If you need an excuse to watch the U.S.-Germany soccer game from the World Cup on Thursday, U.S. Men's National Team coach Jürgen Klinsmann has you covered.
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Klinsmann tweeted a get-out-of-work note from U.S. soccer officials for the game on Wednesday night, which already had more than 18,000 retweets as of Thursday morning.
It was not immediately clear whether the note was being widely accepted.