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US Finally Buying Soccer's Pitch

Viewership is soaring ahead of all-star game

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 29, 2009 11:58 AM CDT

(Newser) – After years of intermittent sniffling, Americans may finally be catching soccer fever, the Wall Street Journal reports: Some 4 million watched the US men’s team almost beat Brazil last month; some 2 million are likely to attend games featuring top European teams this summer;... Read full story »

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