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Playing FIFA 11 in a pool in a stretch Hummer driving through LA? Hell of a home-console advantage for the Phoenix Suns’ Steve Nash, sure. But is that really cause for Landon Donovan to call him a bleeping bleep?
EA Sports believes this is the year that soccer – or at least their version of it – will finally take over America. They are wrong, of course. This country’s knowledge gap won’t be closed by one Landon Donovan goal – or box cover.
Four American gamers lost to non-Americans in the second annual Gillette EA Sports Champions of Gaming Tournament in New York City last night. But then, in a twist, two pro athletes beat two of the tournament-winning gamers.