‘Soccer’ Archives
David Beckham having surgery on torn achilles – »
David Beckham says he is determined to make a "swift and full recovery" from the ruptured Achilles tendon that has left his dream of playing in a record fourth World Cup finals for England in tatters. The 34-year-old midfielder flew to Finland this morning to visit Dr Sakari Orava, professor of orthopaedics and traumatology at the [...]
Nike Zoom Kobe V – Inspired by Soccer Boots »
Nike and Kobe Bryant today announced the debut of the Nike Zoom Kobe V, the brand’s lowest-profile and lightest basketball shoe to date. Bryant challenged Nike to make his signature shoe even lighter and lower than the Nike Zoom Kobe IV and they responded with the Nike Zoom Kobe V. The new shoe features a 10 mm forefoot profile and weighs [...]
David Beckham Meets South African Youngsters At »
In these handout photos released by the English Football Association, England soccer player David Beckham plays soccer with a group of children involved with the 'Coaching For Hope' project at Ikhusi Primary School near Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009. more images and info on the "Coaches for Hope" project after the jump... [...]
African Dream – Trailer »
The Story The story begins in 1975. The then 35-year-old manager Blatter is the first European to organize a football tournament in Africa. For Coca Cola he invites young Africans to the event. One year later hundreds of thousands of Black people demonstrate for their rights on the streets of Soweto near Johannesburg. The uprising is brutally [...]
Nike x Red Annouce Global Partnership »
Singer Bono (R) and footballer Didier Drogba pose for photographers after a news conference to launch a partnership between Nike and (RED) in London, November 30, 2009. The two groups will unite to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS through the sale of red colored laces and other products in the run-up to the soccer World Cup. The laces will drop [...]
1 Goal: Education for All – International »
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, right, kicks the ball next to Barcelona's Carles Puyol, center, during the launching of the "1 Goal Education For All" international campaign in Madrid, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. In the background are former players of the Spanish national soccer team who posed for a family photo at the 100-year [...]
