11.   Yes, Mr. Malone is all knees when he sets his big body down, and Mr. Stockton is talented in losing his defenders off a screen.

12.   Celta has already lost Norwegian defender Den Eggen because of knee ligament damage and Russian forward Alexandre Mostovoi, who scored in the first leg, is doubtful.

13.   Earl Spalding supported Kernahan with four goals as the Blues dominated a Bears team that lost defender Troy Clarke with a serious knee injury.

14.   Leverkusen lost Croatian defender Boris Zivkovic through a red card in the fourth minute and never recovered from the early shock.

15.   On the morning of the match, Germany lost central defender Juergen Kohler with a light thigh injury.

16.   Rangers lost defender Lorenzo Amuroso on a red card on the play that prompted the penalty.

17.   Team Italy has lost veteran defender Michael De Angelis after he tested positive for ephedrine and was thrown out of the championships.

18.   The Americans, who lost defender Jeff Agoos for the rest of the tournament with a calf injury, play Mexico on Monday in Daejeon, South Korea.

19.   Two minutes later, Munich lost defender Uwe Ehlers through a red card.

20.   While Spain is healthy, Nigeria already has lost defender Jero Shakpore to a broken collarbone and replaced him Wednesday with Mobi Oparaku.