Every four years, it comes. From all corners of the globe,
people tune in to watch the FIFA World Cup and see who is the best
soccer team on the planet.
While soccer's popularity in the United States isn't as high as
most other countries, there are plenty of local soccer fans whose
lives will be revolving around the matches for the next month.
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posted at 3:11 am on Sat, Jun 19, 2010.
Lawley and Sasaki, hope you guys are having a great time! My wife and I went to France 98, what a party! Wish you guys were on Twitter so I could follow your adventures.
posted at 5:35 am on Fri, Jun 11, 2010.
Kudos to Ned for bonding with his grandaughter. I have another sporting event, much more riveting, that I plan on engaging in. I hear there's a golf match on the radio.