In this sense, playing in the World Cup is like the work of the United Nations.
"It's not easy to come off bounce games and playing in cup ties like this, but they did very well, " said Smith.
They are mostly found on sandstone and the decoration is usually of cup-like features or complex patterns of cups, rings and grooves.
The other reason the league is pre-eminent is that folks have cottoned on to the fact that luck plays a huge part in the FA Cup, like any knockout competition.
The marketing firm controls most major soccer promotional rights in the United States, including World Cup TV rights, tournaments like the Gold Cup, and the U.S. Soccer Federation.
While Oosthuizen would have been a Cup rookie (like Norman's other pick, Aaron Baddeley), Allenby has the type of experience you don't want.
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Assuming liability, regulatory and other concerns can be allayed, you can image baristas writing your name on your cup, just like they write your order for a skinny decaf latte.
It will be launched on June 6, to coincide with the start of the soccer World Cup and, like the U.K. version, will be printed in a compact format, about 30 cm by 37 cm (approximately 11.8 in. by 14.5 in.).
Regardless, the global appeal of soccer, which extends beyond the World Cup to tournaments like the UEFA Champions League, the Copa Libertadores, the Bristish, Italian, and Spanish leagues, and many others, draws some of the largest crowds, and with them, important sponsors.
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Every team that came to Maine Road at the time, it was almost like their Cup final that season.
"African qualifiers are always difficult, so for us, every game is like a cup final, " said the Nigeria captain.
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Sky has previously featured sporting events on its 3D channel like Ryder Cup golf, Premier League and of course the 2012 Olympics.
And when you add in the World Cup, regional tournaments like the Euro and Copa America plus the Olympics and international friendlies, there is no letup.
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And all of a sudden, the levees start collapsing and all of the water just backs into the city and fills it up like a cup of tea.
"The injuries are pretty minor so I don't think that is going to affect any balance to the World Cup squad or anything like that, but obviously it is a little bit frustrating in this series to have lost as many players as we have, " he added.
"For those who didn't believe in this national team, for those who treated me like garbage I say we are in the World Cup with all the honours, beating a team like Uruguay, " the 48-year-old said.
Like the World Cup of the ice-sculpting world, the competition attracts artists from across the globe.
They often represented Spain in international tennis competitions like the Davis Cup and Fed Cup.
So the next time you feel like a second cup, or a third: drink up!
Yes, the Milk Cup role of honour reads like a who's who of international football.
By the time the summer tournaments roll around, like the World Cup or European Championship, English players are exhausted and underperform.
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Wenger predicted that the final few months of the season would be like playing a cup final every three or four days.
But travelling abroad, like a good cup final, very rarely follows the script - and wouldn't it be boring if it did so?
It will not be easy in Mexico City, where the home team there seems more like a World Cup contender than just a CONCACAF king.
I've always believed in hot chocolate for dessert so long as it's ridiculously rich and served in a demitasse cup with something playful, like a peppermint stick.
We have the World Cups from this year until 2014, alongside major UK sporting landmarks like the FA Cup, Wimbledon, the Grand National and Open Golf.
India, who were knocked out in the first round of last year's World Cup, left veteran stars like Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly out of the squad.
The Solheim Cup, the women's version of the Ryder Cup, is a bit like that, although these days it seems the two teams do not even start as friends.
Try it in the something like the Carling Cup.
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