NYT Article on Soccer in Clarkston, GA

Discussion in 'Youth National Teams' started by abw, Jan 20, 2007.

  1. abw

    abw Member+

    Nov 10, 1999
    Athens, GA
    There are a lot of ways I could have titled this thread, including "the future of American soccer", but I thought this was the most neutral. Here's the story:

    http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/21/us/21fugees.html

    [Apologies for cross-posting from the Youth forum.]
     
  2. Epikoinos

    Epikoinos Soccer player-coach-manager-journalist

    Arsenal, Real Salt Lake, Forward Madison
    United States
    Jan 6, 2004
    Oregon, WI
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    that was a fabulous story.

    thanks for posting the link.
     
  3. FCNYC

    FCNYC Member

    Jul 30, 2000
    NYC
    Amazing story, thanks!
     
  4. degerron

    degerron New Member

    Feb 18, 2006
    Queens
    This story makes me so proud to be from Atlanta/Decatur. I hope US Soccer is helping them and some college is scouting them as players to grant scholarships to.
     
  5. sidefootsitter

    sidefootsitter Member+

    Oct 14, 2004
    And now Universal will make a movie about it too.
     
  6. USvsIRELAND

    USvsIRELAND Member+

    Jul 19, 2004
    ATL
    And the kids get a $500,000 cheque to buy a new soccer field.
     
  7. degerron

    degerron New Member

    Feb 18, 2006
    Queens
    Are you serious or just joking? That would be way cool if true.
     
  8. USvsIRELAND

    USvsIRELAND Member+

    Jul 19, 2004
    ATL
    http://www.ajc.com/search/content/metro/stories/2007/01/26/metbuzz0126a.html
     
  9. USvsIRELAND

    USvsIRELAND Member+

    Jul 19, 2004
    ATL
    Buuuuuuut.

    http://www.ajc.com/search/content/metro/stories/2007/01/29/metbuzz0129a.html
     
  10. Sandon Mibut

    Sandon Mibut Member+

    Feb 13, 2001
    Man, talk about poetic justice that the town of Clarkston is gonna have a movie made showing them to be the backass narrowminded hillbilly racists that they are.

    And a book, too.

    More importantly, great for the kids. Hope they get their field, not to mention some more important parts of the American dream.
     
  11. sidefootsitter

    sidefootsitter Member+

    Oct 14, 2004
    Hey, Hollywood would never make that type of a movie about the South.

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