21.   Jose Natal said Pele will stay on until the government enacts a law he sponsored abolishing the reserve clause in soccer.

22.   Last week he proposed a bill that would eventually eliminate the reserve clause that ties players to clubs.

23.   President Fernando Henrique Cardoso signed into law a measure introduced by Special Sports Minister Pele that will eliminate the reserve clause for Brazilian soccer players.

24.   Teams say the end of the reserve clause will discourage investment in youth divisions.

25.   The most dramatic change is the proposed elimination of the reserve clause that ties players to clubs.

26.   The most dramatic change is the elimination of the reserve clause.

27.   Within two years it would eliminate the reserve clause that ties players to clubs, making all players free agents when their contracts end.