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ATHENS -- Striker Kostas Mitroglou has been named in Greeces preliminary World Cup squad despite his troubled move to relegated Premier League side Fulham, while injured-plagued defender Kyriakos Papadopoulos was not included. Bernie Parent Jersey . Greeces football association released the names of the 30-player squad late Wednesday, and is due to announce the final 23-man squad on Monday. The 26-year-old Mitroglou sent Greece to the finals in Brazil, scoring three goals for a 4-2 aggregate win over Romania in the playoffs. But he has struggled since his move to London in January, playing in just three matches and scoring no goals due to a knee injury and being dropped from the starting lineup by coach Felix Magath. Fulham teammate and veteran of the 2004 winning European Championship squad, Giorgos Karagounis, stays on as captain. Greece faces Colombia, Japan and Ivory Coast in Group C at its second sconsecutive World Cup. Coach Fernando Santos also called up two players from Panathinaikos, which recovered from a spell of poor form to win the Greek Cup, naming goalkeeper Stefanos Kapino and forward Nikos Karelis. The Portuguese coach was forced to leave out Schalke defender Papadopoulos, who missed most of the season at the Bundesliga club through injury. The Greek FA had said it would not make the preliminary list public, but then released the names following reports of the lineup in the news media. ---- Squad: Goalkeepers: Orestis Karnezis (Granada), Alexandros Tzorvas (Apollon Smyrni), Stefanos Kapino (Panathinaikos), Panagiotis Glykos (PAOK) Defenders: Vassilis Torosidis (Roma), Loukas Vyntra (Levante), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Borussia Dortmund), Avraam Papadopoulos (Olympiakos), Yiannis Maniatis (Olympiakos), Jose Holebas (Olympiakos), Vangelis Moras (Hellas Verona), Giorgos Tzavellas (PAOK), Costas Manolas (Olympiakos), Nikos Karabelas (Levante) Midfielders: Giorgos Karagounis (Fulham), Costas Katsouranis (PAOK), Alexandros Tziolis (Kayserispor), Yiannis Fetfatzidis (Genoa), Lazaros Christodoulopoulos (Bologna), Panagiotis Kone (Bologna), Costas Fortounis (Kaiserslautern), Panagiotis Tachtsidis (Torino), Andreas Samaris (Olympiakos) Forwards: Dimitris Salpingidis (PAOK), Georgios Samaras (Celtic), Fanis Gekas (Konyaspor), Kostas Mitroglou (Fulham), Dimitris Papadopoulos (Atromitos), Stefanos Athanasiadis (PAOK), Nikos Karelis (Panathinaikos) Michal Neuvirth Jersey . There is no argument that the line of Pacioretty, David Desharnais and Thomas Vanek was one of the hottest in the NHL leading into the post-season, and they did combine for three goals and seven points, but it was the depth of all four lines that helped propel Montreal. Radko Gudas Jersey . -- Hee Young Park topped the leaderboard at 8 under Friday in the suspended second round of the Kingsmill Championship.OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland needed a big hit in the 10th inning against Philadelphia. Fortunately for the Athletics, they had Josh Donaldson at the plate. Donaldson hit a two-run homer to lift the As to an 8-6 victory over the Phillies on Sunday. "Those are the moments I always want to be in," Donaldson said after his third game-ending homer of the year, matching, among others, Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson for the franchise mark in a season. Nate Freiman singled with one out against Miguel Gonzalez (0-1) before Donaldson hit a towering drive into the left-field bleachers for his 28th homer. "Hes a tough customer in big at-bats," As manager Bob Melvin said. "He embraces it." Sean Doolittle (2-4) pitched two innings for the victory, striking out four. It was the closers longest outing since he recorded four outs at Seattle on July 13. Geovany Soto drove in three runs for the As, who have won two of three to remain atop the AL wild-card race. Marlon Byrd drove in three runs for the Phillies, who have lost six of eight. As starter Scott Kazmir was charged with six runs and 11 hits in 5 1-3 innings. Since Aug. 3, Kazmir has an ERA of 6.67. It was at 2.37 through July. A.J. Burnett lasted just 4 1-3 innings for Philadelphia. He walked six and allowed six runs and three hits. Burnett also struck out three, moving him past Charlie Hough for 43rd on the career list with 2,363. Sandy Koufax is next at 2,396. "I didnt get anything done today, man. Its very frustrating," Burnett said. "I didnt make any pitches from the get-go. Its embarrassing." Byrd drove in Philadelphias first three runs, one in the first and two in the second, each with a double. Freddy Galvis, Carlos Ruiz and Ben Revere also drove in runs for the Phillies. Soto recorded his first three-RBI game sincce July 30 of last year, walking with the bases loaded in the third and doubling home two runs in the fifth. Braydon Coburn Jersey. Josh Reddick, Brandon Moss and Adam Dunn also drove in runs for the As. TRAINERS ROOM Phillies: OF Domonic Brown, who hurt his right wrist on Thursday and was scratched from Fridays lineup, hopes to return when the Phillies open a series in Miami on Tuesday. ... INF Jimmy Rollins (strained left hamstring) was hoping to return to action in his hometown of Oakland but now hopes just to make another appearance this season. Manager Ryne Sandberg would not say one way or the other about Rollins status for the rest of the year. Athletics: OF Craig Gentry (concussion) and C John Jaso (concussion) are still not able to participate in baseball activities. "Hes still having a little bit of a tough time with it," As manager Bob Melvin said of Gentry. "I think yesterday he went and saw another doctor. I havent heard anything yet." Melvin added "with eight games left, theres always that possibility" hell miss the rest of the season. "Same thing, obviously with Jaso," he said. ... INF Jed Lowrie left with a left foot contusion, the result of a hit by pitch in the first inning. UP NEXT Phillies: Following an off day Monday, LHP Cole Hamels (9-7, 2.47 ERA) gets the nod in Tuesdays series opener at Miami. Hes starting his fifth game against the Marlins this year and will be looking for his first win. He is 9-13 with a 3.19 ERA against the Marlins for his career. Athletics: RHP Jeff Samardzija (4-5, 3.13 ERA) makes his third career start against the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night. He is 0-2 with a 7.11 ERA against them. OF Jonny Gomes is a lifetime .318 hitter (7 for 22 with three extra-base hits and six walks) against Angels starter C.J. Wilson. Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
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