ballhype.com - 2/10/2008
RED BULLS INSIDER featuring Steve Nash and Ronaldinho (RED BULLS v FC BARCELONA) --- (7:59) Steve Nash attends both the RBNY and Barcelona practices prior to the teams' friendly at Giants Stadium. --- Highlights of the match (which set the all-time attendance record for soccer there) are here, with post-game comments from Bruce Arena. --- Of particular interest to Steve Nash fans are interviews with members of both teams after Nash's scrimmages with them, and video from those practices. --- Ronaldinho himself speaks highly of Nash here - former had recently been named 2005 FIFA World Player of the Year, while latter was same year's NBA MVP. --- Match and interview video shot in August, 2006 --- Attendance still a record for soccer at Giants Stadium; last year's sold-out RBNY v GALAXY regular-season MLS match came close...
--- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRvCzDJrGUY
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"Red Bulls Insider" feature: 'Steve Nash and Ronaldinho'
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Archive: NBA's Nash gets his kicks with MLS
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VIDEO: Steve Nash likes soccer
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I'm not sure how many Steve Nash/soccer videos I can reasonably post, but it looks like I'm finding out. Cheers. Thanks to BallHype for the find.
Barca returning to America this summer…
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... Soldier Field. It is possible that more August dates will be added; the opponents and all other details released Friday are here…
The tour is organized by Major League Soccer’s marketing arm, Soccer United Marketing, who also are involved with this season’s U.S. Tours of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico.
Read the complete Barca tour Press Release here
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