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Manager: Abdi
Nationality: Somalia
International honours: none
| Romero, S – ARG – GK | £3.00 |
| Luiz, D – BRA – DEF | £15.00 |
| Boateng, J – GER – DEF | £9.00 |
| Inkoom, S – GHA – DEF | £1.00 |
| Godin, D – URU – DEF | £11.00 |
| Kovacic, M – CRO – MID | £11.00 |
| Xavi – ESP – MID | £10.00 |
| Rodriguez, J – COL – MID | £17.00 |
| Wilshere, J – ENG – MID | £9.00 |
| Remy, L – FRA – STR | £7.00 |
| Soudani, E – ALG – STR | £6.50 |
| £99.50 |
Manager: Ben M
Nationality: English
International honours: none
| Lloris, H – FRA – GK | £0.50 |
| Bonucci, L – ITA – DEF | £4.00 |
| Alba, J – ESP – DEF | £20.00 |
| Fernandez, F – ARG – DEF | £4.00 |
| Zhirkov, Y – RUS – DEF | £0.50 |
| Bernard – BRA – MID | £0.50 |
| Schurrle, A – GER – MID | £8.00 |
| Gerrard, S – ENG – MID | £10.00 |
| Hazard, E – BEL – MID | £16.00 |
| Martinez, J – COL – STR | £2.00 |
| Sanchez, A – CHI – STR | £22.00 |
| £87.50 |
Manager: Alex
Nationality: English
International honours: 2012 Emmanuel Olisabede Euros winner
| Hart, J – ENG – GK | £8.00 |
| Zabaleta, P – ARG – DEF | £13.00 |
| Chiellini, G – ITA – DEF | £3.00 |
| Lichtsteiner, S – SUI – DEF | £0.50 |
| Zokora, D – CIV – DEF | £0.50 |
| Willian – BRA – MID | £8.00 |
| Ozil, M – GER – MID | £11.00 |
| De Bruyne, K – BEL – MID | £6.00 |
| Herrera, H – MEX – MID | £0.50 |
| Costa, D – ESP – STR | £21.00 |
| van Persie, R – NED – STR | £15.00 |
| £86.50 |
Manager: Stix (the chairman)
Nationality: English
International honours: 2010 Dr Khumalo World Cup winner
| Casillas, I – ESP – GK | £20.00 |
| Ciman, L – BEL – DEF | £3.50 |
| Zuniga, J – COL – DEF | £0.50 |
| de Vrij, S – NED – DEF | £0.50 |
| Chedjou, A – CMR – DEF | £0.50 |
| Perisic, I – CRO – MID | £3.00 |
| Susic, T – BIH – MID | £7.00 |
| Valbuena, M – FRA – MID | £11.00 |
| Reus, M – GER – MID | £3.00 |
| Rooney, W – ENG – STR | £9.00 |
| Neymar – BRA – STR | £8.00 |
| £66.00 |
Manager: Dudley
Nationality: English
International honours: none
| Ospina, D – COL – GK | £4.00 |
| Silva, T – BRA – DEF | £20.00 |
| Coentrao, F – POR – DEF | £10.00 |
| Cahill, G – ENG – DEF | £4.00 |
| Janmaat, D – NED – DEF | £0.50 |
| Pedro – ESP – MID | £12.00 |
| Bradley, M – USA – MID | £0.50 |
| Cabaye, Y – FRA – MID | £11.00 |
| Isla, M – CHI – MID | £0.50 |
| Bony, W – CIV – STR | £3.00 |
| Higuain, G – ARG – STR | £34.00 |
| £99.50 |
Manager: Jack
Nationality: English
International honours: 2006 Claudio Caniggia World Cup winner
| Bravo, C – CHI – GK | £3.00 |
| Jagielka, P – ENG – DEF | £9.00 |
| Mertesacker, P – GER – DEF | £10.00 |
| Rodriguez, F – MEX – DEF | £11.00 |
| Pepe – POR – DEF | £3.00 |
| Paulinho – BRA – MID | £1.00 |
| De Rossi, D – ITA – MID | £10.00 |
| Rodriguez, C – URU – MID | £5.00 |
| Kagawa, S – JPN – MID | £2.00 |
| Torres, F – ESP – STR | £5.00 |
| Aguero, S – ARG – STR | £30.00 |
| £89.00 |
ORGANISERS of the Emerson World Cup have received a ‘see you in court’ letter which could overshadow events on the pitch in Brazil.
The manager of Where’s Neymar? – who controversially lost the Brazilian player under a record-breaking £75m Titus Bramble forfeit at Thursday night’s auction – has sent a communication to Kenna HQ in a feeble attempt to claim points scored before his blunder.
The first player sold in the auction for the Kenna’s highest ever fee, Neymar went on to score two goals before the Where’s Neymar? manager messed up his calculations and overspent his budget.
The chairman snapped up the attacker for a £7.5m, a tenth of the initial cost.
In an email to Kenna HQ, dated yesterday and leaked today, the Where’s Neymar? manager said: “You should expect a legal challenge with regards to the points gained by Neymar last night, as when they were scored he was, unquestionably, a Where’s Neymar? player.
“Furthermore, we believe it is unprecedented in the Kenna’s illustrious history, that a manger is awarded points already scored before the player is a actually signed, further strengthening the Where’s Neymar? claim to all points incurred by the player in question.”
Kenna HQ lawyers have dismissed the claim as ‘sour grapes’ and pointed to the manager’s poor addition and mathematical skills.
The chairman said: “Where’s Neymar?? His team should be called Where’s Your Abacus?
“The manager is simply trying to deflect attention away from the fact he auctioned poorly and needs a calculator.
“He’s always claimed he is a Welshman, yet he turns up three hours late wearing a Belgium shirt and makes a very convincing case of his inability to manage a football team, numbers or a wardrobe.”
THE controversial transfer of one of the world’s biggest footballing superstars for a mere £7.5m has shone a light on the murky workings of the Kenna, according to inside sources.
Neymar – the Brazilian poster child of World Cup 2014 – was originally sold to the Where’s Neymar? manager for a staggering £75m at last night’s Emerson World Cup auction, but was later returned to the auctioneer’s list after the same manager fell foul of the Titus Bramble ruling.
But eyebrows were raised when it became clear that only two managers were still eligible to bid for the playmaker, who bagged a brace in the World Cup curtain raiser against Croatia. One of those managers was the Kenna chairman.
“It just seems a bit strange that almost at the end of the auction, Neymar is returned to the pot and the chairman is straight in there bidding away with a war chest close to fifty big ones,” said a source close to the Kenna camp.
And in a further development, investigations have shown that the Where’s Neymar manager – whose error led to Neymar being returned to the eligible player list to the chairman’s benefit – has not paid his subscription.
The Chairman was unavailable for comment.
In further controversy, the chairman is also rumoured to have tried to cover up a Titus Bramble forfeit when he illegally bought a second German, Marco Reus.
Accusations of ‘this isn’t FIFA’ led to the chairman admitting his error and losing Mario Gotze on a Bramble.
Managers each have a £100m budget to buy 11 players in a 4-4-2 formation. Only one player per nationality is allowed.
Live updates from the Emerson World Cup auction in the Union Tavern, Clerkenwell, will appear below.
KENNA chiefs are under fire today after images emerged apparently showing the ‘shocking’ state of upholstery in the venue for tomorrow evening’s World Cup auction.
Despite assurances from the chairman that the Clerkenwell site is fully functional, it’s believed that work is not complete. According to witnesses naked power cables are visible in the tap room, Billy the Singing Fish is still without batteries and the promised Dyson Airblade has yet to make an appearance in the gents.
But it is the soft furnishings that will most alarm managers who are due to descend on the purpose built public house in 24 hours time. Threadbare cushions, beer stained chair covers and cigarette burns – long thought to be a thing of the past in an English establishment – litter the carpet.
Speaking to reporters outside Kenna HQ and wearing an off-the-peg Armani suit, the chairman said: “I don’t know what all the fuss is about. Every penny available has been spent on securing the most fit-for-purpose venue for the World Cup auction.
“I’m confident that our choice represents the ideals of the Kenna as well as money well spent – every last penny if you’re taking notes.”
The 2014 Emerson World Cup auction starts at 6.30pm tonight and is due to live blogged on KennaLeague.com.