An acquisition would add to a string of investments in European soccer teams by Middle Eastern interests. Manchester City, the current English Premier League champions, were bought by a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family in 2008, while Kuwait's alHasawi family bought twice European Cup winners Nottingham Forest in July last year. France's Paris St Germain and Spain's Malaga are owned by Qatari investors..Some have already taken beatings, physically and possibly in their draft standing. Stewart, in his lone season as the Ducks' featured back, set school records and led the Pac10 in rushing (1,722 yards) and allpurpose yards (2,481). That, however, came with a price when he underwent surgery in midMarch to correct a lingering turf toe injury..

"Our productivity running the football wasn't where we wanted it to be," Trestman said. "We didn't get any explosive plays. Matt touched the ball approximately 25 times and not the productivity that we'd expect him to