Churchill Brothers failed to emulate fellow Goans Dempo as the only Indian club to ever reach the quarterfinals as they lost 1-2 to Kuwaiti outfit Al Qadsia in their single leg pre-quarterfinal in Kuwait City late on Wednesday night.

No other player in the last 20 years has enjoyed a career as irrevocably intertwined with the romance of the World Cup as Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima.

Inter Milan pair Javier Zanetti and Esteban Cambiasso will not feature at the 2010 World Cup after they were left out of coach Diego Maradona’s provisional 30-man squad on Wednesday.

London, May 11: Uncapped Manchester City midfielder Adam Johnson was named in England’s provisional 30-man World Cup squad on Tuesday and Jamie Carragher was recalled three years after retiring from internationals.

Ronaldinho, Adriano left out of Brazil World Cup squad
Sao Paulo, May 11: Ronaldinho, Adriano and Neymar have been left out of Brazil’s preliminary World Cup squad. Coach Dunga announced 23 players and will later on Tuesday include seven more to complete the squad.