thearenablog.net - 6/24/2009
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Sometimes you soar. (Courtesy WaPo.)
Curmudgeons will tell you that what happened today in South Africa is a mere footnote to history.
But let me tell you a story.
In 1950, England was the lion of international soccer. From Wikipedia :
At the time, the English considered themselves ...
ballhype.com - 6/24/2009
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ballhype.com —
June 24 --- BallHype.com: The odds were SO
much against the USA for the final match of
the group stage in the FIFA Confederations Cup on Sunday night. After losing their first two matches in the so-called "group of death" (which included powerhouse nations Brazil and Italy, ...
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Match Recap: SPAIN v USA --- FIFA Confederations Cup ...
thebuckychannel.com - 6/24/2009
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thebuckychannel.com —
After improbable circumstances helped land the United States
into the Confederations Cup semifinals against Spain on Wednesday,
there was no way that U.S. could actually pull off a victory against the unstoppable force that was the Spanish side. Somehow though, they pulled it off, scoring ...
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U.S. Knocks Off a Soccer Giant
gofor2.net - 6/24/2009
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gofor2.net —
WHAT. JUST. HAPPENED. ?? For those of you
who weren’t watching a soccer match from South Africa
in the middle of the day, the United States just beat Spain, the number 1 ranked team in the world. This is a Spanish team that had won 35 straight games, was a favorite not only to win the ...
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GOAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL!
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