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Bruce Arena and the bottle

The greatest press conference of all time.

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

Bruce came out grinning (a rare sight), soaking wet from champagne and clutching a half finished bottle in his hand. We were all in for a press conference that would be like nothing we’d ever witnessed. Bruce was fun, lively, cracking jokes. Was it delirium? Maybe. The half finished bottle of champagne? Probably. He did continue to drink straight from the bottle throughout the conference, as the now famous picture shows. Below is the full audio file in all of its glory.

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