WORLD CUP USA ’94 / THE FIRST ROUND : SPOTLIGHT : MAYBE ‘THE BALL’
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It’s not over until the fat lady kicks? The Chicago Tribune reports that a local opera company tried to persuade soccer greats Pele or Franz Beckenbauer to dribble a ball across the stage during Act II of “Die Fledermaus” (“The Bat”) in Grant Park on Sunday.
Regarding the offer, Pele and Beckenbauer tastefully declined.
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