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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…

Thanks to the World Cup, a slight respite in Haiti

The UN’s Office on Sport for Development and Peace has new videos at its YouTube channel. They are all great but we were especially taken with the one that shows…

Teaming Up in 2010 and beyond

Our friend Tyler Spencer, who founded the Grassroot Project, further amazed us with his Team Up campaign, which brings together at-risk youth in Washington, DC, and South Africa, uniting them…

FIFA's Hope for Football (and Football for Hope)

Our friends at sportanddev.com have created a page featuring projects built around or leveraging the 2010 World Cup. You can find that page by clicking here. (I was hoping there…

World Cup – let the games and golasos begin

Here are the Top 10 goals from the 2006 World Cup. I can’t wait to argue what will be selected as the top 10 of 2010. Let the World Cup…

Kicking sport and development into high gear

The World Cup in South Africa has been generating buzz for the past several years, and with less than 4 weeks to the start of the event, that buzz may…

Wavin' the flag for love, friendship, and the beautiful game

Just to get you even more excited about the worldwide party beginning on June 11, we have this fun concert video for K’Naan’s “Wavin’ Flag”, which is Coca-Cola’s officially licensed…

Guest Post: What the World Cup means (and could mean) for business

Sab was kind enough to ask me, John Kim, from www.WorldCupCSR.wordpress.com, to contribute a guest post to this blog.  Of course I jumped at the chance and was absolutely flattered;…