When Wacko came to St James's Park Arguably the first (and probably the last) honorary director of a football club to take up his post with a speech on AIDS has passed away at the age of 50. The jump in his speech from children with HIV/AIDS to the players and supporters of this football club [...]

Remember the Claudio Lopez commercial for Time Warner Cable last year? Remember the young man in that video with the dreadlocks? As of now, those dreadlocks are gone.
This week, Pembroke Hill raffled off the opportunity to cut off each of eleven year old A.J. Cambric's 122 dreadlocks for charity.

Champions League Final ref gets blessing from the Pope When the Pope's not busy urging AIDS sufferers to shun condoms, he loves nothing better than blessing referees. So Manchester United and Barca go head-to-head tonight safe in the knowledge that referee Massimo Busacca has got the big guy upstairs on his side/conscience.

Date: 9/18/2009
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Andre "Andreia" Albertini, one of the three transvestite prostitutes who were invited back to Fat Ronaldo's hotel room last year before he realized they were all men and kicked them out without paying, died from AIDS last Thursday.

According to Albertini's mother, he contracted HIV back in 2006, obviously meaning he was carrying the virus when Ronaldo had his close encounter with him.

Sometimes the stories write themselves. This, I think, falls into that category.
Spanish soccer giant Real Madrid has insured the legs of its newest signing, Cristiano Ronaldo, for about $142 million.
Not sure what the policy entails, or what his teammates now think about their obviously less-valuable legs, but that's how it goes with footie royalty I guess.

"She moves in mysterious waaaaays!!"

"Yikes! Mr Bono, don't creep up like that. You almost give me heart attack."

The Drog = cool. Deuce Dempsey = super cool. The Meerkat = scared by Bono's uncanny ability to weasel his way into any photo opportunity.

- Too excited! Gaby Milito has been called up for the Club World Cup. It's his first official call-up in a year and a half, he's gonna play! The day is near... my, we've missed this boy too much, we just can't wait!
And, oh yeah - from the B-team, Jonathan Dos Santos is also included in the 23-man squad, along with goalkeeper Ruben Mino.

Image via NIKE

Joe Cole masters smiling with his eyes, Lucas Neill looks hot whilst bored, Marco Materazzi and Didier Drogba get love from Bono, Andrei Arshavin calculates his escape, Clint Dempsey wants photo-time to be over, and Seol Ki-Hyeon and Denilson are just chillin'.

It's a whole 'lotta fine footy support for the NIKE and (RED) Charity come-together to help fight HIV/AIDS and get youth involved in sport.

Dimitar Berbatov and Michael Carrick have talked about their work with UNICEF and the difference they hope they can make to the perception of HIV/AIDs.

"PICTURES: Dimi, Carrick and Giggs' Working For UNICEF" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia.

The potential threat to tourists contracting the HIV virus visiting sex workers becomes a hotly debated issue for the South African National Aids Council (SANAC). The SA health minister laid out the dangers.

"2010 is going to come with good things but it may also come with dangerous things," Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said after a Sanac plenary meeting.

FC BARCELONA & some of its star players have given their image forthe worthy cause of awareness & fundraising towards the orphans whohave lost their family from AIDS across the World. The latest figurescite that 15.000.000 children are made orphans due to loss of familymembers from AIDS. Under the UNICEF "flag" the Spanish teamendorses this campaign which SFS gives space here in solidarity

Image via NIKE

Joe Cole masters smiling with his eyes, Lucas Neill looks hot whilst bored, Marco Materazzi and Didier Drogba get love from Bono, Andrei Arshavin calculates his escape, Clint Dempsey wants photo-time to be over, and Seol Ki-Hyeon and Denilson are just chillin'.

It's a whole 'lotta fine footy support for the NIKE and (RED) Charity come-together to help fight HIV/AIDS and get youth involved in sport.

Didier Drogba teamed up with Bono yesterday to raise funds for HIV-positive children in Africa.
It's part of a campaign by Nike to sell red football boot laces for the U2 frontman's AIDS Charity Red.