Heard about Nike’s “The Chance”?

In short, it’s an opportunity for regular footballers (you know, like you and me) to play with the big boys i.e go pro! More info HERE.

Footballers young and old (at least 18 years old) have entered the competition and the trick is to get noticed by Nike and their talent scouts. One way is to do that is to rack up as many Facebook fans as you can!

adidas refers to one its latest boots as “the world’s fastest, lightest football boot, period.”

Featuring unique triangle studs and a revolutionary lightweight SprintSkin upper, the F50 adizero TRX FG is super-light at only 165g and ultimately designed for superior ball-feel and speed.

We have here the compiled video tips from Asafa Powell (once the fastest man on Earth when he held the 100 m world record between June 2005 and May 2008, with times of 9.77 and 9.74 seconds respectively) from the Nike Zoom “Quick is Deadly” feature back in 2007.

As part of Nike’s collaboration with “Red” to help raise awareness about HIV and AIDS, they’ve launched special red laces under the slogan “Lace Up, Save Lives”. 100% of the profits from the sale of these laces will be channeled to both the Global Fund and other soccer-based community programmes aimed at educating people about AIDS.

As a guy, I humbly concede that I am rather ignorant about sportswomen and its pioneers (but I’m learning!). Mia Hamm however, I know.

Hailing from Selma, Alabama, U.S.A, Mia Hamm is the most recognizable female football player in the history of American football a.k.a soccer. She’s done so much for the game back in the States in terms of raising the standards and heightening its visibility among America’s other more “traditional” sports.