51.   Nearly two years after the World Cup lifted soccer into American headlines, a top-level national league will try to emulate that success on a smaller level.

52.   Recent impressive performances by Madrid at the European level have contrasted sharply with its lackluster displays in the national league.

53.   Romanian national team coach Angel Iordanescu said Thursday he had withdrawn his threat to resign over corruption in the national league.

54.   Second-division Alaves booted four first-division teams out of the competition to reach the semi-finals, including defending national league champion and international powerhouse Real Madrid.

55.   Senior UEFA officials and representatives from national leagues in England, Germany and Italy will also sit on the panel.

56.   Serge Blanco, a standout former fullback and president of the French national league, said he believed a solution would be found and that England would be re-admitted.

57.   Striker Damian Mori is claiming a world record after scoring a goal after only four seconds of an Australian national league soccer match.

58.   Some national leagues have already said they plan to scrap limits on EU foreigners next season.

59.   The American and National leagues and the Major League Umpires Association scheduled a news conference at the office of management negotiator Robert Kheel, who declined comment.

60.   Summer is the off-season for most national leagues.