31.   Zidane legitimately can be marketed as the face of European soccer, because he has earned it.

32.   Playing European soccer for only the second time in its history, modest Leicester City is confident of beating star-studded Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Cup Tuesday.

33.   A European soccer commission has created a licensing system linking salaries to club earnings, leaving clubs a fixed amount for salaries.

34.   A top German UEFA official ripped the timing of international tournaments like the Confederations Cup as harmful to European soccer in an interview released Monday.

35.   A true upstart in European soccer teams, it now faces the most successful club of all.

36.   A UEFA spokeswoman said the European soccer authority was monitoring the situtation carefully in case of any changes in the security situation.

37.   Accused of attempted bribery, top international soccer referee Kurt Roethlisberger appealed Wednesday against a life ban imposed by the European soccer federation.

38.   After a five-year legal battle that changed the face of European soccer but left him financially dependent, Bosman expects the new setback will only be temporary.

39.   Ajax, one of the powers in European soccer, is led by Danish star Brian Laudrup.

40.   As the year closed, European soccer was shaken by a court ruling that could radically change the structure of the game.