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Article: NORTH END EMBRACES WORLD CUP TROPHY
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- October 5, 2006
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The World Cup soccer trophy came to Hanover Street in the North
End yesterday, turning this already busy thoroughfare into a maze of
electric blue fandom.
The golden orb was shuttled from restaurant to restaurant on a six-
hour visit under heavy police protection. On a nationwide tour after
Italy's victory two months ago in the beautiful game's ultimate
event, the trophy made portions of Hanover Street scenes of
pandemonium as throngs of futbol faithful paid their respects.
Peter Nielsen, a 34-year-old stay-at-home father from Brighton
(via Denmark), came with his 14-month-old daughter, Allison. He wore
a jacket and tie.
"It's been in the hands of Beckenbauer, Maradona, and Zidane," he ...