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Litigation

Dec. 31, 2008

Looking for Pelé in a Suit and Tie

“Everybody wants to beat the U.S. It’s a little thing with them,” says attorney Steven S. Streger, who is trying to form the first soccer team from the United States to compete in the world cup for lawyers.

By Don J. DeBenedictis
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SANTA ANA - Steve Streger has a couple of dreams: One is that somewhere in Southern California there's a Pelé-like lawyer playing in a local soccer club. Another is that a bar association or legal vendor will see the advantages of having its name on player jerseys and shorts shown on Brazilian TV.

Oh, and also that the Team USA he's putting together will do well in the all-Americas lawyer soccer to...

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