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Confederations Cup: An Attempt at Perspective
matchfitusa.com - 6/29/2009
Confederations Cup: An Attempt at Perspective
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It's the morning after the United States came up just short against giants Brazil in the Confederations Cup final. It's the morning after the end of a tournament that saw the Americans go from...
One American's Confederations Cup experience in Brazil
soccerbyives.net - 6/29/2009
One American's Confederations Cup experience in Brazil
— soccerbyives.net — Photo by ISIphotos.com While most U.S. national team fans were watching Sunday's Confederations Cup final between the... United States and Brazil at sports bars or in their own homes, there were a few American soccer fans who ... (more) One American's Confederations Cup experience in Brazil

Comments vote down Soccer By Ives Soccer By Ives posted 6/29/2009posted this
Sometimes, there actually are points for 2nd place
hotdogandfriends.com - 6/29/2009
Sometimes, there actually are points for 2nd place
— hotdogandfriends.com — Fig Jam One of my favorite movie quotes comes from “Top Gun” when Viper (Tom Skerritt), the... hardnosed flight instructor charged with running the Navy’s Top Gum program, stares out into a briefing room full of hotshot young pilots and cooly declares, “Remember ... (more) Sometimes, there actually are points for 2nd place

Comments vote down Constable Echelon Constable Echelon posted 6/29/2009posted this
Brazil 3, United States 2: What This Loss Does For American Soccer (In A Good Way)
thebuckychannel.com - 6/28/2009
Brazil 3, United States 2: What This Loss Does For American Soccer (In A Good Way)
— thebuckychannel.com — All afternoon long while I was watching this soccer game, I was looking forward to writing an... article about how the United States has finally arrived on the world soccer scene. The focus of my article was going to be about how a win against Brazil in the Confederations Cup finals was going to ... (more) Brazil 3, United States 2: What This Loss Does For ...

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Around The League - 06.30.2009
MLS Daily — ... Americans Abroad / USMNT European Clubs Eyeing Clark And Davies - Soccer By Ives Davies Evaluates Tournament, Future - Yanks Abroad Castillo For USA? - Soccer Insider An Attempt At Perspective - Match Fit USA Soccer May Just Have Arrived In America - Corner Kicks (Boston Globe) An American Fan's View From Baghdad - Goal (NY Times) Castillo: 'I Would Play For The United States' - USSoccerPlayers.com Landon Donovan: The US Leader - Soccer365 The Agony Of Defeat - The Fullback ...

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