nytimes.com - 6/29/2009
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Soccer fans (both Brazil and US) reacted after Brazil scored a goal during the final of the FIFA Confederations Cup U.S. vs Brazil game at a Brazilian restaurant in New York on Sunday.
soccerbyives.net - 6/29/2009
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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 ...
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One American's Confederations Cup experience in Brazil
soccerbyives.net - 6/29/2009
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Photo by ISIphotos.com The U.S. national team had
Brazil on the mat, but the five-time world championship...
reminded us why its trophy case is full. The United States' 3-2 loss to Brazil wasn't about subs not ...
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Brazil 3, USA 2: A Look Back
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Speed Read: Mo Saves #500 As Mets Melt Again
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... The NEW YORK TIMES says that U.S. soccer narrowly missed a “moment” it needed to gain the sport traction in this country again. While the run to the 2002 World Cup quarterfinals was gripping, the games were played in the middle of the night and the Americans came up short in the one game everyone finally tuned into (the quarterfinal loss to Germany). Likewise, most casual fans missed the huge win over Spain on Wednesday, but were glued to the screen as Brazil stormed back to crush our dreams once again on Sunday. ...
The Wrap: Daily Reads for June 29
JamieTrecker's blog listings. —
We'll have more on the Confed Cup later on today, but for now: THE DAILY READS The Times led the sports section with the headline: “Gone in 45 minutes” While columnist William Rhoden says: “Another loss on a major stage” “There must come a point in the discussion of soccer in the United States when the training wheels must be removed. Either this is youth soccer, in which the goal is to let everyone play, or this is the big time, in which second or third place is no longer acceptable.” Grahame Jones reminds us that the women ...
Some News For Mon Jun 29
du Nord —
... William Rhoden of the NY Times gives us some "high brow" post game analysis including quotes from many people involved in soccer around America. Is there anything worse than having to read this crap from a major-event-only band-wagon-jumper? Please buddy, save it for swimming, gymnastics and figure skating at the Olympics! ...
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