81.   AS Roma striker Gabriel Batistuta announced Friday that he will quit international soccer after the World Cup.

82.   At the start of last June, Claudio Reyna was ready to burst on the international soccer scene.

83.   Australian soccer international Mark Viduka arrived in Melbourne early Friday and confirmed he planned to honor his contract with Scottish club Glasgow Celtic.

84.   Aware that money is all-important in winning votes, both sides have promised to donate profits to the future development of international soccer.

85.   Babbel would have been in Munich too but has retired from international soccer.

86.   Beckenbauer is one of the great international soccer stars.

87.   Batistuta, who bows out of international soccer after the World Cup, said the Sweden game must be treated like a final.

88.   Bekim Ymeri, Menderes Tahiri and Xhcvat Shahini are the victims of the red tape of international soccer rules, according to local federal Labor MP Harry Quick.

89.   Blatter was elected Monday as president of FIFA, the international soccer federation.

90.   Before giving the all-clear to new rules, international soccer authorities test them in a mixture of domestic leagues and minor international tournaments.