Chinese Students Set New Ball Juggling Record
Over 1,000 students from Yanbian University, Northeastern China, have set a new world record for juggling a football, with their feet, of course. The record breaking event, called “Joy of football, top of the world”, took place on the football stadium of Yanbian University. A total of 1,209 people, all dressed in red t-shirts, managed […]
Shaolin Soccer in Real Life
Remember the comedy “Shaolin Soccer” starring Stephen Chow? It was an over-the-top film that featured a mix of soccer and Shaolin kung-fu. Well, believe it or not, Shaolin soccer exists in real life! The younger students of the Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng City, China have found an original way of practicing their kung-fu and enjoying […]
Chinese Football Fan Trains Team of Roosters
China’ may not have been present at the World Cup 2010, in South Africa, but its team of football playing roosters would probably win any competition. Zhang Lijun has always been a big fan of football, but he decided to take his passion for the sport to a whole new level three years, when he […]
Beauty Mud Cup 2010 Held in China
With the eyes of the entire world on the Football World Cup, in South Africa, local authorities from Changsha, China had to come up with something better, yet related to current events. And what’s better than football? Mud football, played by barely dressed gorgeous models, of course. So they set up a small football pitch, […]
Football Fan Turns Living Room into World Cup Stadium
Just because he wasn’t able to travel to South Africa, and support his national team, on the scene, doesn’t mean football fan Mark Thompson can’t experience the vibe of a crowded stadium, right in he comfort of his own living room. 45-year-old Mark Thompson, and his 55-year-old wife Kate decided to pick a theme for […]
Soccer World Cup 2010 Held Behind Bars
World Cup 2010 Behind Bars is a soccer competition, held in Bangkok’s Klong Prem Central Prison, between 18 seven-player teams, made-up of inmates. On June 10, the opening match, between Mexico and South Africa, was played on a muddy soccer pitch, inside the Thai prison, under the watchful eyes of dozen guards. It ended in […]
Soccer Tournament for the Blind
If you thought there was no way blind people could play soccer, think again. There are even official soccer tournaments for the blind, held between national teams. The latest tournament took place in the Sokolniki district of Moscow. Four international teams gathered for a series of matches “in the dark”. It’s hard to understand how […]