As US television viewers are settling in for Baywatch re-runs and Big Brother (our favorite guilty summer pleasure!) the rest of the world is gathering in pubs and at parties to watch the month-long 2006 World Cup soccer tournament unfold.

To help you keep up with those irresistably fit players, we'll devote International Tuesdays from now through July 9th to the cause... so, tell me -- who's your favorite player?

Your favorite might be featured here in the coming weeks as we take a look at World Cup players in the next month each Tuesday as part of our (mostly) regular International Tuesday feature.