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Some Soccer Stuff
June 30, 2006 |
This doesn’t really fit in here, but I was reading up on the World Cup quarterfinal and came across Filip Bondy’s preview on MSNBC:
Cup quarterfinal predictions, previews - Soccer - MSNBC.com
The problem for Portugal is its Pyrrhic victory over Holland in a vile and violent second-round match. Not only was it an emotionally wrenching win, Portugal will be without two red-carded midfielders, Deco and Giovanni van Bronckhorst.
Thing is, Portugal has always done without Giovanni van Bronckhorst. Hasn’t even been much of a problem for them - because he is Dutch.
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The problem for Portugal is its Pyrrhic victory over Holland in a vile and violent second-round match. Not only was it an emotionally wrenching win, Portugal will be without two red-carded midfielders, Deco and Giovanni van Bronckhorst.