Word: superbness
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...Only the French seemed bored by the event?until, that is, France beat Italy to arrive in the semifinals. Perhaps the nation was merely expecting inevitable disappointment, as had befallen the superb French team of 1986. But the 1998 ?quipe de France proved unbeatably special. A defense without a chink, and a midfield without peer, led by the incomparable Zinedine Zidane...
...same defense that ran roughshod over Brazil in the final plus a mature front line that has now been battle-tested in England's Premiership and Italy's Serie A. Fullbacks Marcel Desailly, Lilian Thuram and Bixente Lizarazu can pick up where they left off, augmented by Roma's superb left back Vincent Candela. They should make up for goalkeeper Fabian Barthez' propensity to lose his mind...
...righthander Wahlberg provided superb relief coming out of the bullpen for the Crimson, blanking 25 batters in as many innings and earning five saves in 14 plate appearances...
...colleague Rahul Rohatgi recently wrote a column on Harvard’s superb athletic performance this year. I will try to add to his ode, focusing not only on the past but also on what’s to come...
After claiming the first game 5-1 behind a superb complete game performance from senior Justin Nyweide, the Crimson (20-23, 16-7 Ivy) took a 2-1 lead into the bottom of the ninth inning of game...