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The Other Wins That Were Supposed To Change U.S. Soccer

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kemperboyd
06/27/09

In reply to The Other Wins That Were Supposed To Change U.S. Soccer
Why has noone mentioned that this is the Confederations Cup? It's basically a friendly tournament for the big teams. Only the small countries care about it. Yes beating Spain was minorly impressive but the level of competition was not exactly strong before that: New Zealand, South Africa and Iraq? Not to mention a considerably weak Italian team (basically a B team).
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Sachin Agarwal
06/27/09

@kemperboyd: You're insane. No one was going to humiliate Blatter by bringing any less than an A team to the Confederations Cup. Samaranch in his heyday wishes he had the stroke Blatter has.

Please point me to the roster decisions that marked Italy as a B team, or for that matter Spain or Brazil.
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The Fan’s Attic
06/27/09

In reply to The Other Wins That Were Supposed To Change U.S. Soccer
you mean like this?

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Karlifornia
06/27/09

@The Fan's Attic: I had been wondering what Devine Brown was up to.
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Karlifornia
06/27/09

In reply to The Other Wins That Were Supposed To Change U.S. Soccer
If soccer wants attention, soccer should dye it's hair blonde and wear more low cut tops.
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Innings Eater
06/27/09

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Most American soccer fans don't care if the sport ever reaches a wider audience. It's the people who keep shouting "Soccer will never be popular!" that drive everybody nuts. Okay, fine, it will never be a huge sport in America. Duly noted, point conceded, etcetera etcetera.
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