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  • Fair trade: A dull sport (World Cup/Soccer) for a bland beer

    06/24/2006 5:53:10 PM PDT · by Coleus · 51 replies · 1,453+ views
    Star Ledger ^ | 06.22.06 | Paul Mulshine
    Soccer's catching on here in the United States, they tell me. We've reached the point where the American team is somewhat competitive in the World Cup. I like many things European, particularly the beer. But I have never quite fathomed soccer. Then yesterday I made the connection between the two. I turned on the TV to give the World Cup a try. Portugal was playing Mexico. People were falling over a lot and the ball was going everywhere but into the goal. The announcer seemed excited anyway. It turned out that Angola was playing Iran at the same time, he...