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theoriginalwinger.com - 7/9/2009

President Obama and Brazil’s Lula Soccer Trashtalk at G-8 Summit

— theoriginalwinger.com — In what has to be the first occurance of a US President engaged in international soccer smacktalk,... Brazilian President Luis Ignacio Lula Da Silva gave President Obama a signed Brazilian soccer jersey at today’s G-8 meeting, signed by the ... (more) President Obama and Brazil’s Lula Soccer Trashtalk at ...

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usabasketball.com - 7/12/2009

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— usabasketball.com — - - USA Wins First FIBA U19 World Championship Gold Since 1991 -- July 12, 2009 •... Auckland, New Zealand • Additional Quotes • Box Score The 18 year drought between FIBA U19 World Championships is over for the United States men. Behind 18 points ... (more) USA Basketball

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thesportsbank.net - 7/13/2009

The Confederations Cup: What We Learned

— thesportsbank.net — By: Sam Svoboda Many North American sports fans treat soccer the same way they treat track and... field, swimming and speed skating–as an “every four years sport”. Basically, they only pay attention during the World Cup. But recently, for possibly the first time I can ... (more) The Confederations Cup: What We Learned

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Randball — ... , and why the NFL is all about matchups and execution, rather than zany offensive schemes. *And finally, a ratings note: the USA/Brazil Confederations Cup final was the third-highest rated match in US history . I heard several commentators set up and knock down an old straw man: “American soccer fans hope that this is the match that finally makes soccer popular in the USA.” I think American soccer fans don’t care what the rest of America thinks, except to hope that the ratings are high enough to keep the matches on TV. (And if nothing else, my favorite soccer writer ...