The formal presentation that Japanese representatives made before the selection committee was notable for several reasons, including because its mission was concentrated not on fanatical patriotism but on how both football (soccer) and technology have the force to transform humanity.
Scientists at Imperial College London examined the force of ball-to-head contact in soccer because it has been rarely studied compared with other types of head contact in the world's most popular sport, such as player head-to-head contact.
The minivan quickly became the preferred vehicles of "soccer moms, " who were becoming a formidable force in America's political landscape, at least according to pundits.
The Southeast Asian country's police force has been questioning the alleged leader of the syndicate thought by European investigators to have fixed hundreds of soccer matches world-wide.