81.  Senegal used its top stars sparingly Sunday and played to a scoreless draw against J-League side Kashiwa Reysol in a World Cup tuneup.

82.  Sepp Blatter, FIFA general secretary, said in an interview published Wednesday that soccer officials were thinking of banning tackling to protect top stars from rough defenders.

83.  Several top Ghanaian stars were absent from the West African squad in Zimbabwe.

84.  Spurs did not field their top stars either.

85.  Tax police are less certain about another top star, singer Filipp Kirkorov, the Times said.

86.  The moves, announced by ISU president Ottavio Cinquanta, are aimed at uniting the top stars of figure skating in the same competitions.

87.  The nine include co-captains Julie Foudy and Carla Overbeck, all-time leading scorer Michelle Akers and other top stars such as Mia Hamm and Carin Gabarra.

88.  The reason for the rule was to stop rich clubs such as AC Milan, Juventus, Real Madrid and Barcelona buying and fielding all the top foreign stars.

89.  The top international stars and even the coach, former Argentine star Daniel Passarella, stayed home.

90.  The two German officials said a salary cap would prevent bankruptcy of clubs as the transfer fees and contracts of top stars continue to escalate.