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Josh Shapiro can’t quit the World Cup.
The Pennsylvania governor, who is currently leaning into a Sports Guy™ persona as Democrats bid to connect better with American voters, has attended four matches, including Saturday’s Round of 16 showdown between Paraguay and France in Philadelphia — two more than his next closest potential 2028 rival, Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Shapiro, who by his own admission is not a natural soccer fan, has emerged as an avatar of the average American World Cup convert, the kind of sports watcher who prefers basketball or football, but who has been enchanted by the
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