81.   European soccer governing body UEFA on Friday imposed fines on Boavista and Sparta Prague following racist chanting by their supporters in the Champions League.

82.   European soccer leagues escalated their confrontation with FIFA on Tuesday, saying they would refuse to release players for the Confederation Cup tournament in January.

83.   Fans of FC Utrecht had begged Mols to stay, but the lure of European soccer and a better salary took him to Ibrox.

84.   English soccer fans have possibly the worst reputation for hooliganism in European soccer.

85.   Far away from any stadium, European soccer faces a major test Wednesday.

86.   European soccer body UEFA said Friday that a UEFA Cup game in the volatile Russian republic of Dagestan will go ahead as planned.

87.   European soccer body UEFA said Tuesday it was carrying out stringent security checks in advance of a UEFA Cup game in the volatile Russian republic of Dagestan.

88.   FIFA and UEFA, the governing bodies of world and European soccer, have lobbied hard to secure government support against the EU executive body.

89.   FIFA president Sepp Blatter challenged the Olympics and European soccer Monday when he repeated his call for the World Cup to be held every two years instead of four.

90.   FIFA said Wednesday that out-of-competition drug tests will start for European soccer teams next spring, to be followed by worldwide random testing.