goal.blogs.nytimes.com - 6/22/2009
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President Barack Obama has accepted an invitation to attend the opening ceremonies of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the president of FIFA said.
soccernet.espn.go.com - 6/22/2009
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soccernet.espn.go.com —
U.S. President Barack Obama has accepted an invitation
to attend the opening ceremony of the World Cup...
finals in South Africa next year, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Monday. President Obama, whose late father was Kenyan, has indicated he will ...
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President Barack Obama accepts invitation to 2010 World ...
thearenablog.net - 6/24/2009
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thearenablog.net —
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 ...
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Impossible Made Possible
fannation.com - 6/25/2009
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fannation.com —
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa -- On the day the
United States stunned the soccer world, forward Landon Donovan...
awoke to a vision of the future, courtesy of a picture from the past. It came in an e-mail from his father, Tim . The son opened the ...
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U.S. rides solid game plan, execution to historic win
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President Obama May Attend 2010 World Cup
TheOriginalWinger.com —
... “FIFA President Joseph Blatter said that Mr. Obama accepted an invitation to attend the soccer event next year, given that he has time.“He accepted,” Blatter said, the New York Times reports. “But you know that heads of state are extremely busy. Hopefully his schedule will allow him to attend.” ” Image ...
Around The League - 06.23.2009
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... Howard Drafted By Harlem Globetrotters - Extra Time (NY Post) US Shows Poise, Grit In Improbable Advance To Semis - American Soccer News Four Yanks Learn European Fate - Yanks Abroad Justice? - Soccer365 The Miracle Of Rustenburg - Bill Archer Blog Gold Cup Squad Still Not Named - Match Fit USA Jay DeMerit: Difference Maker - MLS Talk Longer South Africa Stay Complicates Player Moves - Soccer America Obama One Of 450,000 Expected At World Cup - Goal (NY Times) Lewis: Bradley's Boys Go Goats To ...
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