31.   The veteran midfielder headed in a corner kick by Uruguayan Alvaro Recoba from a nearly impossible angle.

32.   The veteran midfielder turned and fired a shot that deflected off a defender and found the net.

33.   There, he teamed up with veteran Ecuadorean midfielder Alex Aguinaga, another Ecuador international, to lead the club to a Mexican championship.

34.   Torres fills the spot left open by the trade of veteran English midfielder Ian Woan, who was sent to Miami last month for a draft pick.

35.   Veteran England midfielder John Barnes transfered from one Premier League title contender to another Wednesday when he moved from Liverpool to Newcastle.

36.   Veteran Liverpool midfielder Gary McAllister was reported Monday to be on the verge of becoming manager of first division club Coventry City.

37.   Veteran midfielder Luis Enrique Martinez thinks Spain will be heading for a disaster if it loses its World Cup opener against Slovenia.

38.   Veteran midfielder Marc Wilmots concurred.

39.   Veteran midfielder Youri Djorkaeff filled in for Zidane against Senegal but gave a poor performance.

40.   Vieira was long eclipsed by veteran midfielder and France captain Didier Deschamps.