sportsbybrooks.com - 2/7/2008
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Two people were shot outside Reliant Stadium in Houston after Wednesday night's USA-Mexico soccer match. Police are still investigating what happened. Well, so much for being a "friendly".
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STLSportsMag —
... ] The "friendly" soccer match between US and Mexico wasn't so friendly last night as two people were apparently shot [ Sports by Brooks ]
Two People Shot Outside Reliant Stadium After USA-Mexico Friendly
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... gathered on near the west entrance of the stadium. Details are still scant at this point, but let's hope that the victims are okay and that this didn't have anything to do with the game itself. The last thing we need is to foster the notion that it's not safe to go to a soccer match in America. Just because Italy won the World Cup doesn't mean we should start emulating their fans -- especially since they only have knives and we have guns. (H/T: Sports by Brooks)Permalink | Email this | Comments
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