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[quote author=CTcard link=topic=16927.msg194032#msg194032 date=1495812346]
"Stanford are not as strong on offense as they’ve been in the past."

Isn't that a British thing? Maybe I'm not remembering correctly, but when I've watched the World Cup, the British announcers treat the team name as plural, even if for everyday usage it would be singular. E.g. "France were eliminated in the first round..."
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You are being too kind.
Two other times in the article the author used "Stanford is ..."

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[quote author=CTcard link=topic=16927.msg194032#msg194032 date=1495812346]
"Stanford are not as strong on offense as they’ve been in the past."

Isn't that a British thing? Maybe I'm not remembering correctly, but when I've watched the World Cup, the British announcers treat the team name as plural, even if for everyday usage it would be singular. E.g. "France were eliminated in the first round..."
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You are being too kind.
Two other times in the article the author used "Stanford is ..."