51.  But the win is bittersweet with Brazilian star striker Ronaldo suffering yet another injury in his first league appearance in two years.

52.  Celtic played without star striker Chris Sutton who had a virus and they made few serious shots at goal in a first half dominated by the Portuguese.

53.  China was weakened by the absence of star striker Hao Haidong and its English coach, Bobby Houghton, both serving suspensions.

54.  Coach Javier Aguirre will rely more than ever on star striker Jared Borgetti and midfielder Jesus Arellano.

55.  Chilean star striker Marcelo Salas on Friday refused to comment on criticism of him by Diego Maradona.

56.  Coach Aime Jacquet gave good reasons for leaving out Manchester United star striker Eric Cantona but still could have done with him on the lineup.

57.  Coach Miroslav Blazevic said he will field his strongest eleven against the two-time world champion and will not make big changes to counter Argentina star striker Gabriel Batistuta.

58.  Cruzeiro will be without star striker Oseas, who will sit out a suspension.

59.  Crystal Palace is reported poised to sell star striker Matt Jansen to ease financial problems with reports Wednesday suggesting Venables could be the next to go.

60.  Coach Marcelo Bielsa even had the luxury of leaving off star striker Gabriel Batistuta and keeping Ariel Ortega on the bench.