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Article: Kicking the soccer habit; Sport suspiciously resembles socialism.(OPED)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- July 5, 2002
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Byline: Raymond J. Keating, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Like so many other Americans, I am a huge sports fan, but I never mustered any enthusiasm for soccer. In fact, the rest of the world's favorite sport seemed incredibly boring to me.
Perhaps when it comes to soccer, though, I was guilty of some kind of American jingoism or xenophobia. With this year's World Cup, I decided to give soccer - what the rest of the globe calls football - another chance.
So, over the past month or so, I dedicated more time and attention to soccer than I ever had before. I read the World Cup previews and numerous articles. I perused "The Illustrated Encyclopedia ...