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Date:         Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:35:04 -0400
Reply-To:     Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: MOD AGAIN re FIFA World Cup
Comments: To: Tom Buese <tombuese@comcast.net>
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I thought it was invented by the French for use in Vietnam, to clear minefields.

On Jun 11, 2010 5:09 PM, "Tom Buese" <tombuese@comcast.net> wrote:

But why do the Americans call soccer, well soccer, & the Brits call soccer, well football & the Americans play football w/ their hands while the Brits/others play soccer w/ their feet & call it that?

Mr. BZ-even if the Brits did invent soccer

On Jun 11, 2010, at 2:50 PM, Alistair Bell wrote:

> Real football is a sport where players use t...


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