1997-98 Squad

NO.NAMEPOSHEIGHTWEIGHTDOBAGEBIRTHPLACEPREFERRED FOOT
27
Philippe Albert
P. Albert
DF
1.90 m
82 kg
8/10/1967
30
Bouillon, Belgium
40
Andreas Andersson
A. Andersson
FW
4/10/1974
23
Stockholm, Sweden
11
Faustino Asprilla
F. Asprilla
FW
1.75 m
71 kg
11/10/1969
28
Tuluá, Colombia
10
John Barnes
J. Barnes
MF
1.80 m
79 kg
11/7/1963
34
Kingston, Jamaica
2
Warren Barton
W. Barton
DF
1.80 m
76 kg
3/19/1969
28
England
4
David Batty
D. Batty
MF
1.73 m
74 kg
12/2/1968
29
England
Peter Beardsley
P. Beardsley
FW
1/18/1961
36
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
3
John Beresford
J. Beresford
DF
1.70 m
76 kg
9/4/1966
31
England
Paul Brayson
P. Brayson
FW
1.70 m
9/16/1977
19
Newcastle upon Tyne
James Coppinger
J. Coppinger
MF
1.70 m
70 kg
1/10/1981
16
Guisborough, England
R
Jimmy Crawford
J. Crawford
MF
1.80 m
73 kg
5/1/1973
24
Chicago, IL, United States
34
Nikos Dabizas
N. Dabizas
DF
8/3/1973
24
Greece
Stuart Elliott
S. Elliott
DF
1.75 m
8/27/1977
20
Willesden
18
Keith Gillespie
K. Gillespie
MF
1.75 m
72 kg
2/18/1975
22
Northern Ireland
1
Shay Given
S. Given
GK
1.85 m
84 kg
4/20/1976
21
Lifford, Co. Donegal, Republic of Ireland
R
38
Andy Griffin
A. Griffin
DF
3/17/1979
18
England
22
Des Hamilton
D. Hamilton
MF
1.80 m
82 kg
8/15/1976
21
England
15
Shaka Hislop
S. Hislop
GK
1.93 m
86 kg
2/22/1969
28
Hackney, England
6
Steve Howey
S. Howey
DF
1.85 m
85 kg
10/26/1971
26
Sunderland, England
28
Aaron Hughes
A. Hughes
DF
1.83 m
70 kg
11/8/1979
18
Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland
R
14
Temur Ketsbaia
T. Ketsbaia
MF
1.76 m
69 kg
3/18/1968
29
Gali, Soviet Union
7
Rob Lee
R. Lee
MF
1.78 m
71 kg
2/1/1966
31
London, England
Jamie McClen
J. McClen
MF
5/13/1979
18
England
5
Darren Peacock
D. Peacock
DF
1.85 m
82 kg
2/3/1968
29
England
12
Stuart Pearce
S. Pearce
DF
1.78 m
79 kg
4/24/1962
35
England
Brian Pinas
B. Pinas
FW
1.77 m
69 kg
12/29/1978
19
Rotterdam, Netherlands
L
23
Alessandro Pistone
A. Pistone
DF
1.80 m
77 kg
7/27/1975
22
Milano, Italy
Paul Robinson
P. Robinson
FW
11/20/1978
19
England
8
Ian Rush
I. Rush
FW
1.83 m
79 kg
10/20/1961
36
Wales
9
Alan Shearer
A. Shearer
FW
8/13/1970
27
England
11
Gary Speed
G. Speed
MF
9/8/1969
28
Mancot, Wales
21
Pavel Srníček
P. Srníček
GK
1.87 m
93 kg
3/10/1968
29
Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
David Terrier
D. Terrier
DF
1.80 m
74 kg
8/4/1973
24
Verdun, France
16
Jon Dahl Tomasson
J. Dahl Tomasson
FW
1.82 m
74 kg
8/29/1976
21
Denmark
19
Steve Watson
S. Watson
MF
1.85 m
79 kg
4/1/1974
23
North Shields, England

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

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FC 2026-27 Tables

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
5
5
0
0
8
15
2
5
4
0
1
4
12
3
5
3
1
1
11
10
4
5
2
3
0
6
9
5
5
2
3
0
4
9
6
5
2
3
0
3
9
7
5
2
3
0
3
9
8
5
2
2
1
2
8
9
5
2
2
1
0
8
10
5
2
1
2
-2
7
11
5
2
0
3
-4
6
12
5
1
2
2
0
5
13
5
1
2
2
-1
5
14
5
1
1
3
-4
4
15
5
1
1
3
-5
4
16
5
1
1
3
-5
4
17
5
0
3
2
-2
3
18
5
1
0
4
-9
3
19
5
0
2
3
-3
2
20
5
0
2
3
-6
2
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
7
7
0
0
24
21
2
7
5
1
1
9
16
3
7
5
1
1
2
16
4
7
5
0
2
10
15
5
7
4
1
2
1
13
6
7
3
2
2
5
11
7
7
2
4
1
2
10
8
7
3
1
3
-4
10
9
7
2
2
3
1
8
10
6
2
2
2
1
8
11
7
2
2
3
-3
8
12
7
2
2
3
-5
8
13
7
2
2
3
-7
8
14
7
1
4
2
2
7
15
7
2
1
4
0
7
16
7
2
1
4
-10
7
17
6
1
2
3
-4
5
18
7
1
2
4
-6
5
19
7
1
1
5
-9
4
20
7
0
3
4
-9
3
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
4
4
0
0
7
12
2
4
3
1
0
12
10
3
4
3
1
0
9
10
4
4
2
1
1
5
7
5
4
2
1
1
5
7
6
4
2
1
1
4
7
7
4
2
1
1
1
7
8
4
2
1
1
0
7
9
4
2
0
2
4
6
10
4
1
2
1
-1
5
11
4
1
2
1
-1
5
12
4
1
1
2
-2
4
13
4
1
1
2
-3
4
14
4
1
0
3
-3
3
15
4
1
0
3
-3
3
16
4
1
0
3
-11
3
17
4
0
1
3
-13
1
18
4
0
0
4
-10
0
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
5
4
1
0
11
13
2
5
4
1
0
7
13
3
5
4
1
0
5
13
4
5
4
0
1
3
12
5
5
3
2
0
6
11
6
5
3
1
1
5
10
7
5
3
1
1
4
10
8
5
3
1
1
3
10
9
5
2
1
2
1
7
10
5
2
1
2
0
7
11
5
2
0
3
-2
6
12
5
2
0
3
-5
6
13
5
1
1
3
-3
4
14
5
1
1
3
-3
4
15
5
1
1
3
-3
4
16
5
1
1
3
-4
4
17
5
1
1
3
-6
4
18
5
0
2
3
-3
2
19
5
0
1
4
-7
1
20
5
0
0
5
-9
0
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
5
4
1
0
5
13
2
5
3
2
0
8
11
3
5
3
2
0
5
11
4
5
3
1
1
4
10
5
5
3
1
1
-1
10
6
5
2
2
1
1
8
7
5
2
1
2
1
7
8
5
2
1
2
0
7
9
5
1
3
1
0
6
10
5
2
0
3
-5
6
11
5
1
2
2
-1
5
12
5
1
2
2
-1
5
13
5
1
2
2
-2
5
14
5
1
2
2
-3
5
15
5
1
1
3
0
4
16
5
1
1
3
-7
4
17
5
1
0
4
-1
3
18
5
0
2
3
-3
2
Champions LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
1
1
0
0
5
3
2
1
1
0
0
5
3
3
1
1
0
0
4
3
4
1
1
0
0
4
3
5
1
1
0
0
3
3
6
1
1
0
0
2
3
7
1
1
0
0
2
3
8
1
1
0
0
2
3
9
1
1
0
0
1
3
10
1
1
0
0
1
3
11
1
1
0
0
1
3
12
1
1
0
0
1
3
13
1
1
0
0
1
3
14
1
1
0
0
1
3
15
1
1
0
0
1
3
16
1
1
0
0
1
3
17
1
0
1
0
0
1
18
1
0
1
0
0
1
19
1
0
1
0
0
1
20
1
0
1
0
0
1
21
1
0
0
1
-1
0
22
1
0
0
1
-1
0
23
1
0
0
1
-1
0
24
1
0
0
1
-1
0
25
1
0
0
1
-1
0
26
1
0
0
1
-1
0
27
1
0
0
1
-1
0
28
1
0
0
1
-1
0
29
1
0
0
1
-2
0
30
1
0
0
1
-2
0
31
1
0
0
1
-2
0
32
1
0
0
1
-3
0
33
1
0
0
1
-4
0
34
1
0
0
1
-4
0
35
1
0
0
1
-5
0
36
1
0
0
1
-5
0

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
8/28
@
2-3
Fri
8/28
@
1-5
Fri
8/28
@
2-2
Fri
8/28
@
4-1
Fri
8/28
@
0-1

Fixtures

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/17
@
3:00 PM
Sun
5/24
@
2:45 PM