Everything goes in Syrian crackdown and Syrian soccer
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Detained Syrian national goalkeeper Mosab Balhous
By James M. Dorsey
Everything goes in chalking up a victory for the embattled regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whether it is on Syrian streets or on soccer pitches.
The Syrian military brutally battles anti-government demonstrators on the streets of the country’s cities in a bid to suppress eight…