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Patriots' 'Winning' Gear Finds a Home

Posted Feb 14, 08 8:42 PM CST in World,  Sports 

(Newser) – A small town in Nicaragua is celebrating New England's victory in the Super Bowl, the New York Post reports, with children donning T-shirts celebrating the NFL's first-ever 19-0 season. Yes, yes, the Giants were the actual victors Feb. 2, but the gear had to be ready for a Patriots win—and it was donated to a charity benefiting the needy kids.

"I like this a lot," said one little girl in the Pacific coast town of Diriamba. "We never thought we would receive shirts from professional American football players." The charity World Vision is getting the shirts and caps from the NFL, which would've sold the souvenirs had New England won—which would've left Diriamba hailing Eli Manning & Co. as champs.

Source New York Post

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World Vision volunteers fold T-shirts with graphics depicting the New England Patriots as the winners of Super Bowl XLII before placing them in boxes at the World Vision center in Sewickley, Pa., Tuesday,...   (Associated Press)
One of the folded T-shirts with graphics depicting the New England Patriots as the winners of Super Bowl XLII is seen on one of the folding tables at the World Vision center in Sewickley, Pa., Tuesday,...   (Associated Press)
Hats and T-shirts with graphics depicting the New England Patriots as the winners of Super Bowl XLII are arranged on a table at the World Vision center in Sewickley, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008. The NFL...   (Associated Press)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady talks to his teammate while sitting on the bench during the third quarter of the Super Bowl XLII football game against the New York Giants at University of Phoenix...   (Associated Press)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady walks off the field after the New York Giants beat the Patriots 17-14 during the Super Bowl XLII football game at University of Phoenix Stadium on Sunday, Feb....   (Associated Press)
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