1.   Corruption also plagues Brazilian soccer, as a scandal this week illustrated.

2.   Accusations of game-fixing and corrupt refereeing have plagued Romanian soccer for years, with such stars as Gheorghe Hagi urging a cleanup.

3.   Allegations of corruption plague Portuguese soccer and in November, a referee and a club official were sentenced to prison for match rigging.

4.   Britain put forward the proposals last year after a fresh outbreak of the crowd violence that has plagued European soccer for years.

5.   Colombian soccer has been plagued in recent years by several violent deaths.

6.   Fan violence has plagued Italian soccer this season, prompting government and police officials to seek new measures for cutting down on incidents at stadiums.

7.   Huge debts, poor management, falling quality on the field, plummeting attendances off it and regular violence at games have plagued local soccer in recent years.

8.   In recent years, Brazilian soccer has been plagued by accusations of widespread corruption and embezzlement.

9.   Romanian soccer has been plagued by corruption allegations for years, with soccer stars such as Gheorghe Hagi and Gheorghe Popescu urging a cleanup.

10.   The punishments are handed down at a time when allegations of corruption plague Portuguese soccer.