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What will be the true legacy?
Updated: July 13, 2010, 9:00 AM ET
By
Jemele Hill | ESPN.com
JOHANNESBURG -- It started with Nelson Mandela. But will it end with South Africa setting itself firmly into a new age?
In his closing remarks at a wrap-up news conference on Monday, FIFA president Sepp Blatter paid homage to Mandela, the man he said was truly responsible for South Africa being the first African nation to host the World Cup. When Blatter met Mandela two decades ago, it was Mandela's wish that South Africa someday host a World Cup, and Mandela's presence at Sunday's ...
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