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Archive for May 2008

May 20th, 2008

Queen Elizabeth II Attends Football Match in Turkey

Queen Elizabeth II and husband Prince Philip were in Turkey May 16, 2008 to watch a soccer match. The game began with a ceremony with the Queen presenting the match ball to the young player - in front of Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan his wife Emine Erdogan.   

The main goal of the soccer [...]

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May 18th, 2008

Banned Pepsi Soccer Commercial

For some reason this new Pepsi Soccer Commercial couldn’t air. Not exactly sure why this commercial was banned? I mean is it racist in any way? Can anyone explain why this couldn’t be on television?

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May 18th, 2008

Zinedine Zidane Supporting ELA

Former French soccer player superstar Zinedine Zidane (responsible for bringing France the World and European Cups) posed for the cameras in support for his favourite charity, Ela. Ela is a European charity association who helps take care of people suffering from leucodystrophia. He was at an event sponsored by Ela on a “Live Internet TV [...]

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May 16th, 2008

Manchester Football Riot Caused By a Faulty TV Screen

Manchester City was ablaze with riots yesterday May 15, 2008 after a TV screen, that had been set up for the viewing benefit of non-ticket holding fans, had failed to work 15 minutes before kick off. The UEFA Cup Final resulted in a 2-0 loss for the Scottish Rangers, which only irritated the problem more.
Manchester [...]

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May 14th, 2008

Childhood Sports Memories

With Mother’s Day behind us and Father’s Day ahead, the b5media sports bloggers are looking back at our childhood sports memories.

Check out the childhood sports memories from:
David Kindervater at Every Morning QuarterbackJodie Lynn Boduch at Gossip on SportsJeanne Dupuis at Hockey BeatSandy Mitchell at Green Posse and Light the TorchMichael Sedor [...]

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May 14th, 2008

David Beckham Plays in Edmonton, Alberta

David Beckham was in Canada today to play a tribute game against the Vancouver Whitecaps FC at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta May 13, 2008. Despite mustering an assist for the LA Galaxy, Beckham couldn’t secure a victory. Losing 2-1.
Despite the loss, Beckham and other Galaxy teammates enjoyed the celebration of more than [...]

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May 13th, 2008

Manchester United Wins English Premier League Trophy

Manchester United beat Wigan Athletic 2-0 to take home the trophy in the English Premier League May 11, 2008. Ryan Giggs scored the second and final goal for Man. that sealed their victory. This is Manchester United’s 10th Championship win.
All this proves is that if you are able to make the most money (Manchester) [...]

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May 12th, 2008

My Favorite Sports Memory

Looking back, my favorite memory was watching the French National Football Team win the 2000 Euro Cup. I was living in France at the time and watched it live on the TV at a friends house. France was playing Italy in their final round. The game remained 0-0 for a long time until after Italy [...]

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May 11th, 2008

Funny World Football Video

Football is different around the world. Well, maybe not that different. But this video seems to think there is. It compares the game of soccer as it is played throughout the world. Very funny.

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May 11th, 2008

Nike Commercial: Good Verses Evil

Dude, I was kind of scared watching this commercial from Nike. The commercial shows some of the worlds best football players matching against the forces of evil. Not exactly sure why they were playing against the devil?
Nike - Good vs Evil

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