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Taking a Byte Out of Soccer

By GRAHAME L. JONES
Los Angeles Times


SEOUL -- When Afshin Ghotbi arrived in the United States a quarter-century ago, he had with him something that has carried him all the way to the semifinals of the World Cup. It's called a love of the game, a passion for soccer that he acquired on the streets and playgrounds of his native Tehran. Ghotbi was 13 when his family moved to California, and in all the years since, he has tried to instill that same love of soccer in youngsters in the U.S., first by playing alongside them and later by coaching them >>> Full text

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