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    Weary U.S. returns for CONCACAF Gold Cup

    Associated Press

    Wednesday, July 1, 2009

    TUKWILA, Wash. -- Bob Bradley was walking off the practice field toward the team bus when a father stopped the coach of the United States national team with a cheerful yell from a playground. "Hey, good job on the Confederations Cup, man!" the dad shouted through a chain-link fence as a little girl played nearby. He then raised his coffee cup to salute the coach. Two weeks ago, the guy might have thrown his mug at Bradley -- if he'd even known who he was. Now, strangers are toasting the U.S. ...

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