Juan Román Riquelme (born June 24, 1978 in San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine professional football attacking midfielder. Riquelme was part of the Argentina national football team that participated in the 2007 Copa América.

Israel Castro is a Mexican football player. He currently plays as a defender for Club Universidad Nacional, a Mexico City team commonly known as the Pumas. He joined the Pumas youh system and worked his way through the ranks to debut in 2002; he's a regular starter and played a very important role on the 2004 campaign of the team, when Pumas won consecutive league championships. Fans also call him the "Asesino de galácticos" or "Assassin of Galactics", …

Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo is a Mexican football striker, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer and for the Mexican national team, where he has a Golden Boot and a Silver Ball, both in Confederations Cup. He is regarded as one of the best strikers and most controversial football players in Mexico. As of July 1, 2007, he is on the roster of Major League Soccer side Chicago Fire, …

Vicente Martín Sánchez Bragunde is a Uruguayan football (soccer) striker. He plays for the Uruguayan national team and Club Toluca. He also played for Sud América, Tacuarembó FC and Club Nacional de Football. He played for Uruguay in Copa América 2007

Cristian Rodriguez is an Uruguayan footballer, who usually plays as an attacking midfielder for Paris Saint Germain. Rodriguez has previously played for Penarol in the Uruguyan Primera Division from 2002-2005. He earned the nickname "cebolla" (onion) by Penarol supporters because it appears as though he makes defenders cry. He made the switch to PSG at the end of 2004-05 and made 4 starts and 7 substitutions in Ligue 1 matches. He played for Uruguay in Copa América 2007

Diego Alfredo Lugano Moreno is a Uruguayan international footballer, who is nicknamed "Tota". A tough-tackling central defender with powerful aerial ability, he currently plays for Fenerbahçe, having previously played for Plaza Colonia, Club Nacional de Football and São Paulo Futebol Clube where he was very popular with the fans. In 2005, playing for São Paulo, he led his team to win Campeonato Paulista, …

José Jonny Magallón Oliva in Ocotlan, Jalisco) is a Mexican Football player currently playing with Chivas de Guadalajara as a Defender. He made his debut with Chivas on March 13, 2005 against arch rival Club América which ended tied 3-3. Jonny plays as a Left Back with Chivas, replacing fellow Ocotlán native Carlos Salcido, now playing for PSV Eindhoven. In his first as a regular starter, Jonny played from the first game through the Final game against Club Toluca.

Héctor Fabián Carini Hernández is a Uruguayan football goalkeeper. He played for 3 seasons in Uruguayan club Danubio F.C., before signing with Italian club Juventus in 2000 where he spent two seasons and was used mainly as a substitute goalkeeper. He then spent two seasons on loan with Standard Liège. In 2004 Carini left Juventus, when he was exchanged for Fabio Cannavaro in a transfer which was worth 10 million Euro.

Edixon Perea Valencia is a Colombian footballer, who currently plays for FC Girondins de Bordeaux, as well as for the Colombia national football team, where he has been called upon during the qualifying for the 2006 Football World Cup. Before playing for Bordeaux, Perea played 29 games in the 2005 season for Atlético Nacional. He was one of the player helping Colombia youth team reaching the third place in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Luis Oscar 'Lucho' González is an Argentine football (soccer) player. Called "Lucho" by fans, González played from the age of 14 for Huracán until his transfer to River Plate in 2002. At River Plate, he was part of the 2004 "Clausura" championship winning team. He played with the Argentina team that won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. His performances at River Plate earned him a deal with FC Porto in 2005, …

Octavio Darío Rodríguez Peña is an Uruguayan football defender, who has three sisters and one brother. He used to play for Peñarol, and now plays for Schalke 04 in Germany as a left-back and centre back. For the Uruguay national football team he was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and scored Uruguay's first goal of the tournement, a volley that curled into the top left corner of the goal. He played for Uruguay in Copa América 2007

Maximiliano Pereira is a Uruguay footballer midfielder. He currently plays for Defensor Sporting and has played there since 2002 making his league debut in the 2003-2004 season. He played for Uruguay in Copa América 2007

Andrés Scotti Ponce de León is a Uruguayan football (soccer) midfielder/defender. Currently plays for Argentinos Juniors. He started playing in Wanderers and then he went to Nacional, and also played for FC Rubin Kazan in Russia until December 2006. His brother Diego Scotti also started in Wanderers and then played in Nacional, but they did not play together. He played for Uruguay in Copa América 2007

Jaime Castrillón is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for Independiente Medellin as a midfielder and for the Colombia national football team. He played and scored for Colombia in Copa América 2007.

Carlos Andres Diogo Enceñat is an Uruguayan football player, who currently plays for Real Zaragoza in La Liga. He was previously with River Plate of Uruguay (1999-03), Peñarol (2003-04) and River Plate of Argentina (2004-05). Son of one of the best Uruguayan soccer players, Carlos Diogo, who also played in Peñarol, and in several Brazilian soccer clubs.

Edgar Osvaldo Barreto is a Paraguayan football player who, as of 2004, is playing for NEC Nijmegen in The Netherlands. He was part of the silver medal-winning Paraguayan 2004 Olympic football team, who achieved a quarter-final place with two victories in the qualifying round, and, having finished second in the league, beat South Korea in the quarter-finals, and Iraq in the semi-finals, before losing to Argentina in the final.

Jorge Ciro Fucile Perdomo (born 19 November 1984 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan football player currently playing for FC Porto. He was loaned for one season to the Portuguese team on 31<sup>&lt;small>st&lt;/small><;/sup> August 2006, the last day of the transfer window. He quickly gained a spot in FC Porto on the right side of defense, a situation also aided by an internal punishment that the coach Jesualdo Ferreira gave to Bosingwa.

Fabián Larry Estoyanoff Poggio is a Uruguayan soccer player. He plays for Valencia CF and the Uruguayan soccer national team. He is a right winger. In 2006/07 he went on a years loan to Deportivo de La Coruña. He started his career at Uruguayan side Fénix in 2000, In 2002 he went on a years loan to Peñarol in 2004 he signed for Valencia CF but went straight on loan to Cádiz CF. He has 20 full caps for Uruguay.

Luis Amaranto Perea is a Colombian football defender, and an important player with Colombia. His career began in Independiente Medellín. He later played in Argentina with Boca Juniors, with whom he won the Intercontinental Cup in 2003. In 2004 he moved to play for Atlético Madrid. He is a player noted for his speed and often tagged 'the fastest defender in the world'.

Pablo Andrés Contreras Fica is a Chilean football (soccer) defender. He currently plays for Celta de Vigo in Spain. Contreras has been with Celta since 2001-02. He debuted with Colo-Colo, a chilean club in first division. He appeared in 36 games and won two championships in the three years he spent with the club. He then made a move to France to club Monaco. He appeared in 28 games with Monaco winning the league championship and Trophée des champions in 2000.

Edder Alfonso Pérez Consuegra or Edder Pérez is a Football player from San Felipe, Venezuela born on July 3 1983 who currently plays for CS Maritimo in the Portuguese BWINLIGA and Venezuela as a Defender. The Venezuelan Defender capable of playing anywhere in the backline started his career at Caracas FC where he quicky made the defence his home and was a fan Favourite at the club.

Ronald Raldés is a Bolivian football defender. He has played 18 games for the Bolivia national football team and he currently plays for Rosario Central of the Primera Division Argentina. Raldés started his career with Club Destroyers in 1998 and in 1999 he was sold to Oriente Petrolero, where he was part of the Bolivian League Championship winning team in 2001. At the end of the 2003 season in Bolivia, Raldés was signed by Rosario Central.

Jonathan Santana is an Argentine-Paraguayan football midfielder. He was born on October 19 1981, in the Capital Federal district of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He currently plays for VfL Wolfsburg of the Bundesliga in Germany and Paraguay national team. Santana started his career at San Telmo of the Argentine 3rd Division. He went on to play for a number of Argentine Primera clubs, including San Lorenzo and River Plate.

George Patrick Forsyth Sommer (born 20 June 1982 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Peruvian football goalkeeper of Scottish and German origin who plays for Alianza Lima. He has a German passport. His previous clubs include Borussia Dortmund of Germany, and he also had a trial with Go Ahead Eagles of the Netherlands. He was a Peruvian squad member for the Copa América 2007.

Cristian Miguel Riveros is a football player from Paraguay that plays as a midfielder. Riveros started his career in his hometown club Colón de J.A. Saldivar and then moved to other Paraguayan teams such as San Lorenzo and Tacuary before arriving on his current club (as of 2006) Libertad. Riveros played in Paraguay's first two matches at the World Cup and played efficiently on the left wing.

Manuel Iturra is a chilean midfielder, who currently plays for Universidad de Chile. His professional debut came in 2002. He is currently the subject of interest from Scottish giants Heart of Midlothian. Iturra has six months remaining on his current deal and is reported to be seeking a fresh challenge. He played for Chile in Copa América 2007

John Christian Galliquio Castro (born 1 December, 1979 in Pisco) is a Peruvian football player. He currently plays for Universitario. He was called to play for the Peru national football team for the Copa America 2007, where he played 4 games with a regular performance.

Gonzalo Jara is a Chilean defender, who currently plays for Chilean club Colo-Colo. He made his professional debut in 2005. He has also made appearances with the Chilean national team. He was chosen by coach Nelson Acosta to play for Chile during their tour through Europe (they played Ireland, Côte d'Ivoire and Sweden. Jara represented Chile at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, scoring a goal in Chile's 7-0 victory over Honduras.

Jonathan Rey Bornstein (born November 7, 1984 in Torrance, California) is an American soccer defender and midfielder, who currently plays for Chivas USA of Major League Soccer. He started his college soccer career at Cal Poly Pomona, and played there for three years before transferring to UCLA for the 2005 season. He was taken by Chivas in the fourth round at the 2006 MLS SuperDraft.

Justin Mapp (born October 18, 1984 in Brandon, Mississippi) is an American soccer midfielder, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer. Mapp graduated from the Bradenton Academy in 2001 and signed with MLS as a Project-40 player. He was drafted by D.C. United with the fourth overall pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft, but played only 28 minutes for DC in his first year as a pro. The Fire acquired Mapp for Dema Kovalenko before the 2003 season, …

Cesar Valoyes is a Colombian footballer who plays striker for Independiente Medellín. Agile and fast forward. His great speed become his best argument to face the rival defenses, player of the great mobility, Power and speed in short passages. He also played in several games for the Colombia national football team. He played for Colombia in Copa América 2007.

Agustín Orión is an Argentine football goalkeeper. He was born on June 26 1981, in the city of Ramos Mejía in Buenos Aires Province. He currently plays for San Lorenzo of the Primera Division Argentina. Orión has established himself as San Lorenzo's first choice goalkeeper, in 2007 he helped the club to win the Clausura tournament.

Sacha Kljestan (born September 9, 1985 in Anaheim, California) is an American soccer midfielder, who currently plays for C.D. Chivas USA of Major League Soccer. Kljestan played for the Region IV Olympic Development Program team. He then played three years college soccer at Seton Hall University. He was named first team All-American in 2004 and earned third team honors in 2005.

Drew Moor (born January 15, 1984 in Dallas, Texas) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer. Drew Moor attended the Episcopal School of Dallas. Moor played college soccer for Furman University in 2002, before transferring to Indiana University, where he played for two seasons. He started every game during his college career and helped the Hoosiers to back-to-back National Championships.

Alberto Junior Rodríguez Valdelomar, otherwise known as Rodríguez, is an international football player for Peru and Sporting de Braga in the Superliga. His former club, prior to his arrival in Europe was Sporting Cristal. Rodríguez has represented Peru on numerous occasions including the qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup, and is a cornerstone on defense. He played for Peru in Copa América 2007.

Carlos Luciano da Silva, nicknamed Mineiro is a Brazilian footballer. He plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin. Mineiro scored a famous goal against Liverpool in the final of the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship in Yokohama, Japan, which eventually decided the title in favour São Paulo. He won the Campeonato Paulista in 2004 and 2005, playing for São Caetano and São Paulo, respectively, and also won, playing for São Paulo, …

Fabián Andrés Vargas Rivera is a Colombian football midfielder who currently plays for Internacional after joing on a years loan from Boca Juniors in September 2006. His past clubs include América de Cali and Boca Juniors and has 24 caps scoring once for Colombia. He played for Colombia in the Copa América 2007.

Jorge Vargas is a Chilean football defender. He played for Chile in Copa América 2007

Carlos Adrián Valdez Suarez is a Uruguayan football (soccer) player. As of 2006 he plays for Treviso, on loan from Club Nacional de Football. He made 19 Serie A appearances during the 2005/06 season. He played for Uruguay in Copa América 2007

Pedro Alejandro García de la Cruz is a Peruvian football player. He currently plays for San Martín. He played for Peru in Copa América 2007