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Vancouver sunset pickup players hope to build on World Cup legacy
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Vancouver sunset pickup players hope to build on World Cup legacy
VANCOUVER, July 4 : The World Cup will soon be over but for Alexandre Gangue-Ruzic and his fellow fanatics in Vancouver it will be business as usual since they showcase their skills every Monday on a bumpy pitch that has become a street football magnet in the city.About five years ago Gangue-Ruzic and friends got together for the first time to play on an outdoor rink normally used for street hockey and the pickup game, which goes on until sundown, quickly grew, attracting players from all over the city. "We came here and there were about 10 of us. We had a good time, then it was like, see you guys next week, and we just kept on coming back. People would start to come by and it would grow and grow," Gangue-Ruzic told Reuters. "We decided to make an Instagram account and from there, it just
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