Archive for the 'Social Issues' Category

May 21st, 2012

Video :: Sporting KC players and staff volunteer at St. James Place | @SportingKC

Sporting KC players and front office staff help serve meals at St James Place If you are in the KC community and you want more information on volunteer opps at St. James Place, click here. Check out the video after the jump..... (more...)
May 17th, 2012

Video :: @SoundersFC players and staff volunteer at Hopelink Food Bank | “United We Serve”

via soundersfcdotcom on youtube: As part of the Sounders United We Serve program David Estrada, Brad Evans and Patrick Ianni jointed Sounders staff and fans in volunteering at the Hopelink Food Bank. Check out the video after the jump..... (more...)
May 16th, 2012

Video :: #FLOTUS Michelle Obama x MLS Champion LA Galaxy Players x White House | @letsmove!

via The White House [dot] gov: Before a soccer clinic with the MLS Cup Champion LA Galaxy, First Lady Michelle Obama talks to kids about the importance of being active as a part of staying healthy. Galaxy players AJ DeLaGarza, Todd Dunivant, Landon Donovan, David Beckham, Sean Franklin and Mike Magee participated in a Let's Move event. Definitely ...
May 15th, 2012

Video :: Arsenal Charity Ball 2012 event recap

ARSENAL CHARITY BALL RAISES OVER £250,000 vía arsenal [dot] com: On Thursday, May 10, Arsenal Football Club hosted its Annual Charity Ball, which in the Club’s 125th year celebrated the launch of The Arsenal Foundation. The event raised over£250,000 which will help deliver even more Arsenal projects to motivate and inspire young people. The ...
May 9th, 2012

Video :: “United Soccer Club” – Program introducing soccer to the communities of Washington, DC | @DCUnited

via dcunited on youtube: MISSION: To introduce the sport of soccer to youth in inner-city and underprivileged communities of the greater Washington, D.C. area. United Soccer Club (USC) partners with urban families, schools, recreation centers and community-based organizations in order to invest in the athletic, emotional and social welfare of the ...
May 7th, 2012
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Video :: Football freestyler @Dan_Magness “Keepy – Uppies” from London to Manchester | Keep It Up for Soccer Aid

via UNICEFUK on youtube: Football freestyler Dan Magness is taking on a record breaking journey from London to Manchester as part of Keep It Up for Soccer Aid. * Wembley Stadium to Manchester is about 200m. He'll be doing keepy uppies along the whole route and meeting fans, supporters and celebrities along the way. Check out some video of ...
April 23rd, 2012
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Video :: Japanese Tsunami Soccer Ball washes up in Alaska, USA

via usnews.msnbc.msn.com: A volleyball and soccer ball that washed ashore on an Alaskan island may be the first pieces of debris to arrive in the United States from last year's tsunami in Japan. They were spotted by radar technician David Baxter and his wife translated writing on the soccer ball and traced it back to a Japanese school in an area ...
April 18th, 2012
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Video :: David Beckham plays Blind Football with the British Paralympic team

A blindfolded Beckham is put through his paces by Dave Clarke, the ParalympicsGB captain at Beijing 2008, in a training session. Football legend David Beckham takes on the ParalympicsGB Visually Impaired Football Team in support of the Sainsbury's 1 Million Kids Challenge, which aims to get a million children trying a Paralympic sport. Schools can ...