61.   A phone call to Lille soccer club to obtain confirmation was not answered late Saturday.

62.   A prosecutor asked Wednesday that the Fiorentina soccer club be declared bankrupt.

63.   A recent government bill authorized quotation of Italian soccer clubs, but stock market rules require three consecutive years in the black for companies seeking an official listing.

64.   A recent government bill authorized quotation of soccer clubs.

65.   A referee and a semi-pro soccer club have been charged with misconduct after allegations that the official was paid money to influence the result of an FA Cup game.

66.   A Turin judge rejected a defense request Thursday to dismiss charges of sports fraud against two officials from soccer club Juventus.

67.   A Vietnamese first-division soccer club plans to sign a top player from Thailand, state-controlled media reported Monday.

68.   A week ago, when fans of the local soccer club Hajduk clashed with police, some held banners supporting nationalist parties now in the opposition.

69.   A still unnamed Italian-Arab group is bidding to take over Serie A soccer club Fiorentina.

70.   A second-division team on Wednesday became the first German soccer club to contribute to a national fund to compensate slave laborers during the Nazi era.