16 November 2005 List of 2006 World Cup Finalists EUROPE Czech Republic Croatia England France Germany Italy Netherlands Poland Portugal Serbia and Montenegro Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine SOUTH AMERICA Argentina Brazil Ecuador Paraguay AFRICA Angola Ghana Ivory Coast Togo Tunisia NORTH & CENTRAL AMERICA Costa Rica Mexico Trinidad & Tobago USA ASIA Iran Japan Korea Republic Saudi Arabia OCEANIA Australia Diouf Fined for Spitting Incident Bolton forward El-Hadji Diouf was fined £500 (€735) pounds and ordered to pay £500 in costs after pleading guilty to a charge of reckless behaviour for spitting drink at an 11 year old Middlesbrough fan, James Shields, last November during a league match between Middlesbrough and Bolton last November. It's the second time Diouf has been charged with spitting and he is in court again next week for driving under the influence. The boy's mother, Barbara Shields, said : "I think he should say sorry. £1,000 pounds is nothing to him, the money he is on a week. I just think he is an arrogant man." Diouf's solicitor, Alan Walsh, offer an 'apology' on the player's behalf. 14 November 2005 Argentinean's Refused to Swap Shirts "I didn't swap shirts at the end. They didn't seem too willing to do it for some reason. If there's any needle between the two sides it's not from us. This win did mean a lot, though. You could see the way we celebrated the goals and the way the bench got excited. It's always special to beat Argentina but the main reason was that we've taken a bit of criticism this season and sometimes rightly so." - Frank Lampard Ricken Out for Six Months Dortmund midfielder Lars Ricken has become the third player at the club to suffer a cruciate ligament injury and isn't expected to play again this season. Czech international striker Jan Koller and Dutch forward Cedric van der Gun are the two other long term casualties. 13 November 2005 Vieira Felt Rejected by Arsenal "Arsenal did nothing to keep me. The bottom line is they could have kept me. I saw myself finishing my career at Arsenal. I thought I would be at the club for another three years. I don't know if they needed the money for players or the new stadium, but it was their decision to sell me. One moment I was on the phone to Arsene Wenger discussing our expectations for the season. The next I was told by David Dein (the vice president) there was an offer from Juventus and the club was neutral about my decision to accept it or not. Neutral? What was that was about? There had been offers before, particularly from Real Madrid and every year it had been made plain Arsenal wanted me to stay. Had they talked to me the way they did the previous summer there is no doubt I would still be at the club but they didn't." Patrick Vieira 10 November 2005 Real Prepare for Cicinho Real Madrid have continued their preparations for the arrival of Brazilian wingback Cicinho in January after Ronaldo followed fellow Brazil team-mate Roberto Carlos in successfully applying for Spanish citizenship. England Players on €440,000 World Cup Bonus England's players will receive €440,000 each in the unlikely event of winning the World Cup next summer. 9 November 2005 Van Bommel Out for 2 Months Dutch midfielder Mark Van Bommel, who just earned a recall to the national side after finally breaking into the Barcelona first team, has been ruled out for 8 weeks with an ankle ligament injury following a collision in training with Middlesbrough DM George Boateng.