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By my account (I may be missing players), the following Canadians will be taking part in next years Champions League (if they remain at their current clubs)

Stathios Kappos - AEK Athens - 3rd Qualifying round

Richard Hastings - Grazer AK - 2nd Qualifying round

Of course, the WHORE from Calgary is going to be in the tournament as well.

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Guest Jeffery S.

depending on what Celta Vigo do with their starting B keeper (slated to leave) Daniel Fernandes could get registered among the youth players allowed on the roster for their Champions run. Providing he is still with the team that is.

That would still only make him 3rd or 4th keeper for the run, though.

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Cavallero has probably been the best keeper in Spain this year. He has had amazing games, like one stopping two penalties at Valencia and Celta winning it. He is very serene, technically sharp, perhaps not spectacular but modelic for anyone wanting to see a top keeper.

I personally think he'll stay at Celta as they are in Champions and that makes for a big incentive. At ManUtd Barthez will likely stay and surely Cavallero will not want to sit on the bench or even have to vy for a spot; his sub Pinto is a lesser keeper at Celta, no competition there really.

Heard that Cañizares of Valencia is also on the Arsenal replace-Seaman list? Now that would be a fine signing both ways, he has a great mentality, a psychologically honed keeper.

The only sure signing for Barça after the Laporta presidency win is Rustu the Turkish keeper, meaning we will likely sell Bonano, who has been the third Argentine national team keeper of late, and keep young Valdes, the usual Spain under 20 starter.

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The draw for the First and Second Qualifying Rounds has just been completed. In the Second Qualifying Round, Hastings' Grazer AK will meet the winner of FC Dinamo Tbilisi (Georgia) vs. KF Tirana (Albania) from the First Qualifying Round, with the second leg at home.

Simon Rayner is gone from Barry Town, right?

The complete draw:

FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND

(1) FC Pyunik (Armenia) vs. KR Reykjavík (Iceland)

(2) FC Sheriff (Moldova) vs. FC Flora (Estonia)

(3) HB Tórshavn (Faroe Islands) vs. FBK Kaunas (Lithuania)

(4) FC BATE Borisov (Belarus) vs. Bohemian FC (Ireland)

(5) FK Vardar (Macedonia) vs. Barry Town AFC (Wales)

(6) CS Grevenmacher (Luxembourg) vs. FK Leotar (Bosnia & Herzegovina)

(7) HJK Helsinki (Finland) vs. Glentoran FC (Northern Ireland)

(8) Sliema Wanderers FC (Malta) vs. Skonto FC (Latvia)

(9) Omonia AC (Cyprus) vs. FC Irtysh Pavlodar (Kazakhstan)

(10) FC Dinamo Tbilisi (Georgia) vs. KF Tirana (Albania)

SECOND QUALIFYING ROUND

MTK Hungária FC (Hungary) vs. Winner of (7)

Winner of (1) vs. PFC CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria)

Winner of (3) vs. Celtic FC (Scotland)

Winner of (6) vs. SK Slavia Praha (Czech Republic)

Winner of (2) vs. FK Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)

MŠK Žilina (Slovakia) vs. Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (Israel)

Winner of (4) vs. Rosenborg BK (Norway)

NK Maribor (Slovenia) vs. NK Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)

PFC CSKA Moskva (Russia) vs. Winner of (5)

AFC Rapid Bucuresti (Romania) vs. RSC Anderlecht (Belgium)

FK Partizan (Serbia & Montenegro) vs. Djurgårdens IF (Sweden)

Wisla Kraków (Poland) vs. Winner of (9)

Brøndby IF OR FC København (Denmark) vs. Winner of (8)

Winner of (10) vs. Grazer AK (Austria)

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Barry Town's website doesn't have Rayner listed on the team anymore. I think he was let go when they got that Nigerian keeper. Other people on this board know more about this.

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The First Qualifying Round was completed on Wednesday, July 23. KF Tirana (Albania) beat FC Dinamo Tbilisi (Georgia) 3-0 in the second leg after losing by the same score in the first leg, then won 4-2 on PKs. So Richard Hastings' Grazer AK will play Tirana in the Second Qualifying Round, with the first leg in Tirana on July 30 and the second leg in Graz on August 6.

By the way, Hastings is listed on GAK's CL roster as it appears on uefa.com, but his nationality is listed as English!

First Qualifying Round</u>

FC Pyunik (Armenia) 2 - KR Reykjavík (Iceland) 1 - (1-0, 1-1)

FC Sheriff (Moldova) 2 - FC Flora (Estonia) 1 - (1-0, 1-1)

HB Tórshavn (Faroe Islands) 1 - FBK Kaunas (Lithuania) 5 - (0-1, 1-4)

FC BATE Borisov (Belarus) 1 - Bohemian FC (Ireland) 3 - (1-0, 0-3)

FK Vardar (Macedonia) 4 - Barry Town AFC (Wales) 2 - (3-0, 1-2)

CS Grevenmacher (Luxembourg) 0 - FK Leotar (Bosnia & Herzegovina) 2 - (0-0, 0-2)

Glentoran FC (Northern Ireland) 0 - HJK Helsinki (Finland) 1 - (0-0, 0-1)

Sliema Wanderers FC (Malta) 3 - Skonto FC (Latvia) 3 - (2-0, 1-3, AG 1-0)

Omonia AC (Cyprus) 2 - FC Irtysh Pavlodar (Kazakhstan) 1 - (0-0, 2-1)

FC Dinamo Tbilisi (Georgia) 3 - KF Tirana (Albania) 3 - (3-0, 0-3, PK 2-4)

Second Qualifying Round</u>

MTK Hungária FC (Hungary) vs. HJK Helsinki (Finland)

FC Pyunik (Armenia) vs. PFC CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria)

FBK Kaunas (Lithuania) vs. Celtic FC (Scotland)

FK Leotar (Bosnia & Herzegovina) vs. SK Slavia Praha (Czech Republic)

FC Sheriff (Moldova) vs. FK Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)

MŠK Žilina (Slovakia) vs. Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (Israel)

Bohemian FC (Ireland) vs. Rosenborg BK (Norway)

NK Maribor (Slovenia) vs. NK Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)

PFC CSKA Moskva (Russia) vs. FK Vardar (Macedonia)

AFC Rapid Bucuresti (Romania) vs. RSC Anderlecht (Belgium)

FK Partizan (Serbia & Montenegro) vs. Djurgårdens IF (Sweden)

Wisla Kraków (Poland) vs. Omonia AC (Cyprus)

FC København (Denmark) vs. Sliema Wanderers FC (Malta)

KF Tirana (Albania) vs. Grazer AK (Austria)

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quote:Originally posted by DJT

By the way, Hastings is listed on GAK's CL roster as it appears on uefa.com, but his nationality is listed as English!

I don't know, Phil Neville notwithstanding, I just don't see the English going after this one :D:D:D

The opinions expressed above are just that.

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quote:Originally posted by Massive Attack

By my account (I may be missing players), the following Canadians will be taking part in next years Champions League (if they remain at their current clubs)

Stathios Kappos - AEK Athens - 3rd Qualifying round

Richard Hastings - Grazer AK - 2nd Qualifying round

Of course, the WHORE from Calgary is going to be in the tournament as well.

Just so it is on record we should add that Fernando Aguiar will be with Benfica, starting third and last qualifying round, late August guess it is. If they get past that then they are in the group stage.

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quote:Originally posted by Jeffrey S.

Just so it is on record we should add that Fernando Aguiar will be with Benfica, starting third and last qualifying round, late August guess it is. If they get past that then they are in the group stage.

And Benfica get... Lazio! [:0] Holy crap! Brutal! :(

Third Qualifying Round Draw

PFC CSKA Moskva (Russia)/FK Vardar (Macedonia) vs. AC Sparta Praha (Czech Republic)

MTK Hungária FC (Hungary)/HJK Helsinki (Finland) vs. Celtic FC (Scotland)/FBK Kaunas (Lithuania)

Rangers FC (Scotland) vs. FC København (Denmark)/Sliema Wanderers FC (Malta)

FK Austria Wien (Austria) vs. Olympique de Marseille (France)

Club Brugge KV (Belgium) vs. BV Borussia Dortmund (Germany)

FC Sheriff (Moldova)/FC Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) vs. FC Lokomotiv Moskva (Russia)

SS Lazio (Italy) vs. SL Benfica (Portugal)

FC Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine) vs. NK Maribor (Slovenia)/NK Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)

Bohemian FC (Ireland)/Rosenborg BK (Norway) vs. RC Deportivo La Coruña (Spain)

Grasshopper-Club (Switzerland) vs. AEK Athens FC (Greece)

MŠK Zilina (Slovakia)/Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (Israel) vs. Chelsea FC (England)

RC Celta de Vigo (Spain) vs. FK Leotar (Bosnia & Herzegovina)/SK Slavia Praha (Czech Republic)

FK Partizan (Serbia & Montenegro)/Djurgårdens IF (Sweden) vs. Newcastle United FC (England)

Galatasaray SK (Turkey) vs. FC Pyunik (Armenia)/PFC CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria)

RSC Anderlecht (Belgium)/AFC Rapid Bucuresti (Romania) vs. Wisla Kraków (Poland)/Omonia AC (Cyprus)

KF Tirana (Albania)/Grazer AK (Austria) vs. AFC Ajax (Netherlands)

First-leg matches: August 12/13

Second-leg matches: August 26/27

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Kappos unlikely to be registered for AEK's CL run.

He has been made avilable for loan.

A number of AEK prospects have already been picked up by other clubs but not Kappos.

Hopefully, as the season approaches somebody will take him.

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