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Lionel Messi: A Nightmare For Defenders

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Or is he experiencing a bad dream for Argentina?

World Cup Dreams: Colombia

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Colombia had a nightmare start to the World Cup, succumbing to a 2-1 loss to Japan with James Rodriguez nursing a calf injury. It would be a shame to not see this talented Colombia team not progress but the Asian in us was also happy to have seen Japan collect 3 crucial points in an open group containing Poland and Senegal.

Can they live their dreams and tackle Poland next? Here, in collaboration with Adidas, they channel their past to secure their future.

Japan and Senegal Fans Clean Up Stadium

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The fair play award should go to the fans of Group H.

Irfan and Ikhsan Fandi Talk Football, Family and Finals

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BOOTHYPE speaks with the future of Singapore football about their careers, family and the possibility of playing against each other.

Mo Salah: Will The King Return?

We were terribly disappointed to not have seen Mohamad Salah play against Uruguay. We reckon that he could have been the difference between their loss and a credible draw (or a win). Egypt looked blunt in attack versus the South Americans but could pick up the pace in their next match today. It’s a do-or-die game against hosts, Russia, who are flying high after the demolition of Saudi Arabia.

Adidas recaptures the moment they qualified and more than that, reveals the custom Adidas X18+ that has been making its rounds on social media. View more in the video below.

Nike Jersey Shop: London

Create your custom jerseys at the Jersey Shop in Oxford Street, London.

Problems with the Telstar?

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The World Cup ball is not performing under pressure.

The Iceland Viking Thunderclap Immortalized

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Drawing the power of the people.

ZZ Tops France

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It has been 20 years since France won the World Cup, at home no less, to 2 powerful headers from legendary playmaker, Zinedine Zidane. One of the best “number 10s” to ever play the game, Zidane was also the face of racial and community integration at a sensitive period in France’s history.

Zidane and Adidas took that opportunity to foster more community engagements through the launch of the ZZ10 playground. Located on the outskirts of Paris, near the Stade de France, kids can now be inspired to take France to greatness in the future. The court sports the iconic Adidas jersey from France ’98 with Zidane’s number 10 on it.

ZZ10 is situated in Saint-Denis, Paris.
ZZ10 is situated in Saint-Denis, Paris.

Zidane hopes that with better facilities than he had access to, this place can give kids a platform to shine. He told Le Parisien, “We did not have that kind of place when we were young. We took two t-shirts to make the goals and that’s it. But these neighborhoods deserve to have infrastructures of this kind.”

He added, “I consider myself an example for this youth. We all consider each other as examples. Because even if our life has changed, we leave neighborhoods. I know where I come from. The story, my story started a few steps from here. A very long time ago, my dad did not work very far from the stadium of France which did not exist yet. To have won here twenty years ago, to come back today to inaugurate this place, it is fabulous.”

Zidane at the opening of ZZ10
Zidane was joined by his ex-French teammates.

To celebrate the 20 year anniversary of France’s victory, Zidane and the players from the ’98 team played in a friendly game against a Fifa ’98. It was a star-studded pitch as Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira and Laurent Blanc represented the French versus Edgar Davids, Usain Bolt, Samuel E’too and Christian Vieri. The French team won 3-2. Highlights can be seen below.