Del Piero Wakes Girl from Coma

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Delinda

Juventus captain and former Italy forward Alessandro Del Piero is being credited with waking a young Italian girl from a coma after hearing a message from her soccer hero.

Apparently, Giada Scalise suffered a brain hemorrhage on January 22 while watching a Juventus game on TV…she lapsed into a coma, and after several weeks her parents reached out to Del Piero’s help via a charity.

ANSA.IT reports: The parents of Giada, a big Juventus supporter from the small southern town of Cerenzia, believe the footballer made an important contribution to the happy outcome. “That night (after listening to the message) something special happened,” said the girl’s father, Francesco. “First she moved her hand and then after a few hours she called out ‘mamma’. Then after about 24 hours she talked and asked for an ice-cream”. Continue reading →

Drogba Unites Ivorians Via Sport

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Delinda

Athlebrities has had a long standing crush on Cote d’Ivoire/Chelsea player, three time English Premier League champ, two-time African Footballer of the Year hottie Didier Drogba…long before he was even named in TIME Magazine’s Top 100 of 2010.

In 2005 when Cote d’Ivoire qualified for their first World Cup, Drogba gave his fellow Ivorians an inspirational and heartfelt speech that caused the divided nation to briefly pause: “Ivorians, men and women, from the north and the south, the centre and the west, you’ve seen this. We’ve proved to you that the people of Ivory Coast can live together side by side, play together toward the same goal: qualifying for the World Cup. We promised you this celebration would bring the people together. Now we’re asking you to make this a reality.” Continue reading →

Soccer Stars Worldwide Support the 1GOAL Education Campaign

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Delinda

The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations football (soccer) tournament is nearing the semi-final stage but there’s more to the event than just sport.

1GOAL – the official campaign of the Confederation of African Football-has teamed up with the African Network Campaign for Education For All (ANCEFA) in efforts to highlight the desperate need for girls everywhere to have a quality education.
This morning, CAF secretary general Hicham Amrani (center) distributed tickets for the February 12 final match of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations football tournament to children during the “One Goal” education campaign…love the idea but this photo makes me wonder if this is the safest way to distribute ‘free tickets’ to children who appear to be getting crushed by the mob? Continue reading →