Carli Lloyd #10 of the United States kicks a corner against Mexico during the international friendly match between the United States and Mexico at Rio Tinto Stadium on March 31, 2010 in Sandy, Utah.
A U.S. soldier and Iraqi National police personnel support their teams as they watch a soccer match between U.S. soldiers of 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry team and the Iraq National police at Camp Falcon base in Baghdad March 25,
Referee Mark Clattenburg (L) speaks with Fulham’s US midfielder Clint Dempsey (R) during their football match against Wigan at Craven Cottage, London.
Super Bowl Champion Reggie Bush #25 of the New Orleans Saints reacts after missing a shot during a celebrity penalty shot contest during halftime at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey.
Jozy Altidore of Hull is challenged by Simon Davies of Fulham during the match between Hull City and Fulham at the KC Stadium in Hull, England.
Participants wearing traditional Han dynasty style costumes play soccer at a park in Beijing April 4, 2010. The event was held by the park to promote Chinese traditional culture and to mark the upcoming Qingming festival, also known as Tomb-sweeping Day, a day for the Chinese to remember and honour their ancestors, local media said.
Rennes US defender Carlos Bocanegra jumps for a header with Lyon’s brazilian forward Ederson, right, during their French League One soccer match, Saturday April 3, 2010 in Rennes.
A penitent from the Divino Cautivo brotherhood choses a robe hung up on the soccer goal posts in a school playground as he prepares for a Holy Week procession in Madrid Thursday April 1, 2010. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week.
A chocolate sculpture, called Mona, of Argentinian football forward Lionel Messi, is displayed in a pastry shop in Lleida on April 4, 2010. In Catalunya, a traditional chocolate cake named Mona is given as a gift to children at Easter. The lifesize Messi sculpture is made with 115 kilos of chocolate.
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