91.   For European soccer authorities it was tough to swallow.

92.   Gianfranco Zola, the imaginative Chelsea forward, on Thursday was awarded the Eurochampion-Golden Chair prize as the best Italian player performing in the European soccer Leagues.

93.   Hapoel Tel Aviv should be making headlines as the first Israeli club to reach the quarterfinals of a European soccer competition.

94.   He said Lennart Johansson, the president of European soccer governing body UEFA, walked out of the executive meeting in anger.

95.   He said the salary cap should prevent the richest clubs from snapping up the best players, which would give European soccer leagues a more competitive edge.

96.   He said the court opinion would throw European soccer into chaos.

97.   He transformed the soccer squad from a poor cousin of the skiing team into a well-coordinated, self-confident force in European soccer.

98.   He was accompanied by several high-ranking FIFA officials, including Lennart Johanssen, the Swedish head of the European soccer body, UEFA.

99.   Heading into a weekend of commemorative festivities, the Catalan titans are licking their wounds after being knocked out of European soccer.

100.   He said the European soccer body, UEFA, and Italian authorities were investigating.