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    Iraqi Soccer Association Suspended

    Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish players overcame social odds to form the Iraqi national soccer team. Then they won an unlikely victory at the Asian Cup. But today their coach says they are "crushed" psychologically because they might not be allowed to compete in the Beijing Olympics in August or for the World Cup in 2010.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish players overcame social odds to form the Iraqi national soccer team. Then they won an unlikely victory at the Asian Cup. But today their coach says they are "crushed" psychologically because they might not be allowed to compete in the Beijing Olympics in August or for the World Cup in 2010. The government of Iraq has disbanded its Olympic Committee, so the world governing body of soccer, in turn, has suspended Iraq's soccer team. We hear more from Stephen Farrell of the New York Times and Jamie Trecker of FoxSports.com.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Dan Konecky

      Producer, To the Point

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Stephen Farrell

      New York Times

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      Jamie Trecker

      Senior Soccer Writer, Fox Sports

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    The full episode

    3 of 3
    The Future of Energy: Is the US Prepared?
    1. 1:49McCain Speech Makes Nuclear Policy a Campaign Issue
    2. 7:25The Economic Fallout of Chronically High Oil Prices
    3. 43:48Iraqi Soccer Association SuspendedYou’re reading this
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