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An Indestructible Soccer Ball is Helping the World's Children [VIDEO]

Nora Schreiber — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:32:57 +0000

There are so many charity groups and non profit organizations around the world working hard to help the world’s children. Food, clean water, education, and health care are very important. But, a child’s need to play is also important to their childhood. One man decided to do his part to help these children in need. [...]

Soccer, Google's Doodle Olympic Game Of The Day

Lucky Larry — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:30:57 +0000

The U.S. women's soccer team defeated Japan yesterday to win the gold medal in the Summer Olympics by beating them 2-1 in front of more than 80-thousand people in London's Wembley Stadium. This morning when I went to Google something about Pink at the MTV VMA's, I noticed a new game on the Google homepage - SOCCER!

Carli Lloyd Scores Two Goals as US Women Beat Japan 2-1 To Win Olympic Soccer Gold

Joe Student — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 21:22:39 +0000

Carli Lloyd scored two goals as the United States women’s soccer team beat Japan, 2-1, to win the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics on Thursday night in London. The US victory avenged the Americans’ loss to the Japanese team on penalty kicks in the Women’s World Cup last summer. A Wembley Stadium crowd [...]

Elderly Soccer Fan Attacks Ref With His Scooter [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 13:00:57 +0000

The legendary passion of the European soccer fan isn’t just for the young, apparently.

This aged spectator at a Dutch Second Division (minor league) match was so irate that the ref had showed the home team six yellow cards in a four-to-three loss that he stormed the pitch with his mobility scooter and then twice rammed into the offending official. Checking out the low-speed assault below.

Real Madrid Soccer Club Signs 7-Year-Old Boy

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:34:58 +0000

We’ve all heard stories about how athletes are recruited at younger and younger ages by college teams, but Real Madrid, the professional and well-known Spanish soccer club, has gone a step beyond that.

The team has signed a seven-year-old boy from Argentina. That’s right — he’s seven.

David Beckham Captures Crazy Fan Who Storms Soccer Field [VIDEO]

Mix 93-1 — Fri, 27 May 2011 16:00:40 +0000

Earlier this week, soccer star David Beckham pulled double-duty as a security guard and helped to apprehend a fan who had run onto the field at Old Trafford in Manchester, England.

Beckham was lining up for a corner kick when the fan, who looked to be quite young, invaded the pitch and began circling about.

This Week in Trick Plays: Setting Up for an Easy Goal [VIDEO]

Mix 93-1 — Wed, 18 May 2011 13:00:43 +0000

Two videos featuring unusual trick plays have been making the Internet rounds this week. In the first, a high school soccer team in Arkansas fools their opponents by having two players feign a collision, then using that distraction to set up an easy goal. In the second, two forwards on the University of Maryland lacrosse [...]

One-Year-Old Signs 10-Year Soccer Contract [VIDEO]

Lisa Thomas — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 23:39:35 +0000

Baerke van der Meij is about to play with the big boys – well, sort of. The 18-month-old soccer phenom was recently discovered via a YouTube video that showcased his ability to kick several balls into a box without much effort. Shortly after the video was catapulted into Internet famedom, Dutch flight cub VVV-Venlo offered [...]

Bus Runs Over Soccer Trophy After Player Drops It

Jen Austin — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 19:25:33 +0000

Real Madrid won the Spanish Cup earlier this week over their rivals, Barcelona. As you can see from the thousands of soccer fans who lined the streets of Madrid, this is a really big deal.

The winning Spanish Cup team receives a large trophy, which Real Madrid's players showed off to their supporters as they drove through the all-night celebration on top of a double-decker bus.