21.   A training session by the French soccer squad was interrupted Tuesday after four players were chosen by authorities to undergo a random drug test.

22.   After five league titles in six years and an eight month ban for kicking a fan, talented yet volatile French soccer star Eric Cantona quit the game Sunday.

23.   Alain Juppe, the prime minister, noted the recent success of French soccer in his message.

24.   Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira has been named French soccer player of the year by France Football magazine, the magazine said Thursday.

25.   Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira has been French soccer player of the year by France Football magazine.

26.   Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said he was relieved that star striker Thierry Henry withdrew from the French soccer squad that left Wednesday for a friendly against Australia.

27.   But since then, French soccer has suffered a number of defeats on and off the field.

28.   Chilean defender Pablo Contreras was suspended for two months and his former team, AS Monaco, was penalized two points in the standings Tuesday by French soccer officials.

29.   Current ambassadors include boxing great Muhammad Ali, actor Michael Douglas, former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell and French soccer star Zinedine Zidane.

30.   Current ambassadors include boxing great Muhammad Ali, actors Angelina Jolie and Michael Douglas, and French soccer star Zinedine Zidane.