Archive for the 'South Africa' Category

July 9th, 2010

Nike Ball Man – Video

We already showed you some of the Nike Ball Man installation, and now comes a video that helps explain and break the whole thing down just a bit more. This is certainly an impressive feat to pull off, and I'm guessing the design and engineering of Ball Man was no easy feat. Nice to see all 500 soccer balls be donated to soccer programs across South ...
July 9th, 2010

Bejeweled

I had a chance to catch up with our boy Reezy this week, and he showed me this handmade, one of a kind boot he picked up in South Africa recently. Made from metal and wire and 100% hand crafted, this one of a kind boot caught my eye immediately. Ray was able to negotiate a bit on the price and brought this one of a kind piece of artwork home from South ...
July 8th, 2010

Pitch Perfect Episode 7: BLK JKS Come Home

South African rock band BLK JKS returned home to represent their home country on June 11th. We followed them as they prepared for the biggest show of their lives and then to the release party for their new Zol! EP in Johannesburg.
July 7th, 2010

Nike World Cup Ball Man

This installment was developed to make a bold statement about Nike's inspiration and innovation throughout the World Cup tournament. For those of you who haven't seen Ball Man yet, it is a giant 21 meter high footballer made from 5,500 skills balls and weighing more than 4.5 tons. Ball Man was developed using a 3-D image of an athlete and then ...
July 2nd, 2010

Vuvuzela Concert

Brahms and Ravel played on the Vuvuzela. An exclusive performance for ZEIT ONLINE in the Konzerthaus Berlin.  Spotted at LikeCool.
June 30th, 2010

Robbie Findley Returns to the US

Real Salt Lake's Robbie Findley returned today from South Africa where he helped Team USA reach the Round of 16 in the FIFA World Cup.
June 28th, 2010

PUMA Powercat JB Final Boots

PUMA will be paying homage to the World Cup Final that will be played in the 94,700 seat Soccer City with a special color way inspired by the stadium and its mosaic exterior. I couldn't really imagine playing in these as the colors are a bit much for me from a playing perspective, but that doesn't mean they wouldn't be a nice 2010 World Cup memento.
June 28th, 2010

Steve Nash Playing Soccer with Kids in Soweto

While in South Africa Steve Nash spent time with fans and players from around the world. But it was an impromptu stop in Nelson Mandela's longtime town that left the strongest impression on our World Cup correspondent.