To capture France-England’s titanic World Cup struggle, I turn to Ralph Ellison and Christina Rossetti.
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France and England’s Titanic Match
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France vs. the Little Engine That Could
Which World Cup story do we root for? The little engine that could or redemption after humiliation?
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Soccer Highs and Lows and a Tennis Epic
John Isner Sports Saturday – “It’s incredible! You could not write a script like this!” So proclaimed the announcer in the U. S. – Algeria World Cup match when Landon Donovan netted a stoppage time goal to avoid elimination and send the Americans forward to the next round. In other words, a sports announcer’s ultimate […]
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