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Ray Hudson (born 24 March 1955 in Gateshead, England), is a retired professional football player and former coach who currently works as an English-language football commentator on Gol TV and NBC Sports.

Hudson signed with Newcastle United in 1973 at the age of 17, from local team Whickham Juniors. He made over 40 appearances for Newcastle and fans there nicknamed him "Rocky." After four years in the Football League First Division, Hudson moved to the United States, playing for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League from 1977 to 1983 and was named an All-Star five times. He played the winter season of 1983-84 in Germany with Union Solingen, making 10 appearances without scoring. Hudson also played for the Strikers following their move to Minnesota in 1984, which proved to be the NASL's final year. During his stint there, Hudson scored 44 goals in 197 matches with 99 assists.

He followed this with a season playing for Edmonton Brickmen before joining the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the American Soccer League. He continued to play for the Strikers through the 1991 season by which time the team was playing in the American Professional Soccer League. He was released by the Strikers when the club was mired in a four-match scoreless streak to begin the season.

Matt Besler (born February 11, 1987 in Overland Park, Kansas) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer.

Besler was a four-year All-Conference player at Blue Valley West High School in Overland Park, Kansas. He led Blue Valley West to the Kansas 5A State Championship as a senior, scoring 23 goals with 19 assists, and holds the season and career marks in total points (124), goals (40) and assists (44) at Blue Valley West. He was also a member of the KCFC Alliance club team and a key member of the Region II Olympic Developmental Program (ODP) which competed in the 2004 ESP All-Star game.

Besler played college soccer at the University of Notre Dame, playing in 90 games (73 starts) and scoring 5 goals during his college career. He received All-American and Academic All-American honors as a senior, was named the NSCAA 2008 Senior College Men's Scholar All-America Player of the Year, and was named to the All Big East Team 3 times. He helped Notre Dame gain 4 straight berths in the NCAA championship, including the program's first 2 trips to the quarterfinals in 2006 and 2007.

Timothy Filiga "Tim" Cahill (born 6 December 1979) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays for Everton and the Australian national football team. Cahill plays as an attacking midfielder, but has also played as a striker on several occasions and captains Everton in Phil Neville's absence. Cahill has become one of the highest profile footballers in the Asian Football Confederation. He scored the first goal by an Australian at a World Cup, and has also scored the most goals by any Australian in the World Cup. In 2007, he also became the first Australian player to score at an Asian Cup. Cahill is known for his adept heading ability, remarkable leap despite his height, and scoring the majority of his goals with his head. He has also won 55 caps, scoring 24 goals for his country.

Cahill was born in Sydney, Australia to a Samoan mother and an English father of Irish descent and was encouraged to play football as a child. As a youngster Cahill played football for Balmain Police Boys Club, the Marrickville Red Devils Soccer Football Club and Plumpton/Oakhurst Soccer Club. He attended Bexley North Public School, Tempe High School and Kingsgrove North High School.

Robbie Rogers (born May 12, 1987 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California) is an American soccer player who plays for English team Leeds United and the United States men's national soccer team as a winger or as a second striker.

Rogers started playing soccer at age four-and-a-half in AYSO. Starting at age 7 Rogers played club soccer in the Coast Soccer league as well as in various Hispanic leagues. Rogers attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, where he was a two-time High School All-American in soccer. He played one season of college soccer at the University of Maryland, helping lead the team to the 2005 NCAA Championship.

In August 2006, Rogers signed his first professional contract with Heerenveen in the Dutch Eredivisie. However, Rogers never made a first team appearance for Heerenveen although he played in several reserve matches. Heerenveen won the reserve league title that year.

He was acquired by the Columbus Crew prior to the beginning of the 2007 Major League Soccer season after they won a Draft Lottery for the player. He was an important part of the Columbus Crew team that won the MLS Supporters Shield and the MLS Cup in 2008, and was also named to the MLS Best XI the same year. In 2009 he was an important part of the Crew's winning the Supporter's Shield. In December 2011 Rogers became a free agent not resigning with the Crew. Rogers was then reported to be on the verge of signing a contract with English Championship side Leeds United following a successful trial at the club.