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March 31, 2014

2014 NCAA Men’s Division I Ice Hockey Tournament – the 2014 Frozen Four: Boston College, Minnesota, North Dakota, Union College.

Filed under: Hockey,NCAA, ice hockey — admin @ 11:02 am

2014 NCAA Division I Hockey Tournament Map
from March 27, 2014, ‘2014 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament – map of the 16 qualifying teams in the 2014 tournament, with 2012-13 attendances‘ (billsportsmaps.com).

From USCHO.com/Frozen Four Blog, from March 30, 2014, by Todd D. Milewski, ‘An early look at the 2014 Frozen Four after Boston College, Minnesota, North Dakota, Union claim spots.

2014 Frozen Four Schedule:
At Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA, capacity 19,537.
Thursday April 10, 5:00 pm, Union College vs. Boston College.
Thursday April 10, 8:30 pm, North Dakota vs. Minnesota.
Saturday April 12, 7:30 pm 2014 Frozen Four Final.

    2014 NCAA Men’s Division I Ice Hockey Tournament – the 2014 Frozen Four: Boston College, Minnesota, North Dakota, Union College

West Regional – March 29 & 30, 2014 at St. Paul, MN: 2014 NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament D-I West Regional winner, Minnesota Golden Gophers.
1st Round: Minnesota 7, Robert Morris 3 /
2nd Round: Minnesota 4, St. Cloud State 0.
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Photo and Image credits -
Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images via KARE11.com/story/sports/college/minnesota/golden-gophers/2014/03/30/minnesota-tops-st-cloud-to-advance-to-frozen-four.
Minnesota gold jersey, photo from sears.com/minnesota-golden-gophers-gold-tackle-twill-college-hockey.

Northeast Regional – March 29 & 30, 2014 at Worcester, MA: 2014 NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament D-I Northeast Regional winner, Boston College Eagles.
1st Round: Boston College 6, Denver 2 /
2nd Round: Boston College 4, UMass-Lowell 3.
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Photo and Image credits -
Photo of BC celebration by Elise Amendola/AP via kansas.com/bc-beats-lowell-to-reach-frozen [Gallery].
Boston College gold jersey, photo from fansedge.com/Boston_College_Eagles.





East Regional – March 28 & 29, 2014 at Bridgeport, CT: 2014 NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament D-I East Regional winner, Union College Dutchmen.
1st Round: Union College 5, Vermont 2 /
2nd Round: Union College 3, Providence 1.
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Photo and Image credits -
Photo of UC hockey team/staff group celebration by Matt Eisenberg at uscho.com, uscho.com/photos/2014/03/29/gallery-union-beats-providence-for-its-second-frozen-four-berth-in-three-years [Gallery]

Midwest Regional – March 28 & 29, 2014 at Cincinnati, OH: 2014 NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament D-I Midwest Regional winner, University of North Dakota.
1st Round: North Dakota 5, Wisconsin 2 /
2nd Round: North Dakota 2, Ferris State 1 (Double overtime).
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Photo and Image credits above -
Photo of UND winning goal by Al Berman/AP via newstimes.com/sports/article/North-Dakota-wins-in-2-OT-to-reach-Frozen-Four.
Photo of North Dakota-team-group-hug from undsports.com.
North Dakota green hockey jersey, photo from shop.cbssports.com/North_Dakota.
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Thanks to the contributors at ‘2014 NCAA Men’s Division I Ice Hockey Tournament‘ (en.wikipedia.org).

March 27, 2014

2014 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament – map of the 16 qualifying teams in the 2014 tournament, with 2012-13 attendances.

Filed under: Hockey,NCAA, ice hockey — admin @ 4:14 pm

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2014 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament – map of the 16 qualifying teams in the 2014 tournament, with 2012-13 attendances




Schedule, scores, articles, videos incl. preview…
Division I men’s ice hockey tourney – 2014 NCAA tournament schedule and results (ESPN.com).

Yale won last year’s [2013] Frozen Four, but did not qualify for the 16-team tournament this year. The team Yale beat in the 2013 final, their nearby new rivals Quinnipiac, are back in the tournament this year as one of the 10 at-large bids.

The winners of the 6 Men’s Division I Ice Hockey Conferences for 2014 were:
-Union College Dutchmen (ECAC).
-Minnesota Golden Gophers(Big Ten).
-UMass-Lowell River Hawks(Hockey East).
-Minnesota St.-Mankato Mustangs(WCHA).
-Denver Bears (NCHC).
-Robert Morris Colonials (Atlantic) [D-1 Men's Ice Hockey Tournament debut for the Robert Morris Colonials of Greater Pittsburgh, PA].

# 1 Seeds for the 2014 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament are:
Minnesota Golden Gophers [#1; 1] (Big Ten),
Boston College Eagles [#1; 2] (ECAC),
Union College Dutchmen [#1; 3] (ECAC)
Wisconsin Badgers [#1; 4] (Big Ten).
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Thanks to NCAA.org for pdf of 12/13 attendance, here, http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2014/Attend.pdf /
Special thanks to Robert Morris Colonials men’s hockey website, for game-by-game attendance figures, at rmucolonials.com/schedule.aspx?path=mhockey .

Thanks to Two Hearted River at en.wikipedia.org, for several illustrations of jerseys, such as http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HE-Uniform-UVM.png (full list at credits at the lower right of the map page).

Thanks to AMK1211 for blank map of USA, ‘File:Blank US Map with borders.svg”>File:Blank US Map with borders.svg‘ (commons.wikimedia.org).

Thanks to the contributors at the pages at ‘2014 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament‘ (en.wkiipedia.org).

March 16, 2014

2014 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament – the 68 teams – map, with team locations / Plus 2013 average attendances listed.

Filed under: NCAA Men's Basketball — admin @ 7:30 pm


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2014 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament – the 68 teams – map, with team locations / Plus 2013 average attendances listed




This is the 76th NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament (aka March Madness). The Final Four will be played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington [Greater Dallas], Texas from April 7th to the 9th; with the Final on April 9. There are two teams that are making tournament debuts – the North Carolina Central Eagles, of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (a conference comprised of schools which are historically black colleges), who are from Durham, NC; and the Cal Poly Mustangs, of the Big West Conference, who are from San Luis Obispo, California – which is about midway between Los Angeles and the Bay Area, near the Pacific coast, and about 70 miles north of Santa Barbara.

Below are the 2 best sites for March Madness scores, game reports, info, etc. -

ESPN – College BK/ home.

CBSsports.com/College BK.

Qualified teams (alphabetically) -
Listed below by: Name (Conference), Location.
Albany Great Danes (America East), Guilderland [Greater Albany], NY.
American University Eagles (Patriot), Washington, DC.
Arizona Wildcats (Pac-12), Tucson, AZ.
Arizona State Sun Devils (Pac-12), Tempe [Greater Phoenix], AZ.
Baylor Bears (Big 12), Waco, TX.
BYU [Brigham Young University] Cougars (West Coast), Provo, UT.
Cal Poly Mustangs (Big West), San Luis Obispo, CA.
Cincinnati Bearcats (The American), Cincinnati,OH.
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (Big South), Conway, SC.
Colorado Buffaloes (Pac-12), Boulder, CO.
Connecticut [UCONN] Huskies (The American), Storrs, CT [& Hartford, CT].
Creighton Bluejays (Big East), Omaha, NE.
Dayton Flyers (Atlantic 10), Dayton, OH.
Delaware Blue Hens (Colonial), Newark, DE.
Duke Blue Devils (ACC), Durham, NC.
Eastern Kentucky Colonels (Ohio Valley), Richmond, KY.
Florida Gators (SEC), Gainesville, FL.
George Washington Colonials (Atlantic 10), Washington, DC.
Kansa Jayhawks (Big 12), Lawrence, KS
Kansas State (Big 12), Manhattan, KS.
Kentucky Wildcats (SEC), Lexington, KY.
Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns (Sun Belt), Lafayette, LA.
Louisville Cardinals (The American), Louisville, KY.
Manhattan Jaspers (MAAC), Riverdale, The Bronx, NYC, NY.
Massachusetts [UMass] Minutemen (Atlantic 10), Amherst, MA.
Memphis Tigers (The American), Memphis, TN.
Mercer Bears (Atlantic Sun), Macon, GA.
Michigan Wolverines (Big Ten), Ann Arbor, MI.
Michigan State Spartans (Big Ten), Lansing, MI.
Milwaukee Panthers (Horizon), Milwaukee, WI.
Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (Northeast), Emmitsburg, MD.
Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Ten), Lincoln, NE.
New Mexico Lobos (Mountain West), Albuquerque, NM.
New Mexico State Aggies (WAC), Las Cruces, NM.
North Carolina Tar Heels (ACC), Chapel Hill, NC.
North Carolina Central Eagles (MEAC), Durham, NC.
North Carolina State Wolfpack (ACC), Raleigh, NC.
North Dakota State Bison (Summit), Fargo, ND.
Ohio State Buckeyes (Big Ten), Columbus, OH.
Oklahoma State Cowboys (Big 12), Stillwater, OK.
Oklahoma Sooners (Big 12), Norman, OK.
Oregon Ducks (Pac-12), Eugene, OR.
Pitt [Pittsburgh] Panthers (ACC), Pittsburgh, PA.
Providence Friars (Big East), Providence, RI.
Saint Joseph’s Hawks (Atlantic 10), Philadelphia, PA.
Saint Louis Billikins (Atlantic 10), St. Louis, MO.
San Diego State Aztecs (Mountain West), San Diego,CA.
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (Southland), Nacogdoches, TX.
Stanford Cardinal (Pac-12), Palo Alto, CA.
Syracuse Orange (ACC), Syracuse, NY.
Tennessee Volunteers (SEC), Knoxville, TN.
Texas Longhorns (Big 12), Austin, TX.
Texas Southern Tigers (SWAC), Houston, TX.
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (Conf-USA), Tulsa, OK.
UCLA Bruins (Pac-12), Los Angeles, CA.
VCU [Virgina Commonwealth University] Rams (Atlantic 10), Richmond, VA.
Villanova Wildcats (Big East), Villanova, PA.
Virginia Cavaliers (ACC), Charlottesville, VA.
Weber State Wilcats (Big Sky), Ogden, UT.
Western Michigan Broncos (MAC), Kalamazoo, MI.
Wichita State Shockers (Missouri Valley), Wichita, KS.
Wisconsin Badgers (Big Ten), Madison, WI.
Wofford Terriers (Southern), Spartanburg, SC.
Xavier Musketeers (Big East), Cincinnati, OH.

Attendance figures from, http://www.ncaa.org/championships/statistics/ncaa-mens-basketball-attendance.
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Thanks to the contributors to the pages at en.wikipedia.org, ‘2014 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament’.
Thanks very much to Chris Dobbertean at http://www.sbnation.com/authors/chris-dobbertean and at bloggingthebracket.com.
Thanks to all the folks who found mistakes on the map at http://www.reddit.com/r/CollegeBasketball/comments/20l6of/map_of_the_field_of_68_by_location/.

March 11, 2014

2014 FIFA World Cup teams: Germany (UEFA), prominent players in 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying (theoretical best XI for Germany, with 8 other player-options listed).

Filed under: Germany — admin @ 9:03 pm




Germany national team. UEFA (Europe). Nationalmannschaft (the National Team) / die Adler (the Eagles). Home jersey: white with black, red, and gold trim.

-Germany is in Group G (with Ghana, Portugal, and the United States). ‘2014 FIFA World Cup/Group G‘ (en.wikipedia.org).

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification: 18th qualification out of 19 possible tries.
(1930, did not enter; 1950, banned due to sanctions imposed on West Germany [and East Germany] after WW II). (1990: East Germany football merges with West Germany football, with East Germany national team records retired, and Germany national football team inheriting West Germany national football team’s records and titles.)

Previous World Cup: 2010, Semifinals / 5-0-2.
Highest World Cup finish:
1954, Champions / 5-0-1.
1974, Champions / 6-0-1.
1990, Champions / 5-2-0.
2014, Champions / 6-1-0.

Population of Germany: 80.5 million {2013 estimate}.
Capital and largest city: Berlin, pop. 3.2 million (city pop.)/ 4.5 million (metro-area pop.) {2011 census}.
Largest metro-area in Germany: Rhine-Ruhr Metro region (in west-central Germany, in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia), metro-area pop. ~12.9 million {2007 figure}.

-Germany coach, Joachim Löw. Joachim Löw.
-Germany squad captain, DF Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich). Philipp Lahm.

Below: Theoretical Best XI for Germany (with 8 other player-options further below) -
[Note: the chart below is updated to reflect final roster selection for 2014 WC, with caps & goals updated to 13 July 2014, following Germany's 1-0 World Cup Final victory over Argentina; with the exception of one injured player (Marco Reus), all the players shown below comprise all Germany players (18 players) who played for Germany in their successful 2014 World Cup campaign ('Germany national football team/Current Squad' (en.wikipedia.org).]
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Photo and Image credits above -
Germany 2014-15 home jersey badge, photo from footballkitnews.com/10826/new-germany-home-kit-2014-adidas-germany-wc-2014-jersey.
Germany 2014 home jersey, photo from footyheadlines.com/2013/05/germany-1314-2013-2014-world-cup-home.
Germany/EU map, by NuclearVacuum at ‘File:EU-Germany.svg‘ (en.wikipedia.org).
Germany map by TUBS at ‘File:Relief Map of Germany.svg‘ (en.wikipedia.org).
Coach,
Jogi Löw, photo by Getty Images via mirror.co.uk/sport/football.
Goalkeeper,
Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), photo unattributed at footballstar85.blogspot.com.
Defenders,
Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), photo by SID-IMAGES/Firo via focus.de/fotos.
Mats Hummels DF/CB/DM (Borussia Dortmund), photo unattributed at skysports.com.
Jérôme Boateng (Bayern Munich), photo unattributed at khelnama.com.
Benedikt Höwedes (Schalke 04), photo by bundesliga.com/en/liga/news.
Midfielders,
Mesut Özil (Arsenal), photo by Nick Potts/PA via london24.com/sport/arsenal.
Bastian Schweinsteiger MF/AM/CM (Bayern Munich), photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images Europe via zimbio.com.
Toni Kroos (Bayern Munich), photo by pixel8photos.photoshelter.com.
Forwards (incl. Attacking MFs and Wingers),
Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich), photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images Europe via zimbio.com.
Miroslav Klose (Lazio), photo unattributed at starplayer-profiles.blogspot.com.
Marco Reuss (Borussia Dortmund), photo unattributed at ftbpro.com.
Other player-options,
Mario Götze MF/AM/RW (Bayern Munich), photo by AP via scmp.com.
Sami Khedira (Real Madrid), photo by Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images Europe via zimbio.com.
Per Mertesacker (Arsenal), photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Europe via zimbio.com.
Lukas Podolski LW/FW (Arsenal), photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images Europe via zimbio.com.
Shkodran Mustafi DF/RB (Sampdoria), photo unattributed at twicsy.com.
André Schürrle FW/W (Chelsea), photo by Scott Heavey/Getty Images Europe via zimbio.com.
Christoph Kramer CM/DM (Borussia Mönchengladbach), photo unattributed at beinsports.tv.
Julian Draxler LW/AM/RW (Schalke 04), photo by uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/photos.

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Thanks to the contributors at ‘2014 FIFA World Cup qualification‘ (en.wikipedia.org).
Thanks to the contributors at ‘Germany national football team‘ (en.wikipedia.org).
Thanks to http://www.transfermarkt.com/en/, for player-position details.
Thanks to Soccerway.com, for recent squad line-ups (with positions-on-the-field graphics), at int.soccerway.com/international/europe/wc-qualifying-europe/2014-brazil/1st-round/r15653/.
Thanks to the contributors to this thread at Reddit, http://us.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1yj7c8/germanys_wc_starting_11/.

Thanks very much to two commenters at reddit/r/soccer: Svorky and Roland 1405, for helpful tips on Germany Best XI (Hummels and Schweinsteiger and Müller should be in starting lineup instead of Mertesacker and Khedira and Götze; with Gündoğan left out of options-section [injured]).

March 5, 2014

2013-14 FA Cup Sixth Round: location-map, with current attendance figures of the clubs, and photos of each of the 8 clubs’ manager and top scorer.

Filed under: 2013-14 FA Cup — admin @ 1:10 pm

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2013-14 FA Cup Sixth Round: location-map, with current attendance figures of the clubs



FA Cup – news, fixtures, results (bbc.co.uk/sport/football/fa-cup).

Televised matches: {see this, ‘2013–14 FA Cup/Broadcasting rights‘ (en.wikipedia.org).

    Below, 2013-14 FA Cup 6th Round:
    The 8 clubs’ managers & their top scorers (goal totals from all competitions in the 2013-14 season up to 7 Mar. 2014).

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Photo and Image credits above -
Arsenal: Arsene Wenger, photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images Europe via zimbio.com. Olivier Giroud, photo unattributed at laacib.net.
Charlron: Chris Powell, photo unattributed at blog.oddslife.com. Simon Church, photo by PA via london24.com/sport/championship.
Everton: Roberto Martinez, photo from liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football. Romalu Lukaku, photo by Xinhua/Landov/Barcroft Media via theguardian.com/football.
Hull City: Steve Bruce, photo unattributed at football365.com. Hull City, photo from hulldailymail.co.uk/Hull-City-talking-points-Nikica-Jelavic.
Manchester City: Manuel Pellegrini, photo unattributed at football365.com. Sergio Agüero, photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Europe via zimbio.com
Sheffield United: Nigel Clough, photo by Blades Sports Photography via sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/sport. Chris Porter, photo by Ben Hoskins/Getty Images Europe via zimbio.com.
Sunderland: Gus Poyet, photo by Paul Thomas/Getty Images Europe via zimbio.com. Adam Johnson, photo unattributed at thetimes.co.uk.
Wigan Athletic: Üwe Rosler, photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images Europe via zimbio.com. Nick Powell, photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Europe via zimbio.com.
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Thanks to BBC.co.uk/football, for top scorere stats (at each club’s page, such as
Thanks to the following sites for average attendance figures -
1st Level/Premier League, soccerway.com/national/england/premier-league.
2nd Level/Football League One, football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalAttendance [L2].
3rd Level/Football League One, football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalAttendance [L3].

Thanks to the FA site, for the [gold-colored] FA 150th Anniversary crest, from a banner at thefa.com.
Thanks to BBC.co.uk/football/fa cup, for the image of the fixtures list on the map page, bbc.com/sport/football/fa-cup/fixtures.
Thanks to the contributors to the pages at en.wikipedia.org, ‘2013–14 FA Cup‘.
Thanks to BBC.co.uk/football, for goal totals (at each club’s team page, such as, http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/wigan-athletic.

March 3, 2014

2014 FIFA World Cup teams: France (UEFA), prominent players in 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying (theoretical best XI for France, with 4 other player-options listed).

Filed under: France — admin @ 1:07 pm




France national team. UEFA (Europe). Les Bleus (the Blues). Home jersey: blue (currently [2014], navy-blue); with white pants and red socks.
-France is in Group E (with Ecuador, Honduras, and Switzerland), ‘2014 FIFA World Cup Group E‘ (en.wikipedia.org).
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification: 2014 is France’s 15th qualification out of 20 tries {2014 is the 20th FIFA World Cup].
France has qualified for the World Cup in 1930, 1934, 1938, 1950 (but withdrew after qualifying), 1954, 1958, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014.
Previous WC finish: 2010, Group Stage (0-1-2).
Highest WC finish:
1998, Champions (6-1-0).

France coach, Didier Deschamps. Didier Deschamps.
France squad captain, Tottenham GK Hugo Lloris. Hugo Lloris.

The map on the chart below shows the 7 largest urban areas in France (in order of population size: Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Lille, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Nice).
List of largest cities in France, ‘Metropolitan Area (France) [list of 15 largest metro areas in France]/France’s aires urbaines [urban areas]‘ (en.wikipedia.org).

Below: Theoretical Best XI for France (with 4 other player-options further below) -
[Note: players shown below reflect 2014 WC final roster selection, 'France national football team/current squad' (en.wikipedia.org).]
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Photo and Image credits above -
France 2014-15 home jersey badge, photo from footballkitnews.com/10903/new-france-world-cup-2014-kit-nike-french-home-jersey.
France 2014-15 home jersey, photo from footballshirtculture.com/14/15-kits/france-2014-nike-world-cup-home-football-shirt.
France/EU map, by NuclearVacuum at ‘File:EU-France.svg‘ (en.wikipedia.org).
France map by Demis.nl at ‘File:France with Corsica2 (demis).png‘ (en.wikipedia.org).
Coach,
Didier Deschamps, photo by AP via espn.co.uk/football.
Goalkeeper,
Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), photo unattributed at planetfootball360.com.
Defenders,
Mathieu Debuchy (Newcastle), photo unattributed at therightwinger.co.za.
Raphaël Varane (Real Madrid), photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images Europe via zimbio.com.
Mamadou Sakho (Liverpool), photo from 1.skysports.com.
Patrice Evra (Manchester Utd), photo unattributed at fansshare.com.
Midfielders,
Paul Pogba (Juventus), photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images Europe via zimbio.com.
Yohan Cabaye (PSG), photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images Europe via zimbio.com.
Blaise Matuidi (PSG), photo from chronofoot.com.
Forwards,
Mathieu Valbuena (Marseille), photo by Claude Paris/AP via bigstory.ap.org.
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images Europe via zimbio.com.
Franck Ribéry (Bayern Munich), photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images Europe via zimbio.com.
Other player-options,
Laurent Koscielny DF/CB (Arsenal), photo by Andrew Matthews/EMPICS Sport via london24.com/sport/arsenal.
Olivier Giroud FW (Arsenal), photo by Getty Images via telegraph.co.uk/sport.
Antoine Griezmann (Real Sociedad), photo unattributed, uploaded by Andeva at fmhvibe.co.uk/community/topic/12461-antoine-griezmann.
Loïc Rémy (QPR/Newcastle Utd), photo by Richard Sellers/Getty Images Europe via zimbio.com.
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Thanks to the contributors at ‘2014 FIFA World Cup qualification‘ (en.wikipedia.org).
Thanks to the contributors at ‘France national football team‘ (en.wikipedia.org).
Thanks to http://www.transfermarkt.com/en/, for player-position details.
Thanks to Soccerway.com, for recent squad line-ups (with positions-on-the-field graphics), at int.soccerway.com/international/europe/wc-qualifying-europe/2014-brazil/1st-round/r15653/.

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