Is there anyway to turn down (or off) the sound of the crowd w/o turning down/off the sound effects (mainly the ball noises)?

Also, is there a way to increase the lenght of the matches (rather than the default 10 minutes, which is always grayed out, for some reason)?

thanks

For audio options, on the main menu, go to the Options/Configuration and change the audio options (you'll find Commentary, music, effects)

For the match length, you can change this when you start a new tournament/league.
After entering a tournament/league, you can change it by going to the Options.
(But you cannot change this in Extreme Master League)

Damn. So you can't change it during a season?

As for the audio...that is where I've looked. I have to assume that the soundFX includes crowd noise :(