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Dutch Olympic Team coach Foppe de Haan has named his 18 man Beijing roster, including his three over-23 players. Holland squad: Piet Velthuizen (Vitesse Arnhem), Kenneth Vermeer (Ajax); Kew Jaliens (29 years old - AZ Alkmaar), Calvin Jong-A-Pin (Heerenveen), Luijckx (AZ Alkmaar), Dirk Marcellis (PSV Eindhoven), Erik Pieters (PSV Eindhoven), ...

DOUBLE UPDATE - Barcelona has reportedly denied Ronaldinho his chance to represent Brazil at the 20008 Beijing Olympics. I'm just starting to wonder if Dunga had spoken to any of the clubs about pre-season, qualifiers or possible transfers that he's pulling players from. UPDATE - Werder Bremen and Schalke 04 have denied both Diego and Rafinha ...

Adidas has officially opened their largest concept store worldwide in Beijing at midnight on July 5th. The store will be a fusion of Adidas' Sports Performance and Sport Style Division that includes the Original and Y-3 branding. The Brand Center will be located in China's newest Sanlitun Village Shopping Center, only minutes away from ...

Nike is prepping for the Olympics in Beijing on a whole nother level. With China being the biggest emerging market, Nike is attempting to cement themselves in China as the leader. Videos such as these where they project some of China's best athletes onto the the side of the new government CCTV building are definitely a step in the right direction ...

UPDATE -  Looks like there might be a little Radiation leak caused by the Earthquake. This quake was reported to be a 7.8 by major news agencies. What would happen if the Olympics were taking place and an earthquake of this magnitude hit? There's always possibilities for natural disasters to happen, but with the Summer Olympics only months ...

I've said it before and I'll say it again...with the Olympics taking place in Beijing this summer, you are going to see every brand imaginable doing products with Chinese colors, Chinese celebrities, artists, etc. Above is adidas' latest collaboration...they partnered with Chinese pianist Lang Lang to do his take on one of the best sneakers of all ...

To commemorate the upcoming Olympics in Beijing Nike is releasing the Bejing 2008 Pack that consists of the Air Force 2 Low and and the Air Flight 89's. Both come in the white, black and green colorway with added touches of gold. You can purchase these Nike's here. Look out for lots of Olympic inspired releases coming out in thenext couple of months. ...

Natasha Kai had two more goals and an assist (to Heather O'Reilly) to her name as the US Women qualified for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing by beating Costa Rica 3-nil in the Tournaments Semi-Final match. The US will now face Canada (who beat Mexico 1-nil for their ticket to China) in the 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament Final on Saturday at 9:30 pm ...