"As Asian Pacific Americans support U.S. Olympic athletes, some of whom are Asian-American, it is disturbing to OCA that Spain's basketball team would introduce such divisive imagery into the Olympics, " he said.
Vicente Del Bosque's Spain team have yet to fire on all cylinders at the tournament, losing to Switzerland in the opening match and then winning all three knockout stage matches 1-0 -- including the semifinal against Germany.
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Trailing 10-4 at one point on Saturday, and 10-6 as Sunday's singles got underway, the team led by Spain's Jose Maria Olazabal defied the odds to win a record eight-and-a-half points on the final day and thus the trophy itself.
The championship has come down to a duel between Germany's Sebastian Vettel (of the Red Bull team) and Spain's Fernando Alonso (Ferrari).
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Gerardo Martino's team also worked extremely hard to thwart Spain's passing game and looked extremely dangerous on the counter, with the lively Valdez wasting a decent position with an atrocious shot just before the interval after a sharp break.
It was Spain's trademark style, and the team played accordingly, using either a small, dead-eye striker like David Villa or the fleet-footed Fernando Torres up front to deliver the final blow.
Now he is closing in on Spain's most prolific goalscorers in the national team's history - his captain Fernando Hierro (on 27 goals) and Emilio 'The Vulture' Butragueno on 26.
As late as 1997, Sports Illustrated paid big money for 20 VIP seats for clients to travel on the Concorde to Spain with the U.S. Ryder Cup team for the matches at Valderrama.
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Although Torres's performance level declined like that of his team-mates during the 90 minutes, the Spain international's goal in the third minute proved that if the ball is played behind the defence then he is still the striker you would bank on.
However, the Australian, who missed the team's winter test in Spain last December, got back in the cockpit and comfortably completed 83 laps in Jerez, clocking a best time of one minute, 21.321 seconds.
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Iker Casillas retained his place in goal, having been handed a second chance alter an injury to his replacement Adan, but Mourinho would not guarantee that the Spain captain would stay in the team for Tuesday's Spanish Cup quarterfinal first leg against Valencia.
Coulthard, speaking at the launch of Red Bull's new car in Spain, warned that even if the team are bought out, Button could still experience a hugely frustrating season at the back of the grid.
Pearce's team could also face Holland or Italy but will avoid Spain.
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For Portugal, this was a heartbreaking loss for a team that got as close as anyone to toppling Spain's dynasty.
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Farah's performance helped the British team pick up the bronze medal behind Spain and France.
If Switzerland beat Honduras in their final game, it is a match Del Bosque's team probably have to win against the Group H leaders if Spain are to qualify for the knock-out stages.
Krzyzewski has said repeatedly since the 2012 London Olympics that he wasn't planning to coach the U.S. team in Rio de Janeiro or in the 2014 World Cup in Spain.
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If he loses, Bertarelli will have kicked aside the last legal barrier to his own dream, an 18-team elimination series in Valencia, Spain, followed by the 33rd America's Cup regatta sometime next year.
They had a glorious chance to take the lead in the second half but Arjen Robben, comfortably his team's most potent attacking weapon, could find no way past Spain captain Iker Casillas, who slumped to the floor and cried tears of joy after the final whistle.
Worthington's team would have gone top with a victory but they are three points behind Spain and leaders Sweden, who have a game in hand.
Spain's unquestionable class was just enough to edge them past a talented but ill-disciplined Chile team who deservedly joined the European champions in qualifying for the World Cup's knockout stages.
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The team's next testing session is scheduled to take place in Jerez, in southern Spain, from 9 December.
Taking into account all of the statistics, considering Spain's domineering tiki taka possession-based style and Brazil's "jogo bonito, " which team will history remember as the better?
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Over at the Aquatics Center, scene of many U.S. swimming victories last week, Russia's graceful performers won the gold in the team synchronized swimming final, while China took silver and Spain bronze.
London's bid team were irked when Madrid used advertising hoardings to promote its bid at the football friendly between Spain and England last month.
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One of Katanec's worries has been his team's lack of first team football at club level which might be a problem when facing the likes of Spain.
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