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This Is Why It Takes Balls To Play Soccer

Here's a pair of amusing and disturbing stories from the wacky world of soccer, via Deadspin.com.

1. When a Manchester United player suffered a broken leg during a match with Liverpool, Liverpool fans attacked the ambulance taking the player to the hospital.

2. A Romanian soccer team traded a player to another team for 33 pounds of meat. (Remember, Soylent Green is people.)

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