21.   Soccer officials simply refused to play their premier event on artificial turf.

22.   Soccer officials, speaking Tuesday on terms of anonymity, confirmed the delay.

23.   Some senior soccer officials in the United States thought the idea of filling big stadiums was ludicrous and that organizers were setting themselves up for a huge embarrassment.

24.   Soccer officials are convinced that the sport will become the fifth major league sport in the United States.

25.   Sunday, soccer officials said, the stadium may be half-empty.

26.   The six-team qualifying round was jiggered strenuously by world soccer officials to squeeze the land of Coca-Cola and Nike into the greatest sports tournament in the world.

27.   To receive their medals and the cup itself, the Brazilians made their way into the stands where soccer officials handed over the long-sought cup.

28.   U.S. soccer officials are asking fans to wear white for an upcoming World Cup qualifier, hoping to create a raucous atmosphere for the match against Jamaica.

29.   When a Polish soccer official proposed the idea of citizenship so that Olisadebe could join the national team, the player thought it was a joke.

30.   Why do we have to keep reminding the soccer officials about this?