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The good ol’ boys who run the D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission must be kicking themselves these days. Though they manage what fans say is one of the country’s best soccer venues and host one of its best soccer teams, the commission just can’t spot an easy header when they see one. After losing a bid to host the Women’s World Cup title match at RFK Stadium, the commission decided that no one would want to watch a bunch of girls—particularly foreign ones—play soccer without a championship at stake. They refused a chance to host three other matches and then watched as 93,000 people churned through suburban Jack Kent Cooke stadium instead. “It won’t happen again, I can guarantee you that,” said John L. Richardson, the new commission chair, who learned about the soccer debacle only after the fact. One piece of good news: At least one of the guys responsible for shepherding hundreds of thousands of commission dollars away from RFK and into planning a new baseball stadium is leaving the body. Former Finance Committee Chair Paul Wolff resigned last week after announcing plans to make an ownership bid if the Montreal Expos come up for sale.