Soccer-Orange balloon gives US World Cup camp a soaring symbol in Irvine

By Rory Carroll IRVINE, California, June 24 (Reuters) - Long before visitors reach the United States' World Cup base camp in ...
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‘It gives people pride’ - A balloon, a military base and a displaced club: How Irvine became the USMNT’s unlikely World Cup home

For the next few weeks, the U.S. will be based in Orange County, but the process of getting them there took years IRVINE, Calif. --"Wait, you haven't seen the balloon?" Sam Zapatka quickly whips out ...