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GEORGETOWN, MALAYSIA (AP) - Here in the Penang capital city of Georgetown, the streets are abuzz with excitement over football. American football.

An ambitious American owner has announced that he has opened his wallets to finance Georgetown's first professional sporting team.

The prospect of landing a professional franchise has most Georgetown residents excited. A local shopkeeper called today's announcement "the best surprise I've gotten since I found out there was going to be a fourth Indiana Jones movie." "Let's just hope the team is less of a letdown than the movie" he added.

A small but vocal minority of local citizens are less than enthusiastic. "Football should be played on a pitch. Helmets are for wimps!" exclaimed one angry taxi driver.

A waitress at the local Indian restaurant expressed concern about the effect a local football team might have on her husband. "I fear my husband will be spending every other day at the football stadium, cheering for United with his rowdy friends, and buying way too many foam fingers and $4.50 beers" she worried.

If United owner travisWVU has his way, that is exactly what will happen. "We expect to field a very competitive football team that will provide entertainment for fans, inspire pride in Georgetown, and boost the local economy. If getting rich is the price I have to pay for such altruism, then so be it!"

Georgetown United will be competing in the Zeta Conference of the Southeast Asia A League #1. Its home games will be played in newly constructed Francis Light Stadium where fans will have a pristine view of the harbor.

Those with Internet access who are interested in more information about Georgetown United can access their public website at http://goallineblitz.com/game/team.pl?team_id=4915

Local athletes should expect to hear from travisWVU very soon as scouting commences.
 
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