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...second half was barely 2 minutes old when the U.S., which anticipated playing with a man advantage for a half, now found itself down a man when Eddie Pope was given his marching orders by Mr. Larrionda for a second yellow-card foul. The U.S. crowd, some 10,000 of whom filled one corner of the arena, let loose with that classic "Bullshit, Bullshit" chant and began flinging plastic cups, some of them half filled to get greater distance. (And that cost money, by the way. All beer cups here are returnable for a one euro deposit - these...
Should Adidas get a yellow-card warning for being cocky? Well, it's not as if Nike has ever finished second in arrogance. In July 2005, the American marketing machine sent a rosy letter to retailers worldwide that read, in part, "The new season for Spring 06 will serve as the platform for launching Nike into the number one soccer brand in the U.S. and the globe ... Prepare yourself and your business for a historic ride...
France kicked off its World Cup soccer campaign today with a preemptive strike two weeks before the opening whistle. The French police coordinated with allies in five European cities to issue a yellow-card warning to Algeria?s Armed Islamic Group. At least 60 members and sympathizers were arrested in what appears to be less of a response to a specific threat or conspiracy, but a pre-emptive strike designed to wrong-foot elements who might be planning a world cup terror campaign, says TIME Paris correspondent Bruce Crumley. ?France is sufficiently aware of the terrorist threat to have conducted...
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