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Taylor Swift Honors World-Cup Women’s Soccer Team on Stage

Taylor Swift may need to make a room for a few new friends at her July Fourth party next summer. A few new World Cup-winning friends, that is. After earning this major trophy for the third time in its history last Sunday, and after being feted with a ticker tape parade in New York City, the U.S. Women’s National Team took to Swift’s stage in New Jersey on Friday night Swift – who loves to bring famous friends out on stage with her – introduced the squad in the middle of her song “Style” at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. “How does it feel to have them home?” the 25-year old superstar called to the audience, according to NJ.com. “Got to welcome the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team home after their World Cup Victory,” Taylor later wrote on Twitter. “I LOVE THEM AND THEY ARE THE NICEST.” Past Taylor Swift concerts have also seen cameos by some celebrities such as Cara Delevingne, Gigi Hadid, Karlie Kloss, Martha Hunt, and Kendall Jenner . 

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9 Famous Teen Moms Who WEREN’T on Teen Mom

Move over,  Farrah Abraham . Sit down, Jenelle Evans . There are some new teen moms on the block who didn’t get famous by becoming train wrecks and porn stars famous for their stints on reality television. Okay, so ONE of them was a reality TV star… but she went on to win Grammy awards and appear on Broadway so we’ll give her a pass on the whole reality thing. Check out 9 famous teen moms who  weren’t on Teen Mom and yet who still were teen moms. Got it? Good. Flip around now: 9 Celebrity Teen Moms 1. Bristol Palin Bristol Palin’s pregnancy rocked her mother’s Vice Presidential campaign when Sarah Palin ran on a ticket of abstinence… while her daughter was pregnant at 18.

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Belgian-Owned Budweiser’s World Cup Commercial Will America You in the Face!

Budweiser may be the quintessentially American beer, but the Anheuser-Busch InBev corporation that owns Bud is actually headquartered in Leuven, Belgium. As Belgium faces off against the US in today’s Round of 16 World Cup action, you may think that the Anheuser-Busch folks would be facing a serious conflict of interest. When presented with this quandary, however, the folks in Budweiser’s advertising department solved it with one word: ‘Merica! Budwiser World Cup Commercial Yes, the Bud commercial that’s set to air during today’s  game match is basically a rocket-powered cowboy boot capable of turning into a Mustang that runs on bald eagle droppings. The InBev folks know where their bread is buttered and it ain’t in the land of waffles! We may not be able to find Ghana on a map , and most of us couldn’t tell you the difference between a sweeper and a striker, but as anyone who’s ever seen Americans go bonkers over a last-second goal knows – when the stakes are high, we take our sports as seriously as our beer! So crack a cold one and cheer on US Men’s National Team to victory. Oh, and a word of warning, InBev – don’t let us find out your European commercial features Jean-Claude Van Damme doing…Belgian stuff.  15 Hottest Players In the 2014 World Cup 1. Andre Schurrle Andre Schurrle, from Germany, is pumped to be on this hottest players list!

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Video: US U-23 Men’s National Team Arrives at Final Camp

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The US U-23 Men’s National Team has arrived in Nashville to begin camp ahead of the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament, which begins on March 22nd for the Yanks. The US side will need to reach the finals of this tournament to claim a spot in this summer’s Olympic games. A finals appearance would require Caleb Porter’s squad to come in either of the top two spots of their 4 team group (US, Canada,… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Opposing Views Discovery Date : 15/03/2012 14:45 Number of articles : 2

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Al Sharpton Says MLK Would Not Approve of Cablevision Management [Video]

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Al Sharpton speaking to the Cablevision workers. (Photo: YouTube) Martin Luther King Day has passed us by, but Al Sharpton became the latest political figure to invoke the late Civil Rights hero in the fight between Cablevision and their employees in Brooklyn who want to unionize with the Communications Workers of America. Mr. Sharpton made his comments about MLK while speaking to Cablevision staffers… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Politicker Discovery Date : 20/01/2012 04:28 Number of articles : 2

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Videos: US U-23 Men’s National Team Scrimmages with Senior Team

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The US U-23 Men’s National Team scrimmaged the Senior Team twice over the last week before a crucial stretch of friendlies in Costa Rica. The 2012 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying begins in March and Caleb Porter will use these upcoming friendlies to evaluate key elements of his young and ambitious system. The U-23s lost the first contest 4-0 with goals from the senior side by Wondolowski, Feilhaber,… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Opposing Views Discovery Date : 20/01/2012 05:51 Number of articles : 2

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South Africa ties Mexico, 1-1, in opener

South Africa’s national team, known as Bafana Bafana, went on to play Mexico to a 1-1 draw — an outcome that would be considered an upset under normal circumstances in terms of the two teams’ soccer pedigree and World Cup history. South Africa – Mexico – South Africa national football team – sport – FIFA World Cup

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Comedy Central's USA vs England Preview – World Cup Blog

One of the more interesting aspects of the the American media’s coverage of the USA vs England game (and World Cup 2010 in general) is seeing outlets that don’t normally cover soccer suddenly pay attention to the beautiful game. I was half excited and half … On the surface it’s massively insulting to both the US national team and the sport of soccer as a whole, but think on it a little and it’s just two satirical caricatures of two aspects of the two different teams. …

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Can Baseball bring US and Cuba together?

“Pingpong diplomacy” thawed relations between the United States and China in 1971. Can “baseball diplomacy” help do the same for the U.S.

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