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Soccer, martial arts help Brazilian kicker

By Ross Lucksinger
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, April 27, 2009

DENTON, Tex. -- Some of the best legs in the state (as well as a few from surrounding states) were on display Sunday at the Kohl's Texas Showcase kicking camp and they were battling more than just each other. They had to deal with the elements as well. On the wind-swept practice fields at the University of North Texas, gusts were reaching 38 mph. Kicks that looked as if they were going to easily clear the crossbar would suddenly die in the unyielding headwind. But the toughest environments a ...

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