Despite FIFA ban, match celebrates high-altitude soccer
Published 3/18/2008 at USATODAY.com Soccer - Top Stories
Diego Maradona and Evo Morales matched soccer skills Monday at a charity game in the Bolivian capital as the Argentine 'futbol' ...
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