Gates says Yamaguchi started out as an experiment in the politics of art and race: What would happen to his pots and bowls, which weren't selling so well, if he told people they were made by the mixed-race son of a Japanese master potter who had taught his methods to the neighbors of his black Mississippi bride?

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He even handed Queiroz the tactical credit for the 2-0 win over Arsenal at Old Trafford that kept the title race alive, with his suggestion of Phil Neville in a holding role a master-stroke.

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Blake, currently 10th in the race for the Master Cup's qualifying spots, needed to reach at least the semi-finals in Basle to improve his points ranking.

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