All-Stars bonding on the field

July 23, 2008
By Ives Galarcep
TORONTO -- It is a vision that takes some getting used to: Cuauhtemoc Blanco, arguably the most-hated Mexican player among U.S. national team fans, and Landon Donovan, unquestionably the most-hated American player among Mexican national team fans, trading passes and playing on the same team, sharing some laughs and having a good time on the soccer field.

It is a far cry from their first meeting on a soccer field more than six years ago at the 2002 World Cup, when Donovan and the U.S. ...

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