51.   The two players were picked in a survey among volleyball coaches and other league officials.

52.   Unlike Real Madrid, which will supply five players, only one Barcelona player has been picked, defender Carles Puyol.

53.   He picked seven players each from champions Anderlecht and runners-up Bruges.

54.   Count out Michael Jordan when it comes to picking baseball players for replacement games, even exhibitions.

55.   Coach Tommy Svensson picked seven players from European Cup quarter-finalists Gothenburg.

56.   Many critics were asking how Spanish coach Jose Antonio Camacho could pick a player then on the bench at Real.

57.   Players should be picked on merit only.

58.   Sanborn auditioned for the role on a whim, and the teenage ice hockey player was picked from a short list that also included two figure skaters.