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Coach Has High Hopes For Canada

Jyle Dupuis — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:34:23 +0000

Canada’s head coach Stephen Hart has high hopes for Canada and their drive towards the World Cup. The Canadian National Soccer team never seems to make it through the World Cup qualifying rounds. In fact the last time Canada even played in the World Cup was in 1986.

Stephen Hart - New Canada Soccer head coach

Hart plans on changing all of that and has promised to give more power and authority to their strong players and build their team to a level they would be comfortable with.

With Toronto in the MLS and Vancouver soon to follow, the game od soccer is emerging as a sport for Canada. It may not be as popular in Canada as Hockey but it might just become a nation pastime. Let’s hope that Canada makes it next time and that they are funded to a point where they can be supported as true athletes.

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Marseille Honors Robert Louis-Dreyfus

Jyle Dupuis — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:12:57 +0000

The Marseille FC honored their late owner Robert Louis-Dreyfus before their first home game against the Bordeaux FC at the Stade Velodrome in Monpellier. Robert Louis-Dreyfus died on July 4th 2009 at his Zurich home after a long battle with Leukemia – he was only 63 years old.

Robert Louis-Dreyfus

The Franco-Swiss businessman was known for his down to earth personality and his love for soccer was an obsession. Success seemed to follow Robert Louis-Dreyfus as he became the CEO of Adidas and later the majority shareholder of the Marseille FC in 1996. He soon helped finance the team by popularizing their team shirts. Sadly one of the last Marseille games he watched was the one against the Bordeaux FC that ended in a loss for his team. Robert Louis-Dreyfus leaves behind a wife and three sons. And yes he is related to Seinfeld’s Juila Louis-Dreyfus – she is his cousin.

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David Beckham’s New Armani Underwear

Jyle Dupuis — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:14:20 +0000

David Beckham unveilled his new “Emporio Armani Underwear Campaign” yesterday at Selfridges in London, England.

The new tighties for real men were displayed on a giant poster just above the press stage where David Beckham came to say a few words about his favourite underwear. To see more images of Beckham molesting a rope visit People.com

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