I recently got hold of Full Zip Barcelona Jacket from SoccerPro. I already have received the FC Barcelona navy Blue Jacket but this one has a better Bluagrana identity than the other one. The jacket has a bold red stripe across it's front and back midsection and two thin red stripes on the center of left sleeve. Click to continue reading...

Something to read while Mark Hughes and Alex Ferguson answer some tough questions about the Manchester derby... [Talksport Mag via The Spoiler] The return of Gary Neville's Diary! (Football365) If you're looking for some nearly-naked-Zlatan vid, visit (ONTD) Baseball > football (for internet broadcasts) (EPL Talk) The North Korean dressing room should be an interesting place next June (Reuters) Footballers wot [. Click to continue reading...

Soccerpro has produced a Homeless World Cup T-shirt and right now revenue from the shirt program...
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Our friends/corporate overlords at Soccerpro have asked us to draw attention to the t-shirts they're selling to benefit the Homeless World Cup. All the proceeds go to the HWC, which is one of the really good causes in soccer. So go buy one and get a shirt to commemorate the good thing you did with your day.

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The Homeless World Cup is an organization working to change the lives of homeless soccer players across the world.

The Homeless World Cup is a street soccer event, which is fast and entertaining. Each match, officiated by a referee, lasts for 14 minutes, that's 7 minutes each way with a one minute break for half –time.

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The Homeless World Cup is a life changing international football tournament. From Argentina to Australia, South Africa to Portugal, Cameroon to Brazil, Germany to England homeless people take a once in a lifetime opportunity to represent their country and change their lives forever. 77% of players go on to find a home, come off drugs and alcohol, get into education, jobs, training, repair Click to continue reading...

I'm pretty sure that attire is classified as "t-shirts," right?

• Our Butt Buddies Soccer Pro are working closely with the Homeless World Cup and selling t-shirts for the event - all the proceeds will go directly to the Homeless World Cup. We love Soccer Pro because they combine their love for the beautiful game with a social consciousness and commitment to doing good.

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(P.S: Those wonderful guys at SoccerPro seek this blog as a platform to spread the message of helping the less-privileged)
The recent-concluded Homeless World Cup saw Ukraine crowned as the world champions of this tournament, by beat Portugal en-route to clinch the honour.
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Soccer is a game of the masses and it is played as a group.
Rudyard Kipling must have watched the game when he came up with his ever-famous introduction to The Jungle Book.
"Now is the Law of the Jungle---as old and true as the sky;
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The Homeless World Cup is fantastic cause that we here at MFUSA are solidly behind; because of that, we're encouraging everyone to head over and buy a limited edition t-shirt, the proceeds from which...

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Apologies to this guy, but I'm going to steal the "Were You Aware Of It?" format to highlight a few of the stories that are drifting past my desk...monitor...inbox...whatever... FBF pals SoccerPro.com just sent me word about some new t-shirts they... Click to continue reading...

They Think It's All Over... brings you the Homeless World Cup and encourages you to donate to the cause by getting yourself a sweet T-Shirt. Click to continue reading...

Good morning everyone. I have got a fantastic cause for you today. I have been made aware of the Homeless World Cup thanks to soccerpro.com. Soccerpro have partnered with Calle to create some...
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Ukraine have beaten Portugal 5-4 to win the 2009 Homeless World Cup in Milan.

What is the Homeless World Cup?

The Homeless World Cup is an annual, international football tournament, uniting teams of people who are homeless and excluded to take a once in a lifetime opportunity to represent their country and change their lives forever.

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For those of you who were unaware about the big news around the football world over the past week, the 2009 Homeless World Cup kicked off for the seventh year. Lasting from September 6th to the 13th this year, the HWC was a huge success yet again. If you don't know anything about the HWC, then it's about time that you become acquainted with it.

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Homeless World Cup

The Homeless World Cup is charitable organization that helps homeless soccer players around the world get back on their feet. Every year they organize a 'World Cup' match between nations and this year the games were held in Milan, Italy and involved 48 countries.

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Just wanted to pass along some information from a WVH sponsor, SoccerPro.com and their upcoming promotion of the Homeless World Cup.

SoccerPro is currently working closely with the Homeless World Cup to promote their 2009 games that started on September 6th and ran through the 13th. They have partnered with Calle to make some awesome tee shirts just for the HWC.

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Homeless World Cup Trophy

The US entered the 2009 Homeless World Cup ranked 32nd in the world and after finishing 29th in the 2008 Homeless World Cup in Melbourne the team was looking to impress this year in Milan.

The first three days of the tournament were dedicated to preliminary pool play.

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Homeless World Cup Trophy

The US entered the 2009 Homeless World Cup ranked 32nd in the world and, after finishing 29th in the 2008 Homeless World Cup in Melbourne, the team was looking to impress this year in Milan.

The first three days of the tournament were dedicated to preliminary pool play.

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Portugal perdeu hoje com a Ucrânia, por 5/4, a final do Homeless World Cup. Foi a melhor classificação de sempre dos portugueses.

Today Ukraine defeated Portugal 5-4 in the final of the Milan 2009 Homeless World Cup, the annual international football tournament that gives people who are homeless the opportunity to change their own lives.

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Minneapolis UP TOP takes second and sends players to the Homeless World Cup.

UpTop Homeless soccer team from Mpls. Also included in the team photo on right is (far right) Joe Leyba and Ronak Shah (top row 3rd from right) from Mazamba soccer apparel from Minnesota who donated uniforms to all the teams at the 2009 Street Soccer USA Cup.

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Minneapolis UP TOP takes second and sends players to the Homeless World Cup.

UpTop Homeless soccer team from Mpls. Also included in the team photo on right is (far right) Joe Leyba and Ronak Shah (top row 3rd from right) from Mazamba soccer apparel from Minnesota who donated uniforms to all the teams at the 2009 Street Soccer USA Cup.

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You might have noticed a new advert at the bottom of the page. It's for the Homeless World Cup which kicks off in a couple of weeks in Milan. 48 teams of homeless people from around the world will travel to Italy.Milan is the seventh tournament and the event has grown and grown since it sprang to life in Graz in 2003. Click to continue reading...

Very cool.

A moving tribute to the King of Pop. Rio talks about getting Bad, his first MJ album from his mum. Music from the Arctic Monkeys. A clip of Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds. Some awesome skills from Cristiano Ronaldo and Robinho. Interviews with Usain Bolt, Vincent Cassel and Roger Federer.

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If you are a DC United fan and enjoyed the great documentary "Kicking It" about the Homeless World Cup then you will enjoy this.
Courtesy of Access United:

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Thanks to the documentary Kicking It, most football fans are already familiar with the Homeless World Cup, where international teams made up of homeless players compete in a 4 vs 4 street soccer tournament. But - just like professional football - street soccer isn't only about the international showpiece. Click to continue reading...

Upon my return from a playing stint in Brazil last year, I came across a television program which detailed the journeys of several teams participating in the Homeless World Cup. It was an amazing testimony to the power of soccer and how these soccer programs are changing countless lives for many whom society counts out. Click to continue reading...

Something to read after you peruse Emmanuel Adebayor's Michael-Owen-style brochure... Full thing available in PDF format at Arseblog. Marketing Gooch, Milan style (Studs Up) Homeless World Cup filmmaker competition (The Bit Bucket) Six things Newcastle United need to do (Newcastle Offside) Iraq playing at home for first time since 2002 (AP) Getting ready for Robocup 2009 (Oddity Central) Mehdi Mahdavikia's goodbye (Revolutionary [. Click to continue reading...

Frank Lampard says this season has been his best. Sure 19 goals and 11 assists is nice, but what about those years when you Blues were unstoppable.
Short memory? Or maybe stats mean more than wins to you?
Now the links:

• The Blanco hop returns! [The Offside]
  
• TFC's coach was fined for ref blast.

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Something to read while you watch London's most expensive pest controller in action.... Dani Alves: second best player in the world (Guardian) Robbie Keane to cross Merseyside divide? (Bet Offside) World Cup 2010 worries (Mouthpiece Sports) Is Becks just not trying for Galaxy? (MLS Offside) Time to retire a nickname? Click to continue reading...

Just a quick update to my last post about the Homeless World Cup. Well, the tournament has now finished and it was won by - wait for it - Afghanistan. Anyone else see a certain amount of irony in that? Click to continue reading...

Something to read while you pay your $2,000,000 worth of speeding tickets... Bosnich comeback ends badly (Mariners Offside) Just a finger wag for Polkraine (BBC Football Blog) Vela still the new Henry? (Footballing World) The Homeless World Cup (Unprofessional Foul) In defence of Thierry Henry (La Liga Review) Ray Hudson goes too far (Eleven Devils) Managing Newcastle like managing Madrid (NUFC Blog) Dave's [. Click to continue reading...

You know what I love the most about a good old fashioned USA-Trinidad & Tobago match?
The obligatory flashback of Paul Caligiuri's "shot heard round the world" during World Cup qualifying back in1989. For those of you that require a summary: the USA need to beat T &T to earn a berth to Italia '90. Click to continue reading...

Sports media columnist Tom Hoffarth took a closer look at the documentary on the 2006 Homeless World Cup that premieres on ESPN2 tonight and talks to some locals who aspire to take part in this year's version.

For a peek at the movie trailer and a review, click here.

Sunday's college scores:
*USC 7 Alabama 1 (The Trojans scored the most goals since 1995 in Coach Ali Khosroshahin's 100th college game.

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Kidding themselves it was somehow bright to continue with a full domestic league program when most others around the world are suspended this weekend, MLS officials are trying to ignore what the rest of the planet is focusing on: the dozens of World Cup qualifiers scheduled this weekend (and next week).

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