theoffside.com - 6/16/2009
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How do you know when your sport has arrived in the bigtime? When its star player gets turned into a bobblehead. This is exactly what has happened to LA Sol’s Marta from the WPS (Women’s Professional Soccer) league. It’s a promo for their upcoming game against Chicago.
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The Beautiful Game —
Congrats to the Lakers, I guess. Looks like Del Piero and his man bag caught some of the hoops action. Let's do some links: A Marta bobblehead? [The Offside] 5 good, 5 bad. [Center Holds It] Nakamura spurns Japanese club for Espanyol? [ESPN] Grass coming to BMO. [MLS Rumors] John Arne Riise has stuff stolen. [SI] Don't run after the ball in the street. [The Offside Rules] ...
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runofplay.com 4/19/2009 — If you weren't a women's soccer fan, and you heard that people in LA were excited about the arrival of something called Marta, what would you be more likely to assume the word "Marta" referred to?
(A) A form of public transportation.
(B) A museum of contemporary art.
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