly became their best player as soon as she had a run in the first-team, LigAnaia giants Hastmead Diamante were quick to throw money at her. Helping them to a trophy in her first season was icing on the cake for a player whose playmaking, work-rate and leadership have taken her so far in her brief career.

11 - Rutger CONNACHT - 26 - AFC Treason
Left Midfielder
9 caps, 0 goals
Appearance Rough-looking ginger with a tough, barrel-chested build.
Summary A quick, bruising scrapper on the left, Connacht is a true competitor. He'll do anything to get the ball and will stop at nothing to keep it, usually before throwing one of a variety of impeccable crosses or cutbacks into the mix. Two-footed, he's a significant threat when cutting inside as well, and his unpredictability and physicality combine to make him a total nightmare for defences.

14 - Rutger LOCKE - 27 - Tannenberg FC
Central Midfielder
69 caps, 17 goals
Appearance Handsome with a decent tan, a tall, lean physique and short sandy blond hair.
Summary Locke faces a genuine fight for the first time in his international career rather than just gliding smoothly into the team - the well-travelled record Nepharim signing seems to have been displaced by Elaine Ashdown, a favourite of Riether's who excelled in the Campionato Esportiva after Locke picked up an injury. Not that this diminishes him as a player. That twenty-five million pound cheque came for a reason, and he combines typical Nepharim grit with guile, brilliant technique and uncanny vision.

16 - Logan MURDOCH - 27 - RSK Longyearbyen Town (PIS)
Holding Midfielder
21 caps, 4 goals
Appearance Tall, athletic sandy blond, with an angular face and a prominent, hooked nose.
Summary Murdoch's played himself into favour with his muscle, pace and workrate complementing an enviable technical ability, first and foremost a first touch that always produces exactly what a situation demands. A ferocious shot, too. No matter where the action is on the pitch, Murdoch can usually be found in the thick of it. He's a mainstay of this team.

18 - Brigid KESTREL - 24 - Fligsive FC
Left midfielder, leftback
Uncapped
Appearance An easy-going freckled redhead, fairly slender.
Summary Immensely versatile, Kestrel can leverage her very accurate passing at all ranges, her pace and her work-rate at virtually any position in the bottom-left quarter of the pitch. An eventual breakthrough into the first-team was inevitable, but Kestrel's likely to primarily be cover - able to play left midfield, left-back and the holding role in central midfield, her versatility is ideally suited to the gruelling pace of the World Cup cycle.

23 - Tanya BOTTLEGREEN - 25 - Hastmead Diamante
Midfielder (Either Wing)
1 cap, 0 goals
Appearance A runner's lean build, with a pale complexion and very dark brown-black hair and dark green eyes.
Summary Able to play on either wing, Bottlegreen's a quick, incisive sort of player who's enjoyed remarkable success in the Premiership at a young age. Rather unlike her swashbuckling persona on the pitch, Bottlegreen tends to be quiet and professional off it, and shies from the cameras.

24 - Cheney PORTSMOUTH - 28 - AFC Treason
Right Midfielder
Uncapped
Appearance 6'2" and rangy, with dark hair and piercing light green eyes.
Summary Only ever expected to be (and probably in reality) a stopgap for AFC Treason, but Portsmouth's combination of industry, power and workrate have steaded him well. Hits great crosses and will help out the defence gladly, but doesn't often score.

28 - Rowan GAWAIN - 25 - Sabrefell Athletic
Central Midfielder
Uncapped
Appearance Pale and cleanshaven, with chestnut hair and a small Celtic cross tattoo on one cheek.
Summary The worst thing anyone could say about Gawain is that Ashdown and Locke come from the same country. So does young Eura-based firebrand Rook Branagh, rounding off a glut of options in one subset of one position. Usually

9 - Keith ROWLAND - 32 - Holdenberg
Striker
95 caps, 44 goals
Appearance A tall ginger, rippling with lean muscle, and with an angular face.
Summary A hard, bruising classic Big Lad Up Top who's a more than capable goal threat as well, Rowland's made no secret of the fact that he's relishing a freer role under Riether. Has always given his heart and soul to the team, but it's more often his intense physicality, gem of a first touch, great vision for others' runs, unselfish nature and superb finishing that come to light. Still, the fact that he's starting to age will give Riether some pause for thought...

10 - Kurtis QUINN - 27 - AFC Treason
Striker
14 caps, 7 goals
Appearance Just 5'8", with a wiry but sturdy build and short blond hair.
Summary A favourite for club and country, Quinn has won plaudits for his scoring prowess in the Premiership. Built on sheer pace, energy, a leap like a salmon and an instinctive way of finding the goal, Quinn's short frame defies the fact that he's as much of a threat aerially as on the ground, and he'll get goals from either avenue. No great technician, doesn't add to other phases of play, but when Kurtis Quinn is on the pitch, goals happen.

15 - Nate WALKER - 27 - Violence Chariots
Striker
Uncapped
Appearance 5'10", lean, and quick on his feet. Ginger with close-cropped hair, but well-tanned.
Summary Born in the Licentian Isles, forged in the Islander academies of Project +90, and carving a path for himself in the Premiership since the age of nineteen. Even then, Walker could find the net, and ever since his composure has only sharpened, his work-rate heightened, his force of will pushing him through any obstacle - and defender - in his way to goal. Picked up a flamboyant streak from the Project, too - but doesn't try to overthink it.

21 - Rook CATHAR - 31 - East Franz Athletic
Striker
91 caps, 48 goals
Appearance Tall, muscular and lantern-jawed, with a fine blond mullet.
Summary 'Leash the beast' appears to be Riether's motto, as Cathar's largely been sidelined during the Campionato, pegged back in squad number terms, and on the whole looked champing at the bit to go and kill someone during the tournament. And that gave him back the hunger that had been missing in the green shirt - he scored twice in three. If Riether can manage him, Cathar might just start to give people flashbacks to that goal six years ago... when he was at his exhilarating best.

25 - Cheney BITTENCOURT - 31 - Fontvielle Impact
Striker
56 caps, 26 goals
Appearance A lean brunet, usually easy-going and smiling, with an interesting set of arm tattoos.
Summary Bittencourt's strikerate for the national team has diminished with his pace, it's true. And he's faced some serious competition to get even this reserve placing. But the clever fox in the box still boasts great technical ability, unmatched by any other Nepharim striker, and his finishing is generally impeccable. You don't score twenty-six goals in the green shirt by accident, and if called upon, the Fontvielle striker will happy put a couple more on the tally.

28 - Michael KELLARD - 23 - Sabrefell Moths
Striker
Uncapped
Appearance A tall, broad-shouldered, rough-looking man with auburn hair and heavy stubble.
Summary The second coming of Gerhard Thunder, perhaps? For someone who nearly quit football to become a carpenter at the age of 18, Kellard's path that took him from being frozen out of the setup at Rhagant's youth system to Project +90, to Sabrefell Moths, through Riether's U-21s to the national team is nothing short of inspirational. A big unit who creates a lot of space but has a marked preference for finishing his own chances, there's definitely shades of Nepharim record goalscorer (and mentor at Sabrefell) Gerhard Thunder in this one...

1 - Diandra Ballard (FC Endeavour, APX)
12 - Isadora Caravella (FC Brimstone, APX)
20 - Reece Coleman (AFC Mayville, EUR)
30 - Seb Seward (Sabrefell Athletic)

2 - Markus Rhein (Slateport Bulls, VLD)
3 - Catheline Stockinger (FC Brimstone, APX)
5 - Hadrian Belfast (Dwile Warriors, APX, c)
6 - Tosca Marlowe (AFC Treason)
13 - Brescia Stubbs (Chatswood)
17 - Esther Cardiff (AFC Treason)
19 - Sasha Christener (Sabrefell Moths)
22 - Kieran Ritter (Bastion, EUR)
26 - Rachael Kellen (Violence Chariots)
27 - Daniel Kruse (Firewood City, OSR)

4 - Michael Brandon (Directus, EUR)
7 - Brendan Rivers (Bengtsmark IF, BYN)
8 - Elaine Ashdown (Hastmead Diamante, OSR)
11 - Rutger Connacht (AFC Treason)
14 - Rutger Locke (Tannenberg FC, VLD)
16 - Logan Murdoch (RSK Longyearbyen Town, PIS)
18 - Brigid Kestrel (Fligsive FC, TCU)
23 - Tanya Bottlegreen (Hastmead Diamante, OSR)
24 - Cheney Portsmouth (AFC Treason)
29 - Rowan Gawain (Sabrefell Athletic)

9 - Keith Rowland (Holdenberg, EUR)
10 - Kurtis Quinn (AFC Treason)
15 - Nate Walker (Violence Chariots)
21 - Rook Cathar (East Franz Athletic, PIS)
25 - Cheney Bittencourt (Fontvielle Impact, VLD)
28 - Michael Kellard (Sabrefell Moths)

[The Royal Kingdom of Quebec]

Royal Kingdom of Quebec Grim Reapers

Style modifier: +4.5

Manager: Jayson Dhanda (OSR) (49 year old)
Assistant Manager: Kurt Hlasek (VAU) (49 years old)
Captain: Frederic Beauchemin
Vice-captain: Zachary Fortin
3rd captain: Karl Varsteeg

RP Permissions
Choose my goalscorers: Yes (TG me)
Godmod scoring events: Yes (TG me)
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes (TG me)
Hand out red cards to my players: Yes (TG me)
RP Injuries to my players: Yes (TG me, and no more than one)
Godmod injuries to my players: Yes (make them creative, but TG me beforehand )
Godmod other events: Yes (Be creative, but TG me beforehand)
Style Modifier: +4.25

Score a goal: Zachary Fortin, Leonardo Conavacio, Hazel Van Zanten, Frederic Beauchemin (in this order)
Create that goal: Xavier Hertel, Frederic Beauchemin, Hazel Van Robben (in this order)
Win a free kick: Xaiver Hertel, Stewie Burns, Hye Min Jeong
Take (and score) that free kick: Leonardo Conavacio or Hazel Van Robben
Win a penalty: Xavier Hertel, Zachary Fortin, Karl Varsteeg
Take (and score) that penalty: Zachary Fortin or Xavier Hertel
Miss a penalty: Xavier Hertel
Score a header off a set piece: Frederic Beauchemin or Hye Min Jeong
Score an own goal: Hye Min Jeong or Lorne Dunford
Hack an opponent down: Lorne Dunford
Lose their head and get sent off: Leonardo Conavacio or Jannick Kontiola
Commit a professional foul: Jannick Kontiola, Leonardo Conavacio, or Frederic Beauchemin. In general Quebecois commit lots of fouls, due to their excessively physical style of play
Bite: Leonardo Conavacio. He loves biting your players and isn't afraid to try whenever he can, and is currently the most infamous player in multiverse when it comes to his antics
Argue with the referee: Leonardo Conavacio, Frederic Beauchemin or Karl Varsteeg
Give a middle finger or any other inappropriate actions to opponent players/fans: Lorne Dunford, Hazel Van Robben
Headbutt: Hye Min Jeong, Stewie Burns, Devane Miller
"Disappear" during a match: Xavier Hertel
"Put in a shift": Hazel Van Robben, Marcos Zelaya
Have an elaborate goal celebration planned out: Leonardo Conavacio, Hazel Van Robben or Marcos Zelaya
Get caught stumbling out of a nightclub: Karl Varsteeg and Leonardo Conavacio.
Do charity work: Zachary Fortin.
Elicit marriage proposals from fans: Leonardo Conavacio. He's only 20, but is already considered by many Quebecois as the sexiest Quebecois football player to grace the turf, since Beauchemin's youthful days.....his off-turf personality (a devoted lover and son) is certainly a bonus as well.

Coaching Staff

Executive Coaching Staff
Manager: Jayson Dhanda, 48 (OSR)
Assistant Manager: Kurt Hlasek, 48 (VAU)

Non-playing Coaches
Offensive Coach- Yi Jin Shin, 52
Midfields Coach- Arturo Mancini, 47
Defensive Coach- Valli Hussain, 41 (PAT)
Technical Coach- Sa Ik Jang, 62

Specialist Coaches
Goaltending Coach- Cody Gallant, 29
Fitness Coach- Marko Kjær, 37 (SEM)
Strength and Fitness Coach- Mamadou Zehaf-Tsonga, 35

Medical Staff
Physiotherapist- Dr. Leonard Henriksen, 54 (SEM)
Team Doctor- Dr. Ilya Potemkin, 46
Psychologist- Dr. Daniella Bruni, 45 (OSR)

Squad
Players bolded are starters.

GK: #1     Ondrej Cech, 20, Beckwith City (The Sarian)
GK: #21    Adrian Middleton, 27, Maximum Rovers (Nephara)
GK: #30    Seung Myeon Courtois, 22, AS Cadillac (Felix)
LB: #2     Karl Varsteeg, 26, Avenida Principal (Farfadilis)
LB: #19    P.K. Varsteeg, 30, Sleepy Hollow (Taeshan)
LB: #41    Kenneth Winton, 32, Iqaluit Red Army (Q-League) 
CB: #24    Hye Min Jeong, 19, Real Atlantea (Taeshan)
CB: #6     Seon Hyeok Kim, 18, Crystopolis City (Equestrian States)
CB: #5     Lorne Dunford, 20, Blau-Weiss Pallastadt (Buyan)
CB: #3     Claude In Shik Sung, 19, CSKA Quebec (Q-League)
CB: #20   Carlos Ferrari, 28, Beckwith City (The Sarian)
RB: #48    Devane Miller, 27, Chatswood (Nephara)
RB: #14   Jannick Kontiola, 21, OAS Royal FC (Cosumar)
RB: #4     Andrew Hyun, 25, Montreal Koreana (Q-League)
MC: #7     Roberto Di Maria, 26, CD Aguila (San Jose Guayabal)
MC: #21    Stewie Burns, 24, Lyon (Felix)
MC: #10    Frederic Beauchemin, 55, Alianza FC (San Jose Guayabal)
MC: #51    Aaron Shin, 18, Montreal Koreana (Q-League)
AL: #8     Xavier Hertel, 24, CD FAS (San Jose Guayabal)
AL: #23    Man Jin Kang, 21, Jottnar Karlsmudden (Buyan)
AR: #15    Hazel Van Robben, 16, Fligsive FC (Greater Mertagne Union, LigAnaia)
AR: #27    Jason Goulding, 19, CD FAS (San Jose Guayabal)
ST: #9     Leonardo Conavacio, 21, Manechester City (Equestrian States)
ST: #25    Angelo Gelinas, 20, Burgess FC (Greater Mertagne Union, LigAnaia)
ST: #11    Zachary Fortin, 29, Metropolis Alligators (Valladares)
ST: #16    Marcos Zelaya, 18, SK Aasiaat Harbour (Polar Islandstates)

Formation

4-2-4
------------------------------Cech---------------------------
--------Varsteeg-------Jeong------Miller-----Dunford---
-------------Beauchemin--------------Burns---------------
----Hertel-----Conavacio------Fortin-----Van Robben--

[Brenecia]

BRENECIA
Preferred Formation: 4-3-3
Style Modifier: +2
Home Stadium: Kingsgarden - recently refurbished, a 58,000 all-seater in the capital of Rozelle.
Kit Supplier: Kirola
Nickname: the Patriots

Fresh off a first World Cup in which they won a creditable victory over eventual runners-up Felix before understandable defeats to Legalese and the Calanian Union, and a Campionato Esportiva in which their unstoppable force met Apox's immovable object before losing on penalties, Brenecia's beginning to show promise. But there's one constant about success; it always needs to be built upon. Fortunately, they have an ambitious manager in Bardsley, a rough diamond in Purrington, a 1-in-3 goalscorer in the ANL in Scherzer, an actually good defender in Faulkner, and a number of decidedly mediocre goalkeepers. Make no mistake of it - Brenecia are a capable threat.

Overall Record
71 wins - 40 draws - 52 losses
263 scored - 225 conceded

First Team


Tactics
Under Catherine Bardsley, the Brenecian national team will play aggressively for the first time in modern history. Assembling in a 4-3-3, Brenecia will rely on a fast, direct game, aiming to pump the ball forward, preferably on the wings. Meanwhile, the three central midfielders will assert themselves on the game - Breton (Armstrong) a largely defensive player, the other two more free of movement and to create play. A very quick, athletic side, Brenecia will hope to catch defences off-guard through the pace of Scherzer or Bryson up front. With regards to skill, Brenecia are somewhat a patchwork as far as depth is concerned, but they have a solid first-team despite lacking any real star players.

I Give My Opponent Permission To:
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Choose My Goalscorers:        Y*
Godmod Goalscoring Events:    N
Injure Players:               Y**
Godmod Injury Events:         N
Red Card Players:             Y***
Yellow Card Players:          Y
Godmod Other Events:          N
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* Camden takes penalties, Camden and sometimes Purrington take free-kicks, Camden takes corners
** I'll have the final say on severity.
*** One per match.

Catherine BARDSLEY - 44
Manager
Suddenly, Bardsley is a national hero. Faced with the unenviable task of rebuilding a national team too dependant on crumbling veterans, Bardsley's approach to focus on youth and have faith in the local league resulted in a much more entertaining squad with much more of a future. Results, eventually, followed - the result being a side that qualified for the World Cup, beat Felix, and lost to Legalese and ultimate bogey team the Calanian Union to just a goal each. Loves fast, direct, attacking football.

Conrad KEANE - 40
Assistant Manager
A clever, canny man who enjoyed a career largely in the B-League, before becoming a player/interim manager and being quite successful. Later became scout, then head scout for Kingsgrove - but evidently managing is still high in his thoughts, and when Bardsley called him up he leapt at the chance. Rumoured to show some ambition towards the main job.

1 - Sara FAIRHALL - 31 - North Hall
2 caps, 1 clean sheets
Appearance A tall, strongly-built blonde, with hair cut short and close-cropped.
Summary Sara Fairhall has been the outstanding A-League goalkeeper of recent seasons. She's stubbornly remained solid and workmanlike against the trend of A-League goalkeepers to be entertainingly eccentric and unreliable, and brings a firm presence to a Brenecian goalmouth that has often needed it. Somewhat susceptible to well-taken set pieces, however.

12 - Olenna KNIGHT - 28 - Kingsgrove
Uncapped
Appearance Tall, lean and quick on her feet, with a long, angular face and long brown hair.
Summary Knight is a good and reliable shot-stopper, but her energy coming out of goal, ability to keep calm with the ball at her feet and fantastic distribution have steaded her well with Kingsgrove. Not world-class, but certainly good enough to hold down her place. Her one weak point is that she can be a little flappy when coming out for crosses. Likely the second-choice over Pence.

20 - Jayce PENCE - 31 - AFC Treason
59 caps, 16 clean sheets
Appearance Lean, whippetty woman with long brunette braids crowning a sharp face.
Summary Has been Brenecia's number one for years, the nation's most-capped goalkeeper, and occasionally something of a liability, Pence has apparently lost that position to the more reliable Fairhall. Has taken a lot of stick, but the fact remains that on a good day Pence can and has kept the Patriots in games - but slightly past her peak, and now a backup goalkeeper for her club, it was time to move on.

30 - Catherine RALSTON - 28 - Lotus Park
Uncapped
Appearance Lean, rough-looking ginger. Always wears short sleeves.
Summary A quick-witted, quick-moving goalkeeper, always good on her feet and knowing the time and place to reposition herself for a save. Can sometimes overthink the situation and leave herself open, but broadly speaking a good goalkeeper, just... not perfect.

2 - Fiona BERENGER - 26 - Crisisbless
Right-back
39 caps, 3 goals
Appearance A lanky, long-legged blonde. Small snake tattoo around her left wrist.
Summary An aggressive, attack-minded, nippy little fullback, used to providing width in a narrow Crisisbless side, and ideally suited to overlapping a side like this. Something of a two-trick pony with her pace and crossing, and can occasionally be suspect in defence, but adds a lot of dimension to this team.

3 - Miriam PORTADOWN - 28 - Kingsgrove
Left-back
44 caps, 4 goals
Appearance Small, mousy, dark-haired woman with bright green eyes.
Summary Blazing pace, tireless stamina and great vision make up for fairly average technique - and Portadown can at least cross fairly well. One of the first of a generation of Brenecians to move from the Premiership back to the A-League - something unthinkable for an international in the Hemingway/Slatesaver years - but she's only gotten better for Kingsgrove, and proven a key player in their efforts to become an international heavyweight.

5 - Seth GREIG - 34 - Chatswood
Centre-back
65 caps, 3 goals
Appearance Tough, muscular blond, with a sharp face.
Summary Rough, spiteful, and able to take care of himself in a proper box scrap - but at 34, his pace is shot. Not exactly the ball-playing centreback Bardsley loves, anyway, and with his international retirement set after the World Cup, Greig will likely play a diminished role.

6 - Orson FAULKNER - 28 - AC Izotz Zubia
Centre-back, right-back
28 caps, 2 goals
Appearance Weathered-looking auburn man with rough-hewn features.
Summary A heroic performer for Zozi in the LigAnaia, Faulkner's equally comfortable at centre- and rightback and could probably do a job on the left, or in defensive midfield. A daring defender who likes to step up into the midfield and play the ball, but also very capable at just sticking tight to his mark and keeping them out of the game. Probably the best defender on the team.

13 - Brady MONROE - 28 - Northern Union
Centre-back
3 caps, 0 goals
Appearance Weathered-looking brunet, powerful build.
Summary The one who got away for Northern Union - formerly one of their top prospects as a teenager and a U-21 for Nephara through parentage, he was haunted by injury. The move abroad that seemed to be inevitable did materialise, but it was to the Nepharim second tier. After rebuilding his career, however, Monroe won a return to Union, and seems to have largely recovered from his cruciate hell. A powerful, talented centreback, set to be a fixture for club and country - but one has to wonder what could have been.

17 - Diandra BRANAGH - 27 - Northern Union
Leftback
Uncapped
Appearance 5'3", unusually hourglassy blonde.
Summary A technically-adept leftback whose first cap has been long overdue. Not the quickest, but seemingly endless reserves of stamina keep her going the distance, sprinting the whole time. Doesn't score too many, but her crosses are lethal.

19 - Scout GIVEN - 24 - Pajukas Sport
Right-back
3 caps, 0 goals
Appearance A tall, lean and angular sandy blonde with very deep brown eyes.
Summary A quick-footed and quick-witted rightback who's been starting in the A-League for years before a move to Buyan. Right-back has always been a very competitive place in the Brenecian national team, but Given is perhaps the better defensive player, and might be able to edge Berenger in time. Not yet, though.

22 - Ash KILCANE - 27 - AC Zevella
Centre-back
11 caps, 0 goals
Appearance Tall, strong and lean, with braided auburn hair.
Summary A devilishly fast player, Kilcane's no brute, but she can more than hold her own. A player most at home hanging tightly to her mark, harrying and lashing out at them over the course of the match, and rarely caught out of position - though her single-mindedness can occasionally count against her. Will hope to be a little higher in the pecking order this time around - she didn't get any match time during the Campionato Esportiva.

24 - Brandon DUGUID - 22 - Kingsgrove
Centre-back
Uncapped
Appearance Classically athletic, with short auburn hair, stubble and piercing blue eyes.
Summary An actual defensive prospect in the A-League, Duguid is the man of the future for the national team. He's been starting for Kingsgrove since he was 20, excelling in the role of a centreback very comfortable with the ball at his feet as well as being no pushover defensively. This will be a relief, given that the last great prospect in the position was Emma Kelly, who cleverly combined the skillset of a midfielder with the physique of a winger to somehow be a centreback.

25 - Constantine BOWYER - 29 - Sabrefell Athletic
Left-back
35 caps, 0 goals
Appearance Tough, strong man with a sleeve tattoo, stubble and wavy auburn hair.
Summary A fairly well-balanced fullback, Bowyer's a very strong, muscular player capable of dominating generally smaller, weaker wingers. He also offers the team another threat by way of his long throws - something more suited to Slatesaver's era and Bowyer's former club, Cranequin Wanderers, but still a useful Plan B for his current club and country.

4 - Augustine BRETON - 29 - Brinemouth
Holding Midfielder
49 caps, 0 goals
Appearance A lean, tough-looking brunet with a generally severe expression.
Summary Breton has overcome criticism for club and country with a recent resurgence in form. Part of this is thanks to a reinvention under Stephen Frew - from the slow, suffocating possession-retention under Larissa Garrotte (winning him the nickname 'the Crab' among dissatisfied supporters) to quick, energetic passing. One touch to take the ball, a second to pass it, generally forwards. Keeps the team clicking, and is of course a strong anchor out of possession.

8 - Erin CAMDEN (c) - 30 - Northern Union
Central Midfielder
69 caps, 16 goals
Appearance A lean, wiry brunette with a small face and frame.
Summary A fan favourite - not through being a fantastic player, but sheer willpower has converted a middling prospect, fringe Nephara U-21 and filler at Parrhesia United into a mainstay for club and country. Her long passes and free kicks aren't works of genius. They're works of practice, endless practice on the pitch, and she singlehandedly makes Brenecia a threat from any dead-ball situation while being a solid supporting central midfielder in general. Unquestioned captain.

10 - Catherine PURRINGTON - 25 - Wye United
Central Midfielder
29 caps, 9 goals
Appearance A short, rather stocky, unathletic woman with a short mop of dark brown hair.
Summary Purrington is 5'3" on a good day, has a figure that could charitably be called 'unathletic', has a leisurely top speed, holds a defensive workrate that tends to last about three yards, and only theoretically possesses a right foot. What's left is one boot that has a touch that can be as soft as a feather brushing against water or as hard as being punched by God, and a football intelligence that makes certain she puts it to lethal use. A key part of the team. Scored three from six in the Campionato Esportiva, all the while embroiled in a scandal involving an alleged affair with Nepharim leftback Catheline Stockinger.

16 - Diandra KILBANE - 25 - Lotus Park
Central Midfielder
Uncapped
Appearance 6', angular auburn. Darting cat-green eyes.
Summary Probably the closest thing Brenecia's ever going to find to Purrington this generation, Kilbane is a true gamechanger. Gifted with a searing imagination and the penchant for killer balls to match, Kilbane's ambition can't quite match her ability all the time but when she does, nobody can doubt her ability as a playmaker. Is prone to off-days sometimes, and is perhaps a little too clever for her own good.

21 - Kurtis ARMSTRONG - 30 - Foxchester Raiders
Defensive Midfielder
22 caps, 0 goals
Appearance A tall, lean blond, fairly tanned.
Summary A true midfield enforcer, Armstrong's pace, stamina and strength make him a perfect harrier to put a bit of stick about in the midfield. The Falkner-born midfielder's also a loyal, brave sort, who tends to be a source of calm and strength in the dressing room in times of duress - were he part of the first-team, he'd be a clear candidate for captaincy. A standout performer in the World Cup - his superior defensive work meant he played in all three matches, and did well in each.

23 - Hecate CHARING - 27 - Rozelle
Central Midfielder
Uncapped
Appearance A six-foot-one hazel-eyed blonde, lean and muscular with an angular face.
Summary With the best passing range in the A-League, Charing's ability to find the perfect pass can cut A-League defences apart, and it's a handy skill at international level too. She's a capable all-rounder in other aspects, pulling her weight respectably until the critical moment she puts her clinical passing into action. A born leader, and a perfect penalty-taker.

26 - Lilith FIFE - 25 - Kingsgrove
Holding Midfielder
Uncapped
Appearance A lean, 5'2" ginger, with a once-broken nose that never really set properly.
Summary The diminutive Fife is a ferocious terrier - of course, she has the passing range one would expect of a Kingsgrove player, but just as crucial is her harrying tendencies, going right for the ankles and simply refusing to be knocked off the ball herself by anything short of a shove. A cunt.

27 - Rowena STAMPER - 30 - Kingsgrove
Central Midfielder
11 caps, 2 goals
Appearance Sharp-faced with chestnut, shoulder-length hair and an average frame.
Summary An attack-minded, enterprising and incisive midfielder who adds genuine bite going forward. Really steps up to the big occasions for both club and country, and her nerves of steel have lead to her becoming Kingsgrove captain. That said, she's used to a more advanced role for club than country, and the years are starting to nip away at her pace - but it's the emergence of Kilbane and Charing that have hurt her just as much.

7 - Isadora CULLEN - 26 - Barbury Town
Right Winger
34 caps, 9 goals
Appearance Pale brunette with a sharp, ferretty face.
Summary Isadora Cullen is just a backup for Barbury but is a crucial cog in the machine for the Patriots. Quick of mind and body, and with a genuine flair to her play, Cullen's dangerous whenever she's on the ball and always looks to either make or enable those key runs past the defence. She proved her ability by scoring Brenecia's first ever World Cup goal and setting up their fifth and last by drawing a penalty - that said, she was scoreless during the Campionato Esportiva, something she'll be desperate to set right in Qualifying.

9 - Cheney SCHERZER - 28 - Wye United
Striker
47 caps, 30 goals
Appearance Slick dark brown hair with an angular face and a prominent nose. Pin-up material.
Summary More than a simple pace merchant, Scherzer's workrate is diligent, his touch delicate, his finishing seamless. Doesn't add much to other phases of play, but the quick centre-forward is the man on the end of it all, racing past and through defenders and in a one-on-one situation, you'd back him every time. Needs nine more goals to become Brenecia's record scorer.

11 - Larissa CONNOLLY - 28 - Brinemouth
Left Winger
20 caps, 6 goals
Appearance 5'5", compact and muscular, with a dark brown ponytail.
Summary A dynamic, truly classy winger who looks to step into the gap left by the international retirement of legendary left winger Miriam Spitfire after the Campionato. Not the same player, however; doesn't have that ability to conduct things off the left, but has far more of a personal impact. High hopes are on those broad shoulders.

14 - Malta KEOHANE - 28 - Granger Dragonites
Striker
2 caps, 3 goals
Appearance Tall and lean, with close-cropped sandy hair.
Summary A striker who finally broke free from the A-League, where she just looked a little too comfortable. A quick runner, a daring and fearless competitor, and a perfect fit for this side - though a sometimes slightly heavy first touch clouds her skillset a little.

15 - Adelaide SWAIN - 24 - Rozelle
Right Winger
Uncapped
Appearance Stereotypically freckled pale ginger, with a flashy undercut hairstyle.
Summary A rough diamond polished through being thrown into the fire at an early age. Exceptionally quick and always willing to run through fire for the team, she constantly creates chances but her technique isn't quite good enough to keep up. An exciting one to watch, but a somewhat controversial selection.

18 - Dani PENDRAGON - 25 - Northern Union
Left Winger
Uncapped
Appearance Average height and build, with short blonde hair and pale green eyes.
Summary A call-up has been overdue for Pendragon for years. She's a homegrown player for Union, an academy player who held down her place from an early age in a team determined to stud themselves in stars, and the reward's been overdue (delayed somewhat by Miriam Spitfire's existance). Fairly conventional skillset, sets up more than she scores and isn't the most robust physically, but while she might not have reinvented the formula she's certainly mastered it.

28 - Tanith BRYSON - 30 - Chatswood
Striker
35 caps, 15 goals
Appearance Lean greyhound of a striker, with shoulder-length brown braids.
Summary Bryson's a true hound of a striker, fast and clinical but more importantly with a low cunning about her that lets her get past basically any defender. However, it seems as though Bardsley favours her quicker centre-forwards - but if they do turn to Bryson, she will not disappoint.

29 - Seth MONTAGUE - 26 - North Hall
Left winger
Uncapped
Appearance Tall, dark and handsome, with angular features and short-cut hair.
Summary A lightning-quick harrier with not too much end product from range, preferring to cut inside and play shorter. Has in work-rate and sheer persistance what he lacks in technical ability, and his two-footedness helps significantly - but you can tell why he plays narrower for his club.

1 - Sara Fairhall (North Hall)
12 - Olenna Knight (Kingsgrove)
20 - Jayce Pence (AFC Treason, NPH)
30 - Catherine Ralston (Lotus Park)

2 - Fiona Berenger (Crisisbless, NPH)
3 - Miriam Portadown (Kingsgrove)
5 - Seth Greig (Chatswood, NPH)
6 - Orson Faulkner (AC Izotz Zubia, AUD)
13 - Brady Monroe (Northern Union)
17 - Constantine Bowyer (Sabrefell Athletic, NPH)
19 - Scout Given (Pajukas Sport, BYN)
22 - Ash Kilcane (AC Zevella, YTT)
24 - Brandon Duguid (Kingsgrove)
25 - Diandra Branagh (Northern Union)

4 - Augustine Breton (Brinemouth, NPH)
8 - Erin Camden (Northern Union, c)
10 - Catherine Purrington (Wye United, APX)
16 - Diandra Kilbane (Lotus Park)
21 - Kurtis Armstrong (Foxchester Raiders, STB)
23 - Hecate Charing (Rozelle)
26 - Lilith Fife (Kingsgrove)
27 - Rowena Stamper (Kingsgrove)

7 - Isadora Cullen (Barbury Town, APX)
9 - Cheney Scherzer (Wye United, APX)
11 - Larissa Connolly (Brinemouth, NPH)
14 - Malta Keohane (Granger Dragonites, NSI)
15 - Adelaide Swain (Rozelle)
18 - Dani Pendragon (Northern Union)
28 - Tanith Bryson (Chatswood, NPH)
29 - Seth Montague (North Hall)

[Bears Armed]

Bears Armed

‘The Bear-Belles’

National football organisation: ‘Bears Armed Association for Soccer’ (‘BAAS’).
(Chairbear: Urra SunBlesséd [former captain, and then manager, of ‘Bear-Belles’])
National anthem (for sports): ‘The Banner Green And Gold’.
Official supporters' organisation: 'Arri's Furry Army'.

Yes, it still is an all-female team. As I’ve explained before, this is because the main ball-game that's traditionally been played in Bears Armed 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 decided that switching to Soccer — and trying to establish a professional league for that sport for themselves instead — might be a viable alternative: They were right, because that professional league was founded shortly after WC44 and so has now been in operation for well over an eightSquared of years.

All of the players are actual Ursines (i.e. anthropomorpic, bipedal Bears)], except for any whom I actually specify as being members of other ‘peoples’ instead. The Harr'aynau people are physically human (more-or-less, anyway, although inclined towards heavy builds & hairiness), but are spiritually & culturally Ursine instead.

According to Bears Armed’s timeline, the qualifiers for WC71 take place in 2111-2112AD, and the Cup proper in 2113AD: All figures given here for people’s ages and lengths of experience are the values applying in the first of those three years.
Yes, these dates do still allow for the fact that a ‘time-loop’ meant that as far as Bears Armed was concerned the WC#66 & WC#67 cycles took place “simultaneously”.


Supervising Manager: Urra SunBlesséd [former captain, and then [during a previous period to this] manager of the ‘Bear-Belles’
(female Ursine, from the Sun Clan; played with the Belles from their Baptism of Fire onwards for a lonnng time – with her extended youthfulness eventually explained as being due to her having a TrueBear amongst her grandparents — before she became manager for the first time; called out of her retirement from professional football [during which she’s apparently been a ‘hero’ instead…] for the WC68 cycle in the hope that her guidance combined with the coaching skills of her old friend Ug-Ug will reverse the recent slide in the Belles’ fortunes; fur = honey-blonde, right-pawed)

Assistant Manager (Team) & Chief Coach: Marra SunDaughter*
(female Ursine, from the Sun Clan; played for the 'Sun Valley Smashers' [usual position = Left Forward] for 19 years in total [split into two periods, from most people’s viewpoint, because she was somehow transported forwards in time by several octades!], was the Bear-Belles’ Captain for WC44 as well as WC68-70, and has been a real star player by anybody's standards. Age = 41, left-pawed, fur = golden-brown, good eyesight even by human [rather than Ursine] standards. . An alternative version of her, who has lived through the intervening time normally [apart from being rejuvenated, by a magical accident, on one occasion] had already had a long and quite successful career as this team’s manager.)
(She is also on the team’s roster, as a potential substitute player.)

Deputy Manager (Admin): Arrannna Redsmith
(female Ursine, from the ‘Redsmith’ Free Sept; formerly Deputy Manager of Wimbley Stadiuma; appointed in preparation for the ‘qualifiers’ stage of WC71; her duties include acting as the team’s ‘routemaster’, which means handling all of their travelling arrangements; age = 32, left-pawed, fur = light reddish-brown).

Doctor: Herrath Harrn
(female Brock [i.e. anthropomorphic Badger], from the ‘Brocken Brackh’ nation; age = 48, right-pawed, fur = black & white; hired just before the start of WC65’s qualifiers.)

Physiotherapist: Erra Karrach
(female Ursine, Clan = Kettar-Surra; age = 44, left-pawed, fur = medium-brown & quite short; hired after WC63.)

Chaplain, ‘One Plus Seven’: Mirra’a NorthStar
(female Ursine from the ‘Silver-of-Night’ Clan [and from the Northlands]; age = 31, left-pawed, fur = silvery-grey; assigned to this job, by the Great Medicine Society, just before the qualifiers for WC71; qualified as a Shabear and as a Dream-reader .)

Chaplain, Ursion: Jharge Jamms WhiteRose
(male Ursine, from Clan Redwood; age = 37, right-pawed, fur = light brown; formerly a deputy chaplain at National University (Academe), transferred to this post in preparation for the ‘qualifiers’ stage of WC71 after his predecessor here retired; he has a doctorate in Anthropology, from Miervatia University in the [human] nation of Mikitivity.)

Security Chief: Major Harrlamh o Wirrenne
(male Ursine, from Clan Herchaum; age =44, left-pawed, fur = light brown; seconded from the Confederal Army, and has considerable experience of dealing with foreigners; just appointed to this job, in preparation for the ‘qualifiers’ stage of WC70.)

Caterers: Famhwuie Girronty.


Roster
After their success in the qualifiers for WC69, the entire same squad was kept (and chose to stay) together for the WC70 cycle as well. However a few of the older players from that line-up have since been ‘retired’, and have been replaced by younger ones.
(Versions of the four players whose names here are followed by asterisks* were in the Bear-Belles’ original line-up. I explained how they’re now here — and now “now”, too — in my WC#68 RP. All of the other players listed made their international debuts in the qualifiers for WC#68, except where specified otherwise here.)

(#1) Charra o Barrdenn* _ Clan = GreenWoods, home team = 'Barrdenn Barbariennes', 17 years experience of Soccer; age = 39, left-pawed, fur = medium brown, noted for her long reach and calm temperament.
(#13) Urrth’hrra Troutcatcher _ Clan = SeaBear, home team = ‘NorthGate Nomads', category & usual position = Goalkeeper, Soccer experience = 14 years; age = 31, left-pawed, fur = light-medium brown. Very talented, surprises some people by how often she manages to stop shots into “awkward” corners of the net.
(#15) Charrh’lhrra _ Clan = Chargh’ghrurr, home team = ‘Kingly City', category & usual position = Goalkeeper, Soccer experience = 15 years; age = 29, left-pawed/right-pawed, fur = dark-medium brown & relatively long. (this is actually a pair of identical twins… but under “her” clan’s laws such a pair counts as a single person for all legal purposes and therefore can be fielded as a single player!) (There are precedents from earlier World Cups for allowing this arrangement.)


(#2) Charrah’hthrra Oldwood _ Clan = Redwood, home team = ‘Harr Burran Heroines’, category = Defender (or Midfielder), usual position = Left Back (or Midfield Left) , Soccer experience = 6 years; age = 21 left-pawed, fur = dark brown. (This is her international debut.)

(#3) Shurranna Ozt’suhl _ Clan = Ozt’suhl [Free Sept, home team = ‘Heroes’ Park Heroines', category = Defender, usual position = Right Back, Soccer experience = 18 years; age = 33, left-pawed, fur = medium-brown, on the tall side even for a [female] Ursine (@ 7’6”).

(#17) Garr’thrrie Garroon _ Clan = Herrchaum, home team = ‘Merlchester Rovers', category = Defender, preferred position = Right Back, Soccer experience = 16 years; age = 33, right-pawed, fur = light brown.


(#4) Urra ‘Honey’ SunBlessed* _ Clan = Sun, home team = ‘Sun Valley Smashers’, category = Midfielder/Defender, usual position = Lynchpin, Soccer experience = 18 years; age = 35, 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’.]

(#14) Marrah’ghrrath o Westfells _ Clan = WestWoods, home team = ‘WestPort United', category & usual position = Lynchpin, Soccer experience = 17 years; age = 34, right-pawed, fur = light brown; Lowfurran Christian.

(#20) Urrsuerra SilverBear _ Clan = SilverBear [a ‘separate demi-clan’], home team = ‘Heroes’ Park Heroines’, category & usual position = Lynchpin, Soccer experience = 14 years; age = 33, right-pawed, fur = light brown with silvery highlights. (She made her international debut in the qualifiers for WC69.)



(#5) Marra Lightning _ Clan = Gunnar, home team = ‘Newton Arsenal', category = Midfielder, preferred position = Midfield Left, Soccer experience = 16 years; age = 32, left-pawed, fur = light brown.

(#6) Maf’hrarra LightChild _ Clan = Sun, home team = ‘Sun Valley Smashers', category = Midfielder (or Winger), usual position = Midfield Right (or Right Winger) but can also play quite well on the left instead, Soccer experience = 6 years; age = 24, left-pawed, fur = blonde.

(#21) Marra Fairbearrn _ Clan = Sun, home team = ‘NorthGate Nomads', category = Midfielder/Forward/Winger, preferred position = wherever she’s needed, Soccer experience = 5 years; age = 22, either-pawed, fur = white-blonde, very good eyesight even by Human standards, a bit on the small side by Ursine standards (only 6’1” tall) but makes up for this by being very agile 7 quick on her feet; demonstrated tactical ability, too. A rising star… (This is her international debut.)


(#7) Beorra ‘The Locomotive’ o Barrdenn* _ Clan = GreenWoods, home team = 'Barrdenn Barbariennes', category = Striker, usual position = Centre Forward, now in her 16th season of playing Association Football and has 7 years of Rugby experience from before that as well; age = 41, left-pawed, fur = medium brown. Her nickname comes from the fact that she's big, fast, tough, and definitely intimidating... although she can usually keep her temper under control.

(#10) Marra SunDaughter* _ Clan = Sun, home team = 'Sun Valley Smashers', category = Striker, usual position = Left Forward, Soccer experience = 20 years experience; age = 41, left-pawed, fur = golden-brown, good eyesight even by human (rather than Ursine) standards. She is the team's Chief Coach and former Captain, and has been a real star player by anybody's standards.

(#11) Shiirrie Arrogh _ Clan = Tiggrahth'hrra, home team = ‘Kingly City’, category = Striker, usual position =Right Forward, Soccer experience = 17 years experience; Tiggrahth'hrra (i.e. anthropomorphic Tiger), age = 34, right-pawed, fur = black-&-orange stripes, good eyesight even by human (rather than Ursine) standards. This will be her last Cup in the team.

(#23) Karramarsar Urranna _ Clan = Ostbora, home team = ‘Urvan’s Avengers', category = Forward, preferred position = Left Forward, Soccer experience = 15 years; age = 32, left-pawed, fur = medium-brown.

(#24) Siggrynna Siggurr’s-darthhrr _ Clan = Thuleann, home team = ‘NorthPort Raiders', category = Forward, preferred position = Centre Forward or Right Forward, Soccer experience = 16 years; age = 32, right-pawed, fur = white; ‘Polar Bear’ ancestry, 7’7” tall.

(#25) Mirra Brrightness _ Clan = Sun, home team = ‘Harr Buran Heroines', category = Forward or Winger, usual position = any Forward or Winger, Soccer experience = 15 years; age = 33, ambidextrous, fur = blonde, good eyesight, very quick on her feet.

(#30) Urrth’hrra Tall-Oaks _ Clan = Hreuh-Barra [Free Sept], home team = ‘Merlchester Rovers', category = Forward, preferred position = Centre Forward or Left Forward, Soccer experience = 16 years; age = 31, left-pawed, fur = medium-brown & relatively long, tall (7’6”) and solidly built but not slow.

(#31) Sarra-Marranna o Dawn _ Clan = Urrset, home team = ‘Sun Valley Smashers', category = Forward, preferred position = any Forward, Soccer experience = 15 years; age = 32, left-pawed, fur = reddish-brown.

(#32) Arrianna Thunderbolt _ Clan = Gunnar, home team = ‘Newton Arsenal', category = Forward, preferred position = any Forward, Soccer experience = 4 years; age = 20, left-pawed, fur = dark brown, good eyesight, very fast. A rising star… (This is her international debut.)


(#12) Charrie WestWalker _ Clan = WildWoods, home team = ‘LakePort Lionesses', category = Winger, usual position = Right Winger, Soccer experience = 16 years; Harr’aynau humanoid, age = 33, right-footed, hair = chestnut. (This is her international debut.)

(#16) Harrietta Karra o Hara _ Invisible Wabbit; Clan = BerryGlades (by adoption); home team = WideWindle Wanderers, category = Winger or Midfielder, usual position = Right Winger (' Outside Right') but has proven that she can play well on the left as well, experience = 49⁺ years; age = ???, ambidextrous, fur = light grey; she is INVISIBLE to most "mundane" people, but those should still be able to see the kit that she's wearing; less likely to resort to "ridiculous" trickery than might be the case in an all-Wabbit team, but still quite likely to do things like using her long ears to hold the ball in place on top of her head or running along on her hands whilst juggling the ball with her feet, both of which would of course make tackling her [within the rules] rather difficult. (WC59 was her international debut.)

(#27) Hierranna o Southwater _ Clan = SnowyPeaks, home team = ‘Merlchester Rovers', category = Winger, preferred position = Left Winger, Soccer experience = 12 years; age = 30, left-pawed, very fast on her feet, fur = medium-brown. (She made her international debut in the qualifiers for WC69.)

[#33] Irranna NorthWalker _ Clan = WildWoods, home team = ‘LakePort Lionesses', category = Winger, usual position = Left Winger, Soccer experience = 6 years; Harr’aynau humanoid, age = 23, left-footed, hair = chestnut.


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Usual starters = #1-7, 23, 11, 16, 27.
Style: Offensive, modifier = +4.0… ("A good offence is the best defence"...)
Their usual formation will include a front row of at least 5 (normally arranged as 3 strikers & 2 wingers), with 2 midfielders, 2 backs, and either a ‘Defensive Centre’ (whose starting position would be at the midpoint of an imaginary cross drawn between those other four non-forwards’ positions) or a third midfielder depending on the Manager’s decision before each match.


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Opponents may _

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. Don’t kill anybody, or inflict injuries that would be serious enough to end careers, without checking with me & getting my approval (which is unlikely to be granted…) first.
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, 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...



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Kit: This incarnation of the team will normally wear the usual set of designs (from ‘ediraf’) that the Belles have favoured in the past, with the ‘Association’ badges correctly staying ‘BAAS’ rather than [the now obsolete] ‘BAMAS’. See "here" for details. However, unlike the incarnations of this team that you’ve actually seen playing before, they have a set of five stars—one for each World Cup triumph (in their own timeline, and all after WC62…) that the Belles had “already” achieved before the match from which they were brought here.
Bears Armed has traditionally used base-8 arithmetic, for several reasons, and this has affected the set of numbers used for this team’s players: The numbers “22”, and “26” have been left unassigned out of respect for wearers who went to their deaths as heroines during various conflicts. This was formerly the case for “10” as well, but in that case the return to playing of Marra SunDaughter — who was that number’s original wearer — has seen the return of the number too.


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Home grounds

1/. Wimbley Stadium:[/b] Located a few miles to the north-north-west of Council Groves (our capital city), to which it is connected by rail as well as by road, this stadium was built from scratch — on part of a former Confederal Army base’s site — shortly before the qualifiers for WC52 began as a replacement for the Bear-Belles original “home” at ‘Plumtrees Park’ which has now been demolished. Its current capacity is approximately 60'000 for Ursines: Fitting about 40’000 humans into the visiting fans' half should be possible, and so that's as many as we'll let into the country. Accommodation for visiting teams & their staffs will be provided in a new hotel, less than a mile away, which has staff who are accustomed to dealing with Humans as well as with Ursines. The various other hotels in that complex and those at Council Groves can now provide about 12’000 rooms at a time, at varying prices, although of course some of those may already have been booked by people who have nothing to do with the Cup. Accommodation (at a fairly basic level) for up to 15’000 supporters will be available, at reasonable prices, in students' residences for the National University’s campus in that city: if any more than all of those facilities put together can house want to attend a match then they’ll have to borrow space in the area’s remaining Army camp instead...
There are still no direct inter-regional flights into Council Groves, so that 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 still have to travel via the nation of Mikitivity, but extra services will be organised on that route...)
This site will be used for most, but not all, of the Belles' matches. (list to be added)

2./ ‘NorthLands National Stadium’: Located at NorthPort, the most cosmopolitan city in The Ursine Northlands, this facility was originally built for use by the 'Northbears' WC49’s qualifiers. Unfortunately the place has since seen rather less use than was originally hoped, but it is still in good condition and will hold about 43’000 Ursines or over 60’000 humans (or, of course, proportionate numbers of a mixture of those two species) because it was deliberately built to be rather larger than 'Plumtrees Park' which was then the Mainland's 'national' stadium…
This site will be used for some of the Belles’ home games (list to be added), and also for some of their friendlies & matches in other Cups during this period as specified separately.
Foreigners coming to this stadium may either travel to the ‘Mainland’ and then continue hence via a set of ancient [& probably magical] ‘Gates’ that link the country’s two sections — completing their journey by either rail or riverboat after that — or take ship directly to NorthPort.


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NOTES

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 members of both Clan Gunnar and the Sun Clan are generally an exception to this rule, and the eyesight of the latter group is actually often at [slightly] 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 (or, at least, one who has reasonable experience of playing against Ursines…), which should balance that factor pretty well. They don’t jump very well, but then they’re generally rather taller than most Human players to start with so they shouldn’t need to jump as often in order to intercept [relatively] high shots...
Ursines are physically robust, of course, which means that they're much less likely than humans are to suffer injuries in falls or collisions. 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 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. ‘Northlanders’ are maybe not quite as "civilised" as the 'Mainlanders'… or, at any rate, that’s the traditional stereotype..
Cold weather should pose no problem to them, even if there's snow or ice on the pitch, but tropical heat might prove awkward...


Unless our hosts at the match in question object, this team's members (including the designated substitutes for the match in question) will perform a [fairly short] ritual that's called the 'harrdiharr' 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'...). : )
As has now been seen during various tournaments, some of our fans like to take drums — and possibly also 'Urrs-horns' [which are similar to Alpenhorns, cow-horns, or other "musical instruments", too — along to the matches…

The team is accompanied by a number of sapient Ravens, who are there both to gather information about the rival sides and to provide air cover in case of hostile waterfowl.

[Free Republics]

Holy Republican National Soccer Team

Formation: 3-1-2-1-3
Style Modifier: +5
Colors: Blue and White
Manager: Petrus Fadius
Assistant Manager: Lucas Gavius

Roster (age in parentheses)

Starting Lineup

GK: #1 Levai Imre (18)
RB: #2 Arnou Labrecque (23)
CB: #3 Patrick Werfel (26)
LB: #4 Omar Asbergsson (18)
CDM: #5 Sachiya Inoue (18)
LM: #6 Bernard Lukic (24)
RM: #7 Ayub Sandstrom (22)
CAM: #8 Koby Theodore (21)
ST: #9 Porvaldur Hinriksson (20)
ST: #10 Kyle Bolton (25) [C]
ST: #11 Faredin Pozenel (21)

Bench

GK: #12 Marius Christoffersen (22)
GK: #13 William Walls (20)
RB: #14 Nusmir Senicar (19)
CB: #15 Berto Marcelo (23)
CB: #16 Filip Perkovic (18)
LB: #17 Leonid Borodin (22)
CDM: #18 Rados Miletic (19)
CAM: #19 Jens Koch (23)
LM: #20 Chandler Sirois (19)
RM: #21 Leonti Ulyanov (22)
ST: #22 Leo Cremonesi (26)
ST: #23 Paul Anisimov (19)
ST: #24 Drazan Topic (18)

Kits (made by Kirola Sports)



Stadiums

MD1 VS Brenecia

Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Stadium Location: Baseton, Amolotopia
Stadium Capacity: 107,432

MD3 VS Timbermunich

Stadium: Battle Hymn of the Empire Stadium
Former Name: Gem of the Oceans Stadium
Stadium Location: Republica, Republica District
Stadium Capacity: 101,208

MD5 VS United States of Devonta

Stadium: Nejan Stadium
Stadium Location: Oldston, Nejax
Stadium Capacity: 122,406

MD7 VS Estope

Stadium: Soccer Palace
Stadium Location: Petrograd, Plymouth
Stadium Capacity: 111,663

MD9 VS Lons

Stadium: True Church Stadium
Former Name: Church of Saintland Stadium
Stadium Location: Albertope, Roxawa
Stadium Capacity: 83,802

MD11 VS Nikolaos

Stadium: AllMartDome
Stadium Location: Reco, Jolarus
Stadium Capacity: 88,234

MD13 VS Ekoz

Stadium: MilaneseDome
Stadium Location: Wortana, Keronama
Stadium Capacity: 98,734

More information on the stadiums can be found in my IC information for World Cup 68 and my IC information for Beach Cup XI

Notes

After a disastrous 70th World Cup cycle, Rule Theriault's privately owned National Soccer Team was nationalized by Consul Kulseth's Imperial Government. The self-destruction of the Holy Republicans was the defining story of World Cup 70, as this team feuded amongst themselves for all of Qualifying, eventually failing to qualify for the World Cup Finals. They were rewarded for their ineptitude with a trip to the Cup of Harmony, a tournament that will be remembered for Rule Theriault's bizarre meltdown during a post-match press conference, after his team had won a match! The conclusion of Theriault's tenure as the manager of the Holy Republican National Team will cast a dark shadow over his accomplishments.

However, Theriault had impressive accomplishments as the manager of this team. Assembling a team of high school dropouts, reform school stars and other rogues of society, Theriault created a cohesive unit that, at one point, were able to beat the best teams in the multiverse by the sheer power of their belief in themselves and in the inherent superiority of the Republican people. This was never exemplified more than during World Cup 68, when Theriault's predictions that his team would win the World Cup on home soil were laughed at by pretty much everybody outside of his own nation. However, few were laughing when a series of miraculous victories saw the Republicans knock off the supposedly unbeatable Polar Islandstates and earn a spot in the World Cup final. Then, it all began to fell apart as Theriault threw a fit over the decision, by his co-hosts from Legalese, to hold the match in Legalese. The team came out flat in that match and began a decline that eventually led to Theriault's downfall.

Petrus Fadius was hand-picked by the Consul to manage the National Soccer Team. Fadius was, formerly, the Tactical Consultant for the Saintland National Team. For his assistant, he chose Lucas Gavius, another talented former Sanctii captain with a similar mentality. Fadius and Gavius are committed to an attack-heavy style and have chosen to revamp the Republican National Team, with an eye toward team chemistry. Notorious locker room cancers such as the female players and Kiernan Hancock are gone while Sachiya Inoue, the well-liked, if somewhat awkward, Taiyouese star has joined the leaner Republican unit. Theriault's ridiculous "Cheerleading" squad, which was little more than a thinly veiled communal harem, has also been disbanded.

This younger Republican National Team, while still built around star attackers Kyle Bolton and Koby Theodore, includes several first time starters. Most notable are Levai Imre, the supremely talented young keeper and Inoue. While the team has a shaky defense, they have an offense-oriented philosophy and are more interested in scoring goals than preventing them.

An important note is that the official name of the nation is the Holy Republican Empire and that referring to the nation as the "Free Republics" or "Federation of Free Republics" is considered highly offensive by the Holy Party and those aligned with them. Usage of those names for the nation is associated with opponents of the Kulseth regime such as the Legion of Lucifer, which is ICly believed to be responsible for the arson attack on the legislative buildings.

Past Records

All-Time WCC Record: 62-19-31
Baptism of Fire 52: 2-2-1 (8 points, 17th of 58 in Casaran stage)
World Cup 65 Qualifying: 7-3-8 (24 points, 6th of 10 in Group 20)
Cup of Harmony 57: 2-0-2 (6 points, 3rd of 5 in Group A)
World Cup 66 Qualifying: 5-2-3 (17 points, 3rd of 6 in Group 29)
Cup of Harmony 58 2-1-1 (7 points, 2nd of 5 in Group E), Lost to The Licentian Isles in Ro16
World Cup 67 Qualifying: 10-3-3 (33 points, 2nd of 9 in Group 17), Lost to New Sideburn in the Playoffs (2-4 aggregate)
Cup of Harmony 59: 1-0-1 (3 points, 2nd of 3 in Group C), Defeated The Royal Kingdom of Quebec in Ro16, lost to West Angola in penalties in Quarterfinals
World Cup 68 Qualifying: Qualified Automatically (as host)
World Cup 68: 1-2-0 (5 points, 2nd in Group E), Defeated Felix in Ro16, Mytannion in QF, Polar Islandstates in Semis, lost to Vilita in World Cup Final
World Cup 69 Qualifying : 11-0-3 (33 points, 1st of 8 in Group 7), defeated Furellum in the Playoffs (2-0 aggregate)
World Cup 69: 1-2-0 (5 points, 2nd in Group E), Defeated Felix in Ro16, lost to Legalese in QF
World Cup 70 Qualifying: 10-4-2 (34 points, 3rd of 9 in Group 4)
Cup of Harmony 62: 3-0-0 (9 points, 1st in Group D), lost to Turori in Ro16

RP Permissions

I give my opponent permission to:
Choose my goalscorers: Y
Godmod scoring events: Y
Give my players yellow cards: Y
Give my players red cards: Y
Give injuries to my players: Y
Godmod injuries to my players: Y
Godmod other events: Y

[The Archregimancy]

THE HOLY EMPIRE WC 71 SQUAD

While the nation took a long break from WCs 8 through 24, the Holy Empire is proud to be the only active nation to have participated in WC 1.

Though it pretends not to be, the nation is equally proud to have won 4 World Cup titles, three of them in the World Cup 60-69 cycle.

Imperial Coach Juan Tzimisces is officially dating Margaret, NSWC goddess of random numbers. Theirs is a relationship of fire and passion.

I might even have time to RP about it this cup


As they were never really given the chance to shine in WC 70 (OOC - ie, RL mitigated against any real RP last time around) the Holy Empire Football Association is fielding an unchanged squad of 'ordinary' team of Imperial footballers who also took the field in WC 70.

Goal:
Jesús Metochites [make 'Jesus saves' jokes as much as you want]

Defence:
Nicephorus Scleruso
Jorge Apocapes
Nicholas Bryennio

Midfield:
Manuel Gabraso
John Malenuso
Isaac Curcuaso [cap]
Miguel Aspietes
Michael Palaeologo

Forwards:
Jose Taronites
Bardas Phocaso


Style Modifiers / formation

Frosty football is attacking football. The Holy Empire always plays a 3-5-2 formation using overlapping wingers that turns into 3-3-4 on the counterattack.

OOC'ly, for the purposes of scorination, the team uses the maximum attacking style modifier permitted by each cup's hosts.



Coaches:

The team coach remains World Cup Hall of Fame legend Juan Tzimisces.

The assistant coach is Starblaydi World Cup Hall of Fame legend Simeone Di Bradini.


Kit
The team will wear famous Imperial Gold and Red, as worn by the Holy Empire since WC1




Stadium
The Holy Empire plays its home matches in the bejewelled and platinum-domed Imperial Hippodrome, the oldest World Cup venue still in use, and one of the most famous - and impressive - stadiums in the multiverse.


RP instructions:
Have fun; but don't kill anyone, and don't try and launch attacks on the Dreamed Realm - largely because you can't.

Remember that the Dreamed Realm lies entirely outside of Ordinary Reality, and is utterly impervious to harm from what we charmingly call 'mundies'.

Some points to remember about travel to, and playing in, the Dreamed Realm:

1) We control the nature of reality in the Dreamed Realm; reality and time are malleable within the 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 Imperial home matches are immediately healed (this is why the team doesn't have substitutes).
B) No violent or riotous behaviour by visiting fans will be tolerated, unless permission is received in advance (please file applications for violent rioting in triplicate). Any such behaviour undertaken without appropriate permission will find those responsible immediately transported back to Ordinary Reality.

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

[Electrum]

Electrum Football is proud to present the...

Electrumite National Football Team

Introduction
The last cycle was the breakout cycle for the Electrumites - they had their most successful campaign ever in the World Cup Qualification, managing to score second place in a tough group, to Audioslavia, and gaining a spot in the playoffs. But the dream was cut short fairly quickly when the Electrumites unluckily drew the Calanian Union, where they promptly lost the next two matches. Afterwards, they received an invitation to the 62nd Cup of Harmony, where they vanquished their hoodoo of one draw and five losses in the competition to get out of the group stage with a win, loss and a draw. Then, they would defeat Ceni, and then Yttribia by penalties before losing to Turori in the semis. In the third place playoff, the team lost to Cosumar, handing them their first top-four performance in a WCC sanctioned event.

In the last Copa Rushmori, the ground-breaking tournament which was held around Rushmore, saw the Electrumites play matches in both Electrum and close neighbours, Eura. With two wins and two draws, they surprisingly topped the ladder, but the dream wouldn't last, as Darmen would defeat the Electrumites in the Round of 16. But that dark cloud had a silver lining - for the first time ever - Electrum finished a tournament with a positive record, finally neutralising their loss record in their first cycle. That tournament would be the last for foundation coach Milo Wilkinson, as he heads for a new career in the newly-established E-League, Electrum's domestic football competition. His retirement was met with dismay from fans, who wanted him to continue to nurturing and the development of his team, who are now for the first time, in the top fifty. A new coach has not been hired yet, which is raising some eyebrows from fans, with Assistant Coach Pete Walker heading the team instead. Electrum Football has made it clear however, that talks to hire a new coach has been put into motion.

Statistical Information
WCC Sanctioned Events:
BoF 55: 2-0-2
WC68Q: 4-2-8
CoH60: 0-1-2
WC69Q: 7-2-5
CoH61: 0-0-3
WC70Q: 11-1-6 (+ 2 playoff losses)
CoH62: 2-2-3 (+SF/TPPO losses)
Regional Events:
CR18: 1-1-1
CR19: 5-0-2 (+ QF loss)
CR20: 2-2-1 (+ R16 loss)
Total Record: 34-11-33

Rankings:
KPB #49 15.73
CR #11 20.00

Executive Board

Manager: Mitch Blain
Coach: Vacant
Assistant Coach: Pete Walker
Physio/Medical: Jane Ellis
Development Manager: Risa 'Lisa' Shigaraki
Psychologist: Dr. Michael Watts
Goalkeeping Coach: Abi Gardner
Strategist: Walter Mulhall
Wellbeing Assistant: Val Strontine

Roster - new sign-ons have an asterisk next to them

First 11
#1 David Fenech - 29 - GK
#4 Kirk Lynn-Peters (vc) - 28 - MF
#6 Jason McGann - 21 - DF
#7 Alexander Krane (c) - 32 - FW
#9 Jess Fielding* - 24 - FW
#10 Mark Kobe - 26 - DF
#12 Jake Ingram - 25 - MF
#13 Douglas Luna - 25 - MF
#22 Noel Kane - 26 - DF
#25 Nicholas Henry - 23 - FW
#27 Mick Usher* - 21 - DF

Bench/Substitutes
#8 Tyler Fernando* - 24 - MF
#16 Frances Lemona* - 25 - GK
#17 Abigail Knight* - 27 - FW
#19 Mitch Watkins* - 19 - DF
#23 Sam Kara* - 21 - GK
#24 Rachel Ramirez* - 24 - MF
#26 Timothy Grange* - 28 - DF
#28 Jake Latham* - 21 - FW
#29 Peter Ficker* - 22 - DF


Formation/Modifier
4-3-3
+2 Modifier

-First Eleven Formation-
Fielding              Krane              Henry

Luna                                 Lynn-Peters
                     Ingram

McGann        Usher          Kane         Kobe

                     Fenech

Stadium and Kit Information
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Stadium
All home matches will be held at Centralis Stadium

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[Mizuyuki]

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Mizuyuki
Roster for the 71^st World Cup

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Kits of the Mizuyuki national team, provided by Kirola Sports

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Mizuyuki - Starting XI

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Squad

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Note that players are arranged by playing position and squad role in that order; in other words, player(s) listed first for a specific position will be the first choice player(s) for that position. All players are female unless otherwise specified.

Goalkeepers

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1 • Kiyoko TAKANASHI • 21 years • Goalkeeper

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Brilliantly talented? Yes. Reliably unreliable? Yes.

Those two words are adequate descriptions of first-choice Mizuyukian 'keeper, Kiyoko Takanashi. She's not your average goalkeeper; with a taste for adventure and showboating, Takanashi is the archetypal sweeper 'keeper in Kurumi Shirakiin's high-octane side. Her contributions are significant in both the defensive and attacking phases of the Nova's game; defensively, her pace and anticipation allows Shirakiin to play a high line, as well as incorporate the more technical and physically frail Mikasa as a ball-playing center back; offensively, her accurate distribution means that defensively unsound teams can easily be caught on the break by the pace of the rest of the team. Her one major flaw is her composure under pressure; Takanashi has been known to commit high-profile errors in matches of magnitude, and this is a large stick which her detractors have at their disposal.



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23 • Eri SHIGURE • 14 years • Goalkeeper

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The reliably reliable backup for the enigmatic, error-prone 'keeper that is Kiyoko Takanashi. Still only fourteen years of age, she has already been touted by many as the successor to Takanashi, who despite being seven years her senior remains only twenty-one. Shirakiin is expected to play her in games against lesser opponents, with a view to readying this promising youngster for the first team as soon as possible.

Possessing a remarkably cool head for her age, Shigure is a competent all-round 'keeper who can play both conventional and sweeper keeper roles, specialising in the former. While she is no flashy, adventurous 'keeper in the mould of Takanashi, Shigure is decent with the ball at her feet, and has the requisite technique to initiate passing moves from her penalty area. Her true strength lies in one-on-one situations; an imposing presence in goal despite her years, Shigure's excellent positioning and instincts allow her to make saves off the toes of opposition strikers with impunity. Her only weakness is her communication; a quiet girl by nature, she sometimes has trouble communicating her instructions to her defence, and as a result the team is rather more prone to defensive breakdowns whenever she's in the side.



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80 • Misa NAKAI • 14 years • Goalkeeper

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Defenders

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4 • Rin NATSUME • 18 years • Left back

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In keeping with the tradition of Mizuyuki's buccaneering inverted wing-backs, Natsume's play is designed around pace and wing wizardry. In a conventional tactical setup, the responsibility of providing incision from the flanks might well be left to the wingers - a stark contrast from the Shirakiin system. Thanks to the versatility which is so prized by the incumbent manager, Natsume found herself elevated to a starting spot ahead of the more tactically-limited Suzuki Rikka - and it is that very quality which has enabled her to thrive within a tactical setup emphasising creative freedom over excessive transitional rigidity.

While defensively more than a little suspect, Natsume's speed and not-inconsiderable strength has allowed her to exploit defensive oversights or simple incompetence effectively; when switching positions with her left winger Uryū, she becomes a potent force on the flank, often cutting in to allow a teammate to make a free attacking run down the left. She is also a force to be reckoned with when on the ball - tricky dribbling is one of her strengths, and her finishing is commendable enough for a nominal defender when the ball falls onto her favoured foot. However, she can be easily harried off the ball when matched up against a stronger opponent with pace to match her own, and despite her skill on the ball, her off-the-ball movement can be questionable at times.



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12 • Gin ISEYA • 14 years • Left back

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Gin Iseya is possibly one of the quickest players in the entire squad. And that's really something for a player playing for a team boasting the likes of Kaori Uryū and Kirara Steiner. A left wing back by trade for her club, Iseya was repurposed into a more conventional defensive role by Shirazaka in DBC32 in an attempt to provide defensive solidity to the typically porous defence. She played her heart out during the Little Nova's amazing run to the trophy, proving her worth to the team with several solid performances on opposition dangermen, and was arguably a core component of the team during that period.

Physically and mentally quick, Iseya usually acts as the conduit for the Little Nova's transition into attack from the left side of defence. While she has had to curtail her attacking instincts somewhat under Shirazaka's instruction, Iseya is still very much a willing runner in attack, often overlapping for an extra attacking outlet. Naturally right-footed, Iseya likes to cut in from the flank for a shooting opportunity, but she is still very much an effective crosser with her weaker foot. She will always look to burn the opponent for pace whenever she can - and a combination of Iseya and Uryū running at a defender is devastating, to say the least.



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5 • Mifune ISHIO • 19 years • Center back

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The complete technical centre back schooled in the Mizuyukian art of 'defence' (i.e. offence is the best defence), Ishio is a veritable defensive totem for the Mizuyukian team. Arguably the most defensive player of the entire starting XI sans defensive partner Mikasa, her playstyle is geared towards providing adequate support for the midfield while retaining a modicum of control over Mizuyuki's own defensive third. Tactically speaking, Ishio's defensive role is simple - sweep up long balls and dispossess anyone prowling within range of her defensive zone, while leaving Takanashi to sort out the hopeful long punts. However, this task is decidedly more difficult than the job description would seem to suggest - having a goalkeeper with an unusual playstyle in Takanashi, Ishio is often tasked with the unenviable job of attempting to rescue a seemingly desperate defensive situation.

Bailing out the rest of her defensive colleagues is usually part and parcel of the Ponyville United centre back's game, and her immaculate timing of the tackle is a huge asset. Despite being vertically challenged like the rest of the Mizuyukian team, Ishio is blessed with a stunning jump - she more than makes up for her inferiority in terms of absolute height by rising far above the opposition when challenging for headers, a great asset which often comes in handy at both ends of the pitch. It is one key reason why she has been a mainstay of the starting XI ever since Shirakiin took charge of the national team - there is simply no one else possessing her unique skillset, and whenever Ishio is absent, Mizuyuki look very suspect at defending set-pieces and crosses into the area, a weakness which is only exacerbated by Takanashi's poor command of her area.



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21 • Natsumi MIKASA • 18 years • Center back

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A sports commentator was once overheard making a less-than-complementary remark about then fourteen-year-old Mikasa - 'what's that little girl doing on the pitch?' Barely 160 centimetres in height at sixteen years of age, one would not have thought that Mikasa makes a living as a professional footballer, let alone a centre back. It does not pay to underestimate the seemingly-frail Mikasa, however, as plenty of forwards found out to their cost last cycle - the Starfall centre back packs a punch when it comes to tackling, while her physique conceals above-average upper body strength honed by years of consistent regimens.

In terms of style, expansive passing play is a defining characteristic of the more attacking-minded Mikasa. Often switching positions with the bulkier Saten, her competence in the pivot is nothing to be sniffed at - she is regularly the only pure defender to rank in the top ten of the senior squad in terms of successful through balls. Complementing Ishio's more defensively-oriented skillset with her own offensive spark, the two, in tandem with the midfield pivot of Ishibashi and Saten, form a formidable defensive combination.



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16 • Mashiro TACHIBANA • 16 years • Center back

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25 • Mana SATŌ • 17 years • Right back

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Shirakiin's well-documented predilection for attacking-minded defensive players notwithstanding, Satō's long-standing presence in the senior team has always been taken for granted, simply because she does her unspectacular job spectacularly well. Less of a direct attacking threat than Natsume, Satō plays with two things in mind - one, to keep the opposition pinned back in their own half; and two, to create attacking outlets for teammates with her astute positioning.

She is not one to be directly involved in the attacking play; however, her role is crucial in that it disrupts the opposition's defensive line and opens up all sorts of opportunities for Mizuyuki to capitalise upon. Pulling the opposition one way and another with sheer positioning is one thing; but being a credible threat to warrant the opposition reshuffle is another thing altogether; Satō has a mean eye for goal, and her delightful crosses are nothing to be sniffed at either. Can be found wanting for stamina in the later stages of a game, so she's usually the first player to be substituted whenever Shirakiin feels that she can afford to spend a substitution on energy conservation.



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29 • Yuiko KASUGANO • 16 years • Right back

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Midfielders

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22 • Ruiko SATEN • 20 years • Central defensive midfielder

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Saten Ruiko can only be described as the human personification of the Energizer bunny. In her role as the box-to-box midfielder, Saten's unbounded energy and drive is the oil that keeps the Mizuyukian juggernaut ticking over comfortably. The number 22 usually plays in a withdrawn role in midfield, allowing the more creatively talented Ishibashi to venture forward supporting the attack, but she is hardly one to shy away from partaking in the attack herself.

Unlike the silky Ishibashi, Saten plays rough and is not ashamed of it; she is well-known for her hatchet jobs and bodychecks, and many a player has been on the receiving end of one of her powerful challenges. A dab hand both on the ground and in the air, the midfield general is well-rounded in all aspects of the game, and is especially talented at the fine arts of tackling and pressuring the opposition. She likes to shoot from long range, especially when facing a shaky opposition goalkeeper, while her exceedingly impressive energy levels allow her to flourish well late into the game. A favourite Shirakiin ploy is to substitute a fresh Saten in after the hour mark as an impact substitute, with a brief to harass and force mistakes out of the tiring opposition.



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27 • Hino ASAHI • 14 years • Central defensive midfielder

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18 • Tomoe ISHIBASHI • 19 years • Central midfielder

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Mizuyuki's very own midfield metronome, passing - whether it be short square passes, raking crossfield passes or delicately dinked through balls - is second nature to Ishibashi. Usually playing alongside the energetic Saten, Ishibashi's own style is more languid, relaxed and distribution-centric, focusing on dictating play and supplying the pacy attacking quartet with her incisive passing. As can be expected for a master of the pass, Ishibashi's vision is exemplary; spraying passes left, right, and center, her proficiency in this department meshes well with the intelligent attacking runs of Uryū and Isshiki, providing them with all the support they require to wreak damage in the final third. Ishibashi complements Tsuchimikado's more adventurous style well; often to be found roaming in an advanced position later in a match despite her withdrawn starting position, Ishibashi's sublime interplay with Tsuchimikado has brought many an opposition defence to its knees, the two often combining to devastating effect in the opposition half.

The Saten-Ishibashi combo has also proved to be a winner; depending on the success of her interplay with Tsuchimikado, Ishibashi can withdraw slightly and feed the buccaneering Saten with shorter balls instead. Free-kicks have always been a key strength of Ishibashi's game, and she has scored some delightful scorchers over the course of her national career, with the most memorable coming in a Phoenix Cup game against Felix. A significant weakness is her defensive inadequacy; many's the time Ishibashi has been caught out of position when the team is caught on the break, and that can prove especially costly if Mizuyuki's flank players have overplayed their hand in attack.



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27 • Kanade KIRISAKI • 14 years • Central midfielder

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Kanade Kirisaki was just seven years of age when she began embracing the beautiful game. The dauntless, adventurous central midfielder grew up kicking a ball together with her friends on the lush plains of rural Aonojuku, and would continue to do so for four years, when her family exchanged the pleasantly sleepy atmosphere of their village for the urban metropolis of Kirayuki. The young girl, naturally, sorely missed her football - and would often frequent a local football development camp sponsored by the IFA after school hours. Playing against opponents several years her senior, Kanade was very much their equal; and thanks to her tigerish performances, she eventually caught the eye of a member of staff, and was duly granted a scholarship to the IFA's special academy in Kinokomura.

A terrier of a midfielder, it is perhaps no surprise that Kanade's natural position is in the pivot. She utilises her nearly limitless reserves of energy to great effect throughout a match, hassling and harrying opponents by constantly snapping at their heels. While she is no man mountain, Kanade's defensive instincts allow her to position herself well; and she does a good job of nipping in for the tackle whenever she sees a chance to win the ball. In terms of distribution, perhaps her sole major deficiency at the moment, Kanade is fairly limited, often choosing to lay off a simple square pass to a creative team mate instead of trying a spectacular cross-field pass. She does have good creative vision, however, and with a bit of fine tuning, seems set to reprise the Ishikawa role at the base of midfield as a full member of the senior team in the fullness of time.



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80 • Rin SASAHI • 14 years • Central midfielder

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10 • Mikoto TSUCHIMIKADO • 19 years • Central attacking midfielder

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Captain and goalscorer extraordinaire, no single player in Mizuyukian footballing history has ever matched Tsuchimikado's astonishing goalscoring ratio. Nominally a creative attacking midfielder, Tsuchimikado tends to play off her forward's shoulder, her versatility allowing the team to shift to a two-striker formation with the minimum of fuss. An unparalleled instinct for scoring, coupled with a stunning rocket of a shot, has allowed Tsuchimikado to plunder goals against opposition from all across the ranking spectrum with remarkable ease. No matter where she may be on the pitch, she's always a latent threat waiting to pounce when the opportunity arises - just ask Northern Sunrise Islands 'keeper Mellody Sioux, who was beaten by a spectacular 35-yard angled drive during WCQ 69.

As part of her armoury, the captain also boasts an unerring eye for the cute pass. Her telepathic connection with both Ishibashi and Saten allows her to showcase that particular attribute to devastating effect, regularly combining to pass the opposition out of the game with her midfield colleagues. Tsuchimikado's main strength is of course her finishing and anticipation, but she is equally well versed in the art of tackling - whenever interchanging with Kurugaya, she is often the first line of defence for the Nova, and her high work rate plus impressive engine allows her to give the opposition defenders no end of trouble. Top-class teams can often mark her out of the game by sticking a strong defender on her, although she does have a turn of pace that can leave the inattentive marker sprawled on the pitch.



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8 • Koeda SAKURANAMI • 15 years • Central attacking midfielder

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Forwards

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92 • Kaori URYŪ • 16 years • Left winger

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Kaori Uryū, at just fifteen years of age, is widely acknowledged as one of the finest, most exciting wingers that Suisetsu has ever produced. Blessed with a dizzying turn of pace and all the technical attributes to thrive in a typical Mizuyukian system, the teenager is a crucial attacking outlet for the Little Nova. She isn't a prolific goalscorer by any means, and can sometimes be guilty of overplaying, but the bag of tricks she has under her belt more than makes up for that minor shortcoming; her inclination for blowing past stranded, flat-footed opponents to produce hatfuls of chances for her teammates to convert has quickly made her a fan favourite.

She specialises in perfectly-timed low crosses, but can also deliver a peach of a floater whenever the situation necessitates it. Skillful finishing is part of the tricky winger's repertoire as well; several memorable strikes have come against top-class opposition, in particular two crucial strikes in the latter stages of the 32nd DBC; the first of which propelled the Little Nova into the final, the second a superbly taken curler that restored parity against Nephara in said final. She can be a major thorn in the opposition's side when on fire; indeed, her magical solo contributions have, on several occasions, made the difference for the senior team.



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88 • Reika ITSUKA • 15 years • Left winger

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11 • Mika ISSHIKI • 19 years • Right winger

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The classical Mizuyukian inverted winger, Isshiki lives for causing havoc on her flank. Whenever she steps on the pitch, you can bet she's going to do her damnedest to give her defender a torrid time. Being an out-and-out winger, she has that yard of pace which enables her to always be a step ahead of the pursuing defender, and it is undeniably her biggest asset.

Unlike the more technical Uryū, who revels in executing sublime crosses and pulling off spectacular dribbles, Isshiki doesn't bother with the aesthetic side of the game if she can get away with it - she simply blows past everyone else and gets the ball into the box, failing which she will apply the finishing touch herself. You would be surprised at how much damage Isshiki can cause with a penetrating run with the ball, but it's just another day on the job for the speed merchant. Don't be fooled into thinking that Isshiki's speed is her only strength, though; the Canterlot Stars winger has made a name for herself after bamboozling a boatload of handily experienced veterans during her debut cycle. Underestimate her at your own peril.



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17 • Kirara STEINER • 15 years • Right winger

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30 • Miki KURUGAYA • 18 years • Forward

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A highly accomplished target man, Kurugaya's finishing prowess - both in the air and on the ground - is simply unsurpassed in Mizuyuki. Standing at 174 centimetres tall, Kurugaya is a strong presence in the penalty area, and she uses her strength to great effect. Whether it be sweeping loose balls home from close range or sending goalkeepers sprawling with thirty-yard piledrivers, Kurugaya is in her element when scoring - she and Tsuchimikado alone have contributed close to forty percent of the Nova's goals over the last three cycles.

However, she isn't a selfish player by any means; she is equally comfortable holding the ball up and waiting for support to arrive. Pace is yet another key attribute in the Kurugaya armoury, while her athleticism has improved by leaps and bounds after Shirakiin slotted her into the starting XI in place of Izawa. Her sheer instinct for knowing when to arrive in the box has contributed to a large amount of her goals, while opposition defenders would do well to pay attention to her propensity to force the issue and pull the trigger at the slightest hint of an opening.80 • Shizu SAMUKAWA • 15 years • Forward

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Staff

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Manager

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KS • Kurumi SHIRAKIIN • 27 years • Manager

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First team coaches

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YK • Yūki KARIO • 17 years • First team coach

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SK • Sakura KOKUBUNJI • 27 years • First team coach

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MT • Mariko TSUGA • 29 years • First team coach

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YM • Yukiyo MAYUZUMI • 27 years • First team coach

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MM • Midori MITSUZAKA • 24 years • First team coach

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JS • Jun SHIBA • 31 years • First team coach

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Physiotherapists

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YN I • Yuri NARATO • 41 years • Head physiotherapist

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YN II • Yumeha NAGANOHARA • 20 years • Physiotherapist

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SA • Sumire AKABANE • 17 years • Physiotherapist

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Tactical analysis - style +2.335

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To be updated.

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All listed information is published with the specific approval of the IFA and is correct as of WC71.

All rights reserved. No part of this roster may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior and explicit permission of the IFA.

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I give my opponents the right to roleplay absolutely anything, save for the infliction of career-ending injury and/or death on my players.

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[Gloriax]

Gloriax Roster World Cup 71
The Black Tigers are back for more!

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BASIC INFO:


Nickname: Black Tigers
Supporters: Tigers on the Move
1st competitive tournament: BoF 54
Current tournament: World Cup 71
KPB ranking: 62nd (13.82)
Style modifier: 0
Formation: 4-3-1-2
Manager: David Russell (Super-Llamaland)

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ROSTER:

NO. NAME		POS.	AGE	SEX	STATUS
1.  Ethan Kuhlmann	GK	19	Male	Starter
2.  Morgan Miranda	GK	22	Female	Sub
3.  Xuan Stcyr		CB	17	Female	Starter
4.  Karyl Bayne		LB	23	Female	Starter
5.  Hassan Kentner 	RB	18	Male	Starter
6.  Otis Pinney		CB	28	Male	Starter
10. Rusty Mangano	CM	16	Male	Starter
15. Gianna Spahn	CM	20	Female	Sub
13. Federico Hiett	LM	23	Male	Starter
12. Glynda Weekes	RM	26	Female	Starter
14. James Lindberg	CM	24	Male	Sub
11. Lore Coppinger	ST	17	Female	Starter
8.  Isidro Paull	ST	22	Male	Sub
7.  Dana Stockard	ST	16	Female	Starter
9.  Eloisa Purinton 	ST	21	Female	Starter

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PLAYER BIOS:

1. Ethan Kuhlmann (GK,19,M): Born and brought up in very rough conditions, Kuhlmann is a very physically sturdy goalkeeper. His childhood practice of throwing tennis balls at a wall at a high speed and then collecting the rebound has really increased his agility and power; thus making him the 1st choice goalkeeper of the current Gloriax squad. The word in the media is that Kuhlmann being a young prodigy shows great promise and may even be on his way to great success in the coming years. Having been signed by Mareibat club Harmonica Tundra, he is quite keen to squeeze the best out of himself for his team - be it the club or the nation.
Signed by Harmonica Tundra, Mareibat.

2. Megan Miranda (GK,22,F): The first female goalie to ever make it into the Gloriax national team (thanks to the Renaissance), Miranda's first love was never football, although she played it fairly regularly it in her neighbourhood as a pastime activity. Catching the eye of one of the GloScouts, she made her fantasy entry into the national squad not many months before the previous World Cup. Good 1-on-1 and penalty-saving ability makes her the likelier choice for knockout matches. The general opinion in the Gloriaxian footballing community is that she needs a lot more polishing to be of the standard that is desired. She got the chance of her lifetime, after her commendable performance in the Gloriax shirt, when she got an offer from Nepharim giants, Violence Chariots - she only expects herself to go from strength to strength in the coming years.
Signed by Violence Chariots, Nephara.

3. Xuan Stcyr (CB,17,F): Fairly young at 17, Xuan Stcyr has made an impact in the team's practice sessions with her liveliness, and unending energy and enthusiasm. She has a very accurate long pass which could prove very handy if the Tigers choose to play long ball tactics. A fine final tackle is also up her sleeve for those critical match situations when the opposition is peppering the defence with countless attacks. All of this, of course with the little lack of maturity, which comes across as the only con. Her performance has not been up to full potential in the previous world cup, as she was peppered with injuries. Realizing her ability, Gentlemen's club from Mareibat have signed her on.
Signed by Gentlemen's Club, Mareibat.

4. Karyl Bayne (LB,23,F): The undisputed glam queen of this squad, Bayne is one of the up-and-coming stars of the Gloriaxian game. Her blistering speed down the wings makes up for the little lack of skill she has on the ball. A very high awareness quality makes her one of the most alert defenders on the field. Following soon after the World Cup, was the Multiverse Premier League, where she took the Strangers to a whole new level of performance and style.
Signed by Strangers FC, Venta de la Mesilla (MPL).

5. Hassan Kentner (RB,18,M): A good young talented stopper, Kentner puts himself through as some of the most gutsy defenders around. He is never afraid to go for that odd 50-50 ball and give his 110% for every lose ball. Even though this makes him injury prone, he is a definite starter for high voltage games. To put it in a phrase, he plays with a vengeance - as if he had lended money to all of the opposition attackers, and he wants it back! Maybe it was this vengeance that Sparta Torspeda saw in him which impressed them for a lucrative contract, which could only help him becoming one of the best this part of the multiverse has ever seen.
Signed by Sparta Torspeda, Buyan.

6. Otis Pinney (CB,28,M): A well built figure, Pinney can be sensed from the off as one of those defenders who will rarely be over-coming in tackles. Rather, he depends more on timely challenges and shielding the striker away from goal. His ability to know where his team mates are just with a quick glance, is a great statement of his vision, and is an asset to the team. He believes in playing the 'inspiring' game and extracts the 100% performance from his fellow defenders. He isn't naturally agile, and age has made an obvious mark on his agility, but his build makes up for it. The signing of Pinney by Equestrian club Seaddle sounders has been acclaimed by Gloriaxian critics as the prospective turning point of hi career.
Signed by Seaddle Sounders, Equestrian States

10. Rusty Mangano (CM,16,M): The youngest member of the squad at 16, Mangano has already won over the fans with his playmaking ability - not to mention the number of women he's already attracted. Nicknamed in the media as "The Kid", he has always dreamt to be a footballer, and represent his country at the World Cup proper. Although this dream of his is far away at the moment, Mangano is steadily improving his game in the camp. His cheeky lob over defenders and highly penetrating through passes have proven to be highly effective in the practice matches, but lack of patience with the ball is showing in his game. The general feeling in the masses, although is that, "The Kid" has a lot more to give to Gloriax. What we are seeing is just the starting of a scintillating career. The question is, though - will a move to SC Volker's academy team improve him still?
Signed by SC Volker B, Felix.

15. Gianna Spahn (CM,20,F): Gianna Spahn, a product of the very recent Renaissance program of the newly-formed Gloriax FA, has shown good promise in the city vs. city matches in the selection rounds. Her down-the-middle runs and swift switchovers to the wings keep the game flowing. She also has the ability to control the tempo of the game, making her an absolute asset for the Gloriaxian squad.

13. Frederico Hiett (LM,23,M): Another fast-paced midfielder, Hiett has a great man-marking ability, making him mostly used more as a defensive left-winger than an attacking one. Still, Hiett can be very useful when operating up the field in the left wing. His swift left foot makes it ideal for him to deliver crosses into the box for easy tap-ins into the net. The opinion in the community is that Hiett will be one of those one-in-a-hundred finds in the talent pool. He only needs that extra bit of nurturing to go that extra mile.

12. Glynda Weekes (RM,26,F): The short-pass expert, Glynda Weekes has an amazing right foot which she can use to whip in fast grounded balls from the edge of the box across the face of the goal for players like Purinton to get a shot in and score. Not the most agile players around, Weekes depends more on the second ball to try and dribble through to the edge of the box and to find that perfect opening for a cross or a shot on goal. Glynda seemed to be the last part of the jigsaw for Equestrian cup-runners-up-club, Everfree Forest.
Signed by Everfree Forest, Equestrian States

14. James Lindberg (CM,24,M): The super sub of the quality packed midfield, James Lindberg is a good playmaker. May not be a world beater, but certainly one who is good enough to get into the Gloriaxian squad. Great awareness of the positions of players, and silky touches on the ball makes him one of those tough customers to deal with as midfielders - he won't let go of the ball until you foul him. That's his mentality. He is a player who is a fine substitution when the Tigers are winning by a margin of 1-2 goals, and there is hardly 10 minutes left. He will hold the ball, bend the rules, do whatever - but steal away precious seconds from the clock. It seemed Pajukas Sport of Buyan found their man in him, and signed him on just as the World Cup ended.
Signed by Pajukas Sport, Buyan.

11. Lore Coppinger (ST,17,F): Another wonder teen in the Gloriax line-up, Coppinger is one of the most skilfully advanced players on the squad. At the age of just 16, Coppinger has shown great promise as a striker. Her awareness of the goal, superb power in shots, and good heading ability makes her one of the possible future stars in the Gloriax line-up. She also has the uncanny ability of creating assists out of the blue. This makes her a definite inclusion in the Gloriax firing line. Critics say, that she being signed by Altomare's academy will help her bloom as a player. Only time will tell.
Signed by Altomare B, Felix.

8. Isidro Paull (ST,22,M): The lone male striker in the Gloriax line-up, Paull is known for his net-ripping blistering shots on goal. Although not as agile as expected from an NT striker, he makes up for it with his power and burly build. Thus, he has that strong presence on field that can be felt in the opposition defenders. Signed on by AC Zevella of Yttribia, he hopes to solidify his status as starting striker in the Gloriax outfit.
Signed by AC Zevella, Yttribia.

7. Dana Stockard (ST,16,F): Another 16-year old promise up from the Gloriaxian talent pool. Blistering speed and switchover passes to the wings don’t make her a potentially difficult customer alone, but with the return ball coming from Weekes and Hiett, there are only handfuls that can stop her. Her commendable passing accuracy makes her available to play as an attacking midfielder for the side if needed. Her talent didn't go unnoticed, as Real Santa Maria embraced her with open arms into their academy.
Signed by Real Santa Maria B, Felix.

9. Eloisa Purinton (ST,21,F): The skipper of the Gloriaxian squad, Purinton is the star striker of this new-look Gloriaxian squad. Her ability of taking set-pieces which curl to perfection in the air and amazing skill with the ball is like silk to the eyes. It always seems as if she can weave her way through defenders, no matter how burly and big they are. Amazing placement and curl, however comes with a bit of a lack of shot power. This makes her one of those players who will least likely take a blistering shot from 25 metres away, and rip the back of the net apart; but more of someone who will always find a way through defenders, and place it into the net by sending the keeper the wrong way from not more than 10 yards out. The squad also depends on her spot-kicks, in which she is almost bound to score provided she gets a fair go at it. This, the people say, is the player who will bring Gloriax great glory in the coming years. She also led the Corenellians FC of Schottia to great glory in the MPL championships...
Signed by Cornellians FC, Schottia (MPL).

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SUPPORT STAFF:

David Russell (Super-Llamaland), Manger, 64: Expected to succeed the ex-manager of Super-Llamaland, Bryan Ferguson, after World Cup 69 qualifiers but was instead kept as an assistant to newly hired Furellian Bogdan Antonlescu. A fan of the neutral game, Russell is the head coach of the New Llama Cyclones.

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FORMATION AND TACTICS: 4-3-1-2
STYLE MOD: 0

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KITS: By Aer Sportswear

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SUPPORTERS AND FANS:

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RP PERMISSIONS:

I Give To My Opponent The Permission To:
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    Choose My Goalscorers: Y
    Godmod Goalscoring Events: N
    Injure Players: Y (Which can be possible in the real world circumstances)
    Godmod Injury Events: N
    Red Card Players: Y (1 per match.)(If you want 2, TG me).
    Yellow Card Players: Y 
    Godmod Other Events: Y
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[Darmen]

Darmeni National Football Team

Coaching Staff

Manager: Adrian Kok
Assistant Manager: Tony Montgomery
Offensive Coach: Tony Bordeck
Defensive Coach: Jason Erickson
Goalkeeping Coach: Troy Osborne
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Robert Yelton
Physio: Yoram Abrahams

Strategy

Style Modifier: +3.854
Strategies (Taken from the Oblique Strategies of the Brevity Cup): 
-Ask your body.  When you're tired, and just want to give up, ask your body for more.
-Adding on, 'cause one goal is never enough.
Formation: 3-1-4-2

All-time Record
Played 650, Won 365, Drawn 125, Lost 160, 1481 Goals For, 980 Goals Against, +501 Goal Difference, .658 Win Percentage

Goalkeepers

Name                  Club                      Age Status
Kimi Siesman          Chippewa Falls Strykers   25  Starter
Brad Schreier         Rogerton Whitecaps        27  Bench
Brady Summon          Eau Claire United         25  Reserve
Leigh Folkins         Menomonie United          24  Reserve
Patrick Paek          Vogler City Force         23  Reserve
Claudio Straus        Forden                    22  Reserve
Raúl Kistlet          Johnho FC                 22  Reserve
Etienne Brians        Johnho FC                 22  Reserve

Defenders

Name                  Club                      Age Status
Trevor Goodwin        Royal PFC                 26  Starter
Mikael Adan           Scott City FC             29  Starter
Scott Rydzik          Royal PFC                 28  Starter
Terrence Sinapati     Menomonie United          26  Bench
Oguchi Findley        Chippewa Falls Strykers   25  Bench
Johan Garza           Chippewa Falls Strykers   25  Reserve
Matt Flemer           Rogerton Whitecaps        25  Reserve
Kevin Santos          Chippewa Falls Strykers   24  Reserve
Abdul-Jalil Salim     Scott City FC             24  Reserve
David Wagner          Scott City FC             24  Reserve
Ivano Nasser          Chippewa Falls Strykers   24  Reserve
Tony Eisenhower       Eau Claire United         24  Reserve
Sami Sanderrson       Chippewa Falls Strykers   24  Reserve
Nick Dempsie          Chippewa Falls Strykers   23  Reserve
Murrough Hollands     Royal PFC                 23  Reserve
Adam Hilbert          Forden                    23  Reserve
Andre Case            Sterling City Stars       23  Reserve
Matthew Alexander     Tim City Cyber Rays       23  Reserve
Ainsley Maxwell       Forden                    22  Reserve
Julio Ramirez         Royal PFC                 22  Reserve
Tyreek Chevrolet      Scott City Beat           22  Reserve
Bobby Delacruz        Scott City Beat           22  Reserve
Barrie Reynell        Club Jim Falls            22  Reserve
Jaques Dominique      Café FC                   22  Reserve

Defensive Midfielders

Name                  Club                      Age Status
Nur al Din Lambert    Royal PFC                 23  Starter
Jean Carr             Scott City Beat           22  Reserve
Jack Gates            Tim City Cyber Rays       22  Reserve

Midfielders

Name                  Club                      Age Status
Luca Cormio           Scott City FC             27  Starter
Tor Tong Lee          Scott City FC             27  Starter
Gene Turko            Eau Claire United         25  Starter
Nicky Salapu          Menomonie United          26  Starter
Josimar Son           Darmen City FC            25  Bench
Charles Ramirez       Menomonie United          26  Bench
Javier Zakuani        Rogerton Whitecaps        26  Reserve
Steve Nystizor        Johnho FC                 25  Reserve
Maika Molesi          Menomonie United          25  Reserve
Rob Guteirez          Eau Claire United         24  Reserve
Rhee Spiridonis       Johnho FC                 24  Reserve
Dan Hammam            Augusta                   24  Reserve
Phillip Savage        Vogler City Force         24  Reserve
Andreas Studebaker    Darmen City United        24  Reserve
Alexander Ayala       Scott City FC             23  Reserve
Alvaro Geruard        Chippewa Falls Strykers   23  Reserve
Henrik Aikmar         Chippewa Falls Strykers   23  Reserve
Rybado Yerkumani      Bloomer FC                23  Reserve
Eugenio Stumpf        Tim City Cyber Rays       23  Reserve
Andrew Tome           Chippewa Falls Strykers   22  Reserve
Aaron Glover          Darmen City AC            22  Reserve
Colin Miron           Chippewa Falls Strykers   22  Reserve
Mohamed bin Borislow  Brady City Crunch         22  Reserve
Miron Talis           Brady City Crunch         22  Reserve
Donald Circu          Forden                    19  Reserve
Samuel Horta          Darmen City AC            19  Reserve

Forwards

Name                  Club                      Age Status
Roberto Gregio        Eau Claire United         25  Starter
Sergio Autitore       Chippewa Falls Strykers   25  Starter
Adam McKay            Forden                    28  Bench
Fernando Grevsthan    Menomonie United          25  Bench
George Pele           Chippewa Falls Strykers   28  Reserve
Sergio Ambrosio       Eau Claire United         24  Reserve
Marcus Semien         Johnho FC                 24  Reserve
Jason Nell            Augusta                   24  Reserve
Jonathan Bruce        Eau Claire United         24  Reserve
Abe Adams             Scott City FC             23  Reserve
Sun Wen               Eau Claire United         23  Reserve
Daniel Baker          Eau Claire United         23  Reserve
Dinho Mendonça        Tim City Cyber Rays       23  Reserve
Eddie Underwood Weiss Tim City Cyber Rays       22  Reserve
Willy Donovan         Tim City Cyber Rays       22  Reserve
Leandro Cho           Tim City Cyber Rays       22  Reserve

Starting XI

3-1-4-2
------------Siesman-----------
---Adan----Rydzik---Goodwin---
--------al din Lambert--------
--Cormio--Lee--Turko--Salapu--
-----Autitore------Gregio-----

Player Roles

Captain: Tor Tong Lee
Vice-Captain: Mikael Adan
Direct free kicks: Tor Tong Lee
Indirect free kicks: Sergio Autitore
Right corner: Roberto Gregio
Left corner: Gene Turko
Penalties: Tor Tong Lee

Kits

Designed and Manufactured by Barrengeka Kits
Main Jerseys
Designed and Manufactured by Vulpine Sportif
Home Away Third Goalie

Stadiums

Net Natinalen Stadin
Capacity: 93,321
Location: Scott City, Federal District
Matches: 3/22 vs. Xzyxrouw, 3/24 vs. Red Blackiland, 3/26 vs. Eupheos Anetus, 3/29 vs. Valladares, 3/30 vs. Albaie, 4/2 vs. Sakhalin, 4/4 vs. Apox

RP Permissions

Choose my goalscorers: Y
Godmod scoring events: Y, but please don't go overboard.
RP injuries to my players: Y, max of 1.  I'll decide the severity.
Godmod injuries to my players: N
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Y, max of 1
Hand out red cards to my players: N
Godmod other events: Y
If you have any questions, feel free to shoot me a TG or find me on IRC.
Please note that I'll probably only be on IRC during the Group Draw(s), so TG's will be best.

OOC: Still a work in progress. I swear I'll finish this at some point in time.

Visitors Guide to Darmen | Besicoserí Ture thabhart tol Darmen
Welcome | Wellommron

Arrival | Ankst
When arriving in Darmen, please be aware, and prepared for, the tight security. All luggage will be checked by hand, so please bring only what is necessary for your visit here in Darmen. All international, national and regional airports have information desks. If you forgot to book a hotel room before you arrived, the helpful staff at the information desks will be more than happy to help. These information desks are staffed by employees of the Ministry of Tourism.

Watnan ankst in Darmen, petsetstil bernth ersst, ands urberedtet forhagadh, den stan sicurhett. Alle bagassen wildh bernth sheccetil an hand, sor sin petsetstil bringent onregnich wat isté nendig forhagadh dor besicten thabhart ar here in Darmen. Alle internasinalt, natinalen ands reginalcha alpors haren informatin sesseborsche. Hens du dergtsen tol bochar en hotellet romm roror du ankst, den heltruch sosatteter ati den information sesseborsche wildh bernth mersmó tsen sascelich tol helple. Dise informatin sesseborsche arnd besett an esatteser on den Ministetetet on Torssmusacht.

Language | Spra
The two primary languages in Darmen are Legonian and English, with over ninety percent of the population able to speak both languages fluently. Below are some phrases in English and Legonian that may be helpful.

Den two primsrenlenna spracs in Darmen arnd Legonian ands Englisch, beth obertmó ná nict prosentcéd on den belktinen at tol sprekert bote spracs flontne. Untos arnd sonnt ster in Englisch ands Legonian toss kannfadh bernth heltruch.

English                     Legonian
Hello                       Halorit
Goodbye                     Soneyedersehen
Yes                         Ja
No                          Non
Thank you.                  Tanknasaghabhál du.
Excuse me.                  Encsedigen mech.
Sorry.                      Sotscuroran.
My name is...               Mone name isté...
What is your name?          Wat isté dor name?
I am... years old.          Ic un... rarsa oltos.
Where are we?               Worces arnd wirmid ag?
Where is the train station? Worces isté den tran stason?
Where is the hotel?         Worces isté den hotellet?
What time is it?            Wat tidt isté sen?
I don't speak Legonian.     Ic nocht sprekert Legonian.

Cuisine | Cacsene

The food is safe to eat, and the water is clean, as our Ministry of Health has tight regulations to ensure consumer safety when it comes to what they eat and drink. Most sit in restaurants will offer a menu based off of seafood, although beef and dairy are predominant in the southwest. Spanish cuisine, and its derivatives, are very popular along the Darmen-Valladares border. Fast-food establishments like McRonald's and Papa Pallocci's Pizza Pagoda are quite popular, and are usually located in most large cities.

Den essen isté scerte essen, ands den wasser isté reng, ass ornre Ministetetet on Hesstet has stan rortions tol stiste corbrutc sicnerhet watnan sen komms tol wat si essen ands drick. Astestens mó sitten in restarants wildh titscint en menu basertend asch on serosrüchte, setogh storfesct ands derrocotukte arnd pordorscnede in den sortestscert. Spanisch cacsene, ands sesse derivateres, arnd serrt popular snomengath den Darmen-Valladares grensen. Fast-bod estabosstments sosele McRonald's ands Papa Pallocci's Pizza Pagoda arnd ganser popular, ands arnd usuletsese socssert in astestens mó store scha.

Transportation | Transportatin
Darmen's public transportation system is quite extensive, and affordable. If you don't like public transportation that much, most large cities also have car rental companies.

Darmen's fentlichket transportatin systs isté ganser omfansnech, ands sdannech. Hens du nocht sosele fentlichket transportatin toss muchfad, astestens mó store scha asoh math haren caro cesitung cotscesen.

Hotels | Hotelser
Most Hotels in Darmen are owned and operated by the local Town Legislature, although several private chains also exist. Prices should be fairly low, in the range of NSD $50 to $60 per night.

Astestens mó hotelser in Darmen arnd osetrecht ands operitten an den lokalen Botschaft Legislature, setogh serete privatedech ketera asoh math existteren. Prisesanna socter bernth ganstrom serig, in den reresch on NSD $50 tol $60 proghadh na nacht.

Weather | Wetserr
Darmen's weather is extremely unpredictable. It might be sunny and hot on one day, and rainy and cool the next. And by cool we mean about 50 degrees Farenhite. It doesn't get much colder than that, except in the Mountains of the north.

Darmen's wetserr isté estyeth...

Currency | Currency
Darmen uses the Baba as its currency. The Baba is available in denominations of B.1, B.2, B.5, B.10, B.20, B.50, B.100, B.200, B.500, B.1,000, B.5,000, B.10,000, B.100,000. A single Baba can be split further into 100 Credits, with Credits available in denominations of c.1, c.2, c.3, c.4, c.5, c.10, c.20, c.25, c.50, c.100, c.200, c.500, c.1,000, c.2,000, c.50,000, c.100,000. Both Babas and Credits are printed on paper, no coins exist. Currently, 1 Baba equals NSD $1.68.

Darmen usussorgen den Baba ass sesse...

Entertainment | Unterhalcut
Liverpool is Darmen's Hollywood, so when there, expect to see Darmeni film stars quite often. Scott City has a whole district dedicated to theaters (300 in total), with both of the live act and movie kinds. Movie theaters are quite popular just about everywhere else, with most of the big cities having between 20 or 30 theaters to choose from.

Liverpool isté Darmen's Hollywood, sor sin watnan tsre, (expect) tol sec Darmeni...

Laws | Losete
For the most part, if you only plan to attend a sporting event, maybe eat at a few restraunts, and do a little sightseeing when not in your hotel room, you will not need to worry about breaking the law. If you plan on doing anything else however, or you believe something that you do regularly may be against the law, you should check ahead of time with the Ministry of Justice as to the legality of the act you may perform. Ignorance of the law is no excuse. A basic explanation of Darmeni Law can be found at the Royal Law Society's website.

Forhagadh den astestens mó cet, hens du onregnich...

Other important questions you may have
Q. How do I get a hold of the police?
A. Police stations are usually located in the center of town next to the Town Legislature. By phone, the police can be reached by simply dialing 1.

Q. And the fire department?
A. Dial 2.

Q. This guy is asking me to show him my papers. What papers?
A. Upon arrival in Darmen, all foreigners are given ID papers, which last for one week. They're pink, and have "Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration" written at the top in nice big letters.

Q. Do I have to show him my papers?
A. It depends. For the most part, the answer will be yes. If however, you have reason to believe that the person asking to see your papers doesn't have the authority to do so, ask to see their identification.

Q. My ID papers are about to expire, but I'm still planning to remain here, what do I do?
A. Contact the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, and request an extension.

Q. I'd like to move here?
A. Contact the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, who will get you started in the process to move here and become a citizen.

Any suggestions which would make this guide better? Contact the Ministry of Tourism.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Relations, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration and the Ministry of Tourism | Ministetetet on Cosdscen Anferrsenheten ands Relasens, Ministetetet on Culture, Ministetetet on Statsoshpaft ands Innirdeng ands den Ministetetet on Torssmusacht

[The Sarian]

My thanks to Audioslavia and Kirola Sportswear for this crest
The Sarian National Football Team
The Bustards

Management

Manager Daniel Bauer (47 - Rutenbach)
Assistant Manager Wiley Tyrell (45 - The Sarian)
Captain William Peters (29 - Defender)
Vice Captain Methuselah Meeuwessen (26 - Midfielder)

Qualifying Squad

Ages are correct as of start of qualifying; ordered in likelihood to play

GK Kasper Lorde (31 - Gorgona City)
GK Wright Christinsen (28 - Crompton City)
GK Mattieu Soleill (22 - Race Point)
GK Brigham Huddlestone (36 - Salvador FC)

DR Michael Stone (22 - FC Chippenham)
DR Mat MacCoughlan (31 - Crompton City)
DR Gunne Gulbrandsen (25 - Race Point)
DC William Peters (28 - Beckwith City)
DC Ronan Michaels (29 - Staliongrad HC [EQS]
DC Alfred Yates (24 - FC Chippenham)
DC Keir Akerman (21 - Marlborough City)
DC Shimshon Cory (24 - Beckwith City)
DC Eguzki Melendez (34 - Race Point)
DL Tiras Bermudez (24 - Gorgona City)
DL Piers Stumpf (24 - Melksham Town)
DL Cody Roberts (33 - Marlborough City)

DM Gil Reis (34 - Iqaluit Red Army [QUE])
DM Leo Campo (18 - FC Lavington)
ML Marcus Horn (32 - Beckwith City)
ML Chanokh Blair (22 - Race Point)
ML Maximilliano Robbins (22 - Gorgona City)
MC Methuselah Meeuwessen (25 - North Spire HC [CRE])
MC Louie Nittenpepper (27 - St John's Arsenal [QUE])
MC Maxim Tunis (22 - Crompton City)
MC Aaron Clarke (30 - Manechester City [EQS])
MC Harvey MacNevin (25 - Race Point)
MC Magna Birlo (24 - Beckwith City)
MR Yeriyahu Masters (25 - FC Chippenham)
MR Rikard Pirlo (21 - Beckwith City)
MR Cornelius Bauer (23 - Salvador FC)
AM Aleksander Markovic (19 - Gorgona City)
AM Horacio Lopez (28 - Race Point)

FC Jacobo Yap (26 - Crompton City)
FC Turin Jansen (32 - Beckwith City)
FC Jordan Lee (26 - Zenit Attawapiskat [QUE])
FC Cunobelinus Fuller (29 - Beckwith City)
FC Linden Lucassen (26 - Race Point)

Finals Squad

Ages are correct as of start of qualifying; ordered in likelihood to play

GK Mattieu Soleill (23 - Race Point)
GK Kasper Lorde (32 - Gorgona City)
GK Wright Christinsen (29 - Crompton City)

DR Michael Stone (23 - FC Chippenham)
DR Gunne Gulbrandsen (26 - Race Point)
DC William Peters (29 - Beckwith City)
DC Alfred Yates (25 - FC Chippenham)
DC Ronan Michaels (30 - Staliongrad HC [EQS]
DC Keir Akerman (22 - Marlborough City)
DL Tiras Bermudez (25 - Gorgona City)
DL Cody Roberts (34 - Marlborough City)

DM Leo Campo (19 - FC Lavington)
MR Yeriyahu Masters (26 - FC Chippenham)
MC Methuselah Meeuwessen (26 - North Spire HC [CRE])
MC Louie Nittenpepper (28 - St John's Arsenal [QUE])
MC Maxim Tunis (23 - Crompton City)
MC Harvey MacNevin (26 - Race Point)
ML Marcus Horn (33 - Beckwith City)

FC Jacobo Yap (27 - Crompton City)
FC Turin Jansen (33 - Beckwith City)
FC Jordan Lee (27 - Zenit Attawapiskat [QUE])
FC Cunobelinus Fuller (30 - Beckwith City)

Tactics

Style Mod +3.2
Preferred Formation 4-3-3, though other can and will be used.
Lineup Will be in most recent RP, if not use:

K. Lorde; T. Bermudez/W. Peters/R. Michaels/M. Stone; M. Meeuwessen/L. Nittenpepper/M. Tunis; T. Jansen/J. Yap/Y. Masters

Kits
My thanks to Audioslavia and Kirola Sportswear for these kits

Stadium

The crowning jewel in The Sarian is Home Covert, home to the most successful team in Sarian History, FC Chippenham who have won both the Super League and the Florican Shield a record of five times. Seating just over eighty-two thousand spectators, Home Covert is the largest stadium in the archipelago. Due to the stadiums size, versatility and unique architecture the stadium has been used many times in international events , including the premier Beltane Cup final, and the Third Place Playoff of the 57th Baptism of Fire.

Home Covert was erected in 2127 and was designed by architect, Kieran Karsh. Karsh, whose other works include the Beltek Tour in Lavington and more recently Salvador FC's Poseidon's Palace, which is of course in Port Salvador. The stadium was designed to represent the might and continuing prosperity of 2120's Sarian, and twenty years later it is still viewed as one of the best looking stadiums in the federation.

Home Covert is found in the Central District of the capital, meaning that it is easily accessed by both the underground, overground and capital bus service. Commute by car, while possible, is not encouraged due to the high congestion and high road tariffs in the capital.

The central location of the stadium is beneficial for travelling fans, being just seventeen minutes on the Overground from Chippenham Central Airport, with a direct train. The location of the stadium also means there is a wide range of accommodation for fans, officials and players alike. Ranging from cheap SariMotels, which have rooms from as little as ɨ7 a night to the luxury branded Maiden Hotels, which cost considerably more.

Tourist attractions around the stadium include Parliament Square, Pitaluga Street, Hopton Palace and the Chippenham Eye, in addition to a number of museums, retired Naval Vessels and impressive skyscrapers that mean you can indulge in both Sarian Culture as well as the culture of football, and even make playing The Sarian part of a longer holiday, rather than just popping over for the match.

Statistics

Overall Record: (W-D-L) 63-26-33 (GF-GA) 269-186

First Game: The Sarian 4-2 Cquactar (Baptism of Fire 54 - Group Stage)
First Victory: The Sarian 4-2 Cquactar (Baptism of Fire 54 - Group Stage)
First Draw: Buyan 0–0 The Sarian (0–0 AET) (7–6 pen.) (Baptism of Fire 54 - Final)
First Defeat: The Sarian 1-2 Felix (Friendly)
Greatest Game: The Archeigmancy 3-4 The Sarian (World Cup 69 - Playoffs)
Worst Game: Yttribia 3-0 The Sarian (Campionato Esportiva 10 - Round of 16)
Biggest Win: The Sarian 7–0 Democratic States of Fenbar (World Cup 70 - Qualifying)
Biggest Loss: The Sarian 1–5 West Angola (World Cup 67 - Qualifying)
Bogey Team: Felix (5 Games, 5 Defeats)

Permissions

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my goalscorers: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes, within reason.
RP injuries to my players: Yes, within reason.
Godmod injuries to my players: TG me.
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes, within reason.
Hand out red cards to my players: Yes, within reason.
Godmod other events: TG me.

[Lons]

Kit, kindly provided by AER Sportswear from Gloriax

I Give To My Opponent The Permission To:
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Choose My Goalscorers: Y
Godmod Goalscoring Events: N
Injure Players: Y
Godmod Injury Events: N
Red Card Players: Y
Yellow Card Players: Y
Godmod Other Events: Y
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After an absence in World Cup 70, and a complete organisatory overhaul, the Lonsêv Fedêrs ên Fusbâl, often abbreviated to êLFêF, has brought up an all new roster under and all new coach. They will be playing in a 4-4-2 formation, with a style modifier of -1.5.

Coach: Dediês Alêxândriûs

Starting 11

GK: Bârdeûs TIMENÂI
LD: Nesê DÔROLÊ
CD: Bisôl WÂRDÊN
CD: Rikên KÂLAMÛS
RD: Mâlvo ÊV DÔGEÎS
LM: Britîn VOLUS
CAM: Kârmestêl ÎNSEDÎS
CDM: Biôlo ÊN DÂLDA
RM: Dunân REGÊSI
LS: Stileo KÔSTIÊ
RS: Altêrd BLÂKÂN

Substitutes:

GK: Madriôn EVELÂS
GK: Stêros DETÊLO
LD: Xâmbêr SÊREÂN
CD: Gelân FRITÂNÊ
CD: Haînd SPALATÊ
RD: Dâx ÊN TÔRUOS
RD: Êrmôlo LÂGESIÂN
LM: Valmân PIRÔTES
CAM: Spôrtan GÂNDO
CAM: Kliatûs OVILÎS
CDM: Lofâl RÔGNÊK
RM: Rûskeî DALIÂ
RM: Stân BESWIÂK
LS: Erkîn ÊV BLANÊV
LS: Watreî ALADÊ
RS: Rogês RÔNANS
RS: Zanîs DÂXÊN

Lons' Stadium of Choice is the Âlesiâ SattelitePro Stadium, home to FÂSP, Lons' largest club. It is located in Âlesiâ, conveniently also the capital of Lons and home of the only Lonish international airport.

[Castigonia]

I Give To My Opponent The Permission To:
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Choose My Goalscorers: No
Godmod Goalscoring Events: No
Injure Players: Yes
Godmod Injury Events: No
Red Card Players: No
Yellow Card Players: Yes
Godmod Other Events:No
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Castigonia's Starting 11!
Castigonia's Team:
Style = -1

Formation is 4-3-3
Coach: Jared Highkill Age 52 (Seasoned coach, coached in BOF 39)
Assistant Coach: Levi Somerville Age 38 (Rookie AC)
Captain: Kerrigan Clearwater
Vice-Captain: Jeremy Pope

Forwards
#47- Garrit Hewes Age 27 (Veteran of BOF 39)
#11 Jeremy Pope Age 30 (Younger Brother of highly regarded Castigonian player Henry Pope)
#29 Kyle Bayview Age 20 (Rookie starter)
#34 Rick Mandiras Age 22 (Rookie Starter)

Midfielders:
#01 Calvin West Age 18 (Rookie. A prodigy of the game, West is the younger brother of actor J.D. West)
#08 Zeke Powell Age 22 (Rookie player)
#79- Benjy Michelson Age 25 (Veteran of BOF 39)

Defenders
#56- Samuel Scott Age 23 (Veteran of BOF 39)
#19- Eric Waterman Age 23 (Veteran of BOF 39)
#89 Kerrigan Clearwater Age 29 (Veteran of BOF 39. One of the greatest Castigonian defenders of recent years)

Goalie
#02- Quentin Sanders Age 24 (Veteran of BOF 39)

Reserves
#05 Vinta Vartova Forward Age 25 (Immigrated to the country at age 5. Has played the game his whole life. Recently drafted to the national team from the Northern Kildago FC.)
#14 Steven Hathaway Forward Age 28 (Veteran player recently drafted to the national team)
#95 Chester Nullins Forward Age 21 (Rookie player)
#37 Billy Beddleton Forward Age 27 (Rookie Player)
#63 Justin Okana Midfielder Age 24 (Rookie Player)
#42 William Harras Midfielder Age 23 (Rookie player)
#67 Bailey Killington Defender Age 22 (Rookie Player)
#48 Wendell Quertas Defender Age 26 (Rookie player)
#44 Ryan Xeno Defender Age 29 (Veteran local player, recently drafted to national team)
#24 Pete Hockney Defender Age 20 (Rookie Player)

[Garifunya]

Position-Number-Name-Age-Club

G #1 Uli Maneschijns, 34, FC Frederykvil
G #22 Gerard Brierre, 29, Onvervaard FC
G #23 Jaap van Vlijt, 24, Hadarage FC

D #2 Ousmane Okoye, 29, Zeerovers Vrijport
D #5 Eduoaard Castelaõ, 27, Onvervaard FC
D #4 Kodjoe Adeoye, 33, VK Konduktor
D #3 Valentijn Kunst, 30, SV Oranje
D #12 Olivier Jerou, 29, VK Konduktor
D #13 Paul Kompagnie, 32, SV Oranje
D #14 Tomás Saankt, 32, FC Frederykvil
D #15 Sulaymun Falana, 28, Estreya Zwart FC


M #6 Piotr Kenkhuis, 27, VK Voortrekkers
M #7 David Diallou, 32, Eendracht Garifunya
M #8 Kristiaan Amadi, 26, Eendracht Garifunya
M #16 Isaak van Voorst, 27, Zeerovers Vrijoport
M #17 Mamadou van der Linden, 25, FC Frederykvil
M #18 Harun Dimka, 30, Estreya Zwart FC


F #9 Ibrahim Iweala, 29, Hadarage FC
F #10 Assane Diakite, 31, FC Frederykvil
F #11 Nils Ledeboer, 26, VVV Mytelbeerg
F #19 Caarlo Boumers, 24, Eendracht Garifunya
F #20 Maatias Simons, 34, Eendracht Garifunya
F #21 Endrik Boeker, 24, Estreya Zwart FC

Manager: John Ayensu, 52, Ghana
Formation: 4-3-3
Style Mod: +2



Stadium: Staad Fyet nan Garifunya (20,500, Frederykvil)



Schedule

Group 15

MD 1 Cosumar v Garifunya
MD 2 Garifunya v Royalsoldiers
MD 3 Milchama v Garifunya
MD 4 Garifunya v Audioslavia
MD 5 Sarrbia v Garifunya
MD 6 Garifunya v ASCS
MD 7 Sameba v Garifunya
MD8-14: Reverse of 1-14

I Give My Opponent Permission To:
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    Choose My Goalscorers: Yes
    Godmod Goalscoring Events: No
    Injure Players: Small things, every two of my players you injure, one of yours must be injured
    Godmod Injury Events: No
    Red Card Players: Yes, one for one on each team
    Yellow Card Players: Yes, two on my team for one on your team
    Godmod Other Events: No
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[Ko-oren]

Ko-orenite National Team Roster | Ko-oreniet nationaal elftal | Seleção Co-orenense de Futebol | Équipe de Co-oren de football | サッカーコーレン代表

Nation Name: The Babelic Meritocracy of Ko-oren
Short Nation Name: Ko-oren
Trigramme: KOR
Demonym: Ko-orenite
Team Nickname: Greenblues, Dragonflies
National Colors: Green, Blue

Head of Committee of Coaches: Darius Fitzpatrick
Style: -5
Formation: 5-4-1

Ko-orenite Roster
for World Cup 71

Goal:
1. Storm Enshadilsa - GK (31/m) - Still Ko-oren's first goalkeeper, even if his goal kicks won't reach the half way line.
12. Cláudia Macedo - GK (22/f) - Excentric and explosive. Excellent line keeper, but she has trouble with defending corner kicks and free kicks.
22. Ralph Maverick - GK (23/m) - Joins the passing game with his teammates, sometimes leading to dangerous situations.

Defensive:
4. Katanmak Juliasterinthen - CB (27/m) - Captain of the team, in the prime of his career. Stellar defender, great communicator and perfect at set pieces.
3. Katherine Davenport - CB (25/f) - Talented defender who likes to leave the defensive line. Often disrupts attacks before they even start.
13. Celine de Jong - LB (24/f) - Awesome stamina, she connects the back line to the other lines.
6. Páll Ólafursson - CB (31/m) - Tank. Muscular, 200cm, the entire package.
2. Nanami Aoki - LB (27/f) - Smart, tactical defender. Small physique, but excellent pace.
14. Shi Zhang - CB (31/m) - Tends to get booked, but he's otherwise good at shutting out one specific player.
5. Jin-Sang Min - RB (20/m) - Inexperienced but talented. Quick, agile, and faster than most strikers. Now on the starting XI.
15. Katherine Turnbull - RB (19/f) - Tall, but time will tell if she's got enough to make the team.
18. Peter Morrow - CB (22/m) - With the aging centrebacks, Morrow was added last-minute to bring the defence up to par.

Midfielders:
16. Nalaikh Bagaurunir - DM (27/m) - Great tackles... not so great passes.
7. Ceindrych Heilyn - CM (32/f) - Excellent passing rate, likes to play a high possession game. Unfortunately that's not what the Dragonflies do.
8. Henrique Nascimento - CM (25/m) - Box to box midfielder, thrives in a team that utilises the long ball.
17. Hisahito Kawano - CM (22/m) - Accurate and powerful shots. Free kicks and corner kicks are his strong point.
9. Violet Wakefield - WM (28/m) - We still don't know what she likes best: shooting or dribbling. Unfortunately she's best at crossing.
10. Esolywend Eregrent - AM (27/m) - Attacking midfielder who is also just as good on either wing. Can even play central midfielder.
19. Emeline Millet - AM (22/f) - Good at distracting defenders to create gaps for the strikers. And that's only partially because of her looks.

Attackers:
20. Audrey Leroux - ST (26/f) - Excellent poacher. Stays cool in all circumstances, good at defeating the goalkeeper one on one.
21. Anthony Sutherland - ST (24/m) - Elegant striker, good touch. Bicycle kicks galore.
11. Narantuyaa Chuluun - ST (28/f) - Heaps stronger than most defenders. Awful at dribbling, but good at finishing free kicks and corner kicks.

Home venues: stadiums in any of the larger Ko-orenite cities (see the map in my factbook). Or make something up, or have us play somewhere else.

I Give My Opponent Permission To:
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Choose My Goalscorers: Y
Godmod Goalscoring Events: N
Injure Players: Y
Godmod Injury Events: N
Red Card Players: Y
Yellow Card Players: Y
Godmod Other Events: Y
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[Stvoto Latoli]

Stvoto Latoli's World Cup 71 Qualifying Squad Released

Brendan al Tameer has been pretty tight-lipped about his team selection for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers, but he has at last run out of time - the show is about to begin! So it was with great excitement that the citizens of the Maritime Empire looked on as the Gold-Whites boss sent his personal assistant out to a press conference announcing the twenty-three player squad. The results were at once surprising and unsurprising - on the one hand, Gu Zhahogowdoo Pool 1 (well-known to be Pool 2's vast inferior) sent almost exactly the same number of players to the national team as the other pool, but on the other, only three of those Pool 1 players made the starting eleven. As always, al Tameer's team pays respect to the Golden Crows' boss' career with defensive bastion club Hozastvu - this team has lots of physical, aggressive tacklers but a shortage of athletic, fleet-footed technical passers. Least surprising of all, then, is that Lobyuseistvooshu, the outfit currently topping the Maritime Empire's top flight and doing it with defense, allowing an absurd 0.53 goals per match, has sent a whopping six star players to the Stvoto Latoli national team.

In the number one shirt, Shyusoolootru Lyu continues to be considered Gu Zhahogowdoo's best goalkeeper by miles, and has the votes of a fair number of pundits who say he's the best player, full stop. His supportive, stable personality makes him an ideal captain (as he is for his club Vezhidrupa), and with Ševhi'khijidhu Chenu (of Teach Iarann's struggling Cóiméid) having been dropped from the team, al Tameer happily offered Lyu the armband. Ahead of the Golden Crows' new captain is a revamped defense. Charpabaqhi Ouithima, the aforementioned Chenu, Vigean O'Blighe, and Zhiqi'savedhi Medhazhinanju (also of the collapsing Comets) are out (though O'Blighe remains in the squad as a reserve). New to the back five are the physically aggressive and tactically shrewd right back Leagh Gilmore (who al Tameer has publicly pronounced as the reason for Usama O'Bearga's superlative success at Lobyu), the tall and ruthless center back Muhammad abd al Raziq (another huge cog in the Red, Gray, and Chartreuse defensive machine), the short but muscular Ayman Hijaz of surging Vezhidrupa, and Pazhujebi veteran and Gerthamasa Boyseh captain Yachušechedra Wambukawo, a left full back.

Things have changed far less up front. Wide midfielders Quinn Vail and Usama O'Bearga, who have been fixtures of the Gold-Whites' attack for a while now, are exclusively responsible for giving the team width (as the fullbacks are encouraged to tuck inside alongside the defensive midfielder, see below), and forwards Nataliaja Irmedheghi and Tastvu Zhooheizhyu, once teammates for club as well as country, are hardly at their first rodeo, either. Having proven that they could work as a lightning-and-thunder tandem at Sunbirds before the former went to Brewers in a massive transfer, al Tameer will rely on the trequartista/target man combo to create goals with very little help coming from behind. Finally, the only new face in the front five is at defensive midfielder, where Lonán Madani's spectacularly horrible start to the season has apparently not been forgotten by the Gold-Whites boss (despite Madani largely returning to form over the course of this summer). Instead, Brewers' unsung wonder transfer Jabbar al Amri (who might have fallen victim to the Great Cóiméid Purge of 4012 were it not for his departure from Teach Iarann back in February) will take over. al Amri's ability to marshal an attack from a withdrawn midfield position will be valuable for a cautious and defensive Stvoto Latoli team.

Goalkeepers

Shyusoolootru Lyu - 28 Years Old - Vezhidrupa (CAPTAIN)
Mr. Lyu will be wearing number one, has Stvoto Latolisi ethnicity, and has Stvoto Latolisi nationality.
Pachomiušam Ouachaburughu - 28 Years Old - Šešri'makaru
Mr. Ouachaburughu will be wearing number twenty-one, has Mahathan ethnicity, and has Pazhujebi nationality.
Bowzhibowzowzhoy Thoymyugu - 22 Years Old - Brewers
Mr. Thoymyugu will be wearing number twenty-three, has Stvoto Latolisi ethnicity, and has Stvoto Latolisi nationality.

Defenders

Leagh Gilmore - 29 Years Old - Lobyuseistvooshu
Mr. Gilmore will be wearing number two, has Irish ethnicity, and has Muzira'a Ba'aydi nationality.
Khadim Ismail - 36 Years Old - Pkethat Hevnaje
Mr. Ismail will be wearing number three, has Arab ethnicity, and has Muzira'a Ba'aydi nationality.
Muhammad abd al Raziq - 23 Years Old - Lobyuseistvooshu
Mr. abd al Raziq will be wearing number four, has Arab ethnicity, and has Muzira'a Ba'aydi nationality.
Ayman Hijaz - 24 Years Old - Vezhidrupa
Mr. Hijaz will be wearing number five, has Arab ethnicity, and has Muzira'a Ba'aydi nationality.
Yachušechedra Wambukawo - 34 Years Old - Gerthamasa Boyseh
Mr. Wambukawo will be wearing number six, has African ethnicity, and has Pazhujebi nationality.
Phelan Donovan - 23 Years Old - Pkethat Hevnaje
Mr. Donovan will be wearing number twelve, has Irish ethnicity, and has Muzira'a Ba'aydi nationality.
Qasim Bahamdan - 22 Years Old - Sunbirds
Mr. Bahamdan will be wearing number thirteen, has Arab ethnicity, and has Muzira'a Ba'aydi nationality.
Shyusowterzu Toytazoyzhili - 36 Years Old - Lobyuseistvooshu
Mr. Toytazoyzhili will be wearing number fourteen, has Stvoto Latolisi ethnicity, and has Stvoto Latolisi nationality.
Vigean O'Blighe - 23 Years Old - Sunbirds
Mr. O'Blighe will be wearing number fifteen, has Irish ethnicity, and has Muzira'a Ba'aydi nationality.
Kuaku Gheberihiq - 24 Years Old - Lobyuseistvooshu
Mr. Gheberihiq will be wearing number sixteen, has African ethnicity, and has Pazhujebi nationality.

Midfielders

Jabbar al Amri - 28 Years Old - Brewers
Mr. al Amri will be wearing number seven, has Arab ethnicity, and has Muzira'a Ba'aydi nationality.
Usama O'Bearga - 26 Years Old - Lobyuseistvooshu
Mr. O'Bearga will be wearing number eight, has Arab-Irish ethnicity, and has Muzira'a Ba'aydi nationality.
Quinn Vail - 28 Years Old - Stvozhaboythumow
Mr. Vail will be wearing number nine, has Irish ethnicity, and has Muzira'a Ba'aydi nationality.
Nataliaja Irmedheghi - 25 Years Old - Brewers
Ms. Irmedheghi will be wearing number ten, has Mahathan ethnicity, and has Pazhujebi nationality.
Doran Palmer - 34 Years Old - Lobyuseistvooshu
Mr. Palmer will be wearing number seventeen, has Irish ethnicity, and has Muzira'a Ba'aydi nationality.
Thowstvoy Erthow - 28 Years Old - Pkethat Hevnaje
Mr. Erthow will be wearing number eighteen, has Stvoto Latolisi ethnicity, and has Stvoto Latolisi nationality.
Ysfael al Jahani - 32 Years Old - Pkethat Hevnaje
Mr. al Jahani will be wearing number nineteen, has Arab-Irish ethnicity, and has Muzira'a Ba'aydi nationality.
Dignušam Nuhu - 19 Years Old - Sunbirds
Mr. Nuhu will be wearing number twenty, has Mahathan ethnicity, and has Pazhujebi nationality.

Strikers

Tastvu Zhooheizhyu - 23 Years Old - Sunbirds
Mr. Zhooheizhyu will be wearing number eleven, has Stvoto Latolisi ethnicity, and has Stvoto Latolisi nationality.
Chidi Ya - 22 Years Old - Pkethat Hevnaje
Mr. Ya will be wearing number twenty-two, has African ethnicity, and has Pazhujebi nationality.

Manager

Brendan al Tameer - 47 Years Old
Mr. al Tameer has Arab-Irish ethnicity and has Muzira'a Ba'aydi nationality.

Fun-loving, boisterous, and media-friendly, it might come as a surprise to an outsider that Stvoto Latoli's current manager is among the world's most tactically conservative minds. An Arab-Irishman born in Teach Iarann, al Tameer categorically rejects the maxim that "a good offense is the best defense." Preferring muscle-bound enforcers to pace or technical ability, al Tameer grew up in his home country of Muzira'a Ba'aydah but moved to the Stvoto Latolisi capital Tobyumosyu after being selected for military service. It was there, among the Stvoto Latolisi Navy's intramural leagues, that he began to formulate his football ideology. (Incidentally, the same influences can be seen in the general instincts of the Hozastvu club side, which represents the Navy. Fans of the Maroon-Reds are often deeply uncomfortable when they witness their side venture forward for any reason.) al Tameer famously regards the nil-nil draw as a result as good as a victory, and this is in keeping with his Navy footballing education. At any rate, the Arab-Irishman generally makes selections in his own image: stocky, powerful, and often quite dirty athletes uninterested in sprinting or one-touch passing. He views tactical understanding as critical in his teams. And yet, despite all these utterly uninspiring and aesthetically displeasing attributes, al Tameer is well liked by the media, if not by the fans. Genial and warm, and with a light sense of humor, he famously enjoys (rather than resents) giving press conferences. Interviews after the many losses that Stvoto Latoli should be expected to suffer during its halcyon years as a competitive national side are sure to be as friendly and good-natured as those after the rare victory or draw. When asked what he plans to do after leaving his post as the Gold-Whites' manager, he often intimates that he might leave the sport altogether to spend more time with his hobby of woodworking. Nobody is entirely sure if he is serious or is using humor to dodge the question. There is no doubt that both Cóiméid (based in his city of birth, Teach Iarann) and Hozastvu (the outfit based on the Navy Headquarters site where he spent so much time as a serviceman) would be elated to secure his services if he ever departs his current post. However, for the time being this is obviously pure speculation.

Kits

These are the kits used by Stvoto Latoli, provided by Audioslavian sportswear manufacturer Kirola. The metallic gold and white strip is used for all home matches and occasional away matches, whereas the all-dark-blue change strip is used for most away matches but never at home. An unpaid intern in a dingy back office will toss a coin to decide which uniform will be worn in the case of neutral venue matches such as those at the Copa Rushmori or the World Cup finals.

Style Modifier



Tactics

Brendan al Tameer continues with his simple formation from the last Copa Rushmori by bringing the wingers back into the midfield and eliminating the deep lying playmaker position once reserved for Satatu Bei (no longer in the Gold-Whites boss' plans, apparently) in favor of an out-and-out center forward. More stereotypically "al Tameer-esque" than previous 5-2-3s or 5-3-2s, this new 5-4-1 stresses narrow play, eliminating green space for opponents to run into. The left and right wingbacks have license to move forward and cut inside, while the anchor man defensive midfielder may occasionally drift ahead to provide link up play for the center attacking mid. Wide midfielders, as mentioned earlier, are far more withdrawn. While they will stay wide, they'll avoid going too far forward as they need provide cover in defense if the wingbacks get caught inside. Thusly, the Gold-Whites attacking thrust will come through the middle, with deep crosses coming from the wings and long balls from the center backs and defensive midfielder, while defensively the idea is to become as compact as possible. Don't like negative football? Stvoto Latoli probably isn't for you.

Lyu (c)

Gilmore          Ismail       abd al Raziq        Hijaz       Wambukawo

al Amri
O'Bearga---------------------------------------------------------------------Vail
Irmedheghi

Zhooheizhyu

Home Stadium

Setoydyuma'shu Lobyuseistvooshu - Tobyumosyu, Stvoto Latoli
Setoydyuma'shu Lobyuseistvooshu has a capacity of 86,000 and will host all of Stvoto Latoli's home matches.

A towering granite behemoth in the middle of Tobyumosyu (the formal name for Stvoto Latoli City, the floating raft city that constitutes the capital of the nation), the Setoydyuma'shu Lobyuseistvooshu existed a considerable time before the introduction of football to the Maritime Empire. A symbol of the Lobyuseistvooshu District's relative opulence, the structure was finished roughly 300 years ago (historians estimate it took about 100 years to build). Made of granite obviously taken from land (though nobody is quite sure where), the stadium's material was likely seized by Stvoto Latolisi raiders from a helpless, underdeveloped civilization. The design is circular and its stands are quite steep. There are four tiers inside the stadium - for a long time two of them were terraces and had no seats but that was altered when Stvoto Latoli began participating in international sport competitions. The most striking feature of the stadium, however, has lent it its unofficial nickname among Tobyumosyu residents: the Arch. Lengthwise across the middle of the stadium, a tremendous (and incredibly heavy) stone arch has been affixed to the circular monster. It remains a complete mystery how the early Stvoto Latolisis managed to properly suspend the thing; it surely weighs thousands and thousands of tons. In the modern era, lighting, heating, new interior amenities, an outer concourse, state-of-the-art seating, luxury boxes, concession areas, and dressing rooms have been added to the original structure of the ancient stadium. Its massive capacity makes it an ideal candidate to host internationals.

Schedule

Saturday, 30 June 4012 - v Estenia (FRIENDLY)
Played at Avazhughij Arena, Stvoto Latoli drew this match nil goals to nil.
Wednesday, 4 June 4012 - @ Osarius (FRIENDLY)
Played at the Ursinopolis, Stvoto Latoli lost this match two goals to nil.
Saturday, 28 July 4012 - @ Carialus
Played at Capital Field, Stvoto Latoli lost this match two goals to nil.
Wednesday, 1 August 4012 - @ Farfadillis
Played at La Fantás, Stvoto Latoli lost this match one goal to nil.
Saturday, 3 November 4012 - v Antoletia
Played at Setoydyuma'shu Lobyuseistvooshu, Stvoto Latoli lost this match two goals to nil.
Wednesday, 7 November 4012 - @ Atrua
Played at an unknown venue, Stvoto Latoli lost this match one goal to nil.
Saturday, 8 December 4012 - v Sargkisia
Played at Setoydyuma'shu Lobyuseistvooshu, Stvoto Latoli won this match one goal to nil. Jabbar al Amri scored for the Golden Crows.
Wednesday, 12 December 4012 - @ Korchayk
Played at Yümat Geçen Şahin Stadium, Stvoto Latoli lost this match two goals to one. Nataliaja Irmedheghi scored for the Golden Crows.
Saturday, 15 December 4012 - v Greater Watford
Played at Setoydyuma'shu Lobyuseistvooshu, Stvoto Latoli lost this match two goals to nil.
Wednesday, 19 December 4012 - @ San Jose Guayabal (FRIENDLY)
Played at Bank of Guayabal Stadium, Stvoto Latoli drew this match nil goals to nil.
Saturday, 12 January 4013 - v Carialus
Played at Setoydyuma'shu Lobyuseistvooshu, Stvoto Latoli lost this match two goals to nil.
Wednesday, 16 January 4013 - v Farfadillis
Played at Setoydyuma'shu Lobyuseistvooshu, Stvoto Latoli lost this match one goal to nil.
Saturday, 19 January 4013 - @ Antoletia
Played at an unknown venue, Stvoto Latoli lost this match two goals to one. Shyusowterzu Toytazoyzhili scored for the Golden Crows.
Wednesday, 23 January 4013 - v Sargossa (FRIENDLY)
Played at Setoydyuma'shu Lobyuseistvooshu, Stvoto Latoli lost this match two goals to nil.
Saturday, 16 February 4013 - v Atrua
Played at Setoydyuma'shu Lobyuseistvooshu, Stvoto Latoli won this match two goals to one. Quinn Vail and Leagh Gilmore scored for the Golden Crows.
Wednesday, 20 February 4013 - @ Sargkisia
Played at an unknown venue, Stvoto Latoli lost this match one goal to nil.
Saturday, 2 March 4013 - v Korchayk
Played at Setoydyuma'shu Lobyuseistvooshu, Stvoto Latoli won this match one goal to nil. Ayman Hijaz scored for the Golden Crows.
Wednesday, 6 March 4013 - @ Greater Watford
Played at an unknown venue, Stvoto Latoli lost this match two goals to nil.

Information for the Foreign Reader

Stvoto Latoli is a geographically and culturally diverse federation of countries cobbled together politically if not culturally. The Maritime Empire prides itself not only on the geographic breadth of its territory but on the numerous narratives embedded into its history. Read on!

The barbaric Stvoto Latolisi people are aggressive scavengers living at sea. Likely East Asian in terms of ethnic ancestry, they typically have straight, shiny black hair. Their faces are almost always concealed by traditional makeup patterns: men wear a pattern of diagonally alternating white and metallic gold, women wear a quartered pattern of navy and blue. (Footballers, incidentally, forego this makeup while playing the sport.) Their language is notoriously difficult to learn, while it only contains twenty-some basic sounds, all words are formed from abstract relative concepts explained in hieroglyphic form. Rather than letters representing vowels or consonants, letters represent words or phrases. For the purposes of intelligibility, dispatches released for the international public's consumption will adopt an Anglicization policy for Stvoto Latolisi words.

Stvoto Latoli's background is mired in murky prehistory. The legend goes that in an ancient land, a specific group of humans, united by some unknown faith, gradually became greatly feared for their brutality, greed, and mercilessness, until some political event occurred that resulted in the religious practitioners' expulsion out to sea. These people evidently could never find a new place to live, as word of their terrible nature had spread worldwide, and no other nation allowed them to land. So the early Stvoto Latolisis simply accepted their reality, and began to construct massive wooden rafts upon which they could build a large city in which to live. A less ambitious, less devout, less fervent people might have failed in this seemingly impossible task, but they succeeded, and the maritime city-state of Stvoto Latoli was born.

Since, the ruthless people descended from that original group have become less devout; in fact, the religion they followed has been completely forgotten. But their merciless nature has not changed. Once the economy and society of this new country stabilized, the Stvoto Latolisis united to make their floating raft city more flexible and mobile, and eventually it became possible to fragment districts of the city into separate "islands" and direct the superstructure across the oceans to whatever location they preferred. They then began the process of plundering as many vulnerable peoples as they could find. A famous legend explains that the Kagdaz witch Baba Yaga witnessed one of these such pillagings. According to the story, she visited Stvoto Latoli during a time when they were conquering and destroying a race of merpeople below the sea.

In recent years, however, the Stvoto Latolisis have changed approach. (No one is quite sure why.) They have continued to conquer other nations seen as susceptible, but rather than looting and destroying these countries, they instead have looked for ways to mostly preserve the culture of their conquered possessions, while maintaining strict political and military control. They refer to these incorporated possessions as "vassal states."

Various vassal states have been won and lost in the last century. At the current present, the attentions of the Stvoto Latolisi navy and air forces have been occupied by the large vassal states of Muzira'a Ba'aydah and the Pazhujeb Islands. Their relationship with the Muzira'a Ba'aydi is moderately good; the Arab and Irish country appears mostly happy to be able to preserve their culture and avoid the devastation suffered by other possessions. That mutual amicability is non-existent, however, between the Pazhujeb Islands and their overlords. The Pazhujebis have proven rebellious and troublesome, and prison camps are filled to nearly 250% capacity.

We shall briefly explain the cultures of these two complex vassal states.

Muzira'a Ba'aydah consists of two territories, typically referred to as the Northern Territory and the Southern Territory. The large Northern Territory lies in an environmentally tropical zone, and is mostly covered by jungle. No one is quite sure why, but a group of Irish settlers have lived in the area for thousands of years. The other territory, the Southern Territory, is much smaller, and lies on the northeastern corner of a moderately-sized subarctic continent. From this state emerged the Arab people who eventually traveled to the Northern Territory, and began to peacefully settle alongside the native Irish. As these peoples united into one culture, the Irish began to emigrate the opposite direction, and by now there are more or less equal numbers of each ethnicity in each of the two territories. (Place names, incidentally, still follow the old origins: the Northern Territory is filled with towns with Irish names, and the Southern with Arab names.)

The Muzira'a Ba'aydis are quite conservative and religious. They have developed a unique religion which is organized around The Myth of the River, an old story. In this myth, a golden boat travels down a wide, wide river, but the further it travels, the wider the river becomes and eventually the members of the boat do not know if they are still in the river or at sea. This is a critical metaphor for the attainability of the afterlife - one cannot know when he or she has reached it.

Pazhujebis on the other hand, are the largely the descendants of North Indian expellees of Rome. They settled the Pazhujeb Islands about two millenia ago. They have light to medium brown skin, dark hair, and brown eyes. All Pazhujebis, men and women, wear purple turbans at all times, including during football matches. There are multiple ethnic groups here. The Mahathan Pazhujebis are by a slight margin the largest group; they consider themselves to be descendants of wealthy entrepreneurs within the Roman Empire and as such feel a general sense of superiority. Following close behind in terms of number are the African Pazhujebis, who are full or partial descendants of Yoruba immigrants who have arrived over the course of the last millennium. Finally, the smaller group of the Zahuji Pazhujebis also consider themselves to be descendants of Indians expelled from the Roman Empire, however, they have rejected Roman social influences due to lingering resentment over the expulsion, and have tried to culturally return to their North Indian roots.

Geneticists have studied the sequences of Mahathans and Zahujis and concluded that there is no fundamental racial difference between the two clades, but that does not stop Pazhujebis from perceiving strong distinctions between the two, and the belief that Mahathans and Zahujis are ethnically separate remains heavily prevalent.

While football is incredibly popular in both Muzira'a Ba'aydah and the Pazhujeb Islands, it is a developing sport in Stvoto Latoli, where their partially-mechanized form of rowing has always been the country's most popular sport. That being the case, Stvoto Latoli is by far the most economically powerful country in the federation, and so clubs are able to train local players more effectively and purchase Muzira'a Ba'aydi or Pazhujebi players away from their home sources. This serves as an equalizing factor, though the phenomenon is still visible when examining the demography of this current national team; there are twelve Muzira'a Ba'aydis and six Pazhujebis, but there are just five Stvoto Latolisis and two of them are goalkeepers.

Demonyms are slightly complicated. In terms of citizenship, it is acceptable to refer to anyone in Muzira'a Ba'aydah, the Pazhujeb Islands, or the city-state of Stvoto Latoli as "Stvoto Latolisi," but in terms of describing ethnicity, referring to somebody as such implies that they are from the actual raft complex. (In the same way, "Stvoto Latoli" may refer to either the small raft city-state of Tobyumosyu, or it may refer to the broader empire as a whole.) It is not, however, typically considered offensive when foreigners refer to anybody from the federation as Stvoto Latolisi, even if they are actually Muzira'a Ba'aydis or Pazhujebis.

The TSLB ("Tazi’shu Stvoto Latolisi Balomobi") is the organizing association for the national football team and the league structure for club teams. There is no such thing as "the Stvoto Latoli FA" - what you mean to say is "the TSLB." Among fans, the most popular nicknames for the national team are "Gu Milusatratu Gerhoomow'thatho" (or "The Golden Crows" in English) and "Gu Milusatratu-Zootyusoyzyu" (or "The Gold-Whites" in English).

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[Cosumar]

Cosumar National Team - World Cup 71

Team Information

Nation: The Fiefdom of Cosumar

Government: Cosumar is a Fiefdom, which means Cosumar is comprised of 21 historical "fiefs". These are now effectively provinces. Cosumar's government is a constitutional monarchy and believes wholeheartedly in complete civil rights, advancing science, conserving nature and exploring outer space. Cosumar is known for being the "Most Developed" nation in Atlantian Oceania according to WA Census, and in the Top 1% of the world's developed nations. Our current ruler, King James II, has done a remarkable job of promoting advancement while maintaining our unique culture and the diverse and beautiful natural landscapes that Cosumar is famous for.

Region: Atlantian Oceania (far Northeast)

Official Nickname: Azure Dragons (typically shortened simply to "Dragons"). Occasionally referred to as Heathens.

Colors: Royal Blue, White, Silver

Stadium: Leviathan Arena (capacity 99,114)

Location: Kaldukosic, Kaldukosic Fief, Cosumar

History: The 70th World Cup was Cosumar's 20th consecutive tournament since its debut in World Cup 51. The anniversary was no help to the qualifying effort, which concluded with the Dragons three points shy of advancing to the playoff. Cosumar qualified for six consecutive Cups (54-59) in its "golden age" of football. Cosumar's best finishes were trips to the Round of 16 in World Cups 56-59. After World Cup 59, Cosumar reached its peak ranking of #7 in the world. The National Team's gradual decline began in World Cup 60 and 61, in both of which they were eliminated in the qualification playoff despite strong campaigns. They would qualify once again at World Cup 62 in Astograth, but even that could not change the inevitable downward trajectory. World Cups 64-66 were especially painful and saw our once elite ranking dip as low as the 80s. The Cosumarite populace became generally apathetic towards the National Team and gravitated more towards the World Bowl. The ancient Farris Crowley, manager since WC54, was on the most scorching of hot seats. Cosumarites everywhere were demanding he be sacked... the glory days of his tenure a distant memory. But we stuck with him, and Cosumar began re-emerging as a force to be reckoned with in World Cup 67. A marvelous crop of young talent (including the likes of Francois Renault, Giovanni Aldinne and Alexander Pearce), now lovingly referred to as the "Renaissance Generation", restored the former sense of glory and honour to the Cosumarite colours. They led the Dragons to multiple more successful WC and CoH campaigns...though they never did manage to return to the biggest stage. They came oh so close, but it was not to be. Their biggest achievement and swansong ended up being a 3rd place medal at the last Cup of Harmony. Cosumar's ranking is now at #42, the highest it has been since World Cup 63. This will be Cosumar's first World Cup cycle without the Renaissancers, who are now in their mid-to-late 30s and no longer the best options. It is up to a new, younger generation to carry the torch for the Fiefdom and continue the fight for a return to the World Cup that the Renaissance Generation started. The victory over Electrum in the Cup of Harmony third-place match lent a wave of momentum to the National Team and brightened aspiration for the future. Cosumar is already ripe with anticipation to build on this success as they begin the journey towards World Cup 71.

Records:
All-time Record: 234-85-125

First Result: Cosumar 0-0 Krytenia (World Cup 51 Qualifiers MD1)
First win: Cosumar 4-3 The Ursine Northlands (World Cup 51 Qualifiers MD3)
First actual World Cup match: Akbarabad 3-0 Cosumar (World Cup 54, MD1)
First actual World Cup win: Cosumar 2-1 Al Mumtaz (World Cup 55, MD2)

Largest win: Hladio Huggers 0-7 Cosumar (World Cup 57 Qualifiers, MD12)
Largest defeat: Cosumar 0-9 Valanora (World Cup 55 Qualifiers, MD11)

Most glorious moments:
Cosumar 1-0 Cotdelapoms - Cup of Harmony 45 Third Place Playoff - late Rikki Varshney winner for our first medal
Cosumar 4-0 Haginonia - World Cup 54 Interzonal Stage - showdown on the final day of Qualifying with both sides' first World Cup berth at stake
Cosumar 1-0 Sarzonia - World Cup 57 MD3 - Dragons advance to their first Round of 16 at Sarzonia's expense
Cosumar 7-3 Kagdazka & Pazhujebu - World Cup 60 Qualification Playoff - sweet sweet revenge on K&P for ousting us on penalties in the Ro16 of the prior World Cup
Cosumar 2-0 Electrum - Cup of Harmony 62 Third Place Playoff - Capped off a magical run that included wins over Greater Watford, Starblaydia and Sandwich Territories

Most heartbreaking moments:
Cosumar 1-1 (1-1 AET, 3-4 PKs) Churchma - Cup of Harmony 45 Semifinals - Losing on penalties always adds an extra layer of hurt, especially when it's to your fiercest rival so deep in a tourney.
Cosumar 0-3 Sorthern Northland - World Cup 55 MD3 - It came down to this match for a spot in the Ro16, and we got our asses kicked.
Cosumar 2-4 Sorthern Northland - World Cup 56 Round of 16 - We finally made it to the knockout rounds for the first time, just to be humbled by these guys once again.
Cosumar 1-4 Jeru FC - World Cup 57 Round of 16 - Another drubbing in the Ro16.
Cosumar 0-4 The Babbage Islands - World Cup 58 Round of 16 - New Cup, same story. Dragons fall apart past group stage.
Cosumar 3-3 (3-3 AET, 2-4 PKs) Kagdazka & Pazhujebu - World Cup 59 Round of 16 - This is THE match that haunts the dreams of every Cosumarite to this day. We had rolled through our Qualification and World Cup groups undefeated and in dominant fashion - seeming destined for new heights. The Dragons led the Urchins 3-0 late and celebrations had begun, but Chalia Sajid scored a flurry of goals for an unlikely second-half hat trick to force extra time. In the eventual shootout, we would completely choke, badly missing the target twice. Complete and utter shock. Many wandered if Cosumar would EVER be able to advance to the quarterfinals and exorcise these demons. We haven't been back since...

Most Goals: 98 - Sur Arora (WC 63-71)
Most Assists: 77 - Irvinn Rincon (WC 51-56)
Most Caps: 167 - Tomi Koskinen (WC 62-71)

Recent Results:
World Cup 68 Qualifying: 4th Place in Group 8 (6-5-3)
Cup of Harmony 60: Eliminated in Group Stage (3rd in Group H, 1-1-1)
World Cup 69 Qualifying: 2nd Place in Group 12 (6-6-2), eliminated by Farfadillis in playoff
Cup of Harmony 61: Eliminated in Group Stage (3rd in Group C, 1-0-2)
AOCAF 45: Eliminated by Osarius in Round of 16 (2nd Place, 2-1 in Group E)
World Cup 70 Qualifying: 3rd Place in Group 15 (9-4-3)
Cup of Harmony 62: Defeated Electrum in 3rd Place Match
AOCAF 46: Eliminated by 95X in Quarterfinals, 2-0
World Cup 71 Qualifying: _____???

Team: The roster consists of 24 players, 22 of which are standard human (though they have varying amounts of genetic selection). The remaining players (midfielder Vareza Na'Noni and winger Frazan Va'Goshal) are of the Vloo people (species homo cosumarensis), a humanoid race native to Cosumar. Please note that the Vloo have no sizable physical advantage over homo sapien players. The average Vloo is about two inches taller than the average human (which admittedly can come in handy on set pieces), and they must wear different cleats due to their unique foot structure. Vloo have a blue taint to their skin and two small, dull horns on the top of their head. Many Vloo's horns are mostly covered by their thick, black hair. There has always been at least one Vloo player on the team, but never more than three or four. Overall, this Dragons' squad features an emphasis on surgically-precise passing and technical possession football. There is a good balance of experienced veterans and new young talents. Manager Farris Crowley is continuing the new formation introduced in WC70 Qualifying (a sort of 4-2-1-2-1), moving on from his signature 4-2-4 that was heavily criticized in the years prior.

Style Modifier: +2

Pre-WC71 Ranking: 42 (18.71 KPB)

Formation: 4-2-3-1


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Cosumar's new WC71 kit was prepared for the team by Meski Soccer & Sports Store of Red Blackiland. The design has been applauded by for improving upon their already-brilliant design for the WC70 kit, while still staying true to the spirit of the beloved classic kits that served the team from World Cup 54 to 69. The home and away kits make heavy use of the national colours (blue, white, silver), new Fiefdom Soccer Federation logo, and the majestic Azure Dragon that Cosumar is famous for. The goalkeeper kit features hints of the royal family's colors: Gold and Green.



The Starting XI

Goalkeeper - Jakk Winterfyll - 24 - Exton F.C
Winterfyll has emerged as the most extraordinary goalkeeper Cosumar has ever produced. He's only 23 and already has two World Cups (as a reserve) under his belt. The era of Tomi Koskinen, Cosumar's all-time leader in caps, is finally over. It's Winterfyll's time to shine. He dominated in the Cosumarite Harlighet Ligan with Crawford City FC early in his career, setting a record for clean sheets in a season, but still had some to learn about the finer subtleties of the game. Since moving to the Apox National League two years ago and earning a starting job with Exton, however, Winterfyll has truly blossomed into one of the world's elite goalkeepers. He is known for his almost psychic anticipation and springy reflexes. Off the pitch, Winterfyll plays several Cosumarite folk instruments like the vevlira and the flojagu and is a regular contributor to the annual "Sounds of Ancient Cosumar" compilation CD.

Left Back - Jukka Lindroos - 25 - Marine Coast United
Lindroos is not just one of the best young defenders in Cosumar - but in all of Atlantian Oceania. In Cosumar, he was the best player on a dominant defense that carried the Centus Serpents to a promotion, allowing only 7 goals all season. He was also Cosumar's most consistent starting defender in World Cups 69 and 70 despite being the least experiences. His brilliance on the world stage caught the eyes of the V-League and he eventually left Cosumar to play for storied Vilitan club Marine Coast United and has been one of the best defenders in that league as well. Still only 25 years old, Lindroos is a huge centerpiece to the Dragons' future success. His boyish face and long golden locks have charmed the media but do not be fooled - he is a ruthless player on the pitch. He is extremely skilled and can make world-class stops in the back against the best of opponents. Brings a jolt of energy whenever he steps on the field.

Center Back - Arndu Farsgaard - 31 - Cazadores Cathair
After impressing Farris Crowley with his work ethic in his first international caps in AOCAF 45, Farsgaard made the World Cup 70 roster as a reserve. Though he seldom saw the field at first, starters Mortonsson and Nodtveit were so woeful throughout Qualifying that Crowley decided to give him a chance at serious minutes in the Cup of Harmony. Despite his older age, Farsgaard performed well enough to retain the job in the AOCAF and again here at World Cup 71, much to the chagrin of Mortonsson and Nodtveit. Originally a hockey player with no interest in a "sissy sport" like soccer, he didn't even discover his talent for the game until age 24, after failing in his hockey career. He took to the sport quickly, rapidly moving up the ranks of the Cosumarite leagues after starting with a local semi-professional team. By the time he was 27, he was starting at center back for Sekundar Ligan regulars Keenan Athletic. At age 28, he got snatched up by famous Audioslavian club Cazadores Cathair and made an impact there, thrusting him onto the radar of the National Team. Just five years ago, he was on the street after being cut from a minor league hockey team. Now he's suiting up as a World Cup starter. Crazy. He doesn't seem to realize that he's 31 years old, as he continues to ascend on his meteoric rise.

Center Back - Everett Seymour - 23 - FC Mendel City
Standout product of the OAS Royal FC youth system that transferred to the Llamanean Premiere League after a couple great seasons with the OAS Royal senior team in the Harlighet Ligan. Seymour was also a key starter in Di Bradini Cups 32 and 33 for the Cosumar U21s. Farris Crowley is confident that Seymour is now ready for his first senior caps. He had a decent amount of success in Super-Llamaland despite playing for an underperforming team that provides absolutely zero goal support. But his selection to the starting line-up will be extremely controversial because it means the exclusion of longtime staple Kirtum Mortonsson of Ramusok United and fan favorite hard-man Jon-Perohlin Nodtveit. While Seymour has great physical strength, aerial ability, mobility, technique and U21 success, many will be skeptical due to his lack of top-level experience and the last-place finish of his club team last season. With veterans Farsgaard and Miyori on either side of him, he will have plenty of support. It will be a chance for this high-potential center back to prove himself and perhaps draw the attention of big clubs.

Right Back - Tae Woo Miyori - 33 - Blau-Weiss Pallstadt
Miyori still possesses outstanding pace, quick-mindedness and ability to play both sides of the ball. He is also known as a phenomenal passer of great vision. Though he is starting to wage war with Father Time, he is still able to do most of the things he was able to do when he was a decade younger. Miyori had a spectacular debut as a youngster in World Cup 65, and fully embraced the limelight with illustrious campaigns in World Cups 68 & 69. He performed a bit below his standards throughout World Cup 70, but started to come alive towards the end of Qualifying and in the Cup of Harmony. He is considered to be in the same category as William Riley and Alexander Pearce in the pantheon of Cosumar's all-time premiere defensemen. Miyori spent most of his club career with Klyde FC here in Cosumar, guiding the Doves to their first Harlighet Ligan Championship. He now plays in the Buyanese Top Division (one of the world's rising elite leagues) for perpetual Champions Cup contenders Blau-Weiss Pallstadt. Miyori was a key ingredient to the Craftsmen's recent championship season. As an aggressive wing-back, he likes to drift quite far forward and be utilized as part of the attack, much moreso than most right backs. This tendency both benefited and backfired for Cosumar at various times throughout WC 70 Qualifying.

Defensive Midfielder - Vareza Na'Noni - 28 - Red Star Severny
One of two Vloo players at World Cup 71, Na'Noni can play almost any position due to his understanding of the game, strong ball skills and scary combination of height, strength and acceleration. He made a name for himself as a Right Back for Cosumar's U-21 team, which catapulted him into the Harlighet Ligan, where he converted to midfielder with FC Samotath. After a sustained period of success there, Na'Noni solidified himself on the international scene with his brilliance in World Cup 69. He then moved to Red Star Severny of Polar Islandstates, making him the first Cosumarite to play in a #1 ranked league. His four years in the Polarian league have facilitated even more improvement for the talented Vloo. His strong presence is instrumental for Cosumar's success. Na'Noni is known for his tattoos, including detailed patterns of constellations across his arms, a roaring dragon on his neck, and an elaborate sunset on his forehead.

Defensive Midfielder - Felix Merchison - 27 - Viztourzys Kolektyvinis
For a 25 year old who had never played international football before, Merchison was magnificent in WC 70 Qualifying. He scored a goal and recorded four assists, even outshining his more famous counterpart Na'Noni at times. His resume was already impressive. At age 21, he was winning league championships with Mallox in Cosumar. But somehow, he flew under the radar of the National Team for years. Now he's excelling as a starter for Viztourzys Kolektyvinis in Buyan. He finally received his first call-up at age 24 to represent Cosumar in the Olympic Games. He played well, but was left off the AOCAF 45 squad a few months later. But his magnificence in World Cup 70 assured him a place on the team for years to come. It seems Farris Crowley and his staff have finally come to their senses and realized how consistently great this guy is. He has permanently displaced the likes of Dean McSaunders and Eido Noldor as the long-term starting midfielder alongside Na'Noni - and deservedly so. Has a very well-rounded and complete midfielder skill set. A very physical defender, he also embraces the dirty work. A very good pure athlete. Has a penchant for dropping in the perfect deep ball behind the defense.

Left Attacking Midfielder - Anders Engström - 24 - Mallox FC
A superstar in his prime who is one of the most dangerous weapons on the team. He was made for the limelight and his time is now. Engström has become the poster-boy for Cosumarite football. His plays as a forward for Mallox, spearheading their infamous +5-style attack. But in Crowley's 4-2-3-1 he works best plugged in as an aggressive attacking midfielder. Engström led Stoneshore College to a collegiate championship five years ago and then moved on to bigger and better things at Mallox, where he has shined as their leading goal scorer for the last five seasons. Engström has been voted Harlighet Ligan MVP multiple times and won multiple Golden Boots with several consecutive 20+ goal seasons. A precise deliverer in set-pieces and from the flanks, Engström will be instrumental in setting up Cosumar for goal-scoring chances when he's not putting it in the net himself. Though small in stature, his ball control and nimble quickness are world class. He shared the team lead with nine goals in WC 69, and he displayed a more well-rounded game in WC 70 by scoring seven goals and tallying a team-high eight assists. Will be one of the first choices to take penalties or free kicks.

Center Attacking Midfielder - Paaron Petrov - 33 - CAPTAIN - Wrexton F.C
A citizen-by-birth of Cosumarite extraterrestrial colony Fevelo. Because of his close ties on Fevelo, Petrov insisted on playing his professional soccer there for the majority of his career. Though his selection to the National Team was heavily criticized before World Cup 68, Petrov made Crowley look awfully smart when he blossomed into one of Cosumar's best. Feisty and resourceful, and a devastatingly accurate passer, Petrov is an asset when it comes to setting up the big play. He is also a threat to score from long distances, as he gets great movement on the ball and is able to keep it down. He had a fantastic qualifying campaign in WC70, racking up five goals and five assists despite missing a few matches with injury. His speed leaves a lot to be desired, but it's his vision and soft passing touch that make him irreplaceable. He will also take a leadership role and don the captain's armband for the first time. After a two-year spell at Fadron Flight in Taeshan, Petrov signed a new contract with Wrexton F.C of the Apox National League over the transfer window.

Right Attacking Midfielder - Frazan Va'Gshal - 24 - Galatica
The second Vloo member of the team, Va'Goshal is an oustanding winger who is rapidly becoming one of the most well-rounded players on the Cosumarite roster. Product of the FC Kaldukosic youth system who cashed in in the Pasarga SuperLiga after three great seasons at home. This will be his first World Cup after a successful tenure to date with Galatica, though he did play in the "B-Team" that went to the Summer Olympics a few years ago. Unlike many of the attacking midfielders for Cosumar, this is his natural position. He's not a striker-by-trade like Engstrom or Ioda and he won't create his own goals. He's not particularly fast nor a great shooter. He is, however, great at creating angles and windows of space with the ball. Va'Goshal is a true mathematician in this respect, clinical in his manipulation of defenses. Once he has you where he wants you, he can deliver a heavenly ball wherever he wants. Competition for this final starting AM spot was fierce between himself, Ohman, Hansen and Ioda but Va'Goshal won the job with his complete skill set and newfound chemistry with Ace Newman and Anders Engstrom. Has gained some good publicity by pledging to donate half of all his earnings from this World Cup to Operation Goodness, a secular charity based in Kaldukosic.

Center Forward - Ace Newman - 25 - Cassandra City
Ace Newman has been an exciting young talent in Cosumar for years with Cassandra City, but he really exploded into worldwide prominence with some dominant performances in WC 70 Qualifying. As the starting right winger, he was second on the team only to Sur Arora with 10 goals, and also recorded 6 assists. In this World Cup, he will transition to fill his more natural role up top. He certainly has the size, strength and finishing ability to replace Sur Arora as the starting CF. He demonstrated that much in the last Harlighet Ligan season, carrying Cassandra City to its first championship with his prowess in the final third. He doesn't disappear against elite competition like he used to at times, and he seems to truly be realizing his boundless potential. He will still share time with Arora frequently, and may even occasionally still play as a RAM against some opponents, but this World Cup is a big step in the process of him taking up the burden Sur Arora has long bared as Cosumar's pure scorer. He will only continue to get better, but he is already well on his way to becoming a world-class player. Some of the world's best clubs will have their eyes on him - he is rumored to be looking abroad at next year's transfer window.









The Substitutes

Goalkeepers

GK - Tomi Koskinen - 35 - Ramusok United
Tomi Koskinen has served Cosumar so well for so long that it seems like an eternity ago that someone else defended the Dragons' net. Well, that time is here once again. At age 35, Koskinen recognizes that he is no longer the top Cosumarite goalie right now, and is willing to let Winterfyll take up the mantle. Don't be fooled though, Koskinen will still be very much involved in this World Cup effort even if he's not playing in every match anymore. And he's not exactly senile just yet - his stellar play nearly won Ramusok United the Harlighet Ligan Championship last season. But alas, it was about 19 years ago that Koskinen emerged as one of the best young stars in Cosumar. At only 16 years old, he dominated Cosumar's collegiate league by allowing an average of 0.4 goals per game. At age 17, he shocked pundits by being the youngest player ever named to the Cosumarite National Team. He hasn't looked back - serving as an anchor of consistency for the Dragons for over an entire era and several World Cups. Koskinen still has the exceptional instincts and poise that made him famous, often denying goals with extraordinary feats of confidence and athleticism. It will be a nice luxury to have someone so proven as insurance in case Winterfyll is injured or can't handle the World Cup pressure.

GK - Esteban Hernandez - 21 - Morponte Fief
Hernandez is the latest top-notch product of the legendary Morponte Fief youth academy, a line that includes the likes of Abel Scarloff, Belarmin Worsaw and Calvin Keppeleire. This dude's frame is massive: 6"7, broad shoulders, long arms, enormous hands. Most people that size don't have the coordination to walk and chew gum at the same time, let alone take on Audioslavian strikers. But Hernandez is one of those rare exceptions. He is probably still too raw to really play at this level, but Crowley & Co. clearly are intrigued by what Hernandez might evolve into a few years down the line with some firsthand observatory World Cup experience. It doesn't seem likely he'll challenge Winterfyll for the first-choice spot anytime soon, but with Koskinen aging Cosumar will need a worthy second-choice. He was named Harlighet Ligan U-21 Player of the Year in the 1000 Season.

Defenders

LB - Ben Seppänen - 28 - Pkethat Hevnaje
Strong, tall, broad-shouldered fullback that emerged as one of the best defensive players in the Harlighet Ligan in the last couple seasons with AC Holmenkollen. His World Cup chances were really helped by transferring to a championship contender in a Top 50 league over the window (Stvoto Latoli) and by playing the position with the shallowest Cosumarite talent pool. It was a toss up between Seppänen and Peswick Town (JEC) left back Maynard Gorham for this spot, but the stoic blonde-headed 28-year-old won Farris Crowley over in camp and secured a chance at his first international caps. Left-footed and sturdy as hell in the back, but is not much of an asset going forward.

CB - Jon-Perohlin Nodtveit - 29 - OAS Royal FC
If there was ever an enigmatic and controversial footballer, it's Nodtveit. He is bald-headed but bears a thick black beard. Off the pitch he is almost always gruff and silent, hardly uttering more than a word or two in interviews. He is known to be a member of the Luciferian Satanist Order and was a suspect in a well-publicized murder case five years ago (though he was ultimately found Not Guilty due to lack of evidence). Some despise him, but even more Cosumarites love his dark and dangerous allure. Though divisive off the pitch, he is universally recognized for his value on the pitch. He is extremely good at his specialties. Nodtveit is the Dragons' "hard man", a defensive enforcer and ruthless tackler. His mere nearby presence is often enough to distract and inhibit attacking players. Though he is not particularly athletic or skilled with the ball, he plays his role well. After serving as a reserve in World Cups 68 and 69, he finally had his chance to shine as a starter in WC70. He made a few costly errors late in matches (stemming from either fatigue or carelessness) that cost us precious points, but redeemed himself with magnificent play in the Cup of Harmony. His concentration and endurance issues are being addressed by returning him to a reserve role with shorter durations of play. His size, strength and leaping ability make him a danger on set pieces near the goal. Will be a frequent substitute sharing time with Farsgaard and Seymour.

CB - Robahn Akindele - 23 - Viztourzys Kolektyvinis
Akindele was a bright spot for lower-table Harlighet Ligan club Na'Malsille Mariners for the first three years of his career. Itching for a bigger challenge in a more prestigious league, he joined forces with Cosumar teammate Felix Merchison at Buyanese club Viztourzys Kolektyvinis and has been there for one season. Of New Sirainian descent but born in Cosumar, Akindele was on the Cosumar U21 squad for Di Bradini Cup 32 and is now making the transition to the senior team. He is a disruptive defensive presence in the back who plays with an angry edge, and is prolific for his soft touch on headers. He won't play much in this World Cup, but it will be a valuable learning experience for him. Off the pitch, he is known for being a vocal advocate of universal drug legalization.

RB - Sheldon Serra - 23 - Zenit Attawapiskat
Serra has the distinction of being born and living the first eight years of his life on a spaceship of neutral nationality. After returning to the planet and living in Indigo Plains, Serra found his land legs surprisingly quickly and discovered a natural talent for football. Because Indigo Plains does not have professional football, Serra attended university in Cosumar and is eligible for our team because his mother was a Cosumarite citizen. He was the Defensive MVP of Cosumar's collegiate league three years ago, before signing with Zenit Attawapiskat of The Royal Kingdom of Quebec. Though small in stature, this shaggy blonde youngster has incredibly rare natural ability. With experience and hard work, he could be a star in the future. For this World Cup he will primarily serve as a back-up for Miyori at right back. Due to his speed and ability to play both sides of the ball, Crowley clearly sees him as the eventual replacement for the unique skill set of Tae Woo Miyori.

Midfielders

DM - Reuben Hamasaki - 30 - Appleoosa HC
The former captain and public face of troubled Cosumarite club Zakhoro Aces, Hamasaki took his talents to Appleoosa HC of the Unity League over the transfer window. Born to a Japanese father and African mother, both minors, Hamasaki had a turbulent childhood in which football was his only source of solace. He is not an outstanding talent, but he is known for his toughness and relentlessness. Great motor, never seems to fatigue...ever. He's smart with the ball and crisp with his passes, which is critical in Farris Crowley's system. He's also fairly versatile and can fill a traditional LM or CM role if Crowley decides to switch some things around tactically. It is these traits that earned him his first chance at international caps in World Cup 71.

DM - Timo Sorben - 25 - West Bay Mariners
Sorben was an overlooked prospect coming out of the collegiate league from a small school. But in just three seasons in the Harlighet Ligan, with some Cosumar U-21 experience in between, he steadily improved his game was rewarded with a big payday to play for West Bay of Barunia. In World Cup 70, Sorben played the fewest minutes of any non-goalie on the roster, but gained valuable experience. He played a larger role in the Cup of Harmony and AOCAF and made favorable impressions. After another few seasons with West Bay in Barunia, he's an even more seasoned player this time around. Rumor has it that he even pushed well-established starters Na'Noni and Merchison for their jobs. He is not the most athletic player, but he is a true student of the game and is constantly studying technique and tactics. Clearly has a future in coaching. If his trajectory of improvement continues, he could have big things in store for him. When his time comes, he will be ready.

CAM - Octavius Ioda - 24 - Vultures
One of Cosumar's bright young stars. Octavius scored 71 goals over four seasons with mid-table Harlighet Ligan club Versiaville SC, with his seasonal tally increasing each year. He was clearly meant for a bigger and better stage, and transferred to Acedonian titan Vultures FC over the window for a jaw-dropping fee of $75.4 million, which was one of the most expensive transfers ever recorded. In World Cup 71 Ioda will earn his first international caps as he looks to make a name for himself on the multiverse's stage. He has blistering pace with skill and a great finishing touch. He is a striker-by-trade, but is versatile enough to also be plugged in as an aggressive CAM in Crowley's system, which is where he will be most likely to sub in at in this tournament, when 33-year-old Petrov needs a breather. His corn-rows haircut makes him easy to identify on the pitch.

LW - Ole Öhman - 26 - Sabrefell Athletic
Ole is a winger of great skill in the form of his life. Producing goals is what he does, and he does it well. He competed for Cosumar in World Cup 69 as a seldom-seen bench player, but he was viewed as a beacon of hope for the future. But then he was abruptly left off the team in World Cup 70. Many accused former assistant manager Truda Jotunnoj of deliberately snubbing him as revenge for some harsh criticisms Öhman had said about him to the press. Jotunnoj denied this, however, saying the decision was one agreed upon by both he and Farris Crowley due to Öhman's decision to accept a lucrative contract to play his club ball in Florgania, seen as an inferior league. However, that complaint was resolved when Öhman transferred to Sabrefell Athletic of Nephara and was named Debutant Of The Year for the last season in the Nepharim Premiereship. With a nice showing in the AOCAF helping things along as well, Öhman is back in the good graces of Farris Crowley and will don Cosumarite colors in the World Cup for the second time. He will primarily sub in as an attacking midfielder on the left side when Engstrom needs rest. His only downside is his lack of world-class breakaway pace.

RW - Petri Hansen - 29 - Sieberg
Hansen has a reputation for being a flamboyant winger who has never quite lived up to his immense potential. But he has repaired his image with consistently good play in recent years. After his well-publicized success as Captain of Cosumar's U-18 team about 12 years ago, Hansen joined Mallox with fanfare but was sort of forgotten there. His talent was squandered for a few years because he was stuck behind players like Anders Engstrom and Jimmy Kelly. He didn't help matters either, being suspended for an entire season because of an assault charge and struggling to find his footing upon returning. At age 26, he finally got his fresh start with Sieberg of the Felixian Premiere League. His breakneck pace earned him a spot on the team in WC 70, and he played spare minutes late in games. He made a surprisingly positive impression in his limited time on the pitch, netting a goal or assist here and there. His maturation and dynamic skill set has gradually led to increased opportunity, which is sure to continue after being effective in a larger role in the AOCAF. Though he failed to get the starting spot he wanted, he will play in most matches as a frequent sub. Won the Golden Lace in the Felixian Premiere League last season by leading the league with 20 assists for Sieburg.

Forwards

FW - Sur Arora - 34 - Crisisbless
Arora is the most prolific goal-scorer in Cosumarite history. He has been the very best at every level of Cosumarite football he's played in, from U-18 to Collegiate to the Harlighet Ligan to the National Team. A true bastion of excellence. He is the all-time leading goal-scorer for Cosumar's most famous club team OAS Royal FC, and now plays for Nepharim championship contenders Crisisbless. He genuinely loves the game and has been described by coaches as being "one of the hardest workers they ever coached". Vintage Arora was so noticeably fluid in his motions, acceleration and ball control that it's almost scary. He was one of the leading goal-scorers in the entire World Cup 67, 68, 69 AND 70 qualifying fields, the first time the Dragons had a true go-to attacking weapon since the retirement of Rikki Varshney. Arora surpassed Varshney for Team Cosumar's all-time goals record midway through WC70. He has now scored 98 goals for Cosumar in his career, and it is possible he will eclipse the legendary 100 mark in this tournament. Aging has finally started to become noticeable within the years since the last World Cup, but he should still have at least one more great go in him. He has become worryingly prone to nagging injuries, but he is still nearly as unstoppable as ever when healthy - which he is right now. Off the pitch, he is known for his dry, sarcastic sense of humor - especially in interviews with the media.

FW - Tevin Lilley - 22 - Blacklake Blues
A few years ago, Lilley was a much-hyped teen prodigy. He was Cosumar's top striker in the Summer Olympics and Di Bradini Cup 32. He was one of the Top 10 scorers in the Harlighet Ligan at only 20 years old, with 17 goals for Cassandra City (though he was clearly unhappy that teammate Ace Newman still had more). His explosive speed and agility nearly earned him a spot on the World Cup 70 squad, but he was one of the last cuts. His feel for the game, his finishing touch execution in the crucial moments wasn't quite where it needed to be. His fiery competitiveness often spilled over into recklessness. He could rely on his physical gifts to dominate domestically, but Farris Crowley knew he would run into a brick wall in the World Cup. Lilley needed to play abroad to continue to improve his game. Though he hasn't put up the gaudy numbers in two years in Taeshan that he did in Cosumar, Lilley has become a much more complete player according to Cosumar coaches. He now has that quiet confidence and poise that can only come with experience. Now here he is on the senior National Team for the first time since the Olympics, and his first World Cup. He's back in the shadow of Ace Newman like he was at Cassandra, but he has no problem with it this time. He won't see too much action, but he'll be soaking up everything he can.

Staff

Manager: Farris Crowley
After a phenomenal debut as Manager in World Cup 54, and an even more impressive efforts in World Cups 55-59, Farris Crowley became a Cosumarite legend. The nation has stood by him through thick and thin ever since, even when other managers certainly would've been fired. The seemingly immortal icon was once a somewhat successful player in Cosumar's domestic league many years ago but found his true calling as a coach after retiring. His goal is absolute: bring glory to Cosumar through victory on the pitch. He is currently 77 years of age and has an unwaveringly stoic and solemn personality. If you're lucky, you might catch him with a hint of a grin for a split second after a big victory. Despite being the one who took Cosumar to new heights and qualified us for all seven of our World Cups, there is a rumor that he is under pressure (yeah right, the only thing that can remove him at this point is old age) due to yet another failed attempt to qualify despite a favorable group draw. And with his health starting to finally show signs of deterioration, pundits are questioning his capacity to lead the team for much longer. He might not have many more World Cups in him, whether he gets sacked or not.

Assistant Manager: Kennedy Kopenhaver
This is Kopenhaver's second World Cup as Assistant Manager since the sacking of Truda Jotunnoj (someone had to be the scapegoat for the team's failures and it wasn't going to be Crowley). Kopenhaver, 52, was once a terrific center back for the Cosumar National Team in World Cups 55-57, back when Crowley was a new face on the scene. He was infamous in Cosumar for being one of the most passionate and fiery players ever to step on a pitch. He would stop at nothing to win, even if it meant angrily telling his teammates what's what or getting himself a card. After retiring, Kopenhaver attempted a broadcasting career but was not happy. It was too far removed from the action! He then took to coaching, and spent six years as an assistant to Alvin Burnsides, Manager of Mallox FC, the most historically successful club in the Cosumarite Harlighet Ligan. After being skipped over for the managerial vacancy at Miners 47 in Apox, he jumped on the chance to work for his former mentor Farris Crowley with the National Team. Kopenhaver should bring a lot of passion and youthful energy to a team that Crowley and Jotunnoj hadn't been able to provide. He is a rare man - physically imposing yet keenly intelligent. Deceptively clever and excels at game strategy. Really knows how to motivate players.

Goalkeepers Coach: Luis Varezzi

Defenders Coach: Artis Thomas

Midfielders Coach: Irvinn Rincon

Forwards Coach: Guiseke Seto

Head Trainer: Yvette Carson


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[Blouman Empire]

FOOTBALL FEDERATION OF BLOUMANY

Manager:Logan October: Logan has previously been manager of Northport, Jollipville Athletic and Brrasyon Spurs he has won the Wedrom Premier Division Chamopionship twice and the Truingren 1st Division. He has also been runners up in the Blouman League of Champions and have won the Royal Truingren Cup twice.
Assistant Managers: Henry Emergaton, Joshua Ollictop, James Pollik
Physio: Dr. Bradly Holdings

Goalkeeper

1 Milton Tuneson (Vice Captain)
Club: AFC Gresdon
Bio: Milton Tuneson is one of the key goalkeepers in Blouman Football and is able to wow crowds with his ability to pull off unbelievable saves and has been a key player in AFC Gresdon’s dominance in recent years. Milton also has international experience being the keeper during the Blouman Eaglets DBC Cup win.

24 Michael Gradrer
Club: St Bridget

25 Stanley James
Club: Bluehead-Blundy United

Defenders

2 Dominic Noble
Position: RB
Club: AC Narlston
Bio: Dominic has been a strong defender proving time and time again to be a useful defender, having played for his first team for the past two years Dominic is keen to prove his selection in the squad over more experienced defenders.

3 Hamish Alpin MBE (Captain)
Position: CB
Club: Prosen United
Bio:Strong defender he is fast and can close down on players, man marking is also a strong suit with him.

4 Thomas Brown
Club: North Shore AC
Position: CB
Bio: Excellent defender and while young he can hold a back line as well as good communication. Is capable of seeing the play well before it happens and uses that to his advantage with good positioning.

5 Jacob Kleeza
Position: LB
Club: Haerves and Litson
Bio: Strong player with good tackling skills, can cover the left flank well.

14 James Bailey
Position: LCB

16 Samuel Barnett
Position: CB

19 Leo Wolk
Position: RCB

Midfielders

6 Percy Baser
Position: RM
Club: Longate
Bio: Uses the right side of the field well and can move up and down it with ease, a fast player who is dangerous in corner kick situations with his excellent heading ability and has great crossing skills.

7 Steven Mallard MBE
Position: CM
Club: Braxon City
Bio: Strong midfielder with years of experience, a player who can take control of the centre of the field and dictate the game to his liking.

8 Dylan Hall
Position: LCM
Club: Kings Court
Bio: A player to look out for with a powerful left foot he will easily be able to send the ball to waiting forwards from anywhere on the left side, an ability he has shown time and time again while playing for Kings Court.

12 Josuha Amerdio
Postion: LM

15 Edward Hills
Position: CM

18 Jakob Powell
Position: CAM

Forwards
9 Kane Ancap
Position: CF
Club: Pulaner Sunday
Bio: Fast player who is able to create plays and find his targets with precision, an effective centre forward that acts as a linchpin between the midfield and the forwards.

10 Blaine Cooperson
Position: ST
Club: Stafford AFC
Bio: Good striker with pinpoint accuracy and a powerful finish, is able to find the back of the net more often than not

11 Kane Harrison MBE
Position: ST
Club: Kings Park
Bio: Kane has been a member of the squad since his dominance in the 26th DBC taking the team to win the title for the first time. Since then he has been a key forward for the Eagles and their success over the past few tournaments.

17 Jake Green
Position: ST

21 Joseph Helton-Wains
Position: ST

Uniform



Stadium

Stadium Bloumany
Capacity: 100,000

Formation: 4-3-1-2
Those which have a short bio are starters.
Style Modifier: +0

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Godmod scoring events Y
RP injuries to my players Y
Godmod injuries to my players N
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[Kalumba]

Choose my goalscorers Y, but try to keep them in the chosen 16
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And the team:

Manager: George Davies- Resigned from the first team after a very disappointing start to the World Cup 56, which he deemed disgraceful for a team who had just won the Baptism of Fire, but has since returned to the side. Hoping to rebuild Kalumba's international reputation after a long period away from competition and a decent showing at the last few WCs. Has opted to leave a number of veterans behind for this campaign and place Kalumba's future in the exciting hands of youth, who made a decent showing at the last outing and of whom great things are expected.

First Team Coach: Magnus Malan- Led the team throughout the last World Cup without much success but he did record a notable victory against highly rated Newmanistan, and suffered only narrow defeats to teams in the top 25 in the world. Very defensive minded and his approach led the team to be nicknamed 'The Tortoises'.

Goalkeepers:
Ulusu Mtanda-No.1 23 year old novice, looking to make his debut this time out. Part of the Kahali Spears team which is taking the Kalumban League by storm, and holds a new clean sheet record after going 14 games unbeaten this season.
Frank Burnden-No.67 42 year old veteran keeper, useful back up option. Will not expect to start but will most probably be on the bench to cover for the young keeper in case of injury.
Peter Franks-No.41 23 year old rookie, first selection for the team. Missed out on going to the Di Bradini cup by 2 months, so will be hoping to play a few games to secure his position as long term successor to Ottbourne and to unseat Mtanda. May play in less crucial group games or when Kalumba are knocked out. Still strugging to fulfill his early potential.

Defenders:
LB-Derek Ward, 29 year old truck driver, stupid but effective No. 12 Recently banned from driving for Drink-Driving, will be hoping to secure a place at a foreign club team to provide him with an income.
LCB-Vincent Mkure, 19 year old, member of the Kahali Spears No. 14 Built like the proverbial ox this young man has a long career ahead of him at the heart of Kalumba's defence. And such is his maturity he is already being spoken of as a future captain.
LCB-Duncan Edward, 22 year old, pretty boy, but solid at the back No. 4 Recently married with a child will his mind be fully on the World Cup?
RCB-Kaneu Daima, 22 year old, 6 foot 9, deadly in the air No. 6 Last minute inclusion ahead of the injured Von Harniggen, but his displays for Kahali this season warrant an inclusion anyway.
RCB-Norman Baker, 28 year old bank manager, great slide tackler No. 5 Castigated in the news for losing his bank a large amount of money speculating on the stock market, will try to rebuild his reputation.
RB-James Downs, 39 year old ex-rugpy prop forward, solid but no agility whatsoever No. 3 Recently dropped from his Rugby team so is looking to football for his wage.
RB-Frank Ruyten, 23 year old civil servant, very fast but poor crossing ability No. 19 Has worked on his crossing but still struggles to fulfill his promise as an attacking fullback.

Midfielders:
LM-Peter Kurtz, 25 year old full time proffesional footballer No. 21 Still struggling for form but has improved at the World Cup scoring twice and creating another couple for Kalumba.
LM-James Fish, 19 year old protege No. 9 Still a protege, retained for the first team instead of the U21s so Davies clearly intends to play him.
CM-Ollie Roberts, 24 year old model and dancing champion No. 18 First high profile homosexual in Kalumba. Has moved to Southern Cynocephali to play proffesionally and be open with his sexuality.
CM-Gabriel Danukwe, 20 year old Kahali Spears strong man No. 16 An old fashioned enforcer, Danukwe will have to watch his discipline.
CM -Laurence Kabila, 20 year old Kahali Spears creative midfielder No. 15 Picked up 23 assists this season and is seen as a major part of the future of Kalumban football.
CAM -Ben Cheeter, 23 built like an arab donkey but with the shot of an angry mule No. 27 Didn't impress at either the BoF or the last WC but still integral to the team as he links the midfield to the strikers.
CDM- Godwin Kuli, 19 year old sweeper for Kahali Spears No. 17 Despite the unfashionability of the position this young man has played it with aplomb and will hope to reproduce such form for the national side.
RM-Jameson Slutei, 23 year old and rapid No. 33 Lucky to get in the team, but an injury to Abouto left the position open and Slutei will look to make it his own.
RW-Jermaine Filks, 33 year old great crosser of the ball No. 11 Due to Abouto's excellence has yet to feature but has worked on his left sided play in hope of getting a starting position.

Strikers:
RS- Roland Grezlak, 28 year old, 6 foot strong as an ox No. 8 Came on to score many a crucial goal, will be looking for me involvment this time round.
RS- Anthony Peters, 23 year old, youngster but top scorer last season No. 99 Barely featured but did score our second goal in the BoF final. Will be looking to break into the team on a regular basis.
LS-Piet Von Kruger, 21 year old, second striker for Kahali spears No. 21 An excellent partner for Watusi, if they can recreate their club form they will be a feature for years to come in the Kalumban national team.
CF- Peterson Watusi, 17 year old, 20 goal hero for Kahali Spears No. 10 His goals have won him the place of veteran Kevin Davis, it is hoped the pressure won't overwhelm the young man.
CF- Craig Garden, 28 year old, reliable but not much skill No. 93 Another non-starter and like Malone will struggle to record a further cap to his collection of seven.

Starting line-up:

4-4-2 (Style Modifier: +3)

GK Ulusu Mtanda

LB Derek Ward
LCB Duncan Edward (c)
RCB Kaneu Daima
RB Vincent Mkure

LM Peter Kurtz
CM Ollie Roberts
CM Laurence Kabila
RM Jameson Slutei

CF Peterson Watusi
CF Piet Von Kruger

Substitutes
GK Frank Burnden
LCB Ronan Beardly
RB James Downs
CM Gabriel Danukwe
CM Godwin Kuli
ST Roland Grezlak

Kit:

By Barrengeka, becuase there's the rest, then the best.

Stadium:
Kahali National Stadium.
(15,000 of which 800 for away supporters.)

[The Inevitable Syndicate]

The Football Federation of Mertagne Presents...

The Calanian Union National Football Team
For The World Cup 71 Qualifiers
Held in the Spring and Summer of 2197, with the finals held in the Summer of 2198

We're here once again to hopefully qualify for the 71st World Cup, this time to be held in Yttribia and Felix. Yttribia and Felix are two nations that sit in an highly regarded spot in the Union - the people, formerly under the rule of Corvidae, have mixed with the peoples from both of these nations very well indeed - many of them have served alongside each other in years past. Their governments are also on cordial terms - all formed from differing rebel sects united against the cause of the long-gone threat that dictators of the past posed. None of the three nations particularly want to look back on these events, important as they are, so hopefully the Union's entry to World Cup 71 can form the basis of a new era of history between the three nations of Yttribia, Felix, and Mertagne.

This is the second time that The Calanian Union have competed as a united team, and while it looks mostly the same, a change in management has taken place. Hot off the heels of a strong finish for his team in the latest Champions' Cup, Farrel Kiter, of Fligsive FC fame has stepped up to the role of national manager, after Gerald Montier decided to depart from the team. He left on good terms, and Kiter hopes to take some of the ideas that Montier ran with and shape up the team into a formidble force. Nobody in the management is looking for a win here, as the nation's rather busy with it's own domestic issues at the moment, but a strong finish will remind the world just why the Calanian Union deserves its current rank in the top 20.

Farrel Kiter's Player-Picking Depth Chart:*
GOALKEEPERS:
No.	Pos.	Name				Age		Club
1	GK	Terry Scott			31	 Telino
93	GK	Johannes Medici			24	 FC Torshavn
12	GK	Matt D'Sauviterre		35	 Magnaeus City
DEFENDERS:
2	DEF	Rowan Diodomia			31	 Iskara Daii
3	DEF	Robert Morgan			28	 Bastion
4	DEF	David Tavel			34	 Jan Mayen Islanders
5	DEF	Orville Amedaillo		30	 Lehen Neorudo
13	DEF	Mann Milburn			26	 Six Star Cyanaes
14	DEF	Simon Street			28	 Koppen Rig Force
15	DEF	Chris Denholm			21	 FC Kolberg
16	DEF	Kaden Osbourne			23	 KT Koroatuz
MIDFIELDERS:
6	MID	Lionel Ott			31	 Sporting Volker
7	MID	Daniel Hardeland		32	 Fligsive FC
8	MID	Karl Cotrell			34	 Brigham
9	MID	Jann Firoensi			24	 KT Itzalovalle
17	MID	Albert Canervlik		29 	 Kurtz Herritik
18	MID	Martin Wyght			28	 North Hall
19	MID	Scott Fletcher			30	 Dí Maozöxê
20	MID	Raymond Smitt			26	 Magnaeus City
FORWARDS:
10	FW	Phil Gulliver			33	 Ulsa
11	FW	Leon Proffisalle		29	 FC Southern Ninestar
66	FW	Spencer Fox			29	 La Nueva Avenida
21	FW	Rhys West			27	 Bastion
22	FW	Garrett 'Keritu' Hampson	26	 Ltianhama Kimi
23	FW	Antony Sixton			27	 Tenth Star Hasiera

*Players are selected before the game begins depending on their performance in recent games. Typically, a player closer to the top of the depth chart is more likely to be picked. This outfit of the Calanian Union team will be playing in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation.

Kits:

Home Stadium:

Neorudo Olympic Stadium (also known as the Neorudo Cop Limy Stadium) will play host to the Union's home matches during qualifying.

Formerly used to host the Leorudo National Team back when Neorudo was a fully fledged city state, the Cop Limy (named after the new order of the letters adorning the top of the entrance to the stadium) is a 96,300 seat stadium that is currently the home of Lehen Neorudo, Mertagne's first LigAnaia team. The stadium is a shadow of its former self, but is still fully capable of hosting national teams to the high standard expected from the Calanian Union. Located in the centre of the former Capital District, now known as the Docklands, the Cop Limy is easily accessible by bus, tube, and car. The stadium's former "Modern Art Section" now serves as a base of operations for the FMF, who conduct their business there while waiting for Mertagne's branch of Anaia Tower to be built.

The stadium boasts the best in electronic scoreboard technology. and while it doesn't have the history the Flynn Arena has, the FMF is hoping that fans will find it just as enjoyable to watch the beautiful game in.

The stadium's key location in the best part of the sprawling new capital of the Union makes it perfect as the centrepiece for other attractions in the area, such as the Parliament Building, and Leorduo Palace. The city's architecture is something to marvel at, as the juxtaposition of old Leorudan buildings and brand new Mertian skyscrapers make for an interesting sight. Also present in the city is the Colonisation Museum, a flotilla of boats that document Mertagne's journey from the mountains in the former Inevitable Syndicate to Touchpoint, where it stands today.

Style: +1.093
Manager: Farrel Kiter
Coach:   Julio Pittivaldi

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Do absolutely anything short of killing my players: Y

[Kandorith]

Kandorese National Team


The Red Dragons





Football Kit

Kit WiP




Style Modifier: +5
Formation:
Adaptive 4-1-2-1-2 (4-4-2 Diamond)

The style is based on quick and continues passing, working towards quick runs on the flanks and the center.

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Choose my goalscorers: Y
Primary goalscorers: Méng Zeiji, Minzheng Shéng, Taiji Moto
Primary assist: Ximin Chosi, JieJie, Minzheng Shéng, Méng Zeiji
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RP Injuries to my players: Y (I can determine severity)
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Hand out yellow cards to my players: Y, but no outrageous numbers
Hand out red cards to my players: N (Although open to certain events which would result in red cards)
Godmod other events: N (Unless TGed, I am always open for some creative events)

Coaching Staff

Xí-tiang
Age: 63
Xí-tiang is a veteran in the Kandorese football world, being the coach of multiple big names as the Xiǎngzhóu Ravens and Nagato Goya. He knows most of the youngsters in this team, with that he also knows their abilities and performance. Xí-tiang took over from Yúan Genshí who failed to keep up the performance the Football Association wanted from him. With Xi-tiang in charge, a new era of Kandorese football seems to dawn. He has multiple notable performances and national titles to back him up as a great coach, this team however will proof a challenge for him.

Huangzhou Yu
Age: 29
From Xiangzhou Sapphire's field, the assistant coach looks promising according to the critics and was the assistant of Xíangjí Hatema. He started his career as coach with a local team and fought his way up to the major domestic league of Kandorith. He has shown to be calm and understanding. Now he makes a return in the coaching staff of the Dragons, as the assistant coach to Yúan Genshí, who spoke utterly confident about Huangzhou's abilities.



Starting XI


Defence

Goalkeeper

Jianjun Tuan
Age: 22
Length: 186CM
With Wú the legendary goalie of Xiangzhou Frontale injured, Jianjun Tuan takes his place. Jianjun is the goalie of Mazhéng Reds; young and yet very experienced. By the media he is dubbed the rising star of Kandorese football and the brick wall in front of goal. Standing 186CM tall, Tuan has amazing cat like reflexes, ready to jump at all incoming balls and keeping his team safe from conceding


Defence

Xian Shilin
Age: 22
Length: 185CM
Xian is a cold blooded defender of Gamba Hujiajing, a true old school styled defender. Always trying to get his tackles perfectly timed, and never taking his eyes off the ball. His other noteworthy abilities are his free kicks and headers, which he excels at by far.


Jin Zexi
Age: 25
Length: 178CM
Known for his quick tackles and saving headers; this agile defender is a tough one to run away from. He only has one goal: regaining possession and passing the ball around as quick as possible.

Lung Mara
Age: 23
Length: 176CM
Lung Mara, the tactical connection of defense and the midfield; with amazing speed and passing ability he makes sure the midfield is supplied with the ball to start the counter. Defensive he stays mostly back, until the attacking side slips up, that's when Mara sets in motion the counter

Midfield

Mao Zhensheng
Age: 21
Length: 1862M
A fine defender from Xianghzou Sapphires, replacing Miraki, his team member, in the national team. Young, tall and very quick across the pitch. A true nightmare for approaching strikers. Even though he plays on the midfield, Zhensheng mostly takes a defensive role on this midfield and rarely joins the attack


JieJie
Age: 26
Length: 177CM
Passer, runner and assists; JieJie, another star from Nagato Goya. He has made his debute 3 years ago and has shown many coaches he is the man for the midfield passing and chance creating. With tactical insight and almost unmatchable running speed he is the winger and the attacking midfielder.


Taiji Moto
Age: 26
Length: 181CM
The Captain, El Commandante, and the elder; Taiji Moto the captain of the Kandorese National Team and the Captain of Nagato Goya. Experienced, ferocious and quick. He plays mostly defensive but when he sees a goal scoring opportunity or the chance for an assist he won't hold back. He is one of the links of the chain,to keep that ball passing and keep possession, while steering the team towards a goal.


Ximin Chosi Kansuo Je-Han
Age: 22
Length: 177CM
Ximin, an ambitious young player from Yingshua Sabers, one of the lesser known teams of the Kandorese Imperial League; but equally dangerous as the bigger names, mostly because of this player. He is an excellent runner, passer and crosser; always looking for a hole in the defence to press the ball towards the striker, he does not often score; but when he does, it's a ranged effort with extreme finesse.


Shan Xiaobo
Age: 24
Length: 177CM
Shan is a true sideline winger and midfielder. He awaits any chance on the wings and answers those with quick runs forward and crosses into the box. His passing and crossing accuracy is deadly, especially in deadlocked or important matches. He has been the star of his team Quiatoa Shinsen for many years now.

Strikers

Minzheng Shéng
Age: 21
Length: 182CM
Minzhen, a true support striker who rather passes the ball than score himself. Even though he has created beautiful goals in the past; he is the man to set up the initial goal. A great all round runner and striker, a great free kick taker, but not truly a finisher; but in combination with Méng a very deadly forward


Méng Zeijí
Age: 21
Length: 181CM
The current star of Kandorese football. This youngster has made his name as goal cannon, never passing the oppertunity to score and when he does see the chance; the ball flies in like a guided projectile. Also agile and a real dribbler, he loves to run circles around the defence and rocket the ball into a tight corner. Méng is accurate, calm and controlled, which made him the current top scorer of the Kandorese league.

Bench


GK:
Seiji Sakabara
Huajian Kanzo

Def
Suying Shin LB
Xiexie Tian CD
Ming-hua Te RB/RWB
Shanyuan Lee RLB

MF
Murakami Mitsuhare RW
Okha Eiichi LW
Xin Zihao AM
Qing Weimin CF/ST

FW
Madato Xien-kan ST/CM



Home Stadium:

"Huanghzhé Stadium"
Capacity: 120,000

Originally designed as a multi-purpose Olympic stadium, it was bought by the management of the Nagato Goya soccer team. After a billion Qúan project the stadium was fully renovated and issued as the largest football stadium within Kandorith, still in use by both Nagato Goya and the Kandorese National team.

[Matthewsiania]

MATTHEWSIANIA - NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM
THE FIGS

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After Kitsunia-Deesse's federation decided to step out, a new spot on the qualifiers opened to an Heritage Cup regular nation thanks to, what at a point was called by the federation from Barra and Janeiro "some really stupid bureaucracy". Disregarding that, Matthewsiania was quickly accepted to fill the void the Kitsunes left. It was finally time for a storied nation from the Emirates of Futurnia to do their job on the international scenario.

Sadly, it didn't start as easy as it should. The mere fact that the Figs had to start from the Baptism of Fire was already a pain to the point where established players decided to dodge the invitation, causing a severed side to play the tournament. Backed by the impressive talents of Bressinho, then sole player at relevant foreign grounds; Werdickley Safadão, a then-unproven talent oozing with charisma and Pedrinho Cléston, a multi-use player that took a heavy preference for defending, the team from the Kingdom of King Mateus VII wanted to prove their skills on the field, something they believe they couldn't while being restricted to playing against the typical Emirates of Futurnian opposition. And in a way, they pretty much did. Bowing out to eventual champions Hakifao but not without having a tough one against Flardania for the Baptism of Fire's Third Place, which the Figs ended up claiming.

Needless to say, the squad got the attention of many and after a heavy Transfer Window, a good number of Matthewsianian stars left their old teams on small fees for higher squads. This squad, now nicknamed "The Wandering Figs", is still far from being a favorite on the way to the World Cup, but even on the background, the Figs want to prove their resilience, their strength and trip a couple of giants while they wait for a Cup of Harmony invite.

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STARTERS
Num.	Pos.	Name				Age	Team
01	GK	Pedrinho Cléston		22	Lake Star (SUS)
02	LB	Marek				26	Columbia
03	CB	Silvana Overmars		20	Monksville United (EFL)
04	CB	Hugo Centopéia			21	Patopolense
05	RB	Renné Asterix			19	Tir Snake Strike (CEN)
06	DM	Xowver				24	Polkation (EFL)
07	CM	Bressinho			19	Manechester City HC (EQS)
08	CM	Zé Gatinha			25	Moicanos
09	OM	Meluna				20	Xilon OC (EFL)
10	CF	Werdickley Safadão		19	Norrion Rovers (EFL) [CAPTAIN]
11	CF	McKenzie Colium			17	Raincoats
SUBSTITUTES
Num.	Pos.	Name				Age	Team
12	GK	Mogli				17	Jângal
13	LB	Victor Montalbán		23	Casa Espanha
14	CB	Plínio Klaus			20	Fahrenfull
15	CB	Frâncio Barea			24	Mille 78
16	RB	Josefina Moura			27	Futismo	
17	DM	Jonathan Enriquez		22	Santa Cruz
18	CM	Seichelles Monomonoi		19	Alice Madness (NSI)
19	CM	Keily Heidinger			17	IGNS Liege
20	OM	Reinaldinho Lince		23	Patriarca
21	CF	Roly				19	Segundona
22	CF	Moira				29	Velocidade Máxima
--	COACH	Mago [Style: 0]

HOME STADIUM
Estádio Nacional Rei Mateus I "Mateus Primeiro"
City: The Royal City of Matekkipper Capacity: 71,450 Hometeam: CME and Real Matekkipper
Known as the newest Stadium of the state named Capital (named that way because of Matekkipper, the country's capital), the Estádio Nacional Rei Mateus I was named after the first king of Matthewsiana, known for both his bravery and his strength. Sadly, the king died a good while ago, leaving the throne for Rei Mateus II. Needless to say, the stadium is pretty robust as a homage to its' namesake on his hey days. It's also the home of sorta-relevant Matthewsianian team CME, formed as a splinter from Rei Mateus I's favorite team, Real Matekkipper; and the actual Real Matekkipper. They end up sharing the venue as a result.

RP PERMISSIONS
Don't cripple them. Just, don't. Everything else is A-OK.

[The Saint James Islands]

Style Modifier: +2.25

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Your RP permissions are mine, short of death and career-ending injuries. If I can send off your players, you can send off mine. If your players can’t be booked, neither can mine. If I can godmod goals from 80 yards out, so can you. Just make it funny/entertaining, if you don’t mind.

If I haven’t posted a starting eleven for a particular game, please assume that the standard eleven are being used. You can feel free to make substitutions, so long as they are position for position as explained on the roster list.

For the Spirit of the Game
Omerica Men’s National Team
Roster for the Seventy-First World Cup

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Turanga ʻAhipula ʻo ʻOmerika
6 Jacques la Rouge Road
Port-Alexandre, Philibiscostal 18-A40
Commonwealth of Omerica

After an awful showing in the Campionato Esportiva, the old management team have hung in the towels and the country have managed to successfully pitchfork several players into an embarrassing retirement from international football. The "Triad" and the Arena la Rouge are about the only things that have managed to survive, though the Crown Jewel of Philibiscostal suffered a close call after United Philibiscostal’s crappy seventh-place Primerliig finish and was saved only by Les Pirates’ successful Federation Cup defence. Nevertheless, a side whose position in the top 100 of the KPB rankings is quickly being called into question by their own countrymen is ready to return to the international stage with a fresh face and the same overly optimistic expectations.

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Omerica Quick Facts

Association Code: OME
National Anthem: ʻOkoru (Arise)
Capital: Georgetown
Largest City: Philibiscostal
Official Languages: English, Takiari
Recognised Languages: French, Bothanian, Aurentine
Population: 39,116,329
Drives on the: left

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Omerica Home Venues

In recognition of the successful "Tour of Omerica" from World Cup 70 qualifying, the home venues for the Omerican squad will once again be rotated around the country in this World Cup Qualifying. Six cities bid to host Omerican home qualifiers for this tournament alongside the classic Arena la Rouge, though only two venues were successful.

To host games against Nova Anglicana (MD3) and Unified Sunrise Islands (MD11).
The Arena la Rouge (/aʀena la ʀuʒ/) in Philibiscostal (/fɪlɪbɪs'kɔːstəl/), a city and canton at one and the same time, is the home stadium for United Philibiscostal, one of the most successful top flight teams in the country, and the Omerican national team. Located in the nation’s financial and economic hub and its largest city, the Arena la Rouge can seat crowds of up to 62,000. The Arena la Rouge has seen numerous faces and hosted many memorable games over its storied history, Omerica’s shock 0-0 draw and 4-2 win over eventual World Cup qualifiers Nephara and Quebec in the last edition’s qualifiers being the latest in the life of the Crown Jewel of Philibiscostal.

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To host games against Kalumba (MD1) and Wolfbenz (MD14).
The "little sister" to the Arena la Rouge, there was little question that the capital’s Stadium Saint George would host games in the 71st World Cup qualifying campaign. In the first sign that the venue would be hosting games, the Turanga ʻAhipula ʻo ʻOmerika managed to snatch a one-third stake in the stadium from Primerliig side AFC Georgetown to allow TAO to schedule future Omerica home matches at the Stadium Saint George. 55,000 can easily watch the games from the comfort of the Stadium Saint George, with the rest of the sights in the First City of the Commonwealth just a hop, skip and step away from the venue via the city’s well-developed metro system.

To host games against Pridnestrovia (MD5), Schutzenphalia & West Ruhntuhnkuhnland (MD6) and Peace Republic (MD9).
The Prins Mikäel Pärk (/pʀɪnz mə'kæːl paʀk/) in Port Michael ("Mikæelpoort" in Aurentine) is the largest stadium in the western reaches of Omerica and counts former Försteliig and Federation Cup champions and four-time UICA qualifiers Royal Michaeltown as its tenants. The home of the Black Dragons comes fresh off a renovation for the upcoming Primerliig season and this year’s World Cup qualifiers, giving the lowest ranked teams a comfortable and modern venue at which to play during their trip to Omerika. Though not as large as the others, 40,000 can still enjoy the game from the stands and take advantage of the food vendors and free Wi-Fi located inside the stadium itself.

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Roster and Formation of the Men's National Team

Les Oiseaux have historically relied on the assembly of an offence that would make most teams green with envy. And after a Campionato Esportiva performance that threw all of Omerican international football into doubt, the Triad has survived the new management team and the numerous reshuffles that have plagued the national side in the past twelve months. The team has now shifted to a 4-2-1-3 formation in games under the management of former Corona Christiana manager James-Alexandre Christopherson, weakening the midfield in favour of buffing Omerica’s historically pathetic defence and designating one of the midfielders to assist the Triad in offence whenever possible.

Staff
Coach: James-Alexandre CHRISTOPHERSON
The former manager for Philibiscostal’s Corona Christiana, Christopherson is the lone manager in modern Omerican football to have won all three TAO Honours, holding a Federation Cup, Challenge Cup and Rakau ʻo ʻeti Toa over his four seasons with the club. Coming off La Corona’s most successful season to date, leading for all but two weeks of the season, the TAO hired Christopherson after Jean-Baptiste Archambault’s resignation to spearhead the national side and, hopefully, lead it to some of the same successes that La Corona enjoyed under James-Alexandre’s leadership.

Assistant Manager: Ryan PRITCHARD
Strength and Fitness Coach: Christian QUINN
Equipment Manager: Pierre DELACROIX
Medical Lead: Makara ʻO MOANA
Physical Trainer: Georges-Marie BERNARD
Physical Therapist: Karani ANAKONI

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Players
Twenty-three players have been chosen for the qualifying squad. Players numbered 1-11 are the usual starting squad and players numbered 13-25 will be available as substitutes. Players substitute position-for-position, with each starter’s desginated substitute listed immediately underneath them in the roster list.

Goalkeepers
N^o 1: INTAN Petera (age 26; Ticomaça Nacional; 17 caps)
N^o 13: Stéphane ROUSSEAU (age 23; FC Kingsmouth; 3 caps)
N^o 25: John MARTIN (age 21; AFC Georgetown; 1 cap)

Defenders
N^o 2: Thomas THEODORIDIS (age 30; United Philibiscostal; 61 caps, 1 goal)
N^o 14: Lucca LA CASTÈLLA (age 23; Ticomaça Nacional; 4 caps, 0 goals)

N^o 3: Tobias WILMER (age 26; Royal Martecabras; 19 caps, 2 goals)
N^o 15: Jean-Marie MOLINEAUX (age 21; United Philibiscostal; 1 cap, 0 goals)

N^o 4: Marvin SESSIONS (age 28; FC Kingsmouth; 50 caps, 3 goals)
N^o 16: Makara ʻO TOA (age 20; FC Nassau; 0 caps, 0 goals)

N^o 5: Victor MASON (age 27; Westminster City; 43 caps, 2 goals)
N^o 17: Mikäel CHRISTOPHE (age 21; Royal Michaeltown; 4 caps, goals)

Midfielders
N^o 6: KAI Eko (age 25; Uniti Takatori; 40 caps, 4 goals)
N^o 18: William PARNELL (age 27; AFC Georgetown; 12 caps, 1 goal)

N^o 7: Karl ANGLESEY (age 28; Westminster City; 30 caps; 11 goals)
N^o 19: Erik DE WAALD (age 22; FC Kingsmouthl; 4 caps, 0 goals)

N^o 8: Thom BARNETT (age 29; Tyrone Athletic; 50 caps, 11 goals)
N^o 20: Uirema MOANA (age 21; Uniti Takatori; 9 caps, 1 goal)

Forwards
N^o 9: George KOSTAS (age 29; Corona Christiana; 71 caps, 24 goals) - VICE-CAPTAIN
N^o 21: NEAMA Iokua (age 27; FC Kingsmouth; 25 caps, 10 goals)

N^o 10: Mikaere RAIA (age 30; Uniti Takatori; 67 caps, 28 goals) - CAPTAIN
N^o 22: JEAN-BAPTISTE Couard (age 22; United Philibiscostal; 3 caps, 1 goal)

N^o 11: Jan-Nikläs ROSENKRÄNTS (age 24; Royal Michaeltown; 26 caps, 16 goals)
N^o 23: Ryan CASSIDY (age 22; AFC Georgetown; 0 caps, 0 goals)

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Most likely to ...
Foul: Thomas THEODORIDIS
Be fouled: KAI Eko
Be subbed out: Thomas THEODORIDIS
Be subbed in: Lucca LA CASTÈLLA
Shoot: Jan-Nikläs ROSENKRÄNTS
Score from close range: Mikaere RAIA
Score from long range: George KOSTAS
Attempt the spectacular: George KOSTAS

Player Roles
Captain: Mikaere RAIA
Vice-captain: George KOSTAS
Second vice-captain: Thom BARNETT
Left corner kicks: George KOSTAS
Right corner kicks: Jan-Nikläs ROSENKRÄNTS
Direct free kicks: Thom BARNETT
Indirect free kicks: KAI Eko

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Kits to be edited in later

[Nova Anglicana]

Nova Anglicana Roster and Overview, WC 71

Issac Kingsley, NAFA Historian

Roster
Position-Number-Name-Age-Club (Division)

G #1 Tim Klein, 33, Bridgewall City FC (1st)
G #22 Thomas Barnett, 28, Heartwood FC(1st)
G #23 Derrick Cole, 24, Sherbrooke FC, Royal Kingdom of Quebec , Q-League Challenge Division


D #2 Casey Bowman, 26, Trojana Condommakers, Royal Kingdom of Quebec , Q-League Premier Division
D #4 Bradley Lancaster, 31, Trojana Condommakers, Royal Kingdom of Quebec , Q-League Premier Division
D #3 Terrance Jordan, 32, Maximum City, Nephara, Nepharim Premiership
D #5 Felix Kelly, 33, FC Portus (1st)
D #12 Eli Barrett, 24, FC South Bryant, Super-Llamaland
D #13 Barrett Brandt, 34, Labrador United (1st)
D #14 Matt Ross, 32, Lumberjacks FC (2nd)
D #15 Aaron Bowen, 22, Montreal Koreana, Royal Kingdom of Quebec , Q-League Premier Division

M #6 Chris Parker, 26, Sanctuary FC
M #7 Philip Castillo, 33, Newfield FC
M #8 Cesar Martinez, 28, Rack City Rangers, Jeckland , Jeckish Premier League
M #9 Kyle Fleming, 31, Cassandra City, Cosumar, Harlighet Ligan
M #10 Emmanuel Moga, 26, Sparta Torspeda, Buyan , Buyan Football League
M #16 Alex Robinson, 32, FC Portus
M #17 Jamie Graves, 32, Newfield FC
M #18 David Pelletier, 34, Olympique Sept-Iles (1st)


F #11 Chris Hodges, 28, FC Kaldukosic, Cosumar ,Harlighet Ligan
F #19 Jimmy Kelly, 25, Mallox FC, Cosumar ,Harlighet Ligan
F #20 Rolf Pitre, 24, CdF Dowtel, Yttribia, , Yttribian Premiership
F #21 Mathieu Garçon, 22, Gornik Wladica, Buyan, , Buyan Football League

Manager: Sook Jin Lee, 41, Royal Kingdom of Quebec ,

Formation, Starting XI, and Style

Style Modifier= +0.5

Lee is an attacking coach, and has transformed the Lions into a more aggressive team than they were before. He has, however, had to compromise his preferred all-out attacks strategy for a more measured approach that Nova Anglicans are familiar with. From Moran, we saw his favorite 1-4-4-1, which eventually transformed into 4-1-4-1, and then morphed into 4-6-0 due to a lack of quality strikers under Gabriel in the CEXI. Lee has elected a 4-2-3-1, which allows him to utilize the defensive talents of Cesar Martinez as well as the attack of Emmanuel Moga. Despite the 4-2-3-1 being a neutral or defensive-leaning formation, Lee has assured the press that his attacking philosophy will be present. The wingers, Parker (graduated to the starting lineup) and Fleming, will press the flanks (supported by Bradley Lancaster the fullback) as Moga and Hodges the striker attack down the middle. The capable Philip Castillo will be more aggressive than Martinez (since he's not a natural DM), but Lee has promised that Martinez will be able to unleash his thunderbolt of a shot on free kicks.

Fresh off of their WC 70 group stage appearance (first ever), the Lions will send a bit of a different side to World Cup 71 qualifying. Veterans Devin Osborne and Dallas Page have not been selected, with their positions being taken by young bucks Eli Barrett and Aaron Bowen, while Casey Bowman gets a well-deserved promotion to the top 11. Mathieu Garçon makes his first appearance on a senior team roster, replacing Boyd Phillips. This World Cup will likely be the last for many veterans of the Nova Anglican national team, so they will be looking to make the most of it and show the world that they are worthy of the #35 ranking.

Uniforms

(In order, home, away, and alternate, courtesy of NSI's Vulpine Sportif)

I Give My Opponent Permission To:
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    Choose My Goalscorers:        Y
    Godmod Goalscoring Events:    Y - only if you TG me and ask first
    Injure Players:               N - TG me if the severity will be more than one game and I'll give the yea or nay
    Godmod Injury Events:         N
    Red Card Players:             Y - no more than one every two games, so if my previous opponent has doled one out, tough luck
    Yellow Card Players:          Y - for every two you give my players, at least one must be given to your players
    Godmod Other Events:          N
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