Tag Archives: soccer

America SCORES w/ Inspired Art, April 27

America SCORES has long championed the integration of sports into a comprehensive education experience. From playing soccer, to offering up the unique Poetry Slam, the organization has brought multiple activities…

Feet, hands, soccer, tennis – Nadal and Djokovic have it all!

Fun stuff from great tennis players and pretty good soccer/futbol players as well. An embarrassment of riches as they say. Click here to watch a fun video.

Aug. 18 deadline – Voting in Nike/Changemakers “changing lives through football”

Nike and Ashoka’s Changemakers have again partnered up on a competition that brings together energetic, inspiring individuals and organizations and their local and worldwide supporters.  Building on the success of…

Benchmarking passion for team, league, and sport

In 2011, Major League Soccer (MLS) will invite 2 more teams into the fold – the Vancouver Whitecaps and the Portland Timbers – bringing the total to 18 teams in…

Rebirth of a sports legend? The New York Cosmos

The late 1970s and early 1980s featured maybe what was the initial version of the term Galacticos made famous by football/soccer teams such as Real Madrid and Chelsea. Powerhouses that…

Street soccer – a path taken to a better place

In anticipation of the 2010 Street Soccer USA Cup (July 30 – Aug. 1), we highlight a story by the Star Tribune’s Kristin Tillotson. In Kicking it home: A soccer…

Soccer for a better future. Yep, that’s the goal.

I am already depressed about the end of the World Cup. Let’s start the countdown to 2014!! Of course, there is so much to remember about the World Cup, on…

The legacy of the World Cup in Africa

Don’t forget to hold on to this report and periodically check back. It will surely be a good read post-2010 World Cup and as we approach the next World Cup…

Right to Play event – images of the game we love

On July 7th, Right to Play is partnering with the Nuru Project to put on a special photography exhibition/auction. They will be exhibiting images of people from around the world…

Global game, global cause

Our friends at sportanddev posted an update of recent activity surrounding the FARE effort. FARE stands for Football Against Racism in Europe and it is a wonderful initiative addressing the…