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Opening Your Own Football Hangout
According to the U.S. Soccer Federation, soccer, known as football in the rest of the world, continues to grow in popularity in the United States. Millions of children play and watching is a growing trend too. In fact, Time reports that American businessmen, recognizing this opportunity, have even invested in English teams, such as Liverpool, Aston Villa ...
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Football Fit: Getting Back into Shape to Hit the Pitch
Unlike many other sports, soccer requires swift movements and a significant amount of running. To make sure they are adequately prepared for the rigors of the game, players should perform aerobic and anaerobic training, as well as agility and coordination exercises. Strength-training and conditioning help players build the necessary stamina and endurance needed for training ...
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Bring the English Pub to Your Own Home
While Soccer still isn’t the USA’s most popular sport, it’s definitely gaining popularity on this side of the pond. Years ago, men were building in-home bars with NFL and NBA logos, but today, more and more guys are focusing on their favorite soccer teams as the theme of their man caves. While adding a whole ...
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Soccer in the City of God: Top 5 Most Memorable Moments
With a World Cup on the way and the 2016 summer Olympics on the horizon, Brazil is gearing up for a high-profile decade by hosting the planet’s two largest sporting events. This brilliant decade in Brazilian sports will kick off with the 2014 World Cup estimated to bring millions of football fans into the country. ...
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Kaap die Goeie Hoop …
… honestly leaves me lost for words to describe how glorious it was. I’m speechless every time i think about it to be honest. Yesterday we had the most wonderful day. A relaxing morning at the house to start the day. And then a journey of a lifetime, one that you always say you will ...
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6/22 Durban Fan Fest for Bafana Bafana
Photo By Christina Holmes The whole country was cheering today as Bafana Bafana took on Bleus, taking it with a 2-1 final! We ended up cheering with them near the stadium at the Durban Fan Beach. The atmosphere was cheerful as all were happy with the performance of the home country! The visual on the ...
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6/21 Road Trip from Johannesburg to Durban
Photos By Christina Holmes Another late wake, yet again. I seem to be tired all day. Need to get on SA time soon as we have been here for a week now. We get all of our items packed up and load up the car. Today we drive from Johannesburg to Durban to our new ...
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Pilanesberg Game Reserve
Absolutely beautiful. We drove to the reserve this morning from North Cliff at about 8am and caught the most amazing morning light on our drive out. The reserve is located near to Mia Marita Resort where our friends Pete and Nick are staying and also close by to the famous Sun City. The reserve is ...
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Olivias CoffeeBake
What a wonderful surprise as we were struggling all day trying to get internet and local phone sorted that we came across this wonderful bakery cafe in North Cliff. A recommendation of Nicks actually whom lives in the neighborhood, it was right on par with what we needed to at the moment, good food. Everything ...
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See you tomorrow!
I am off to South Africa. I cannot express in words how lucky and blessed I feel to be able to attend my second World Cup and follow Brazil. I am here at the airport and the energy is already inside me – my mind and heart are already in South Africa, today I am ...