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American idea of ‘football’ pales to British version

Daily Emerald
March 1, 2001

Did anybody see the United States take down Mexico, 2-0, in a World Cup Qualifier last night on ESPN2?
Did anybody see the United States beat one of the world’s most storied teams, in “the world’s game?”
Did anybody care?
Mexicans did, and so did British people.
“Football,” to an American, means helmets with decals, Ray Lewis and the Super Bowl. To a British person, it means “life.” British people track every World Cup Qualifier, every Serie A (that’s Italy’s premier league) game, and of course every English team — all 90 of them.
English soccer is like the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL all rolled into one. It starts at the top with Carling Premier League teams such as Manchester United and Arsenal — both with huge fan bases and payrolls over

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