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THE BODY COUNT, PART VIII: SOCCER DRAWS NEARLY 9 MILLION

          THE DAILY continues our analysis of "The Body Count,"     which estimates that more than 422 million spectators     attended sporting events in the U.S. and Canada during the     '99-2000 sports calendar year.  Today: Soccer.              SOCCER          REGULAR       PLAYOFFS     ALL-STAR       TOTALMLS            2,742,102       261,417      23,227      3,026,746NPSL           1,433,418        98,009       9,123      1,540,550USISL A          997,563       313,425       1,783      1,312,771US NAT. (W)      745,558         ---          ---         745,558NCAA (M)         504,822        96,382        ---         601,204NCAA (W)         380,163        63,713        ---         443,876WISL             401,273         ---          ---         401,273USISL D3 PRO     235,597        20,000        ---         255,597US NAT (M)       216,130         ---          ---         216,130PREMIER (PDL)    155,781         8,500        ---         164,281LAMAR HUNT        96,346         ---          ---          96,346 ELITE WOMEN 1/2   86,025         ---          ---          80,025CA SOCCER (W)     69,147         ---          ---          69,147CA SOCCER (M)     33,712         ---          ---          33,712TOTALS         8,097,637       861,446      34,133      8,993,216          NOTES: NCAA Men's and Women's soccer playoff     (Championships) numbers are 1998-99 for Div. I, II, III.       No '99-2000 figures were available.  Both U.S. Men's and     Women's Soccer numbers include only U.S. events.  Lamar Hunt     U.S. Open includes third and fourth rounds, semifinals and     final attendance totals.                                -30-        

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