Saturday, May 17, 2003

THIS is pretty cool.

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Soccer returned to Iraq and a near-capacity crowd cheered former World Cup captain Rad Hamoudi, who watched from the sideline after years of exile.

Iraqi champion Police beat al-Zawra 2-1 in the first soccer match in Iraq since the downfall of Saddam Hussein last month. But the result hardly mattered.

Troops were sent by the United States and British led administration to provide security for the match, which was billed as a symbolic fresh start.

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