thebiglead.com - 6/25/2009
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Curmudgeons will tell you that what happened today in South Africa is a mere footnote to history, a blip, and another in a series of false footsteps forward for the U.S. men’s national soccer team.
But I don’t think that’s the case. Let me tell you a story. I apologize ...
fannation.com - 6/25/2009
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fannation.com —
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa -- On the day the
United States stunned the soccer world, forward Landon Donovan...
awoke to a vision of the future, courtesy of a picture from the past. It came in an e-mail from his father, Tim . The son opened the ...
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U.S. rides solid game plan, execution to historic win
latimes.com - 6/25/2009
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latimes.com —
That's the same Spain that is ranked No.
1 in the world, the same Spain that had...
been unbeaten in a world-record-tying 35 games, the same Spain that had won a world-record 15 games in a row. It was a watershed moment for the U.S., signaling the ...
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U.S. stuns Spain, 2-0 - Los Angeles Times
majorleaguesoccertalk.com - 6/25/2009
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majorleaguesoccertalk.com —
I know we played this game the other
day after the Egypt match, but let’s revisit it...
again. Where does the Spain game compare to the matches described below in the Post 1990 history of the US Men’s National Team? The 1950 World Cup win ...
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Where Does The Spain Game Rank All Time?
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Unprofessional Foul —
... trot against South Africa at the weekend. Marca, translation please, the first quote was on this page of Marca.com, but I worry it will be gone: Onyewu y Demerit, dos frontones.Los centrales de Estados Unidos completaron un partido perfecto. *** Al descanso, el marcador era preocupante y las sensaciones negativas. España no staba siendo España y Estados Unidos parecía el Dream Team en defensa. Andy Hutchins*, The Big Lead: I tweeted: “I cannot remember being this stunned by a sporting ...
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... ? (With Leather) The U.S. somehow beat Spain . (The Big Lead)
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