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Links- Argentina » 'El Cañoncito,' only WC1930 survivor, turns 100 (Mundo Albiceleste)
- Haiti » U17 women, lifted by Roselord Bordella, keep training on Hispaniola (Guardian)
- Rules » Pegging technology at £50,000 per match, Platini urges game to keep 'human face' (WSJ)
- India » 3 to a room, women try to revive national team (IHT)
- Bulgaria » Stoichkov's zeal for fractured English becomes YouTube hit (Reuters)
- Women's football » LA Sol folds; 'everybody needs to pitch in' to keep Marta in US (ESPN)
- Togo » Ambushed in Cabinda, now banned from 2 Nations Cups (Reuters)
- England » Football museum set for post-millennial upgrade in Manchester (Guardian)
- Zambia » Nigeria quarterfinal recalls ’94's 'continental wave of emotion' (BBC)
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