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Michelle Obama bends it like Beckham, scores against SpongeBob [VIDEO]

Joined by British soccer star David Beckham, First lady Michelle Obama bested Nickelodeon favorite SpongeBob SquarePants ahead of the Olympics' Opening Ceremonies.
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Published: July 27, 2012 at 2:48 PM
By KATE STANTON, UPI.com

First lady Michelle Obama co-hosted a "Let's Move!" event in London Friday with Nickelodean and David Beckham, showing off her superior soccer skills in a penalty kick against goalkeeper SpongeBob.

Obama is in London as the leader of the presidential delegation to the Olympic games.

The first lady tweeted after the event on via the "Let's Move"campaign:

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