Archive for the 'Passion' Category

April 13th, 2011

Inspired By

One of the things I love most about soccer is how accessible it can be. If you want to play, you play. You don't need a lot of money, loads of equipment, dedicated space or anything else. All you really need is a desire to play and you will inevitably figure the rest out. Just like these guys. Take a few minutes to watch this video. Hopefully you ...
March 21st, 2011

Panyee FC

This may be one of the coolest soccer videos I have ever seen. Take five minutes and watch it. You will be happy you did. Thanks for the heads up Kevin.
October 15th, 2010

Family, Barrio, Club

Another great video from the We Are 11 campaign. I'm not even going to describe this one. I can't come close to saying anything remotely near as interesting as the people who are in this video. Enjoy.
October 4th, 2010

Just Because – Liverpool Fans

There is no doubt that recent times have been tough for Liverpool. The Reds find themselves in the bottom three of the league for the first time in almost 50 years. If you want to read about the troubles at Liverpool, the Internet is full of stories about it. However, this post is really less about the tough times the team is going through, and instead ...
May 26th, 2010

A Little Bit of Perspective

With the the US roster officially set, the kickoff to the World Cup seems that much closer and the overall excitement for it seems to have heightened even more than a day ago. It's crazy that four years has passed since the last one in Germany, and as the build up continues, it's amazing to see the growth of the sport and the amount of excitement ...
March 27th, 2010

Soccer Abroad – Cairo

We recently had a few pictures sent in to us by Dylan Thaemert. The pictures are from when he was in Cairo in 2008 and Egypt just happened to wing the ACN. Hard to not feel the euphoria and passion that the Egyptian people were feeling after their team had just become the champions of Africa. Thanks for the pictures Dylan. If you have some pictures ...
March 1st, 2010

2010 U.S. Paralympic Soccer

The U.S. Paralympic National Soccer Team, including: program overview, eligibility and classification, player recruitment, training camp objectives, global competition, conquering obstacles, breaking the misconceptions, program benefits, the future is bright. Part 2 after the jump. (more...)
January 15th, 2010

Summit On The Summit Team Reach Top Of Kilimanjaro

from mtv.com Despite a nasty snowstorm that slowed their progress, the Summit on the Summit team made it to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro on Tuesday (January 12), completing a six-day, 50-mile trek aimed at raising awareness about clean water. "Even with as many grandiose illusions that I have had, this has gone beyond my wildest dreams and ...