41.   Gaudio is to make his comeback on German soil on Wednesday after a half-year absence, playing on a team challenging the German national squad.

42.   Gone are the days when a Paris-St. Germain league match against Marseille would have more than half the national squad playing against each other.

43.   Goodwin only started goalkeeping practice when the national squad came together last Sunday.

44.   Government mediators brokered the agreement, and national squad coach Nelson Acosta said the team will resume training Monday.

45.   Greber only got his place on the national squad because stars Hermann Maier and Hannes Trinkl are sidelined.

46.   Gunes is worried that tension from the hotly contested Turkish first division league could destabilize the national squad.

47.   Grobbelaar was unavailable for comment Thursday and was scheduled to train with the national squad Friday.

48.   Goalie Carlos Germano on Friday became the third player within a week to leave the Brazilian national squad, as the team prepares for the Copa America tournament.

49.   He said the weekly meetings will be held during the pre-World Cup period even when the national squad has no formal activities.

50.   He was cleared to train but not play with the national squad pending the outcome of the inquiry investigation.