Robben Island, famous for being Nelson Mandela's jail for 18 years has hosted a leper colony,
quarantined animals and political prisoners of various hues over its 400-year history.It is a
UNESCO World Heritage Site today, with a population of around 25,000 rabbits. The latest inmates
were the FIFA Executive Committee, the 24 most powerful men in football, who dropped by today for a
chat ahead of
I saw these over at the Seattle Soccer Examiner. There are more over there you should check
out.
1. Animals love the beautiful game
2. Bright sun = bright ball
3. No ball, no problem
I'm a little late on this, but I wanted to make sure I gave a shout to the efforts being made to
help Michelle Akers repair her horse rescue farm and save the animals in its charge after
devestating storms. Via the USWNT Blog:
Still, the storms left considerable damage -- more than $50,000 in fact -- as major
repairs to the barn and pastures are necessary to get the farm in working condition
again.
Quizás fuera irrespetuoso para con los otros equipos el que todo el mundo pensara que la final del
Mundial de Clubs fuera, casi desde que el primer equipo aterrizó en Abu Dhabi, un partido entre
Estudiantes y Barcelona, pero creo, quiero creer, que esto es debido, ya no sólo al nivel de los
campeones de Sudamérica y Europa, sino a la importancia del fútbol en ambas regiones del globo:
lo que se invierte en fútbol, lo que se publicita y el terrible tirón que ya de por sí tiene.
Merry Christmas, ladies, via Feministing:
First things first, congratulations to tennis great Serena Williams for winning top
honors. But upon closer inspection you may notice that two of the athletes listed are not human
beings. Zenyatta and Rachel Alexandra, in fact, are horses.
