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...Although the squad features an outstanding number of professional soccer players—at 14, it is the highest representation of professionals the United States has ever seen—the caliber of the opposition is truly world class, featuring several players who have played significant minutes in either Copa Libertadores (The South American Club Championship) or in UEFA Champions League. Marcelo, a member of the Seleção of Brazil, plays his club ball at Real Madrid, the current champion of the Spanish Primera division...
...girl, the “angel in the polyester uniform” and the members of the Dins formed a McDonald’s arch with their bodies. For the show’s finale, the Dins laughed at themselves by performing the “Copa Cabana,” during which the tallest member, dressed in drag, complete with a blonde wig, mamboed about the stage with the lead singer. But, somehow, it was perfect. It was a bizarre finish to an all-over-the-place evening, but it made for a memorable and exciting balance...
...journeyed to Australia to buy. Even before the cameras rolled, Byrne surprised her director by coming into rehearsals "not learning to be blind, but already like a blind person," Law recalls. With downcast eyes, she had to survive on talent alone, in the process taking out the Copa Volpi prize at the 2000 Venice Film Festival. If Troy makes Byrne a star, Goddess has shown that, deep down, she's also an actress...
It’s the quarterfinals of Colombia-hosted Copa America ’01—the Western Hemisphere’s version of the World Cup—and though the game is exciting, I’m much more entertained by my surroundings. I’m not in some rowdy sports bar downing shots of the local liquor or at one of the theaters watching the game on a movie screen...
...Martin has plenty of both. His performance of the soccer anthem La Copa de la Vida at the 1998 World Cup confirmed his superstar status internationally; his pelvic-swiveling rendition of the song at the Grammys earlier this year proved a breakthrough as well. He had done the impossible: he had sung about soccer in Spanish and got Americans to care. What could be harder? A French-language ode to cricket? At the Grammys, Beck stood and clapped. Madonna signed on for a duet. Martin's stateside career was launched. Several publishers, including HarperCollins and St. Martin's, are already...