1.   Last year, Zenga signed a two-year contract binding him to the MLS should he play soccer next season.

2.   The Revolution should have a more skillful, technical approach to soccer this season.

3.   AC Milan international defender Alessandro Costacurta said he may join the U.S. Major League soccer next season.

4.   Fan violence has plagued Italian soccer this season, prompting government and police officials to seek new measures for cutting down on incidents at stadiums.

5.   Ferguson, who remains free on bail pending an appeal, also became the third player in English soccer this season to receive a jail sentence.

6.   FIFA president Joseph Blatter has been quoted as saying that the passport scandal which rocked French and Italian soccer last season was as bad as doping for the sport.

7.   He had hoped to return to Italian soccer this season but failed to find a club.

8.   His absence from the starting lineup was a further blow to his chances of staying in English soccer next season.

9.   If Shearer is charged with misconduct, he likely faces a long suspension from domestic soccer next season.

10.   It was the second doping case in Italian soccer this season.