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posted by 86 at 09:57 AM - reply - flag:

It's pretty common these days, no? Soccer kids getting recruited as kickers...

posted by lil_brown_bat at 10:06 AM - reply - flag:

Yes, it's been common for some time, but I think this particular story is a little bigger than just that. Maybe I picked a poor part of the story to summarize, but I wanted to leave the best parts for folks to read on their own.

posted by 86 at 10:37 AM - reply - flag:

That's a cute story.

posted by DrJohnEvans at 11:21 AM - reply - flag:

They said George Lindsay went to that school? Isn't he the guy who played Goober?

posted by Desert Dog at 11:24 AM - reply - flag:

The thing is, lbb, he wasn't recruited as a kicker or athlete in any sport, just as an international student. But I will disagree with 86 and the NYT about the journalistic value of this story; maybe it would have been fine for the local newspaper but that's about it.

posted by billsaysthis at 03:47 PM - reply - flag:

Actually, Bill, globalization fueled by (professional) sport is emerging as one of the most dynamic social forces at work in the world we all live in. This piece isn't as high-concept, but is a prime example.

posted by garfield at 04:28 PM - reply - flag:

This reminds me of another guy named Yuta.

posted by dusted at 05:14 PM - reply - flag:

Garfield, if he'd been recruited from Japan to be the kicker at a small university in Alabama, maybe. But he wasn't and he only picked up kicking on a lark long after arriving.

posted by billsaysthis at 12:16 AM - reply - flag:

When I said, "bigger" I just meant there was more to the story than a soccer player now kicking field goals. Basically, what DrJohn said.

posted by 86 at 09:07 AM - reply - flag:

Wednesday, October 19, 2005

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