.buttonContainer { 																/* generic container (i.e. div) for floating buttons */
    overflow: hidden;
    width: 100%;
}
a.button {
    background: transparent url(/swr1/pics/buttons/soccernip_a.gif) no-repeat top right;
    font: normal 10px arial, sans-serif;
	color: #fff!important;
	text-decoration: none;
    display: block;
    float: left;
    height: 18px;
    margin-right: 6px;
    padding-right: 5px; /* sliding doors padding */
}
a.button:hover {
    background-position: center right;
	color: #fff!important;
	text-decoration: none;
}
a.button:active {
    background-position: center right;
    outline: none; /* hide dotted outline in Firefox */
}
a.button span {
    background: transparent url(/swr1/pics/buttons/soccernip_div.gif) no-repeat;
    display: block;
    line-height: 13px;
    padding: 2px 0 3px 5px;
}
a.button:hover span {
    background-position: center left;
}
a.button:active span {
    background-position: center left;
	color: #fff!important;
    padding: 3px 0 2px 5px; /* push text down 1px */
}