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World Cup songs get under your skin

Originally Published: May 31, 2010
By Chris Ryan | Special to ESPN.com

Like the Olympics, its sister event in every-four-years importance, the World Cup is equal parts competition and pageant. Sure, you come for the two-footed reducer tackles, the diving Italian dramatists, the Brits choking during a penalty shootout and the Brazilians with their step-overs. But as with the Olympics, the celebration and the spectacle surrounding the competition eventually gets to you. You may cringe at some of the corniness of the opening ceremony, but by the closing ceremony you're ...

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