Melting pot stirs "We Are the World Cup" in Clarkston

Posted by Hussien Mohamed  June 28, 2010

Melting pot stirs "We Are the World Cup" in Clarkston

The World Cup hinges on international borders, and soccer games, by the edge of a single point. 

At Clarkston Community Center, limits of geography and sports tumble during telecasts of Cup games, amid the energetic shouts of kids who are or will be first-generation Americans.

As the minutes ticked down to the start of the United States-Slovenia match last week, Shell Ramirez’s cellphone buzzes and buzzes.

Topics: Immigrants