Having ceded the NSC floor to the honorable gentleman from London last night so that he could wax Brazilian (erm... wait... that turn of phrase didn't come out right), we now return to regularly scheduled tube...Since it's a little late, let's not make you wait. It's a very special edition of 2 Good 2 Bad. Click to continue reading...

Sport Relief is back this year and Southend is hosting its very own 'Mile' at Garons Park on Sunday 21st March.
Everyone can take part - in 1, 3 or 6 mile running events - to raise money for the Comic Relief charity.
Sport Relief has a unique history of dedicated people doing extraordinary things to make a difference - from David Walliams' swim across the English Channel, to Eddie Izzard's amazing marathon a day around the UK. Click to continue reading...

ASN spent Saturday afternoon at the brand new Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J. The purpose of the visit was threefold: 1. To see the arena before it opened, 2. To photograph it for our readers and 3. To do our part in supporting Seth Stammler's Sporting Chance Foundation charity. (We aren't the only news organization doing this. Click to continue reading...

Europe Rangers star in bid to help Haiti school -- from The Evening Times' Sarah Swan and Deborah Anderson: The charity has already raised £15,000 for the relief effort but the night aims to raise another £10,000 to rebuild the school. Ashley Cole's injury will test Fabio Capello's tenet about reputation -- from The Guardian's Richard Williams: None of them, however, has anything like the combination of experience and dynamism that characterises Cole's work. Click to continue reading...

Louise from Essex Mums is here to tell you about a worthwhile chairty event in Hockley on Tuesday (9th):
"Hi everyone. We'll be having an 'Essex Mums' 'Bake it Better' meet-up at Monkey Bizzness on Tues 9th Feb from 11am in aid of Great Ormond Street's Kiss it Better appeal for children with cancer. Click to continue reading...

By Ollie Irish

Do smiley faces really make a Safe For Work alternative to female nipples? Looks that way...

The boobs belong to attention-seeking skank Catherine Leah Spencer, an American chicita who decided to flash her wares too much tequila, Catherine?

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Pepsi & Akon have released a single for the World Cup a single which may or may not be the official song via conflicting reports and the proceeds will go entirely to charity. The track also features Keri Hilson, the Soweto Gospel Choir and "16 other musicians" apparently not quite yet noteworthy.

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John Terry has always been one of footballs bad boys. No matter how hard he tries to be good, he always seems to screw up. In the past year, he came under fire for allegedly selling Chelsea tours to support his charity. Now, the papers are saying how he knocked up Wayne Bridge's ex-girlfriend. Should this man be England's leader? Click to continue reading...

Buy it. Read about me.
-FS

Through the contributions of Steve Sirk, his employer and the Crew Soccer Foundation, every copy of Sirk's book, "A Massive Season," sold via the Crew Gear store and TheCrew.com between today and Feb. 2 at 5 p.m. will generate a $22 donation to the international medical aid organization Doctors Without Borders for relief efforts in Haiti.

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Charity matches bring out players of all shapes and sizes. Click to continue reading...

Finally found the video on "YouTube".Ex Real Madrid player - Zidane - with current Real player Kaká,along with Villareal Pires & Barça Henry participated yesterday ina charity match for the Haiti Earthquake victims. Thefriendly was between BENFICA "All-stars" & a "Zidane All-star" lineup. Final score 3-3Thanks to "LaLigaOficial1" Click to continue reading...

Over 50,000 spectators turned out to watch the Match for Poverty that took place last night in Lisbon, Portugal. International football stars donned their football kits to raise money for the people of Haiti after the recent earthquake devastated the area in recent weeks. This is the seventh year running that football has reached out to people in need. Click to continue reading...

Part I of an on-going back and forth between Ed from Liverpool Offside on Rafa Benitez's tenure at Liverpool. Here's yesterday's intro in case you missed it.
I. Record as a Manager
Ed: Seems like sort of a benign way to start this discussion considering everything that's gone on this season, but hopefully it'll be a gentle introduction. Click to continue reading...

It goes without saying that the� devastation� from the Haitian Earthquake is unlike anything we have seen in this region in recent times. Not even Hurricane Kartina comes close.

As somebody who has regularly seen the Haitian team play live in person (since the majority of their friendlies are held in Florida, not Haiti) I am still at a loss to� rationalize� the� � loss of life related to football.

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With a little help, that could be the next Raul Diaz Arce
This is a soccer blog first but it's also a community - and thus a perfect platform for me to share the story of a good friend of mine living, volunteering, and playing the beautiful game in El Salvador - all in the name of community. Click to continue reading...

I am very excited for this blog post because after months of planning we are only a few days away from the Filleo Project New Orleans!� Today I am picking up Jed Zayner and his crew from the New Orleans airport.� Jed plays for the Columbus Crew and started his own non profit called Filleo.

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The turn of the new year brings a whole new list of honors, and Blackburn striker Jason Roberts is delighted and surprised at being awarded an MBE.� Roberts was given the award for his extensive charitable contributions in the � United Kingdom and abroad.

"I'm very humbled by that award really," Roberts told rovers.

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You know Potter Perez had plans to marry his daughters off to these three jugadores but they all politely declined! Ok, maybe not. Raul already blacked out when he saw Mamen serving cocktail back in 1999 so there was no way he was going to marry El Presidente's daughter (kkk, except Salgado).

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Hope your little angels didn't let Santa get away from them and everyone has a ball. BTW, this is a shot from a charity match for the Uwe Seeler Foundation between an aptly-clad fifth division men's team and a girl's youth team last year in Germany. The score was 10-10. (AP Photo)

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Here's my take on it:

Wishing peace on Earth and good will toward all men (and women) Happy holidays to all

I read someone pointing to soccer and exclaiming "Dios existe!" but I leave such epiphanies to each of my friends as they may find them.

Santa meets Billy the Badger - photo courtesy Nick Sarebi

Germany Charity Soccer Match - photo courtesy Ryan Cohick

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Happy Birthday Mark Robins! That's right. The main man, the man who saved Ferguson's job,� 40 today. And, frankly, given the change he has made to us down at Oakwell, it might be better if his birth had been delayed 3 days, thereby sharing it with a famous comrade and/or past reincarnate. Instead, he only shares it [. Click to continue reading...

Robbie Fowler has been busy in the Australian A-League. Apart from having scored nine goals and one assist, he has been doing what marquee signings are meant to do.

Fowler kicks in for Mayor's Christmas Appeal
Wednesday, 9 December 2009North Queensland Fury FC skipper Robbie Fowler has blasted past feeble goal keeping to kick home a win for the Townsville Mayor's Christmas Appeal.

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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.

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As part of our ongoing series looking at marketing soccer products in the United States, we recently had a chat with Trevor Bolliger of SoccerPro.com.� Among other titles, Mr. Bolliger is the Online Marketing Ambassador for SoccerPro.com and has been with the company for more than 1.5 years.

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Chonburi vs Thai Port
Sat 19th Dec @ Sirindhorn Stadium - 15:00
Thai Port open their pre-season campaign on Saturday 19th December, against Chonburi @ Sirindhorn Stadium, Sri Racha. Before the main event, there is a charity match between two teams of Thai celebrities, which starts at 3:00pm. Click to continue reading...

As we told you last week, Wizards defender Michael Harrington took part in KC Magazine's Sexiest Singles Auction on Friday night.
Harrington, along with 20 other Kansas City area singles, had a date package auctioned off at the Voo Doo Lounge, with ticket and auction proceeds benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City. Click to continue reading...

Here is the latest "charity" incentive from another Football Clubcoinciding with the Christmas period.REAL MADRID with some of its local stars & basketball team playershave put together a 12 song CD /DVD titled "Realvolution", togain funds for charity. Raúl, Sergio Ramos, Guti, Iker Casillas &Albiol lend their image, along with veteran sportsmen & (may Iadd) celebrities who's days of glory are Click to continue reading...

Arsenal's furry friends, who featured in the short film ‘Fundraising Day' starring Cesc Fabregas, Andrey Arshavin, Theo Walcott and Bacary Sagna, delivered an early Christmas present to Arsenal's Charity of the Season, Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity and announced a fundraising total of £210,401 from the Gunners' match against Chelsea on Sunday 29th November. Click to continue reading...

Seattle Sounders CEO Tod Leiweke has been honored by the Puget Sound Business Journal as the Business Executive of the Year.� Leiweke was recognized largely for his work in bringing MLS to Seattle and for the explosion of interest in the Sounders and MLS.� As the Puget Sound Business Journal is not a sports publication, this represents important mainstream recognition of the Sounders' success.

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Two things you can always count on Fabio Cannavaro for:

1. His freaking eyebrows will freak you out until you're totally freaked, man;

2. He's ready, willing and more than able to strip off for any reason at all. It's Tuesday? Strip off! Mercury is in retrograde? Time to get nakie!

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Again, apologies for the headline but fear not I'll be brief again on this post.

In case you didn't know, the Gooner� Review is offering LIMITED EDITION Christmas bundles, such as signed Bob Wilson caps, signed Peter Marinello� books and 'The Gooner Review 08-09′ DVDs from only £4.

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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.

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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.

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Is this a f***ing disgrace? What exactly is going on here? Are my fever dreams turning real again?

Bono ties Didier Drogba's shoe at a press event announcing the partnership between Nike and the (RED) charity. I think. I don't know. I need to lay down.

[Photo: Getty]

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Manchester United got suited, booted and wifed up last night at the United for UNICEF charity gala.

Though we were happy to forgo our daily online retail perusing/purchasing in order to pick up a few of these photos, we're experiencing a post-shopping adrenaline crash. Why? Because there's a serious lack of fashion disasters going down on the red carpet.

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Manchester United got suited, booted and wifed up last night at the United for UNICEF charity gala.

Though we were happy to forgo our daily online retail perusing/purchasing in order to pick up a few of these photos, we're experiencing a post-shopping adrenaline crash. Why? Because there's a serious lack of fashion disasters going down on the red carpet.

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Liverpool FC striker Fernando Torres has won another honour - and by doing so can support a charitable cause close to his heart.
The Spanish marksman has been presented with a '10 Goal Landmark Award' from Premier League sponsors Barclays.
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A Southend United fan - who played at Roots Hall as part of a charity match - has won the Goal of The Season, beating off competition from twenty others.
20 year old Daryl Savage scored a spectacular volley in a game back in May, raising money for 'Football Aid' - an initiative that allows ordinary football fans play on their favourite team's hallowed turf in return for a donation. Click to continue reading...

Prem's Ivory Coast stars show off their moves with R&B star Didier Drogba and charity might not be words that you automatically associate with one another, but the Chelsea striker threw a star-studded fund-raising bash at the Dorchester in London last weekend to pay for a children's hospital in his home city of Abidjan. Click to continue reading...

Life at the moment couldn't get any better. The few Spurs fans that are in the office are still trying to wake up from the 9 - 1 dream. Yes, that's nine, one.
Trust an Arsenal fan, Steve, to come over and try and spoil it all.
"Henry said that he thought about quitting after the Ireland match on Friday as it got to him", said Steve. Click to continue reading...