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<span class="vitstoryheadline">Notebook: 50,000 welcome home Irish team</span>
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<span class="vitstorydate">06/19/2002</span>
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<span class="vitstorybyline">From Staff and Wire Reports </span>
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    DUBLIN, Ireland &#8211; Ireland's team arrived home Tuesday to a jubilant 
    welcome &#8211; including a reception with the president and a rock concert &#8211; 
    after its second-round elimination by Spain.

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      Police estimated that at least 50,000 fans attended an alcohol-free 
      concert in the park.
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      <i>Associated Press</i>
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      <b>13 held after vandalism on U.S.-Mexico bridge </b>
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    EL PASO &#8211; Thirteen people were taken into custody after about 200 angry 
    Juarez fans vandalized cars on an international bridge after Mexico's loss 
    early Monday to the United States.

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      A few people suffered minor injuries caused by flying glass, said U.S. 
      Customs Service spokesman Roger Maier.
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      <i>Associated Press</i>
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      <b>U.S. players rest up, watch South Korea-Italy </b>
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    A day after their big upset over Mexico, U.S. soccer players enjoyed a 
    relatively light Tuesday. Many of the players slept in before an early 
    lunch, followed by time with the ever-increasing media corps ascending on 
    the team.

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      The players had a light workout in the pool after lunch, then had the 
      rest of the afternoon off. The team reconvened to watch the South 
      Korea-Italy match at the team hotel. The U.S.-Germany winner will face 
      the South Korea-Spain winner in the semifinals.
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      <i>Steve Davis</i>
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      <b>North Korea's '66 win fires up South Koreans </b>
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    DAEJEON, South Korea &#8211; Though their peninsula is split in two, South Korea 
    was willing to borrow from the greatest moment in North Korean sporting 
    history.

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      &quot;U Remember? 1966 in England,&quot; said one sign held by a red-clad fan 
      Tuesday during South Korea's 2-1 victory over Italy.
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      Before the game, fans spelled out &quot;AGAIN 1966&quot; in English, using white 
      cards, to recall the upset by North Korea that sent the Italian team 
      home in shame.
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      <i>The New York Times</i>
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      <b>An unexpected run &#8211; on Turkey's food stocks </b>
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    MIYAGI, Japan &#8211; Turkey's World Cup success has been so unexpected that the 
    team had to airlift from Istanbul another one-ton care package of Turkish 
    food specialties &#8211; olives, cheese and honey.

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      Never seriously thinking that they would advance this far, the team 
      managers had drawn down their stock by sharing the culinary goodies with 
      homesick Turkish sports reporters.
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      <i>The New York Times</i>
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