Liverpool FC Announce Roster for Toronto FC Friendly Match
July 18, 2012 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Toronto FC News Release
Liverpool FC announced its list of players that will travel to Toronto for Saturday's friendly match against Toronto FC in the 2012 Herbalife World Football Challenge at Rogers Centre. Kick off is at 4 p.m.
Liverpool's roster features club and English National Captain Steven Gerrard along with England internationals: Glen Johnson, Martin Kelly, Jordan Henderson, Stewart Downing and Andrew Carroll. The roster also includes Danish National Captain Daniel Agger and newly signed Italian international Fabio Borini, who both took part in last month's UEFA EUROPEAN Championship.
Liverpool won their first trophy since 2006 by defeating Cardiff City in the Carling Cup Final last season. The Reds were also finalists in the FA Cup where they fell to Chelsea. Liverpool is led by manager Brendan Rodgers, who was hired from Swansea City earlier this summer.
Following the match against Toronto, Liverpool will play in two more friendlies on North American soil. On July 25, Liverpool will meet Italian side AS Roma at Fenway Park in Boston, then on July 28 they will face English Premiership rival Tottenham Hotspur at M & T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. More information on the 2012 Herbalife World Football Challenge can be found on the event's official website www.worldfootballchallenge.com.
LIVERPOOL FC ROSTER:
Goalkeepers: Peter Gulacsi, Bradley Jones
Defenders: Daniel Agger, James Carragher, Jon Flanagan, Glen Johnson, Martin Kelly, Jack Robinson, Jose Enrique Sanchez Diaz, Martin Skrtel, Daniel Wilson
Midfielders: Charles Adam, Alberto Aquilani, Joseph Cole, Stewart Downing, Steven Gerrard, Jordan Henderson, Lucas Pezzini Leiva, Jonjo Shelvey, Jay Spearing, Raheem Sterling
Forwards: Fabio Borini, Andrew Carroll, Daniel Pacheco Lobato
LIVERPOOL RESERVE SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Daniel Ward
Defenders: Stephen Sama, Bradley Smith, Andre Wisdom, Ryan McLaughlin
Forwards: Krisztian Adorjan, Nathan Eccleston, Jesus Joaquin Fernandez Saenz De La Torre, Jordon Ibe, Adam Morgan
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