Champions League Soccer Fans Love Them Some John Denver, West Virginia

Deadspin found this 5/21/2008 on www.sportingnews.com [flag]

I can appreciate and enjoy important athletic contests even when they occur in sports I don’t care about. Take soccer, for example. So this is why I was duped into watching the Chelsea-Man U pregame show this afternoon. Well, that and the fact that there were no day ball games before 3:00 today. After the 30 minute studio show, they switched to the Scot, Irishman and ... [link]

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Speaking of that soccer match ... why were ...
Published 5/21/2008 by DAULERIO at Deadspin
... Speaking of that soccer match ... why were they playing John Denver music during the pregame? "Country Roads" no less. Did somebody throw away all of the Scorpions CDs? [The Sporting Blog] ...

VIDEO: Why are they singing John Denver?
Published 5/22/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (The Beautiful Game) at The Beautiful Game
No seriously. The Sporting Blog raises a great question and I can't even come close to explaining. ...

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Published 5/22/2008 at SI.com - Extra Mustard
... Well, guess what tune was used to pump up the crowd and players before yesterday's Manchester United-Chelsea game in Russia? Thanks to The Sporting Blog's keen ear, we now know it was John Denver's Take Me Home, Country Roads. ...

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Published 5/22/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... It's time for instant replay in baseball. [Home Run Derby] Is there any way Chipper could hit .400? [Rumors and Rants] Pat Kane talks about NHL groupies. Apparently the US doesn't score well. [Larry Brown Sports] Minka Kelly and Derek Jeter hooked up? Nice work Jeter. [Hot Clicks] Kevin Johnson's mayoral race is getting nasty. [SPORTSbyBROOKS] Who knew John Denver was huge in Russia? [The Sporting Blog] The Dirty apparently has some dirt on Kobe [AZ Sports Hub ...

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