1.   Meanwhile, the signing of Italian striker Giuseppe Galderisi has been delayed because of a death in his family.

2.   Revolution coach Frank Stapleton was impressed with McBride during the MLS player combine in California last month and hoped to pair him with Italian striker Giuseppe Galderisi.

3.   There have been rumors from England that Italian striker GianFranco Zola of Chelsea is interested in joining Zenga, but that seems a long shot.

4.   They turned star Italian striker Alessandro Del Piero into a pale and lonely figure who was eventually substituted.

5.   Parma captured its first season victory on the road on two goals by Italian striker Enrico Chiesa, a former player of La Samp.

6.   Paced by goals of Italian striker Christian Vieri, Inter has done well despite his absence, regaining first place in the Serie A standings the last weekend.

7.   After an uninspiring game, the best chances on goal came in injury time, including a shot from Italian striker Benito which grazed the crossbar.

8.   After failing to acquire Italian striker Christian Vieri, Juventus of Turin said Thursday it was close to signing Serbian forward Darko Kovacevic.

9.   Alex Ferguson said Tuesday he rued not signing Italian striker Paolo di Canio as he reflected on a trophy-less campaign.

10.   At Fukui, Italian striker Salvatore Schillaci and Masashi Nakayama scored two goals apiece to lead Jubilo Iwata.