FootGolf has been around in different countries for some time now already. You play golf by using soccer balls. Weird right?
The sport — which even includes a dress code similar to golf — is played using a regulation #5 soccer ball on courses with 9 or 18 holes. Check it out in the video below:
According to reports, Brazil just passed a law ensuring that one percent of the seats at 12 new stadiums being built for this summer’s World Cup will be dedicated for fans with disabilities, including obesity. Those with a body mass index (BMI) of 30-plus will also receive a 50 percent discount on tickets. It all makes sense once you consider the steadily increasing obesity rates in the country. Between 2006-2011, the rates went from 42.7 percent to 48.5 percent of the population.
Who knew soccer players were so passionate about fashion? In the above snippet, Real Madrid players Xabi Alonso and Cristiano Ronaldo were captured arguing about nike and adidas during a training session.
Now this is what we call a dream team. Check out these cheeky snapshots from VISA's upcoming #welcometobrazil campaign for World Cup 2014. If you had to pick, which team would you bet on?
PUMA is gathering some of the most precise strikers and midfielders of soccer, recruiting Cesc Fabregas, Thierry Henry, Mario Balotelli, and Marco Reus to showcase the boot’s unprecedented power.
The evoPOWER 1 FG features several notable PUMA technologies, including Gradual Stability Frame – which bends with the foot’s natural motion while striking – as well as an Adap-Lite special upper.
The World Cup is upon us, and ESPN just released the first ad of what to expect to go down in Brazil.
The ad looks back on iconic players and teams from past World Cups, juxtaposing that history with current Brazilian stars and street scenes from the soccer-obsessed country.
While playing doubles for the the Australian Open at the Brisbane International, Federer and his partner Nicolas Mahut nearly lost a point while taking on Grigor Dimitrov and Jeremy Chardy.
At one point during the match, Federer completely mishit an overhead. Luckily for him, the ball deflected off the frame of his racket with such backspin that it landed on Dimitrov/Chardy's side of the net, and then spun back over the net.