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> Soccer's part of life, isn't it?
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Not only that, but the Women's World Cup is a perfect example of two important trends: the increasing power of the media to define reality independently of actual events (Mia Hamm has been anointed as the hero of the world cup, in spite of a very poor performance by any measure and the fact that other teammates were far superior to her); professional sports as no more than a soulless marketing tool for overpriced shit. (Hamm _had_ to be established as the hero, to protect the sponsors' marketing investment on her).
> Doug
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