Tally of players

Many Mexico pundits are very displeased at the loss by El Tri. The hue and cry is increasing. Hugo Sanchez can probably sympathize a little with his old foe, Ricardo Lavolpe.

But Sanchez isn't the only one under fire. So too are the players who have begged off from the Copa America. One article put together a comparative list of European-based players who are participating in the tournament.

Argentina: Abbondanzieri (Getafe), Roberto Ayala (Valencia), Zanetti (Ínter), Gabriel Milito (Zaragoza), Heinze (Manchester United), Burdisso (Ínter), Luis González (Porto), Mascherano (Liverpool), Cambiasso (Ínter), Gago (Real Madrid), Aimar (Zaragoza), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Crespo (Ínter), Diego Milito (Zaragoza) Carlos Tévez (West Ham).

Bolivia: Juan Manuel Peña (Villarreal), Ronald García (Aris de Grecia) Gualberto Mojica (Pacos Ferreira de Portugal).

Brasil: Helton (Porto), Doni (Roma), Maicon (Ínter), Daniel Alves (Sevilla), Gilberto (Hertha Berlin), Juan (Bayer Leverkusen), Naldo (Werder Bremen), Alex (PSV Eindhoven), Gilberto Silva (Arsenal), Mineiro (Hertha Berlin), Fernando (Bordeaux), Diego (Werder Bremen), Anderson (Manchester United), Fred (Lyon), Robinho (Real Madrid), Vágner Love (CSKA Moscow) Afonso (Heerenveen).

Chile: Claudio Bravo (Real Sociedad), Pablo Contreras (Celta de Vigo), Rodrigo Tello (Sporting de Lisboa), Jorge Vargas (Salzburgo, Austria), Matías Fernández (Villarreal) Mark González (Liverpool).

Colombia: Iván Córdoba (Ínter), Amaranto Perea (Atlético de Madrid), Mario Yépes (París Saint Germain), John Viafara (Real Sociedad) Edixon Perea (Bordeaux).

United States: Kasey Keller (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Benny Feilhaber (Hamburg) Lee Nguyen (PSV Eindhoven), Jay DeMerit (Watford).