Word: soccers
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...from the Asian Games held in Doha last December, it was this: the thousand seats allocated to matches of sepak takraw could have been doubled-maybe even tripled-and the crowds would have still filled them. Imagine the speed and precision of volleyball cut with the aerial kicks of soccer at its showiest-set in the intensely combative, close-quarters environment of an indoor court-and you have some idea why this Southeast Asian sport is so visually addictive. Sepak takraw looks like it was devised to a global broadcaster's order. But it originated in the palace yards...
...bohemian, a joker and a smartass. The word has been cropping up all over the sports pages of the local and international media in recent weeks, thanks to the efforts of the consummate malandro, Romario de Souza Faria. Better known to the world's soccer fans simply as Romario, the 41-year-old former World Cup winner is still playing professionally, and is just one goal away from equaling the storied feat of the legendary Pel? by scoring 1,000 goals...
...former captain of the Harvard men’s soccer team released a statement yesterday on behalf of 25 other athletic captains that denounced hazing and pledged support for “healthy and safe team-building activities.” The statement, which emerged from a student-led meeting organized by Charles W. Altchek ’07, stated that Harvard team captains “support their athletes through positive and healthy mentoring.” “We work to promote improvement in character, academics, and athletics,” the statement read...
...relief to parents of girls, with Disney's princess legacy in their rearview mirrors and Bratz dolls and Britney up ahead. It goes hand in hand with a vast genre of empowered-princess books (Princess Smartypants, The Princess Knight) for parents who'd rather their daughters dream of soccer balls than royal balls. As for the boys? Jocks have a rough time of it (a handsome prince is the villain of Shrek the Third and the buffoon in N'Ever After), supplanted by gangly emo types--fairyland Adam Brodys. "Charming" is redefined rather than repealed--Justin Timberlake voices Third...
...Leone, the new head coach of the Harvard women’s soccer team, announced Wednesday that his wife, Tracey, will be joining the Crimson coaching staff as an assistant. Tracey brings a wealth of playing and coaching experience to Cambridge, having won three world championships playing with the U.S. National Team and one as a coach of the under-19 National Team. The husband-wife duo coached together most recently at Arizona State University, where they compiled a 60-45-4 record. Leone, who was named head coach in February after previous coach Erica Walsh departed for Penn State...