Football is life. That might has well been the title of David Goldblatt’s newest work, one that takes on the enormous task of explaining the Brazilian way of football. In Brazil football is a big part of life and politics and history, part of the social fabric of an emerging nation and future global anchor. It is an obsession that has taken the huge country by storm and it has been that way for years. Cover Art Courtesy of Nation
With Roger Federer in Pelé´s beloved Brazil to participate in the Gillette Federer Tour, Gillette brought the world’s greatest tennis player in history together with the world’s greatest soccer player in history for a first time ever meeting – while also introducing Pelé as a new ambassador for P&G. The meeting, which took place over the weekend at Pelé´s residence, involved an exchange of gifts from one another´s sport. Pelé signed a shirt for Federer, the same one worn in
Pelé is a name everyone knows and with good reason. He is the greatest player to ever play the game and still draws attention wherever he appears or speaks. People still cherish any opportunity to see him in person anywhere you go around the globe. Commentators and analysts still care about what his says; his words care a heavy weight even today. He will surely be the face of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, representing the best of the beautiful
Joe Curran is a sports fan, one that absolutely loves the beautiful game. Whether it is cheering on his local NPSL side or rooting for the big boys at Liverpool, he is always there to share his passion for soccer. The 2010 World Cup was a turning point for him, one that turned him into a hardcore supporter. “I fell in love with everything about it,” Curran commented. It was just the beginning as he would go on to support Mass United,
The New England Revolution and Sovereign | Santander today announced their multi-year agreement making Sovereign | Santander the “Official Bank of the New England Revolution.” The multi-faceted agreement will focus heavily on the Bank’s and the Revolution’s joint community involvement and engagement under the tagline, “One Team, One Goal,” which will be used in all of Sovereign | Santander’s Revolution programs. Sovereign | Santander’s agreement with the Revolution also includes day-of-game sponsorships; on-site game day programs; community clinics run by
With funding from the Ministry of Tourism in partnership with the local government, the House of Pelé was reconstructed based on memory and testimony from Pelé’s mother Celeste and his uncle George – who were also born in the same home. Since there is no photographic record of the original, the replica home was built from a collection of details and information made possible by both the city and the family – eventually becoming a project approved by Pelé’s family