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"If we could sum up this past week's top Twitter trends in one word, it would be: Sport.\nThe 2010 World Cup continues to dominate the planet's Twitter streams as contenders are knocked out of the tournament one-by-one, and the NBA Finals came in at number two following the L.A. Lakers' victory over the Boston Celtics.  A bit further down in the trends, the world's longest Tennis match had tweeters riled up at the thought of an 11 hour rivalry that ultimately went to U.S. player John Isner.\nAs always, our partners in data at What The Trend have provided the complete chart below. Because this is a topical list, hashtag memes and games have been omitted from the chart.\nYou can check past Twitter trends in our Top Twitter Topics section as well as read more about this past week\u2019s trends on What The Trend.\nTop Twitter Trends This Week: 6/19 - 6/25\n\n\n\n\n        Rank\n\n     Topic\n\n     Top Index This Week\n\n     Previous Peak Index\n\n     Description\n\n  \n       #1\n    FIFA World Cup\n    1\n    1\n    The World Cup now passes out of group play. Despite the best efforts of referrees, the Unites States manages to advance.\n  \n        #2\n\n    NBA Finals\n    1\n    2\n    The Los Angeles Lakers clinched victory over the Boston Celtics at the end of last week right at the cutoff of the previous week's report. However, NBA news continued to trend, mainly because of Ron Artest, and his humorous       post-game interview in which he thanks his hood, psychiatrist, and then goes on to promote his new single/album.\n  \n       #3\n    Lizzie McGuire Movie\n    1\n    \n    The First And Only Lizzie McGuire Movie aired again on The Disney Channel. Lizzie and her classmates go to Rome for a school graduation trip, experience adventures and meet new people on the trip.\n  \n        #4\n\n    Apple\n    2\n    \n    The Apple iPhone 4.0 became available in stores. As expected, long lines and shortages prevailed.\n  \n       #5\n    Father's Day\n    1\n    \n    People are tweeting what they think of their fathers in honor of Father's Day, which is celebrated on June 20th this year.\n  \n        #6\n\n    Tennis\n    1\n    \n    John Isner of the United States went 11 hours in the longest match in tennis history to beat Nicolas Mahut of France at Wimbledon.\n  \n       #7\n    Galvao Bueno Hoax\n    1\n    1\n    \"Cala boca Galv\u00E3o\" means \"Shut up Galvao.\" Galv\u00E3o Bueno is the name of one of the most important sportscasters in Brazil but his cheesy catchphrases and excessive patriotism lead to stupid remarks during every Brazil match. Brazilians cleverly twisted this into a hoax concerning Lady Gaga and a charity to save a rare bird.\n  \n        #8\n\n    Jos\u00E9 Saramago\n    1\n    \n    The Portuguese writer Jose Saramago died at age 87 at his home in Lanzarote, Canary Islands, on Friday (June 18th).\n  \n       #9\n    Australian Politics\n    1\n    \n    Julia Gillard was just elected as Australia's first ever female Prime Minister, replacing Kevin Rudd.\n  \n        #10\n\n    Tadeu Schmidt\n    1\n    \n    Tadeu Schmidt is a Brazilian Reporter from TV GLOBO, the biggest network corporation in Brazil. Twitterers are angry because he presented a report criticizing Dunga, the Brazilian Football Coach.\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nImage courtesy of iStockphoto, ricardoinfante"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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