Reborn in the USA!
Updated On: 01 July, 2009 08:43 AM IST | | Siddhartha Vaidyanathan
America's fine Confedrations Cup, where they beat spain before losing to brazil in the final, has done wonders to the sport's image back home
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America's fine Confedrations Cup, where they beat spain before losing to brazil in the final, has done wonders to u00a0the sport's image back home
"Miracle on Grass" screamed a headline in the New York Times last Wednesday. And this wasn't about Wimbledon, Major League Baseball or the NBA Drafts. This was about the US men's national football team pulling off their greatest victory, against Spain, undoubtedly the world's best team, one that had gone 35 games undefeated.
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Americans (left to right) Michael Bradley, Oguchi Onyewu, Clint Dempsey and Jozy Altidore celebrate after Dempsey scored the second goal during the Fifa Confederations Cup semi-final against Spain in Bloemfontein recently. USA won 2-0. pic/afp Read Next Story Trending StoriesLatest Photos |
