71.   Another such victory this weekend would be all the sweeter as it could shift the underdog up to the top of the Spanish soccer league.

72.   Andrea Silenzi has become the first Italian international to join the English soccer league.

73.   Atletico Madrid chairman Jesus Gil slugged the manager of Compostela Friday after the two men argued outside the headquarters of the Spanish soccer league.

74.   Barcelona can take the lead in the Spanish soccer league if Real Madrid loses or ties Sunday against Racing Santander.

75.   Betts, who plays for the Auckland Warriors, has been contacted by Mount Maunganui to play in the soccer league, which starts next month.

76.   Both AEK Athens and Olympiakos Piraeus suffered defeats Sunday but they continued to share second place in the first division soccer league.

77.   Bribery charges were filed in England against goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar and two others, and the Malaysian soccer league was seemingly overrun by match fixing.

78.   But Barcelona may contest the signing of the player who helped them win the RECOPA championship and finish second behind Real Madrid in the Spanish soccer league.

79.   But the rookie league is also competing against national teams and more entrenched soccer leagues around the globe.

80.   Compared to the other U.S. soccer leagues that have tried and folded?