Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one combination is possible):

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   and excitement      and more predictable      beats the stronger team      enthusiasts of American sports      is lessening      more upsets      of American scientists      of the time in soccer      soccer in the past ten years      top American team sports   
more exciting than any of the
according to the research of a team
a good measure of its competitiveness
the underdog, or weaker team,
English soccer matches produced
The survey is not all bad news for
soccer has become less exciting
the chance of an upset
the underdog wins 45 percent
Baseball has overtaken