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Athlete Sighting: Pele

Soccer legend Pele was spotted at England’s most famous address, 10 Downing Street where he played a soccer game with some young soccer players.

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Hope Solo Signs Multi-Year Endorsement With Gatorade

According to SportsBusiness Daily, U.S women’s soccer goalie Hope Solo signed a multi-year endorsement deal with Gatorade. The endorsement is an indicator of her rising popularity.

Richard Motzkin, Solo’s agent of 10 years, said he had been discussing a possible deal with Gatorade before the World Cup began. After the World Cup, however, he said interest in her was “staggering.” He said her Twitter followers increased from 8,000 to over 250,000 in a little over a week’s time.

The Gatorade endorsement is the second major endorsement Solo gained following the World Cup. A few weeks ago, Solo and U.S. soccer teammates Abby Wambach and Alex Morgan signed an endorsement deal with Bank of America.

Details of the Gatorade endorsement, including how she will be used to market the brand, have not yet been disclosed.

Kobe Bryant Playing In Charity Soccer Tournament With Mia Hamm

Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant will go back to his athletic roots this weekend, drawing on his childhood experience playing soccer in Italy, while competing in a charity tournament in Washington D.C.

The tournament is put on by soccer legend Mia Hamm and former MLB player Nomar Garciaparra. The Mia Hamm Foundation will benefit along with Children’s National Medical Center. Many other stars including U.S. Women’s National players Alex Morgan, Ali Krieger, Heather O’Reilly, and Tobin Heath will be participating. Bryant will also be joined by ESPN’s “Around the Horn” host Tony Reall, Boston Celtics player Jeff Green, and others in the sports world.

The Celebrity Soccer Challenge takes place on Sunday in Washington D.C.

Wayne Rooney And Man U Walk The Runway

Manchester United star Wayne Rooney took to the catwalk for charity recently. Wayne and his teammates walked in the Hublot “Art of Fusion” fashion show in support of the Manchester United Foundation. The Foundation works to bring soccer to disadvantaged neighborhoods throughout the UK. The event was held at the fancy Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. Manchester United is in town prepping for their match against the MLS All-Stars tonight! The game will air on ESPN2.

Check out some photos of Wayne’s hotter teammates below:

Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez and Nani

Anders Lindegaard

Lookin’ good fellas!

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Athlete Sighting: Abby Wambach

US National soccer team star Abby Wambach was spotted signing autographs for fans at a Macy’s department store in Boca Raton, Florida.

The girls on the team have been making several media appearances over the past week after they lost to Japan in the Women’s World Cup in Germany.

We found this great one minute clip of the USA vs Brazil game when Abby scored the game winner advancing the team to the semi-finals:

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David Beckham Prepping For All-Star Game

David Beckham was flashing his pearly whites at a practice session for the upcoming MLS All Stars game. The All Stars will take on Manchester United in New York City on Wednesday, July 27th. The game will be aired live on ESPN2.

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UFC Heavyweight Champ Cain Velasquez Supports Cristiano Ronaldo

When Real Madrid came out to Los Angeles, UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez came out to support Cristiano Ronaldo, who he considers “the best player in soccer.”

Both Velasquez and Ronaldo are leaders in their respective sports. While soccer and mixed martial arts are two very different sports, both athletes admire the other’s sport. Ronaldo is a huge MMA and jiu-jistu fan. When they met, they traded gifts. Ronaldo was given a pair of UFC training gloves, and Velasquez received a Cristiano Ronaldo shirt from Real Madrid with a note that read, “To my friend Velasquez, with friendship.”

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Hope Solo On Lopez Tonight

Team USA goalkeeper Hope Solo stopped by the studios for George Lopez Tonight on Thursday night and chatted with the late night talk show host.

George introduced Hope as the hottest goalkeeper on the planet, while she is beautiful, we think this guy may be the hottest goalkeeper… During the interview they talked about Katy Perry’s song Firework, the whirlwind tour she’s been on since competing in the World Cup, the many marriage proposals she has received and her injuries. What a great interview!

Find out why George ends up soaking wet by the end of the interview!

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Hope Solo And Abby Wambach On Letterman

US Women’s National Soccer team stars Hope Solo and Abby Wambach appeared on the ‘Late Show with David Letterman’ last night. They schooled Letterman on how important possessions are in soccer, then kicked soccer balls into passing New York City cabs. Check out the video below:

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Goalie Hope Solo will be appearing on ‘Lopez Tonight’ on TBS tonight at 9 pm PST.

Athlete Sighting: Ronaldo

Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldo was spotted with his family at the airport in Ibiza yesterday. The former soccer player retired on February 14th of this past year citing pain and a thyroid hormore deficiency as the reasons for his early retirement.

We cannot look at a picture of Ronaldo without being reminded of one of the most funny World Cup experiences we had in South Africa last year.

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