31.   They stand with top soccer officials, an alleged frontman for the cartel and two unidentified men.

32.   Top soccer clubs from across Europe and governing body UEFA agreed Thursday to set up a new body to discuss issues from competition format to television rights.

33.   This year is the first year non-European players are eligible for the award given by the magazine France Football in a poll of top soccer writers throughout Europe.

34.   Top French soccer officials failed to decide whether to play in the controversial Confederations Cup, during a meeting Friday aimed at resolving the muddle.

35.   Top German soccer officials have rejected any thought the national team can afford to sit out a major event, saying its popularity would crumble.

36.   Top American soccer players reached contract agreements with the U.S. Soccer Federation on Tuesday, ensuring they will play in World Cup qualifiers.

37.   Top European soccer teams have routinely bribed players and referees to throw matches for years, according to a French newspaper that reported details of ongoing criminal investigations.

38.   Top Turkish soccer team Galatasaray has fired its German coach Reinhard Saftig after a spate of losses in the Turkish first division.

39.   Ufa, which has similar agreements with many top German soccer clubs like Borussia Dortmund, will handle all marketing and sponsoring deals for the two boxing brothers.

40.   Worried by the intense bidding war between South Korea and Japan, top soccer officials in Europe and Asia have proposed that the two nations share the tournament.