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Basketball Booting Soccer As World’s Sport Fave
sportsbybrooks.com - 12/11/2008
Basketball Booting Soccer As World’s Sport Fave
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You’ve heard the refrain from soccer fans for years: “But it’s the most popular sport in the world!” That might have been the case in the past, but that might not be the case any longer, as basketball might have overtaken soccer as the world’s most played sport.  ...
Match Preview: USA v CHINA
ussoccer.com - 12/17/2008
Match Preview: USA v CHINA
— ussoccer.com — Wednesday, December 17 | FORD FIELD | 7:30 pm EST --- US Soccer: The 2008 Olympic champion... USWNT will play its final match of the year, taking on China PR for a friendly in Detroit, MI. --- On December 13, the two teams also played a friendly; held at Home Depot Center, that was a 1-0 USA win... (more) Match Preview: USA v CHINA

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The Official Site of U.S. Soccer - Women's National Team
ussoccer.com - 12/15/2008
The Official Site of U.S. Soccer - Women's National Team
— ussoccer.com — CHICAGO (Dec. 15, 2008) U.S. Soccer has re-signed Pia Sundhage as head coach of the U.S. Women... s National Soccer Team for four more years. U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati announced the extension today. Sundhage, 48, has led the USA to a record ... (more) The Official Site of U.S. Soccer - Women's National Team

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2008: A Year in the China Sports Industry
sportsagentblog.com - 12/11/2008
2008: A Year in the China Sports Industry
— sportsagentblog.com — If someone, a psychic friend perhaps, had sat me down at the end of 2007 and said... to me: “Toby by the end of 2008 you will have worked for the Beijing Olympic Committee and will be selling the sponsorship rights for the National Stadium (Bird’s Nest) and National Aquatic Center (Water Cube) of China (more) 2008: A Year in the China Sports Industry

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Toss the Burner: Dec. 11, 2008
Steady Burn — ... Hoops is giving soccer a run for the money in the World’s Most Popular Sport category. I don’t see Football (American) taking the title anytime soon, since most of the World refers to it as footie ...

Seatowning 12/17, Going to Miss Mike Holmgren?
SeaTown Sports — ... prior? [FanHouse] +Mike Holmgren's top 10 most underrated moments as Seahawks head coach [Dave Krieg's Strike Beard]   +Jim Zorn's days close to over as Redskins Head Coach? [Shutdown Corner] +Nike Dunks: Seattle Seahawk style [NiceKicks] National +Soccer no longer the most popular sport in the world. Say hello to basketball [SprotsbyBrooks] +Top 10 NFL redemption stories of 2008 [FOXSports] ...

Double Amputee Swimmer Has Basketball For Body
SPORTSbyBROOKS — Recently we posted a story about how basketball is now the most popular sport in China , surpassing soccer. But 12-year-old Chinese swimmer Qian Hongyan has long been ahead of that trend, as she quite obviously preferred basketball beginning nine years ago. Qian-Hongyan-photos2 (Qian has been fortunate enough to avoid dreaded NBA composite balls) A two-year-old report from CHINA DAILY (via DEADSPIN ) has the reason: The 10 year-old was injured trajically in an auto accident when she was only 3 years old. To insure her survival, the doctors were forced to amputate her legs. Qian’s family, living in Zhuangxia, China, was unable to afford ...

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Tina Ellertson scored her first international goal to give the United States a 1-0 victory over China in a women's soccer exhibition Saturday night. Goalkeeper Hope Solo made four saves for her 13th shutout of the year and the 41st of her ...
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Tina Ellertson scored her first international goal to give the United States a 1-0 victory over China in a women's soccer exhibition ...
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