Former United States international Earnie Stewart has been appointed technical director at the former Dutch champion AZ Alkmaar.

The 41-year-old, who won 101 caps for the U.S., moved to Alkmaar from NAC Breda, where he held the same position.

Stewart was formerly a midfielder with Dutch clubs VVV Venlo, Willem II Tilburg and NAC as well as DC United in the U.

Lista de Convocados Mexico vs Ecuador del Sábado 4 de Septiembre en el estadio Omnilife
Lista de convocados

Porteros

• Guillermo Ochoa (América)
• Jesús Corona (Cruz Azul).

Defensas

• Carlos Salcido (PSV Eindhoven)
• Francisco Rodríguez (PSV Eindhoven)
• Héctor Moreno (AZ Alkmaar)
• Edgar Dueñas (Toluca)
• Jorge Torres Nilo (Tigres)
• Leobardo López (Pachuca).

[101gg] Do we need an excuse to post The Steven Gerrard Face? Probably not, but here's one anywho. This may be the best ten seconds of video to come out of European football this season. It may or may not have been justified, the right call, but there is no mistaking the look plastered across Stevie's [.

Following April's launch of its new away kit, Dutch Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar has unveiled its Quick home kit for the 2010/11 season. The AZ 10/11 home kit was used for the first time on Friday night in a pre-season 8-2 win over amateur club vv Strijen. AZ signed a three-year deal with Quick last [.

Following April's launch of its new away kit, Dutch Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar has unveiled its Quick home kit for the 2010/11 season. The AZ 10/11 home kit was used for the first time on Friday night in a pre-season 8-2 win over amateur club vv Strijen. AZ signed a three-year deal with Quick last [.

El-Tri head coach Javier Aguirre has confirmed today the list of the Mexican players who are currently playing in Europe for the upcoming World Cup in South Africa.

21 years old Arsenal striker Carlos Vela has made the step on this list along his good friend Giovani dos Santos (Galatasaray SK) and Hammers forward Guillermo Franco.

Arqueros
Sergio Romero (AZ Alkmaar - Holanda)Mariano Andujar (Calcio Catania - Italia)Diego Pozo (Colón - Argentina)
Defensores
Nicolás Otamendi (Vélez Sársfield - Argentina)Martín Demichelis (Bayern Munich - Alemania)Ariel Garcé (Colón - Argentina)Juan Manuel Insaurralde (Newells Old Boys - Argentina)Gabriel Heinze (Olympique Marseille - Francia)Walter Samuel (Internazionale - Italia)Nicolás Burdisso (AS Roma - Italia)Fabricio Coloccini (Newcastle United - Inglaterra)Clemente Rodríguez (Estudiantes - Argentina)
Volantes
Jonás Gutiérrez (Newcastle United - Inglaterra)Maxi Rodríguez (Liverpool - Inglaterra)Angel Di María (Benfica - Portugal)Javier Mascherano (Liverpool - Inglaterra)Juan Sebastián Verón (Estudiantes - Argentina)Jesús Dátolo (Olympiacos - Grecia)Sebastián Blanco (Lanús - Argentina)Mario Bolatti (Fiorentina - Italia)José Sosa (Bayern Munich - Alemania)Juan Mercier (Argentinos Júniors - Argentina)
Javier Pastore (Palermo - Italia)
Delanteros
Lionel Messi (Barcelona - España)Carlos Tévez (Manchester City - Inglaterra)Sergio Aguero (Atlético Madrid - España)Ezequiel Lavezzi (Nápoli - Italia)Gonzalo Higuaín (Real Madrid - España)Martín Palermo (Boca Júniors - Argentina)Diego Milito (Internazionale - Italia)
La FIFA publicará las listas de las 32 Selecciones el 13 de mayo al mediodía en su sitio Web oficial.

En esta semana se dieron a conocer las listas provisionales de convocados de todas las selecciones mundialistas. Por eso como es menester de este espacio aquí tenemos a todos los que posiblemente sean los elegidos para jugar la copa del mundo en tierras africanas, solo unos pocos son los futbolistas que podrán vivir el sueño de jugar la copa mundial.

El homenaje al Ojitos Meza solo nos deja la conclusion de que el profe Meza no quiere dirigir en serio al tricolor nacional,enfrentar al campeón del mundo aunque sea la segunda selección no es poca cosa.
Esta lista ya causa polemica, tiene puntos buenos y otros no tanto, la inclusion de Jonathan Dos Santos es de las que mas llama la atención ¿Cual sera la decision que tomara después de la telenovela que se vivió en el pasado reciente?

Volvemos un día más al mundo de las jóvenes promesas con su amplia y al mismo tiempo eterna gama de futbolistas que nos deleitan con un fútbol cada vez más elaborado y técnico. Hoy concretamente viajamos a Holanda, uno de los países donde más disfrutamos aquellos a los que nos gusta seguir a los chavales por la facilidad con la que los equipos les dan oportunidades a lo largo de todo el campeonato liguero.

01.04.2010 - Nanu Bauzá - Puede sorprender o sonar algo paradójico pero por primera vez en un Mundial habrá partidos a disputarse en campos formados con césped artificial. El Comité Organizador de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA Sudáfrica 2010 pidió a Desso Sports Systems instalar un sistema Desso Grassmaster en dos estadios: Mbombela (Nelspruit) y Peter Mokaba (Polokwane), en los que se jugarán cuatro partidos (en cada uno), entre otros, Chile – Honduras (Nelspruit) y Argentina – Grecia (Polokwane).

News today that one player Newcastle are after this summer is 22-year-old Dutchman Jeremain Lens. Jeremain Lens 5′10″ AZ Alkmaar striker The Amsterdam-born striker has played 40 times for AZ Alkmaar with 8 goals, and was on loan last season to NEC where he played 31 times with 9 goals. It turns out that AZ Alkmaar are [.

Javier Aguirre dio la lista de los jugadores mexicanos en Europa, que se integrarán a la concentración del Tri, previa al Mundial Sudáfrica 2010, que conforman todos los que militan en el Viejo Continente, a excepción de Nery Castillo.

Son cinco defensas, dos mediocampistas y tres delanteros.

Foto: EFE/AP

Hemos hablado durante toda la temporada del trabajo del Twente como equipo, de la estructura conformada por Steve McLaren. El 4-3-3 holandés que utilizó, sus variantes tácticas y sobre todo, el manejo de grupo para sacar lo mejor de sus jugadores. La mayoría de ellos pasaron de ser unos desconocidos en Europa, a estar en boca de todos.

Foto: EFE/AP

Hemos hablado durante toda la temporada del trabajo del Twente como equipo, de la estructura conformada por Steve McLaren. El 4-3-3 holandés que utilizó, sus variantes tácticas y sobre todo, el manejo de grupo para sacar lo mejor de sus jugadores. La mayoría de ellos pasaron de ser unos desconocidos en Europa, a estar en boca de todos.

Note: The players that I have selected are not necessarily the 23 that I would take to the World Cup, rather it is an attempt by me to predict who Maradona is likely to pick.

How do you begin to predict the Argentina squad for the 2010 World Cup? Who knows what goes on inside Maradona's head?

After using every possible combination of players in qualifying, Maradona has come up with his 30 man provisional squad. As expected they are extremely suspect in the back and just stacked with fire power in the midfield and up front. It is a sin that his group of players has been handed to a man that has no idea how to put all the pieces together.

Without going into shadowy conspiracy theories (I'll just say that I broadly agree with the thoughts of Sam over at Hasta El Gol Siempre and move on for now), a few thoughts below.
Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero (AZ Alkmaar, Netherlands), Mariano Andujar (Catania, Italy), Diego Pozo (Colon, Argentina)
Romero has been really impressive everytime I've seen him play (since his days in the youth/Olympic teams), although neither he or Andujar are what you'd call hugely experienced at international level.

O técnico Diego Maradona definiu nesta quarta-feira os 23 jogadores que irão Copa do Mundo da África do Sul pela seleção argentina, após anunciar o corte de oito pré-convocados.
Um dos aspectos mais significativos na lista de Maradona é o fato de o treinador ter optado por inscrever seis atacantes, entre eles Lionel Messi, do Barcelona, e Carlitos Tévez, do Manchester City.

Fuori il "Pocho" Lavezzi. Lo sgusciante attaccante del Napoli, in ballottaggio fino all'ultimo con il "vecchio" Martin Palermo, resta dunque a casa e non far parte della spedizione in Sudafrica.
E' dunque il 37enne attaccante del Boca, originario di La Plata, a poter vivere, in chiusura di carriera, la fantastica e mai vissuta competizione mondiale con i colori della propria patria.

Finalmente ayer con el recorte de Jonathan Dos Santos así quedo la lista definitiva de convocados de la selección nacional para el mundial de Sudáfrica. Al revisarla podemos ver que se pudo elegir entre otros jugadores el recorte sin tener que generar toda una crisis dentro y fuera del combinado nacional.

Finalmente ayer con el recorte de Jonathan Dos Santos así quedo la lista definitiva de convocados de la selección nacional para el mundial de Sudáfrica. Al revisarla podemos ver que se pudo elegir entre otros jugadores el recorte sin tener que generar toda una crisis dentro y fuera del combinado nacional.

According to the Daily Mail, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is interested in Cagliari goalkeeper Federico Marchetti. However it is reported that the club wants around £12.5million for the goalkeeper who is the back-up to Gianluigi Buffon at the World Cup.

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All recent headlines and focus in the Netherlands may have been taken by the impressive World Cup campaign and, domestically, the emergence of FC Twente Enschede who became the first different winners of the Eredivisie not named Ajax, Feyenoord, PSV or AZ Alkmaar since 1963/64 quite a staggering fact considering the popularity of football within the country.

Enrique Meza dio a conocer la lista de convocados a la Selección Mexicana para el amistoso que se jugará contra España el 11 de agosto en la cancha del Estadio Azteca, donde destacan los "europeos", la ausencia de Cuauhtémoc Blanco y el regreso de Jonathan Dos Santos.

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El-Tri head coach Javier Aguirre has selected Arsenal forward Carlos Vela in his 18-man Mexico Squad for the upcoming friendly against New Zealand on Wednesday evening on the impressive Rose Bowl stadium.

Aguirre makes full use of the FIFA's lone international fixture before the Mexico team will start preparation for the World Cup with their training camp.

FC Twente's hopes of a first ever league title took a potentially huge blow at the AZ Stadion this evening as outgoing champions AZ Alkmaar narrowly won a closely fought encounter 1-0.

The end may be nigh for AZ Alkmaar's reign as kings of Holland but this victory, secured by way of a Peter Wisgerhof own-goal in the 7th minute, could well determine their old crown's next destination.

Ex-England match bemoans Dutch rock throwers FC Twente boss Steve McClaren said he was shocked (that is genuinely shocked, not socked in a faux Dutch accent) after his team's bus was attacked by stones as they travelled to their match against AZ Alkmaar. The former Middlesbrough coach revealed that Ronnie Stam and Kenneth Perez had a lucky [.

Defending Dutch Eredivisie champions AZ Alkmaar has unveiled its away kit for the 2010/11 season. The new AZ kit was used for the first time today during the team's 3-0 win at Willem II. AZ signed a three-year deal with Quick last year for the Dutch company to become the club's kit and training gear provider.

Bayern Munich face one of their biggest games in recent history this week when they tackle Lyon in the Champions League semi-final second leg.
Carrying a 1-0 lead from the first game, reaching the final would be a personal triumph for their manager Louis Van Gaal after his career looked to have stalled a few years ago.

Nombre Posición Club Rafael Márquez Defensa Barcelona Ricardo Osorio Defensa Stuttgart Francisco Javier Rodríguez Defensa PSV Eindhoven Carlos Salcido Defensa PSV Eindhoven Héctor Moreno Defensa AZ Alkmaar Jonathan dos Santos Medio Barcelona Andrés Guardado Medio Deportivo La Coruña Guillermo Franco Delantero West Ham Carlos Vela Delantero Arsenal Giovani dos Santos Delantero Galatasaray Gracias por tu visita Estadísticas de Fútbol

Holland head coach Lambertus Van Marwijk has announced the 26-man training squad for the world cup. The former Feynoord and Borussia Dortmund manager has opted not to call Arjen Robben, Mark van Bommel and Wesley Sneijder to allow them to remain in their club prior to the UEFA Champions League final next month.

Ok, so we've reached the most decisive month of the football calendar (oh come on now.. it's never about Ibiza in December!) and that means that ya'll should tune your ears and start sending roses to Del Bosque, Fabio Capello and van Marwijk's assistants as soon as possible!

Australia squad
Goalkeepers: Adam Federici (Reading/England), Eugene Galekovic (Adelaide Utd), Brad Jones (Middlesbrough/England), Mark Schwarzer (Fulham/England),
Defenders: Michael Beauchamp (Al-Jazira/United Arab Emirates), David Carney (FC Twente/Netherlands), Scott Chipperfield (Basel/Switzerland), Shane Lowry (Aston Villa/England), Mark Milligan (JEF United/Japan), Craig Moore (uncontracted), Lucas Neill (Galatasaray/Turkey), Jade North (Tromso/Norway), Luke Wilkshire (Dinamo Moscow/Russia), Rhys Williams (Middlesbrough/England)
Midfielders: Mark Bresciano (Palermo/Italy), Tim Cahill (Everton/England), Nick Carle (Crystal Palace/England), Jason Culina (Gold Coast Utd), Brett Emerton (Blackburn Rovers/England), Richard Garcia (Hull City/England), Vince Grella (Blackburn Rovers/England), James Holland (AZ Alkmaar/Netherlands), Brett Holman (AZ Alkmaar/Netherlands), Mile Jedinak (Antalyaspor Kulubu/Turkey), Tommy Oar (FC Utrecht/Netherlands), Carl Valeri (Sassuolo/Italy), Dario Vidosic (Nuremberg/Germany),
Forwards: Josh Kennedy (Nagoya Grampus/Japan), Harry Kewell (Galatasaray/Turkey), Scott McDonald (Middlesbrough/England), Nikita Rukavytsya (FC Twente/Netherlands)

Arqueros
Michel Vorm (FC Utrecht)Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax)Sander Boschker (FC Twente)
Defensores
Vurnon Anita (Ajax)Khalid Boulahrouz (VfB Stuttgart/GER)John Heitinga (Everton/ENG)Joris Mathijsen (HSV Hamburgo/GER)André Ooijer (PSV)Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord)Gregory van der Wiel (Ajax)Ron Vlaar (Feyenoord)Edson Braafheid (Celtic/SCO)
Volantes
Ibrahim Afellay (PSV)Orlando Engelaar (PSV)Nigel de Jong (Manchester City/ENG)Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milán/ITA)Stijn Schaars (AZ Alkmaar)Demy de Zeeuw (Ajax)Wout Brama (FC Twente)David Mendes da Silva (AZ Alkmaar)Mark van Bommel (Bayern Múnich/GER)Rafael van der Vaart (Real Madrid/ESP)
Delanteros
Ryan Babel (Liverpool/ENG)Eljero Elia (HSV Hamburgo/GER)Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (AC Milan/ITA)Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool/ENG)Robin van Persie (Arsenal/ENG)Otman Bakkal (PSV)Jeremain Lens (AZ Alkmaar)Arjen Robben (Bayern Múnich/GER) (AFP) .

"Ten days ago I completed six years without taking drugs and today I value everything I have," Maradona said in an interview on Sunday night.

The folks at the Argentinian FA may still want to question this with a pee test after the developments Tuesday night.

Lionel Messi y Gonzalo Higuaín, máximos goleadores en la Liga española con el Barcelona y el Real Madrid, respectivamente, encabezan la convocatoria provisional de la selección argentina que participará en el Mundial de fútbol de Sudáfrica 2010.

Con los nombres entregados por la Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA), quedaron confirmadas las ausencias de Fernando Gago (Real Madrid), Luis González (Olympique de Marsella), Lisandro López (Lyon), Esteban Cambiasso y Javier Zanetti, estos dos últimos preparados para jugar la final de la Liga de Campeones de la UEFA con el Inter.

El jugador del Real Madrid Rafael Van Dert Vart si se encuentra entre los convocados, y está poniendo a punto su recuperación en el equipo Merengue para estar a tope en el Mundial.
Lista de Convocados Holanda Sudáfrica 2010:

Porteros

Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax Amsterdam), Sander Boschker (Twente Enschede), Michel Vorm (Utrecht).