Mancini apparently made the decision to rest Tevez for the Juve match before last weekend, knowing the game was a dead rubber.

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Or a driving game might enhance the experience with burning rubber.

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On the sidewalk during the long vacation months we played a new game called "I Declare War, " using a cheap rubber ball and a piece of chalk.

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Of course, whacking the little black rubber ball repeatedly isn't the same thing as knowing how to play the game.

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