31.   EU Media Commissioner Marcelino Oreja said events like the Olympics, World Cup, and possibly domestic league soccer matches, should be protected from pay-per-view or subscription broadcasting.

32.   Eight years after a domestic league made its debut, soccer-related foibles more typically associated with the West are rearing their head.

33.   Forwards Dennis Bergkamp and Marc Overmars gained a lot of help from midfielders Emmanuel Petit and Patrick Vieira when Arsenal won the domestic league and cup titles in England.

34.   Foreign-based players were not selected for the tournament as both managers used players from the domestic leagues idle for the winter break.

35.   Glasgow Rangers manager Walter Smith, whose club scored a record-tying ninth domestic league title in the season just ended, is awarded the OBE.

36.   Having to face a club you meet at least twice a season in your domestic league makes it even tougher.

37.   Gunes said some players were losing control of the ball during the game because they were tired from the domestic league, which is still in full swing.

38.   He played in the Hong Kong Sixes last month and then competed in the domestic league before making himself available for the test series against South Africa.

39.   He replaces Christian Califano, who was dropped for throwing a punch in a domestic league game.

40.   He predicted a Europe League would be created within a few years under the proper structure of the game and after consultation with the major domestic leagues.