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Canada | Far west of the Carpathians, Ukraine unites (w/ multimedia)
Toronto, Jun 9 | At any given time, an uncountable number of football universes exist in parallel. Such was the case in late May when Ukraine United and Shakhtar FC faced each other in a friendly match, not in the motherland, but on an artificial pitch at the 25-acre Ontario Soccer Centre.
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Some drove the jolly bowl about; / With dice and draughts some chased the day; / And some, with many a merry shout, / In riot, revelry, and rout; / Pursued the foot-ball play. (Sir Walter Scott, "The Lay of the Last Minstrel," V.vi.19-23)
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