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August 10, 2004

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It's time to set the calendar. Sepp Blatter, who clearly hasn't had a chat with the Asian Football Confederation since Saturday's Asia Cup soccer final, has said China will make a great Soccer World Cup host: in 2018. In what could be called wishful thinking, Blatter brushed off concern over the ugly scenes that marred the final, saying it was "understandable". 14 years should be just enough time for China to work on its sportsmanship.

 posted by Simon on 08.10.04 at 02:13 PM in the




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