1.   And for anyone who follows soccer, this is a dream opportunity.

2.   Arena must seem a mystery man to most Americans, who follow soccer sporadically.

3.   Everyone is following soccer.

4.   If the Bush administration wants to track the undercurrents in countries like Iran, Libya or Afghanistan, it must follow soccer.

5.   Thursday, soccer followed when the National Soccer Alliance announced it would begin play next April with eight teams.

6.   Back home, where soccer is followed and played zealously by most of the black majority, the reaction was more critical.

7.   For those who follow soccer, the century-ending game could hardly hold more promise.

8.   Most Salvadoran sports fans follow soccer rather than American football, so Simpson is a relatively obscure figure here.

9.   The presence of the black Caribbean team is a boost to efforts to promote the sport among South African black youths, who mostly follow soccer.

10.   The presence of the black Caribbean team is a boost to efforts to promote the sport among South African blacks, who mostly follow soccer.