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STARS AND STRIPES: USA fans gather outside the stadium ahead of thegame against Iran. Picture: Photo by Simon Bruty/Anychance/Getty Images

“It’s called soccer! It’s called soccer!” 

American soccer fans before the recent match against England in the World Cup.