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Look for a bright splash of pink in the sea of orange at tonight's match against the French
national team. The Dutch WAGS will exchange their fashionable orange ensembles for pink t-shirts to
raise awareness of the 'Because I am a girl' campaign of Plan Netherlands. The campaign's goal is
to improve living conditions and economic prospects for disadvantaged girls worldwide.
For a charity match, looks like. But see how happy he looks to be sporting a Galaxy shirt? Even if
it's not the LA Galaxy, it's perhaps a sign of things to come.
An emotional return to the pitch for Roberto Baggio, Roberto Donadoni, Franco Baresi and many of
the other superstars from the Milan and Fiorentina squads of the late-80's & early-90's in a
charity match for Stefano Borgonovo. Stefano is another star felled by the worrying trend of
Italian football players struck down by ALS (Lou [.
Alot of things I didn't think were possible happened yesterday.
#1 - A park in the middle of New Yorks infamous Chinatown district was packed
on all ends by thousands of footie fanatics dying for a glimpse of some of their favorite
stars.
#2 - I got to see TiTi Henry, Robbie Fowler, Kalou, Reyna, Altidore,
Angel, Jason Kidd, Barbosa, Baron Davis and and the infamous Steve McManaman play some
footie from about a half foot distance.
Samantha Harris from Stock - one of tonight's finalists
The final of Miss Essex FM takes place tonight (Thursday) at the Festival Leisure
Park in Basildon. longpier.com reluctantly agreed to give up 3-hours of telly
watching to see 24 lovelies from across the county battle it out at Liquid
& Envy nightclub in Bas Vegas.
By: The Keeper
Soccer City FC
Last winter, the Premier League looked at the possibility of a 39th-game to be played abroad.
The proposal was rejected by the FA at a meeting in February. Soccer City FC's newest contributor,
The Keeper, adds another idea to the table.
America, get ready for the Community Shield.
A few pics from the charideee game... Clarence Seedorf and Michael Ballack captained the two teams
for Goal4Africa's charity match in India recently. Seedorf's team was called 'Edu' (not after the
ex-Arsenal midfielder), while Ballack's team was called 'Cation'. No,...
Some of world football's biggest super stars are signed up to play in a charity match in Germany
next week to help raise money for Africa. Among the players signed up to raise money for this great
cause are: Didier Drogba, Samuel Eto'o, Gennaro Gattuso, Michael Ballack, and Steven Gerrard. Fans
will make a donation for each goal scored by their favorite player; too bad young David Villa's not
on the list.
You read that right. Dynamo defender Craig Waibel equalled the NFL record 63 yard field goal while
kicking with the Houston Texans for charity. OK, so it wasn't a game situation and no one was
rushing him (or whatever you call it, I don't really understand NFL to be honest) but it's still
impressive.
Corporate, Small and Large business can now show their support for Canberra's A-League bid. They
get a Foundation Membership and their name and logo on the website. So why not encourage your
favourite small business to sign up. They can keep the membership, donate it to charity or an
employee whatever they like.
Hey y'all. If you are in the Gotham area and you'd like to aid in helping fight AIDS in Africa,
have a $125 tax write-off in February, and get trollied in the presence of all manner of
Soccerati™ you should really think about coming to Ethan Zohn's blowout at Marquee on
Thursday night.
Please excuse the ghetto Photoshop job I did on the flyer but I thought that I'd mention some of
the names that are expected to be in the house in hopes of enticing you into joining me and a few
of the other DP's for a good night out for a good cause.
Ives rips the former Captain America for participating in a charity match last night, instead of
accompanying his Red Bulls to the West Coast. I can't say that I disagree.
I didn't see the match, it sounds like it was fairly harmless. However, when you're as injury prone
as Reyna, and currently sitting out with an injury, why are you playing in anything?
FC Barcelona and MalariaNoMore.org are teaming up today for a special charity
event on the upper west side - and you are invited!
The "More Than A Game" event will feature a 4 v 4 tournament, with teams including
Thierry Henry, Eric Abidal, Xavi Hernandez, Rafael Marquez, Carlos Puyol, Iniesta, Bojan
and Daniel Alves.
The English celebrates a team victory during the Soccer Aid charity match that was held at the
Wembley Stadium in London, England. They were part of an all-star celebrity line-up at Wembley who
beat a Rest of the World team led by superstar chef Gordon Ramsay for Soccer Aid. Read more about
the match at Telegraph & [.
It would appear all is not well at Liverpool. Defender Jamie Carragher has revealed in his new book
, Carra : My Autobiography, how he truly feels about the club's American owners Tom Hicks and
George Gillett and as you will see in a moment, it's not very complimentary.
The former England international has many harsh words to say about Hicks and Gillett throughout the
book.
Unofficial pic of Villa's home shirt for 08/09 This is the new Aston Villa home kit, with new
sponsor Acorns - or rather, Villa have given up a lucrative sponsorship deal to support the West
Midlands-based children's charity. An admirable...
Some of the biggest names in football have joined a campaign to raise funds for charity ahead of
the 2010 World Cup in South Africa - Didier Drogba, Steven Gerrard, Samuel Eto'o Gennaro
Gattuso,Michael Ballack to name a few.India's Baichung Bhutia also rubbed shoulders with all the
big stars.
The Community Shield is the annual pre-season event that pits the winner of the FA Cup against the
winner of the Premier League. It's an exhibition match for charity but can often provide some tense
action since it's usually contested between fierce rivals. For the first time in God knows how long
(mid-90s?
OPERATION: Andy's Gift is a project the Stewart family of the Triangle Area is organizing to
provide children in Afghanistan with new soccer balls and equipment. This project started out of a
simple request from USAF Captain Andrew Stewart who is serving his third tour in the Middle East.
This mission was derived out of Andy's love of sports and the fact that he is a father to two young
children.
The below is something which means more than a football, more than results and more than success,
it's a different type of match in which we can all participate. Be a Gooner. Be a Giver. Teenage
Cancer Trust is a charity devoted to improving the lives of teenagers and young adults with cancer.
With Arsenal's help, the [.
On 23 April 2008, the United Nations Foundation hosted civic, religious, business, and sports
leaders to promote Malaria prevention throughout Africa as part of the week leading up to World
Malaria Day on 25 April. MLS Commissioner Don Garber was in attendance to represent the League's
ongoing partnership with the Nothing But Nets, a grassroots campaign that works to save lives
through distribution of $10 bed nets.
Ladies and gentlemen, what follows is an appeal to your hearts, your emotions, your purses and your
wallets.
On July 13th 2008, yours truly, Chris O, will be doing something beyond the realms of human
physical strength, mental capability and emotional limitation.
Yes folks, I will be getting up off my backside.
Louis Saha has trained all summer long, attempting to regain fitness lost after a series of
injuries which saw the French striker start only 5 Premier League matches last season. Come on
United, get rid of these charity cases: Neville, Giggs, Saha, and Silvestre have played their fare
share of games and their best years are [.
Thanks to whoateallthepies via The Spoiler for this ace little set of clips of the
once untouchable Ronaldinho playing in a charity match in the States this week. You might notice
that he's, er, a bit bigger than you remember him. Put that aside though and bask in a few slices
of unfiltered genius as only the samba star can muster.
Liverpool have completed the signing of Robbie Keane in a deal worth £20.3million but the
fall-out with Tottenham over the transfer continued following more comments from Daniel Levy.
Spurs chairman Levy has dropped his complaint against Liverpool to the Premier League but insisted
he did not "regard it as a transfer deal" due to the way the deal was conducted.
A number of famous names from years gone by at White Hart Lane are set to descend on Barrows Farm
for a charity match. Organised to mark the 20th anniversary of local side St Germaine, the game
will be used as a vehicle to raise money for several charities. A team from St Germaine will face a
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Superlambananas sold at auction: "About £550,000 has been raised from the auction of 70
of Liverpool's superlambananas at St George's Hall.
Three of them were sold for more than £20,000 and 12 went for more than £10,000 each.
A large proportion of the money - about £400,000 - is going to the Lord Mayor's charities.
The Carolina RailHawks and XIOS restaurant, on Highway 55 in Apex, have partnered to raise money
and awareness for childrens cancer. XIOS will be hosting a St. Baldricks event on Saturday,
September 13 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Steven Curfman, Ryan Solle, Caleb Norkus and Nathan Zuzga
will all shave their heads for charity and help raise awareness for childhood cancer research.
Good afternoon all. As I do some housecleaning on SBI I found another old You Write the Caption
whose winners I hadn't chosen. It was for the following amazing picture of David Beckham during a
charity event in Africa.
There were plenty of great submissions. The 10 best are after the jump.
Ruud Van Nistelrooy. Robin Van Persie. Arjen Robben. Most people can safely say that these three
do not play with a sense of charity when they get the ball. The me first mentality of these players
is quite pervasive. There was great relief at Old Trafford when RVN departed for Real. Robben was
criticized during the 2006 World Cup by his team mates and fans for being a ball hog.
Final preparations are being made at Southend's Priory Park as the usually serene space makes way
for Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra on Sunday evening (29th June).
The show - which attracted 3,600 people last year - is making a welcome return to the area, and
this year Jools has invited Soft Cell lead singer Marc Almond along to perform
with him.
101 Great Goals found the highlight of the old Croat juking some France '98 players in a recent
charity match.
Didn't know a 40 year old could move like that.
Craig Waibel -- a Washington grad, whoo! -- recently dropped by a Houston Texans practice to
kick some field goals for charity.
The Dynamo defender wasn't bad at all, even kicking a 63-yarder!
When the Houston Dynamo and New England Revolution meet tomorrow night in the finals of Superliga
2008, they will already know what paycheck awaits them. That's because both sides have agreed to
pool the first- and second-place prizes for the tournament and distribute them equally among the
two squads, in protest of the league's decision to cap the tournament's bonus at 15% if an MLS team
prevails.
The Wizards are auctioning off a lot of different pre-game things for the upcoming game against the
LA Galaxy. You can bid to be the pre-game entertainment, the national anthem singer, pick the
charity to be the Kicks for Kids Donation, and the Color Guard Donation. Auctioning anything they
can with the pregame has gotten the Wizards noticed by Freakonomics, a blog with the New York Times
(thanks to Peter for sending this my way).
Daniel Levy wants the Premier League to 'review' the transfer system (O rly?). Tottenham may have
agreed to drop their 'charges' against Liverpool and Manchester United in return for 50m, a striker
on loan and a donation to charity, but the scars remain and the London club are understandably
furious at having their Champions League [.
