The day soccer became cool

McClatchy Newspapers

From Pretoria, Michelle Kaufman described a scene unlike any at past World Cups on foreign soil: Tens of thousands of U.S. fans making their way to Loftus Versfeld Stadium, most of them head to toe in red, white and blue, waving flags and blowing vuvuzelas. She also got wind of ... Read the whole story

Donovan trading cards hot items

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The impact of Landon Donovan's winning goal against Algeria was immediately felt among trading card collectors. Read the whole story

What should be the U.S. anthem?

New York Times Goal Blog

Now that the U.S. World Cup team is USA's team, it needs its own anthem. Kathleen McElroy suggests that Journey's "Don't Stop Believin" should be the song the team and its fans should adopt. Read the whole story

Soccer gives Congress pause

Wall Street Journal

Negotiations on the most sweeping changes to U.S. financial laws since the Great Depression took a break as the top congressional Democrats convening on Capitol Hill paused to watch the end of the USA-Algeria game. Read the whole story

Coast to coast celebration

New York Times Goal Blog

Jeff Klein collected amateur videos from YouTube of American fans celebrating Landon Donovan's game-winning goal at public viewing in 20 cities across the country. ... Read the whole story

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