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Soccer and the U. S.

The biggest event in soccer, the World Cup, takes place in the United States this month (June 17 - July 17), in nine different cities. Journalist Pete Davies will talk with Terry about the game so few Americans know about. He's written a new book about the game and the upcoming event, "Twenty-Two Foreigners in Funny Shorts: The Intelligent Fan's Guide to Soccer and World Cup '94." (Random House).

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Other segments from the episode on June 2, 1994

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, June 2, 1994: Interview with Pete Davies; Interview with David Sedaris: Review of Benjamin Britten's album "Peter Grimes: Scenes ; the Rape of Lucretia : Abridged Version …

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