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On Your Side

The Beautiful Game ... or the bloated game?

By Brian Martin

PELE has famously been credited for calling football “The Beautiful Game,” but even the Brazilian legend will be hard-pressed to find anything beautiful about the biggest sporting event on the planet.

It’s only a week to go before the World Cup begins, but where’s the excitement?

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On Your Side , FIFA , World Cup , North America
Brian Martin

Brian Martin

Brian Martin is the managing editor of The Star.

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