11.   The fact is, while soccer has become popular with some moms and a ton of tots, it seems to lose spectator interest when the kids reach adulthood.

12.   The players say that soccer has become their saving grace.

13.   Williams said most of the hooligan problems have been solved in England, where the Premier League is thriving and soccer has become very fashionable and richer than ever.

14.   With widespread television exposure, soccer also has become hugely popular for bettors.

15.   Without such sparks, soccer becomes a game dependent solely on power and speed.

16.   Barnwell said he doubts a break would be approved because soccer has become such a big business.

17.   But lately, soccer has become a major spectator sport in Japan with the inauguration of a professional league.

18.   Since the launching of the professional league three years ago, soccer has became one of the most popular sports among Japanese young people.

19.   Since movies, discotheques and concerts are no longer an option, soccer has become a consuming passion of which Yamaha was the flagbearer.

20.   Yasuko Fujiwara, a reporter for the newspaper Asahi Shimbun, said soccer has become much more popular with women than baseball.