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Steve Nash Plays Soccer with Kids in Soweto

June 25, 2010 / 2:12 PM EDT / CBS News

NBA star and CBSSports.com World Cup correspondent Steve Nash spent time in South Africa with fans and players, but it was an impromptu stop to play soccer with some kids in the country's largest township from the Apartheid days that touched him the most.

"They couldn't have been more welcoming," said Nash, who was born in South Africa. "It was really the greatest experience I've had in South Africa."

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Stephen Smith

Stephen Smith is a managing editor for CBSNews.com based in New York. A Washington, D.C. native, Steve was previously an editorial producer for the Washington Post, and has also worked in Los Angeles, Boston and Tokyo.

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