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ROOTING FOR OAKLAND

HOW, S THE US DOMESTIC GAME FARING? DAVE PARSONS SAMPLES A SECOND TIER CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH IN CALIFORNIA...

ON A warm Californian spring afternoon I found myself outside a big, stark concrete bowl called the Coliseum.
There was the smell of barbecue wafting across the expansive car lot as families ate and drank by their cars. I could hear a live band and there were some tents selling souvenirs or hot Mexican food.
I was in Oakland, across the bay from San Francisco, for the second tier USL Championship Western Conference League game between Oakland Roots and Orange County.
This was ...

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