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Orange Devolution

Why all soccer fans should root for Holland to lose to Spain.

Brian Phillips Slate Jul 2010 Permalink

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The World at His Feet

Argentina’s Lio Messi, the best soccer player on the planet, stands all of 5’7” and needed growth-hormone injections to get there.

S.L. Price Sports Illustrated May 2010 20min Permalink

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The Dividing Line

On the day of the earthquake, two men went into Haiti’s Soccer Federation headquarters. Only one came out.

Wright Thompson ESPN May 2010 20min Permalink

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The Hero Who Vanished

Sixty years ago, the U.S. upset England in the World Cup on a goal from Joe Gaetjens. In most countries he would have been idolized. Instead, he was ignored in America and marked for death in his native Haiti.

Alexander Wolff Sports Illustrated Mar 2010 20min Permalink

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