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From Minnesota to Quito With Love
Continue Reading: From Minnesota to Quito With LoveIt is finally summer for teachers and students alike. And while the last days of the school year are often filled with tears, goodbyes, and heartfelt hugs, I much prefer when they’re also peppered with pointed comments about who will win the cup of the moment, and tinged with trash talk. So as soon as…
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Copa America Centenario Day 10: Physicality and 40 years
Continue Reading: Copa America Centenario Day 10: Physicality and 40 yearsThe final match day for Group B, kicked off with a few clear possible outcomes. If Brazil got a point against Peru, they’d win the group. If Peru beat Brazil, they’d win the group. If Ecuador crushed Haiti, and Brazil and Peru tied, they’d win the group. If Haiti crushed Ecuador, they’d never have to buy a beer back home again. So…
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Copa America Centenario Day 6: How Brazil Got their Groove Back
Continue Reading: Copa America Centenario Day 6: How Brazil Got their Groove BackBrazil 7 – Haiti 1 In the run-up to the match, all the focus was on the tenuous position of Seleção coach, Carlos Dunga. Could he get the historically creative, inventive, artistic offenses to actually score a goal? Would an uninspired performance presage his downfall? For his part, Dunga appeared eager to score, with closeups making…
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Copa America Centenario Day Two: USMNT Catches a Break
Continue Reading: Copa America Centenario Day Two: USMNT Catches a BreakCosta Rica 0 – Paraguay 0 After last night’s humbling USA defeat, one of CONCACAF’s other marquee teams, Costa Rica, took the field against a fallen South American giant in Paraguay. As the lineups were released, Spanish right back Dani Carvajal was not listed for either side. While this was expected, it didn’t stop one…