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Summary
1. Lucas Neill did play part of his youth career, between 1991-93, at Manly United (known pre-2004 as the Manly-Warringah Dolphins), a team in what was then the New South Wales Super League. Bankstown was also a team playing in the same division in the same year, although I made up the stat about the final.
2. Harry Kewell missed out on Australia's final 2006 WC match (which they lost 1-0 to Italy in the first knockout round) because of septic arthritis in his left foot.
3. Following the 2006 WC, Harry didn't play again for Australia until late June 2007, because of this and various other injuries.
4. Lucas Neill was named captain of the Socceroos on October 6, 2006.
5. Lucas announced in August 2006 that he wouldn't sign another contract with Blackburn, and after rumours linking him to several big-name clubs, as well as an undisclosed bid from Liverpool, in January 2007 he turned it down to sign with West Ham.
6. Australia played Uzbekistan in Sydney on April 1, 2009. They won 2-0, with Kewell scoring a penalty, and by drawing the following match against Doha 0-0, qualified for South Africa 2010.
7. Lucas Neill signed with Galatasaray (based in Istanbul) in January 2010, almost two years after Harry Kewell, who signed in July 2008.
8. Title and quote from Biffy Clyro's The Captain.
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