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Sunday, June 19, 2005
Europe: Still better than us in every conceivable way
The author of this Guardian article on the "racism in American soccer" is right - it does ring hollow coming from the nation that brought us the monkey chant.
He makes the mistake of applying his narrow view of a few instances to the nation as a whole. The claim that youth soccer is segregated should offend anyone who was raised on the game here on the west coast (and likely most of the rest of the country as well). The leagues I played in were certainly reflective of the community. And I dare say anyone would agree with that assessment after taking a stroll through the Home Depot Center on any given weekend.
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