31.   Also Wednesday, the UCI said it judged the six-month suspension imposed on Italian cyclist Francesco Casagrande by his national league Monday to be insufficient.

32.   As UEFA dithers, individual national leagues are seeking a way out of the mess.

33.   Blatter threatens to limit calendars of national leagues,

34.   Both clubs hold second place in the overall standings of their respective national leagues.

35.   Both play in the German national league and joined the national squad just five days before the start of the Champions Trophy.

36.   Claude Davis, a defender with the national premier league team Hazard, will replace Sinclair.

37.   Crowd violence is virtually unheard of at basketball in Australia but is more common in soccer where some national league teams have loyalties divided down ethnic lines.

38.   FC Basel is currently second-placed in the Swiss national league.

39.   FIFA President Sepp Blatter on Friday threatened to intervene in national leagues and continental club championships to limit the number of games and protect players from fatigue and injury.

40.   FIFA will discuss whether to allow advertising on the jerseys of national teams and of referees in national leagues and cups.