Submitted to Digg by hantata 10/26/2008

With so much emphasis being placed on the world economy, certain sports, including soccer, may be the inadvertent beneficiaries of good fortune because of it.

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This piece takes a long and detailed look at the game, the history behind the premise, and discusses why a failing global economy may be just what the doctor ordered to bring soccer back to its state of prominence on the world scene.  Between increases in the need of affordable soccer apparel to a decrease in teams that would lead to a reinvigoration of the sport, the article discusses topics that few have the guts to say

Definitely worth a read and should have hit the front page with 176 Diggs.

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With financial problems devastating people from all walks of life across the globe could the credit crunch actually be something that helps save the game from self destruction?

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