21.   FIFA spokesman Keith Cooper said any competition has to be organized by the recognized soccer authorities, in this case UEFA.

22.   FIFA on Monday dismissed pleas by the Austrians to move the match, saying Israeli soccer authorities had given additional security guarantees.

23.   FIFA had earlier ordered the match to go ahead, saying Israeli soccer authorities had given additional security guarantees.

24.   FIFA originally refused to extend the ban to international play, contending Singapore soccer authorities had not given the players a right to a hearing before penalizing them.

25.   FIFA President Sepp Blatter has repeatedly said the soccer authority has a responsibility to stage the tournament in Africa, which has never hosted the finals.

26.   FIFA president Sepp Blatter said soccer authorities could suspend national associations whose teams take part in any Super League.

27.   For European soccer authorities it was tough to swallow.

28.   French soccer authorities on Tuesday ordered AS Monaco goalkeeper Fabien Barthez suspended two months for testing positive for marijuana use in October, French radio reported.

29.   Furious soccer authorities in participating nations say France has compounded the problem by selling almost two-thirds of tickets exclusively to French fans.

30.   German soccer authorities Saturday forbid a CLT-UFA subsidiary from investing in more than one German professional soccer club for fear of influencing matches.