Final Rosters are set for the Hollywood United Charity Match against Champions United, with money raised for people whose lives were severely affected by the devastation of Hurricane Ike.
Ronaldo: happy, content, good humored. Zidane: hands clinched like a vise and with a wrong word still looks very capable of menace…
Courtesy Kickette
“Food shouldn’t prevent somebody from having his dreams being realized.”
TAMALE, Ghana — On the most important day of his life, Shadrak Kwabena wakes up hungry. He is 9 years old, his pencil legs covered in knee-high, hand-me-down yellow socks. This is the moment his mother imagined when she took him to the coach three years ago with a request: Please give my son a future.
He makes his way toward the mosque for morning prayer, the dirt streets pocked with rock and rubble. Around town, other boys slip into the predawn darkness. The ones who own soccer cleats wear them; parents save for months to afford the $12 shoes. Many come barefoot. Word has spread: A scout is in Tamale, with strange words and customs, who possesses the mystical power to change a person’s destiny forever. (more…)
The Saturday before the MLS Cup Final, Hollywood United will be taking on Champions United (a team consisting of musicians put together by MLS Magazine) to raise money for the victim’s that were affected by Hurricane Ike.
With the game kicking off at 3pm on Saturday, November 22nd at the Home Depot Center Field 5 and Fox Soccer Channel broadcasting the match, a great afternoon of football and festivities (EA Sports will be setting up game consoles featuring FIFA 2009) should be had by all.
Here’s a little recap of our trip to New York for Ethan Zohn’s GrassRoots Soccer Event.
Our boy Patrick from the Chicago Red Stars just tipped us off on this event. If you are in the Chicago area swing through and show some supprt.
Chicago, IL (October 10, 2008) - The Chicago Red Stars cordially invite you to join us at Underground on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, for an exclusive event. VIP Access will give you the opportunity to meet 2008 US Women’s National Soccer Team Olympic Gold Medalist Kate Markgraf, along with Red Stars Head Coach Emma Hayes, President Peter Wilt, GM Marcia McDermott and additional Red Stars staff.
Underground is a 21 and older venue. It is located in downtown Chicago at 56 West Illinois Street, Chicago, IL 60610. VIP Access is from 5:30pm-8:30pm, and Kate Markgraf is scheduled from 5:30pm - 7:00pm.
Tickets are $65 and the majority of every ticket sold will benefit the Chicago Red Stars Charitable Foundation. Each ticket includes hors d’oeuvres, served from 5:45pm to 6:45pm, and 3 drink tickets.
Head here for more info.
A couple months ago we told you about the Nike + Human Race. And now we have Kanye speaking on it a little bit more…
Ethan Zohn has just kicked off his trek to raise money and awareness for HIV/AIDS in Africa. Our girl Anne just sent us the following information about this trip.
Ethan Zohn, kicked off a 3-month, 550 mile journey of alifetime yesterday evening. In the name of Grassroots Soccer UNITED, Ethan will be traveling from Boston to Washington DC on foot and dribbling a soccer ball the entire distance. The first-ever Grassroots Soccer UNITED dribble looks to get kids and all soccer fans around the world involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa. Full route map and details can be found at Grassroots Soccer UNITED.
This is a good cause and we wish Ethan lots of luck.
“Grassroot Soccer, the nonprofit organization that uses “the power of soccer” in the fight against HIV / AIDS has announced that it is teaming up with PUMA to introduce a line of custom soccer gear. The line is available for purchase at Grassroots Soccer United. The created merchandise – jerseys, soccer balls, drawstring gear bags – are branded with the Grassroot Soccer UNITED insignia and is affordably priced, at up to $25 – the exact cost of putting one at-risk youth through the Grassroot Soccer HIV / AIDS education curriculum.”
UPDATE - They ended up moving the date to July 12th at Allianz Arena in Germany, but everything is a go for Goal4Africa and Nelson Mandela’s 90th Birthday Celebration on July 18th.
Clarence Seedorf, Rino Gattuso, Gigi Buffon, Emmanuel Adebayor, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, and Fabio Cannavaro are just a few of the 40 players coming together in the highly symbolic match.
The Humanitarian Initiative Goal4Africa was conceived from a simple idea, education and football.
The campaign will continue to run up to the 2010 World Cup with the goal being to raise $90 million, with fans being able to pledge money for every goal scored by their favorite team over the next two years.
image via JCI
Behind the scenes of Steve Nash’s Showdown in Chinatown by 13th Witness.
