11.   Andres Escobar, Colombian soccer player, is slain in Medellin following his own-goal in World Cup loss to the United States.

12.   But the transfer of Colombian soccer star Faustino Asprilla from the Italian club to the English team remain shrouded in doubt Thursday.

13.   But South American soccer officials postponed the Copa until next year after rebels kidnapped a top Colombian soccer official.

14.   But the transfer of Colombian soccer star Faustino Asprilla from the Italian club to the English team remains shrouded in doubt Thursday.

15.   Colombian soccer executives, coaches and players have been implicated in numerous criminal probes, mainly into the influence of drug money on the sport.

16.   Colombian soccer executives, coaches and players have been implicated in numerous criminal investigations, mainly about the influence of drug money on the sport.

17.   Colombian soccer star Carlos Valderrama, known lately for clashing with his coaches, now says he wants to be one.

18.   Colombian soccer has been plagued in recent years by several violent deaths.

19.   Hernan Mejia, freed Thursday by presumed leftist guerrillas, traveled to Argentina on Friday with other Colombian soccer officials.

20.   Luis Augusto Garcia resigned Monday as coach of the Colombian national soccer team amid lackluster performances in World Cup qualifiers.