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Join the players of Global United and the players and staff of the Dayton Dutch Lions at The Wine Loft after Friday's game between 10 p.m. to midnight. There you can tell world stars Marco Etcheverry & Fernando Couto, as well as Dutch Lions stars Geert den Ouden and Oscar Moens good game over wine and appetizers. Not only that, if you're at the game Friday night, you can take your ticket voucher to The Wine Loft after the game to get "buy one appetizer, get one free!"

The Wine Loft is located near the main entrance to The Greene, right next to The Pub. Exterior image if you take a wrong turn:

Marco Etcheverry (quite arguably the best MLS, D.C. United, and Bolivian player in history) joins the Global United squad that will play the Dayton Dutch Lions this Friday at Bellbrook's Miami Valley South Stadium.

Etcheverry had 190 caps and 34 goals for D.C. United between 1996 to 2003. Marco also played 71 times for Bolivia in the 90's until 2003, scoring 13 goals. Etcheverry scored in the 1994 World Cup against Brazil and was also awarded in 2006 with the Medal of Merit by the Bolivian Congress. Etcheverry also played successfully in Colombia and back in Bolivia.

Tribute video to Etcheverry:

Sa Pinto and company will face off against the Dayton Dutch Lions on April 30th.



What player out of the bunch so far are you most impressed with? By the way, I hear some of the final couple of signings will likely be the biggest ones. So, if you don't have them yet.. Get your tickets for Global United now before it sells out.

The 42 year old, former 1994 Brazilian World Cup winner Zinho has signed on to play for Global United against the Dayton Dutch Lions in an exhibition to be held on April 30th, at 7:30 p.m. at Bellbrook High School. The experienced Zinho has aged well and played professionally until the age of 40, with over 480 professional club caps (along with 81 goals). Zinho also received 57 caps (with 7 goals) for Brazil from 1989 to 1998, Zinho was a World Cup winner with Brazil in 1994.

Most recently, the Brazilian maestro has played and managed for Miami F.C. since 2005, as a player-assistant manager.

Here's some videos of Zinho doing his thing:

Richard Gough had a total of 61 caps for the Scottish National Team. He also played for top clubs such as Tottenham, Rangers, Dundee United, Everton, and Nottingham Forest. During his career he was Captain of Tottenham in the 1987 FA Cup Final against Coventry City. Gough also played a total of 318 league games for Rangers alone, scoring 26 goals. Further, Gough played 36 games in MLS with the Kansas City Wizards in 1997 before making a surprising European comeback with Rangers in 1998. Then back to MLS in 1999 with the San Jose Clash before making an even more surprising two season comeback with Everton of the EPL from 1999-2001 to close out his career.

Richard Gough ties up the score for Rangers in the Old Firm match against Celtic~


Yaw Preko has played just about everywhere from Ghana, to Belgium, to Turkey, to Sweden, to Saudia Arabia, and finally stopping off in Vietnam in 2007. Preko had his best success with Anderlecht in the 90's where he scored 27 goals in 92 appearances. Preko also has 98 international caps with Ghana.

Preko scores two for Anderlecht~

On Saturday May 1st at 9:30 p.m., both the Dayton Dutch Lion players as well as the International stars of Global United will be at Martini Mynt Night Club. The Red Carpet Event will have a $5 dollar cover. However, if you go to the Global United game and bring your ticket stub from the contest to Mynt Night Club that night, you'll get in free.

Mynt is in downtown Cincinnati at Fountain Square; so please come and enjoy a night out with your Dayton Dutch Lions, as well as the international big names of Global United.

Should be a night and a weekend to remember

There will be a golf outing on the morning of Saturday May 1st at 9:00 a.m. featuring both players from the Dutch Lions and Global United competing in the outing. This outing will be after Friday's opening game between the Dutch Lions and Global United, and what better way to tell the players how you think they played then to beat them at 9 holes of golf. It's $150 for individual players and $550 for a team. Click here for more information.

Thomas Dooley played for many top clubs in Germany such as Kaiserslautern, Bayern Leverkusen, and Schalke 04. Dooley also played for the U.S. National Team 81 times throughout the 1990's as well as for the Columbus Crew 73 times between 1997 & 2000. Now Dooley will face off against the Dayton Dutch Lions on April 30th for the Global United game.

Dooley, at 48 years of age, is by all means the oldest player on the Global United roster compared to his teammates, who for the most part have just recently retired. But, Dooley is still a competitor, one of the better players in American soccer history, and a defender who may try to go forward and put together a goal scoring opportunity or two, such as these:



Thomas Dooley played every minute in the 1994 and 1998 World Cups for the United States. In 1994 he was a part of the feel good USA side who made it to the knockout rounds and gracefully bowed out 1-0 to Brazil. In 1998 Dooley captained the side which, despite higher expectations than the 1994 group, lost all three of their group games, most embarrassingly losing to Iran 2-1. Starting the odd chain since 1994 where the USA has one good World Cup (94), followed by a bad one (98), followed by a good one (2002), followed by a bad one (2006), which means were due as a nation for a good showing this Summer in 2010.

Overall, Dooley has played in 474 professional games scoring a surprising 54 goals for a defender. Dooley also has played 81 international games scoring 7 goals for the USA. Dooley retired in 2001 after his final season in the MLS with the Metrostars.

Dooley during 94' and 98' National Anthems:

Sunday Oliseh and Tony Sanneh will join the Global United squad to open up against the Dayton Dutch Lions on April 30th. The 35 year old Oliseh has 63 national caps with Nigeria with four goals and playing experience with such clubs as Ajax, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, and Reggiana. Oliseh's defining moment of his career was his winning goal against Spain in the 1998 World Cup:



Tony Sanneh is a well known American player. The 38 year old, right back defined his career with such clubs as FC Nurnberg, Hertha BSC, and D.C. United. Sanneh played last season for the Los Angeles Galaxy; During Sanneh's time there the Galaxy made it to the MLS Cup with David Beckham and Landon Donovan. Sanneh also played for the USA National Team receiving 43 national caps and slotting home 3 goals. Sanneh was one of the best players during the USA's strongest World Cup run in 2002 as Sanneh played every minute of those games. Here's a goal from Sanneh during his time with the Columbus Crew:



Sunday and Tony add 106 international caps to a team already with 236 with Bobic, Sa Pinto, and company.

Only four players in and already 236 International Caps on the Global United squad to face off against the Dayton Dutch Lions in their first game on April 30th to open Bellbrook Stadium. I would not be surprised if the entire Global United squad reaches the 1,000 international caps mark when all is said and done. Here is some information and videos on the players already signed up to face off against the Dayton Dutch Lions on April 30th. You can see these international stars in action as well as your home side on April 30th for only $10 bucks for adults and $7 bucks for children, click here for more ticketing info.



Fernando Couto- Centerback- Born in Espinho, Portugal
110 international appearances for Portugal with 8 goals, Euro 2004 Portuguese Captain

Couto played for some of the biggest teams in various countries; Couto played for the biggest team in Portugal- FC Porto, he played for the biggest team in Spain- FC Barcelona, and he also played for Lazio and Parma in Italy. To go with his Serie A and La Liga experience of nearly 400 total caps, Couto also hit the astonishing 100 cap mark with Portugal with 110 caps and 8 goals. As Captain of Portugal, Couto's side were runner ups in the 2004 European Championship.

Couto played his last game in 2008 for Parma, this meant that Couto had a professional career that spanned over 20 years.






Fredi Bobic- Striker- Born in Maribor, Slovenia
37 appearances for German National Team (10 goals)

Bobic was a prolific goalscorer in the Bundesliga in the 90's and 2000's. Overall, Bobic had 301 appearances in the Bundesliga with 112 goals for VFB Stuggart, Borussia Dortmund, Hannover 96, and Hertha BSC. Bobic also made 15 appearances with 4 goals in 2002 for the Bolton Wanderers of the English Premier League. Bobic currently is employed in Bulgaria, working as the General Manager of First Division side Chernomorets Burgas.

In 1996, Bobic was a European Champion with Germany.





Ricardo Sa Pinto- Forward- Born in Porto, Portugal
45 International Appearances For Portugal, 10 goals

Sa Pinto played in Portugal for Sporting Club of Portugal, Real Sociedad in Spain, and lastly with Standard Liege in Belgium. Over his career Sa Pinto had 59 goals in 322 appearances. The stocky and fiery 5'10 forward missed out on his dream to play in a World Cup for Portugal in 2002 because of an injury and finished out his career in 2007.





Dimas Teixeira- Leftback- Born in Johannesburg, South Africa
44 caps with Portuguese National Team

Dimas had 304 caps and 21 goals during his career with top clubs such as Vitória Guimarães, Benfica, Juventus, Fenerbahçe, Standard Liège, Sporting CP, and Marseille. Dimas also had 44 caps for the Portuguese National Team but never found the net for his national side. Dimas retired at a rather young age of 33 in 2002.