Boisterous chants and cheers replaced the North End's usual buzz yesterday when thousands of soccer fans streamed onto Hanover Street to cheer an Italian victory in World Cup soccer. It would be hard to imagine greater excitement in the streets of Palermo. (Full article: 335 words)

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