The Fiver | The ongoing battle for American hearts, minds and dollars

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Cracking America as a foreigner can be a an odyssey fraught with peril. The Pilgrim Fathers pulled it off while the similarly sullen Oasis repeatedly tried and failed. Piers Morgan was sent home packing to blight the lives of UK TV viewers, but James Corden weirdly continues to thrive. Now it seems Spanish football is ready to take it’s chance on the far side of the Atlantic, following the announcement that La Liga has entered a 15-year deal to take advantage of the popularity of soccerball in the USA! USA!! USA!!! by playing official matches there.

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