Sentences with phrase «as soccer stars»

The apparel brand had been operating at a loss; by forming strategic partnerships — with a teenage Usain Bolt, for instance, as well as soccer stars from African nations playing in the European premier league, and the designers Jil Sander and Alexander McQueen — Zeitz took Puma to profitability and grew it into one of the top three sportswear brands in the world.

That's perhaps the biggest privilege he has as a soccer star in Kakuma: the ability to meet so many people, and to know he has made them happy.

Audiences came to know Keira Knightley as the soccer star in the sleeper hit «Bend It Like Beckham.»

Not exact matches

Becoming a star on the football pitch (as Europeans call a soccer field) and in business requires «practice, practice, and practice,» and the successful manager must always be prepared to «retune things,» Ferguson told a group of Stanford Graduate School of Business students.

Being the son of a local soccer star, I had inspiration all around me as well as a wonderful teacher and role model.

as i was eyeing through some of his old soccer trophies and books, i happened to see the star wars trilogy of our youth - we're talking 4,5, and 6 here, folks (which we haven't seen in far too long because our blu - ray of them disappeared during our move!).

To showcase once again how Heineken ® is pairing their decades of passion for soccer with the momentum the beautiful game has seen in the U.S., Heineken ® has launched the «Soccer is Here» campaign, which debuts a hat trick of renowned players as spokespeople, including International Spanish star and New York City Football Club (NYCFC) captain, David Villa, U.S. Women's National team captain and summer games hero, Carli Lloyd and American soccer legend Landon Donovan.

SOCCER — FRENCH, who take their Le Football as seriously as most Americans do baseball, were shocked by spectacular and guileful «disappearance» of 12 of nation's most famous Algerian footballeurs, including four international stars, on eve of match with Switzerland (which ended in 0 - 0 draw).

It was a knowing soccer crowd, too, sophisticated enough to cheer and boo in just the right places and address such international stars as Len Shackleton of Sunderland and Max Morlock of Nuremberg by their first names.

They've also signed big stars in other sports like Cam Newton and Bryce Harper and are currently licensed as the official kit provider for Tottenham Hotspur, one of the biggest soccer clubs in the world.

You'd heard all the stories about international soccer stars and their breezy contempt for the press: How Paul Gascoigne of England once belched into a live microphone on Italian TV; how European players will demand as much as $ 10,000 for the favor of an interview; how four months ago Argentine superstar Diego Maradona strafed journalists camped outside his home with pellets from an air gun.

There actually is a Marte IV, Kate's brother who starred in soccer at San Jose's Bellarmine College Prep and was regarded as the Central Coast Section's best player.

As well as getting your Spanish soccer fix about stars like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo and updates on the World and European champions, Soccer 360 magazine also features the best from the English Premier League, Serie A, Bundesliga and the MLAs well as getting your Spanish soccer fix about stars like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo and updates on the World and European champions, Soccer 360 magazine also features the best from the English Premier League, Serie A, Bundesliga and the MLas getting your Spanish soccer fix about stars like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo and updates on the World and European champions, Soccer 360 magazine also features the best from the English Premier League, Serie A, Bundesliga and the MLS.

The African soccer star would be making way as part of a clear - out following the FA Cup champs fifth placed finish last term.

Gallas is featuring in the ongoing Star Sixes event at the London O2 Arena as part of the French soccer legends contingent.

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri again used his daring 4 -2-3-1 formation, which has seen his team play some of its best soccer of the season as it utilizes all five of its star attackers.

He's been attending professional indoor soccer matches since the original incarnation of the Tacoma Stars, as well as the Seattle Seadogs in the defunct Continental Indoor Soccer League.

Columbian soccer loving fans tuned to watch their star player as he found his form again.

As the world was watching the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday, three former Olympic gold medalists and Tar Heel soccer stars — Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly and Tisha Venturini Hoch — were on a hot soccer field in Raleigh, inspiring young female soccer players to be their best.

Chicago Red Stars camps have a distinct advantage as the only professional, all - female soccer camp.

Association soccer (or Football) is the most spectated sport in Ghana and the national men's football team is known as the Black Stars, with the under - 20 team known as the Black Satellites.

In fact, we were just as excited to learn that star player Carli Lloyd credits visualization, the meditative practice of positive thinking, with helping her kill it on the soccer field.

I enjoy nature, seeing the stars at night, listening to the sounds of nature, being near the water, swimming, as I love the ocean and sea, I like traveling, diving, dancing, drawing, skating and bowling, billiards, football (soccer), I enjoy music so much, classical and modern.

Brandis followed up with starring roles as a ringer for a girls» soccer team in Ladybugs (1992) and a weakling who lives his dream of practicing martial arts with Chuck Norris in Sidekicks (1993).

Lonely soccer moms who have nothing better to do than daydream about Butler may enjoy the film, but for as many terrible rom - coms as the actor has starred in, «Playing for Keeps» is quite possibly the worst.

Director Maria Finitzo focuses on the girls» soccer team — specifically a few star players and the benevolent, paternal coach — but this doesn't feel like a sports movie so much as a lament for America's beleaguered working class.

How to Get Away with Murder guys Matt McGorry and Alfred Enoch were both in attendance, as were Glen Powell, Will Peltz, Jack Kilmer, Jack Quaid, Prince Jackson, Matt Czuchry, Terry Crews, Ian Anthony Dale, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelson, Cameron Fuller, Ben Mendolsohn, soccer star Robbie Rogers, and basketball player Nick Young.

Carrying the bulk of the comedy are Jon Favreau («Iron Man «-RRB- as a slightly unhinged SWAT officer with violent tendencies; Faizon Love («Couples Retreat «-RRB- and Michael Taliferro as bodyguards turned offensive linemen; Orlando Jones («Bedazzled «-RRB- as a speedy wide receiver with butterfingers and Rhys Ifans («The Amazing Spider - Man «-RRB- as an acid - tongue soccer star turned field goal kicker.

While she would never consider a potential film franchise shouldering a reported $ 40 million budget and a frightfully ardent fan base as anything akin to her art, Taylor - Johnson does manage to use her eye for the slow burn, honed in work like her 2004 video portrait of the soccer star David Beckham sleeping, to great erotic effect.

Mary - Kate and Ashley star as soccer - playing sisters who scheme to trade teams by secretly trading places.

The spy spoof, from Sacha Baron Cohen and Louis Leterrier (Now You See Me), stars Cohen as a soccer hooligan who has to help his spy brother (Mark Strong)...

«Diamantino,» which was pitched during last year's Work - in - Progress section at Les Arcs Film Festival, follows an imaginary Portuguese soccer star — a character inspired by real - life player Ronaldo — who becomes exploited by many people, including a nationalistic party eager to use him as its mascot.

In fact, in its career as a film and TV star so far (and as a venue for soccer tournaments and the like), Diamond Ranch has made $ 400,000.

Minivans enjoy a reputation as the vehicle of choice for mothers to bring their future soccer stars to practices, and for beleaguered fathers plagued by endless questions and sibling infighting to question their life choices; in essence, the modern family car.

And there's also the fact that her distractingly attractive physiotherapist, Alex, is tailing her every move to make sure the stubborn soccer star doesn't irritate an injury, as it will cost him his job.

The five - star Buccament Bay in St Vincent and the Grenadines is the ultimate amusement resort for families and couples, boasting a Liverpool FC soccer school and a Pat Cash Tennis Academy, as well as an Island Sanctuary Spa and a Diving and watersports Centre.

In the new mode you play as the Premier League's next rising star Alex Hunter who hopes to rise his way through the rankings in professional soccer / football.

Climb the ranks as a rising soccer star by rigorous training and winning matches so that you can blow your cash on sports cars, yachts and your own private jet!

Although his work has had the prestige of selection for the Tate Modern's Turbine Hall, his most famous piece is no doubt his feature film Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait, which focused solely on French soccer star Zinedine Zidane as he plays a game of football.

As everyone in Canada will know, the Canadian women's soccer team lost to the US team in a way that has excited some comment, first of all by a couple of star members of the Canadian team who were highly critical of a decision made by the Norwegian referee.

Those outside strained to hear voices chanting Jewish prayers and remembering the star soccer player as having «the strongest personality,» and as a creative writer with a memorable smile.