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New Jersey Family Collects More Than 1,000 Pairs Of Cleats For Kids In Haiti

Soccer is the world’s greatest sport. It doesn’t matter where you are or what time of day it is, you can always find a ball and start a pickup game. It’s a beautiful game, but what makes it more beautiful is when you have the necessary equipment. 

Many kids in Haiti have been playing soccer barefoot in gravel for years. Thanks to a soccer-loving family in New Jersey many kids will no longer have this issue. 

Las notorias clasificatorias tontas de FIFA en realidad lograron acertar la ascendencia de Islandia

Cuando hablamos del terrible sistema de clasificación mundial de la FIFA, usualmente hay mucho para reírse. Las naciones son castigadas cruelmente por no jugar (Estados Unidos, invicto desde noviembre del 2016, baja 12 lugares al 35) mientras que otros países se benefician teniendo pequeñas participaciones en competencias importantes (Polonia logró llegar al sexto después de derrotar a Rumanía en la clasificatoria para la Copa del mundo).

30 Women Climb Kilimanjaro To Play Match At Record-Setting Altitude

Last Saturday, 30 women hailing from six different continents summited Mount Kilimanjaro before descending to play a 90-minute, 11-a-side match at 18,799 feet, setting a world record for highest altitude in a competitive football match. The event was setup by the Equal Playing Field initiative, a movement aiming to raise awareness towards the systematic inequality that women’s sport is challenged with and to empower aspiring athletes to challenge the social norms for girls in sport.

Philadelphia's Haris Medunjanin Will Make You Believe In Player Honesty Again

The MLS has said they’d like to implement Video Assistant Referees during the second half of the season, but the Philadelphia Union’s Haris Medunjanin should probably win the MLS Fair Play Award for overturning an incorrect call himself during Saturday’s match between the Union and DC United.

Medunjanin was shielding the ball for a throw-in when some pressure from United’s Luciano Acosta bowled him over near the sideline. The referee marched over, believed he saw Acosta kick-out at Medunjanin on the ground and promptly displayed a straight red.

Arsenal And Chelsea Will Donate Their Community Shield Money To Victims Of The Grenfell Tower Fire

Arsenal and Chelsea will meet in the Community Shield in August, and both clubs will donate their match fees to victims of the Grenfell Tower fire. The match is expected to raise about £1.25 million. Both clubs announced their actions in statements on their respective websites.

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