AP Sports ColumnistST. PETERSBURG, Russia >> To go with the golden boot, for the World Cup's top scorer, and the best player's golden ball, tournament organizer FIFA should consider a new award: A golden steering wheel. That prize could be for all the parents and mentors who schlepped in all types of weather to heaven knows how many practices and made all kinds of other sacrifices so soccer-obsessed kids could grow up to become the stars now within touching distance of the sport's most coveted trophy.
Column: Without Parents' Sacrifices, There'd Be No World Cup
By John Leicester The Associated Press, The Macomb Daily
Mon, 07/09/2018 - 7:13pm
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Topics: Michigan Macomb County Mount Clemens
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