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    1) Sepak takraw, a Southeast Asian sport similar to volleyball that is played using the feet, knees, chest and head, originated in Malaysia and has expanded to the United States through university students and individual enthusiasts promoting the sport. 2) The US Homeless World Cup team is inches away from its goal of competing in the international tournament in Milan from September 6-13, but still needs financial support for the opportunity to represent the country. 3) Pick-up soccer games are available at a location in downtown Miami for visitors looking to continue playing while on vacation in South Beach.

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    1) Sepak takraw, a Southeast Asian sport similar to volleyball that is played using the feet, knees, chest and head, originated in Malaysia and has expanded to the United States through university students and individual enthusiasts promoting the sport. 2) The US Homeless World Cup team is inches away from its goal of competing in the international tournament in Milan from September 6-13, but still needs financial support for the opportunity to represent the country. 3) Pick-up soccer games are available at a location in downtown Miami for visitors looking to continue playing while on vacation in South Beach.

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    1) Sepak takraw, a Southeast Asian sport similar to volleyball that is played using the feet, knees, chest and head, originated in Malaysia and has expanded to the United States through university students and individual enthusiasts promoting the sport. 2) The US Homeless World Cup team is inches away from its goal of competing in the international tournament in Milan from September 6-13, but still needs financial support for the opportunity to represent the country. 3) Pick-up soccer games are available at a location in downtown Miami for visitors looking to continue playing while on vacation in South Beach.

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    1) Sepak takraw, a Southeast Asian sport similar to volleyball that is played using the feet, knees, chest and head, originated in Malaysia and has expanded to the United States through university students and individual enthusiasts promoting the sport. 2) The US Homeless World Cup team is inches away from its goal of competing in the international tournament in Milan from September 6-13, but still needs financial support for the opportunity to represent the country. 3) Pick-up soccer games are available at a location in downtown Miami for visitors looking to continue playing while on vacation in South Beach.

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    EA T SO C C ER !

    Volume 1, Issue 4 September 4, 2009

    Centennial Scandal
    In 1909, Fulham’s George
    Soccer’s Next of Kin: Sepak Takraw
    Parsonage was banned for
    life after asking for a £50
    signing on fee from Sepak Takraw, or kick Asian students played the
    Chesterfield. volleyball, is a sport na- sport on top of the dormi-
    tive to Southeast Asia. It tory cafeteria, and taught
    is played on an area simi- it to some of their Ameri-
    Hands Off Volleyball lar to a double sized bad- can peers. As a result, the
    minton court, with two Malaysian airline system
    teams (or regus) of three sponsored the first United
    players and one substi- States team from the uni-
    tute. The ball used in versity to attend the Na-
    sepak takraw is made of tional Tournament in
    rattan, and can only be Kuala Lumpur in 1987.
    touched by a player’s feet,
    The expansion of the sport
    knee, chest and head. in the United States was
    Evidence of the game’s the result of Kurt Sonde-
    existence was found in the regger being introduced to
    The great sport of footvolley Today, there are takraw
    15th century historical it while in Thailand. His
    has made its way to the Malay text, “The Sejarah love of the sport inspired tournaments and exhibi-
    Southwest. Get your friends, tions taking place nation-
    Melayu.” However, the him to begin exporting the
    wide. To learn more about
    and join in at the 1st Texas first accounts of organized balls and selling them to
    the national team or find a
    Footvolley Open from Septem- play in the United States the takraw community in
    were in 1986 with a group Los Angeles. He later tournament near you,
    ber 12-13 in Coppell, Texas.
    check out Takraw USA.
    of students at Northrop founded the United States
    University. Southeast Takraw Association.

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