51.   The company also said it plans to focus on expanding its global operations, develop concept shops at retailers and promote international soccer.

52.   The Federation Internationale de Football Association recently published the results of a survey that indicated scoring has increased in international soccer.

53.   The game has received such attention that the international soccer federation has banned fans from bringing banners or signs into the stadium.

54.   The international soccer, cycling and tennis federations, however, have said the ban is too long and have refused to follow IOC policy.

55.   The handful of people who run international soccer envisioned this day years and years ago -- a New York stadium jammed with fans for an emotional semifinal game.

56.   The major league quality of the current World Cup tournament obscures the chaotic, opportunistic world of lower-level international soccer.

57.   The Metrostars, as members of Major League Soccer, are required to play their games on natural surfaces to replicate international soccer conditions.

58.   The player with the most international soccer appearances in world history always has known how to make her presence felt.

59.   The team was a part-time affair, its players college kids and recent graduates scrambling to squeeze international soccer into their schedules between classes and real-life jobs.

60.   The star American forward, Mia Hamm, reigns as the leading scorer in international soccer history.