Soccer and revolution
Shunsuke Nakamura taking a free kick, during Japan’s world cup qualifier against Bahrain on June 22, 2008(Photo: Neier)
Anchor Marco Werman explores the connections between soccer and the political upheavals in Egypt and elsewhere in the Arab world with journalist and blogger James Dorsey.
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