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Article

3 May 2015

Author:
Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

HBO 'Real Sports' host Bryant Gumbel defends program against soccer ball maker's lawsuit

The host of HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” defended his monthly sports magazine against claims by a British soccer ball maker that it delivered a “pack of lies” with a 2008 segment about child labour in India...Gumbel was called to the witness stand by HBO in the latter stages of a trial in which Mitre Sports International is saying it was libeled when it was the only company identified in a 21-minute segment that showed children stitching soccer balls in Jalandhar, India, for a nickel an hour.