71.   Milan certainly has been the model of tranquility in league play, registering three consecutive shutouts en route to a four-point lead in the standings.

72.   Millwall and Manchester City played under a similar arrangement this season in league play, and Brady was backing that plan for the playoffs.

73.   Only three foreign players can be fielded by an Italian team in league play under current regulations.

74.   Ronaldo, a striker for Inter Milan, and Desailly, a defender from AC Milan, often have faced each other in Italian league play.

75.   Resurgent fan violence forced a federal judge to suspend league play last May.

76.   Ricard now has a league-leading six goals, five in league play and the other in the League Cup.

77.   Scores Wednesday from play in the English League Cup and Scottish league play.

78.   Real Madrid, like many top European teams, now gives the local cups third priority behind European play and domestic league play.

79.   Regulations then spelled out definitions that cover, among other things, health clubs and sports organizations -- including recreational league play, Kemp said.

80.   Rivaldo, Roberto Carlos, Romario and others seasoned in World Cup and European league play were expected to provide the spark and savvy the earlier teams had lacked.