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Jul.10.2010 World Cup Frenzyless Now let me get this straight. The World Cup is the most exciting sporting event on the face of the planet, right? OK, then. What's second place? The New England Spinsters Knitting Circle Seniors Tour? That would make Supermodels Filling In Crossword Puzzles With Leaky Ink Pens a close third....	Jul.10.2010 The Internet and Soccer -- A Double-Edged Sword? Matthew Bernstein has seen firsthand the promise of the Internet in attracting new American fans to soccer. The 43-year-old founder of the 500-member Hapoel Soccer Club in Maryland explains: "In the 1970s, when I watched the World Cup final on TV, I missed at least one goal due to...
Jun.10.2010 Save me, Middle Eastern ladies, from the nightmare of the World Cup The women of the Middle East are about to save me from the greatest banality known to man. I’m counting on them to care as little about the the World Cup as I do and to keep me entertained until men can once again talk about something other than volatile England player Wayne Rooney’s groin.Though I...	May.26.2010 F.B.I/International Criminal Court Must Investigate F.I.F.A The F.B.I and the International Criminal Court must ,as a matter of urgency, initiate investigations into the operations of F.I.F.A and CONCACAF TO DETERMINE if ,and where they have violated American laws/International laws in the areas of money laundering and in the transference/movement of...
Nov.20.2009 FIFA rejects another playoff between Ireland and France FIFA has rejected the possibility of a replay between Republic of Ireland and France. France's Thierry Henry's controversial handed ball led to an equalizer. The reason why FIFA declined another playoff between Ireland and France for the World Cup 2010, in South Africa, it's because they believe...	Nov.19.2009 The Irish minister wants a World Cup replay. The celebration of Les Bleus looked fogged as the Irish soccer team complain to FIFA about what they see as cheating. The Irish feel that they have been cheated by FIFA who probably will not listen to their complaints. When France played Ireland last week, they won by 1-0 and on November 18th,...
Jul.01.2009 In control of the Remote Control! (Daily Life in Crete) Usually I'm such a quiet neighbor! Natalie was in Athens with her sister, Kleo. We found an air ticket for only 69.00 Euros from Chania to Athens! Nik was hiking in the mountains with his friends to celebrate the Patron Saint of the shepherds, St. Paul. He would be attending a mass at a small...