Kick It Up L.A. > Kick it Up! Video > MacArthur Park: From Gangs to Goals
With the FIFA World Cup well under way, all eyes are on South Africa and the sport of soccer. But right here in L.A.'s MacArthur Park there are young soccer enthusiasts ready to share their love of the game. In a series of interviews, players and fans tell the reporters from GlobalGirl Media what soccer means to them and share their World Cup picks, too.
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bobbydias says :
There has been people playing soccer at Macarthur Park continually since the first grass went in there 54 years ago. This story is only a promotion for one event- that interferred with the locals playing there. This event may START a gang fight if the FIFA does not stay out now.