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551 Sargent Avenue
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'World Cup Soccer: The Real League of Nations'
This Mural was unveiled on October 28, 2009.
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Location: NW corner Sargent & McMicken; East Face
Occupant: X-Cues Billiards & Caf
District: West End
Neighbourhood: Spence
Artist(s): Charlie Johnston (C5 Artworks)
Year: 2009
Sponsors: West End BIZ, X-Cues Billiards & Café
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Charlie Johnston: "The earth as a soccer ball! The design of the soccer ball is one of the
designs for the 2010 World Cup to be held in South Africa. The colours and flags are
representative of key soccer countries throughout the world, like Canada, Italy, Brazil,
France, U.K., Cameroon, South Korea, Germany... The flags of the world are coming
into the foreground from the planet soccer."
"Sal (the client) wanted soccer- they watch the World Cup; plus it is a really good fit with
the International Villages theme of the West End. The World Cup really is a league of
nations because soccer is so worldwide."
"I like that monumental 3-D approach to the main figure. He could be the captain of the
Italian soccer team, but not really! It's more about the uniform than anything else. The
crest on the uniform has four stars on it- a star is added each time they win the World
Cup. That, and the dramatic moment when he's diving out.and catching the ball. He (the
client) has a large Italian clientele."
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