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...NCAA ruled Llopis, a native of Valencia, Spain, ineligible after reports surfaced that his education was subsidized by the Spanish professional team F.C. Barcelona, which Llopis played for as an amateur...
...case, however, is not so black and white. The central issue at stake is what it means to be an amateur. Here, Spanish law differs from NCAA rules, and Llopis fell victim to the translation...
...Spain, the law stipulates that any player under 20 years of age is classified as an amateur," Wickerham said...
...from Bali to the Bahamas, where many kids wear his picture on their chests. Hundreds in Paris were calling out for "Ma-JEEK" when he went to play in France last month, and everyone was preparing for the unprecedented prospect of seeing him, the consummate professional, bring an amateur's enthusiasm to the 1992 Olympics...
Ever since his senior year at Fairfield Prep in Trumbull, Conn., Drury has basked in the glory of being one of the top amateur hockey players in the nation...