1.   Special ticket allocations were made for members of the company and their guests.

2.   A spokesman for the FA said yesterday that the final ticket allocation would not be decided until after the LiverpoolPortsmouth replay next Monday night.

3.   Unfortunately, all this means nothing under the current system of ticket allocation.

4.   Bowman ended his news conference Friday with angry words about small ticket allocations.

5.   A court heard a complaint by the European Parliament claiming ticket allocation favored the French.

6.   Both nations, together with England, have protested the ticket allocations for the World Cup finals.

7.   But Rating said the national soccer federations should have complained a lot earlier about ticket allocation if they wanted the Commission to act.

8.   Courtois, the former secretary general of the Belgian soccer federation, also said ticket allocation will be based on different criteria as for the World Cup this summer.

9.   Courtois, the former secretary general of the Belgian federation, also said ticket allocation will be based on different criteria as for the World Cup this summer.

10.   It was the first step in a lengthy procedure that could result in heavy fines if the ticket allocation does not respect fair-trade rules.