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Asian Cup kicks off with short ceremony

DOHA, Qatar  The 15th Asian Cup kicked off Friday with a brief, colourful opening ceremony in the Khalifa Stadium in Doha Friday. Flag bearers representing the 16 participating nations performed a dance routine that was accompanied by a spectacular light show that had the capacity crowd in the 40,000 seater-stadium cheering.

Read the full article at The Soccer Room.

The Soccer Room @ Jan 7, 2011 4:21 PM EDT | Blog Profile

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