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Kobe Bryant issues a challenge to Brazil on the Lifecentre in Jo'burg.

Submit your headline via the Facebook application: ‪http://go.nike.com/WhoWillWriteTheFuture‬

Or write a headline on Twitter using hashtag #NikeFuture.

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WRITE THE FUTURE: #EndAIDS

Posted by socshep18 Jun 27, 2010

Today life saving medication exists but millions still can't afford it.

Watch how the power of a global movement can eliminate AIDS.

You've seen the future. Now write it.

Join the fight. #EndAids

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The Chance: The Search is On

Posted by DonJulio Jun 27, 2010

Nike is searching the world for soccer's undiscovered talent, and you need to get yourself noticed.

With over 80 countries involved, 7000 entrants and 2 million fans already, you need to act quick.

This is your chance to earn a full time contract with the Nike Academy and experience a season of elite soccer.

We've got our eye on a few pages. Make sure your talent stands out.

Not registered? Your Chance is here.

Write The Future

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42 countries. 24 cities: The Nike Cup has hit the world stage.

In towns and cities across the globe, teams are battling it out for the bragging rights to their home turf and the crown of Nike Cup champion.

In Moscow, the city hosted the biggest football tournament in its history with over 4000 players and 600 teams battling it out to become Moscow's best while Milan saw the Italian capital's finest 16 to 17-year-olds compete for Nike Cup glory as Milano Future Club prevailed in a 3-1 win over Accademia Inter to claim the glory.

For all the fierce competition, Mexico City saw an epic semi final between Vallejo and Gregorios where spirit and sportsmanship were on display. In a match where both sides gave their all, both teams exchanged shirts at the final whistle and the victorious Vallejo went onto win the final playing in the Gregorios shirts.

From Bangkok to Sao Paulo, each tournament's style and atmosphere might be unique but the message is the same: put your stamp on your city.

And then go further and register for The Chance as Nike go in search of soccer's undiscovered talent.


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Redefine Expectations

Posted by DonJulio Jun 26, 2010

Four years of hard work.

Enough to make a nation take notice.

Enough to make the hardcore proud.

And now the cycle begins again.

Redefine expectations.

Write The Future

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Robinho's Future

Posted by DonJulio Jun 26, 2010

Click to see how Robinho writes his future with one kick.

Then write your future by starring in your very own film:

http://go.nike.com/writeyourfuture

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Inside The Pro presents the stories of six USMNT athletes rising up to Write The Future with the world's elite.

From Rancho Cucamonga, California, to Fulham and then France, Carlos Bocanegra has created a career out of hard work, dedication, and unwavering defense. Which is why he's the captain of the USMNT.

Watch the video, get Inside The Pro with Carlos and learn what it takes to compete at the top.

Write The Future

Have your say and Write Your Headline for the USMNT.

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Inside The Pro presents the stories of six USMNT athletes rising up to Write The Future with the world's elite.

Since breaking onto the the scene by winning the award for the best player of the world's biggest tournament at the U-17 level, Landon hasn't let up. He's now unquestionably the greatest American soccer player ever.

Watch the video, get Inside The Pro with Landon Donovan, and learn what it takes to compete at the top.

Write The Future

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Kobe Bryant touched ground in Africa just in time to get a message to the USA written in the sky.

"Break the game open. Shatter expectations."
-Kobe Bryant

Write Your Headline for the USMNT: http://go.nike.com/WhoWillWriteTheFuture

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Never Give Up

Posted by DonJulio Jun 23, 2010

Never Give Up.

Dreams are made in a moment.

Write The Future.

Have your say and Write The Headline for the USMNT.

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Focus On The Moment

Posted by DonJulio Jun 22, 2010

Fate and chance hang over the present.

What happens next depends on you.

Don't worry about what you can't control.

Focus on the moment and move forward.

Write The Future

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Lifted By Landon

Posted by DonJulio Jun 18, 2010

When you're down, you need a leader.

When you have a leader, you're never out.

Write The Future

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Control Your Destiny

Posted by DonJulio Jun 17, 2010

You only get so many chances.

When they come you have to take them.

Destiny is yours to control.

Write the Future


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Inside The Pro presents the stories of six USMNT athletes rising up to Write The Future with the world's elite.

From the rural Texas outpost where he honed his creative skills to the global urban capital of London where he's become a Fulham fan favorite, Clint Dempsey has had to earn everything the hard way - and he wouldn't have it any different.

Watch the video, get Inside The Pro with Clint Dempsey, and learn what it takes to compete at the top.

Write The Future

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Future Holds Furtune

Posted by DonJulio Jun 16, 2010

In sport you have to put the past immediately behind you.

Friday holds fortune.

Be prepared to take it.

Write The Future

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Inside The Pro with Pato

Posted by DonJulio Jun 16, 2010

For a team of youth players in South Africa, it was a day they will never forget.

At the Nike Football Training Centre in Soweto, Brazilian star Pato shared insights in the Players Lounge on training, mental and physical preparation, and what it takes to not only constantly get better, but be the best.

That was supposed to be it. But then he surprised the kids by stepping onto the pitch with the team and showing them exactly what he was talking about.

Get access to the world's best players and coaches with NikeSoccer+.

Get Inside the Pro.

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Pick your allegiance and personalize your jersey with the National Team Kit Facebook App.

Choose a name, number, and share it with your friends.

Help your team get the most fans.

Choose sides now.


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Write Your Headline

Posted by DonJulio Jun 15, 2010

The elite become icons on the electric facade of Johannesburg's Life Centre.

Each night the skyscraper comes to life through countless vibrant bulbs, highlighting who writes the future.

And you get to decide who makes it onto the big screen.

Using the Twitter hashtag #NikeFuture or the Facebook app send in your headline for the day's biggest playmaker.

If selected, we'll send you a photo of your headline and hero lighting up the African skyline.

Submit your headline.

Write The Future


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Focused

Posted by DonJulio Jun 15, 2010

Focused and ready to fight.

Focused and ready to finish.

Write The Future.

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Drogba has the world's attention and intends to make the most of it.

But it's not a game.

On June 20th, all eyes will be on Drogba.

Help him end AIDS in Africa.

Lace Up Save Lives and join the fight against HIV/AIDS

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Making Up For Lost Time

Posted by DonJulio Jun 15, 2010

It's been 28 years since the All Whites last graced the world stage.

Ryan Nelsen is ready to make up for lost time.

What will be written?

Write the Future.

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The Chance: The Search is On

Posted by DonJulio Jun 15, 2010

Nike is searching the world for football's undiscovered talent.

You'll need determination, tenacity and discipline to succeed.

Have you got the desire to take your chance?

Write your future, register here.

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Take your Chance to train, play and think like a pro.

Earn a full time contract with the Nike Academy and experience a season of elite soccer.

Get Noticed. Get Scouted. Get Signed.

Write your future; register here

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It's Never Too Late

Posted by DonJulio Jun 14, 2010


Balancing his carpentry and football training was a a challenge Miroslav Klose faced daily. Even at 20 years old, when no one was giving him a chance to shows his predatory finishing, he refused to give up.

He joined an amateur team, spending every week watching the first team from the stands.

After a successful year with the amateurs, he caught the attention of the first team's staff.

This was Miro's chance to impress. 33 goals in 67 matches later, he was leading the line for both club and country.This summer, he can make an international scoring record his own.

Miroslav never lost his dedication, now he stands on the verge of history.

Write your future. Register for The Chance.

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Inside The Pro presents the stories of six USMNT athletes rising up to Write The Future with the world's elite.

Michael Bradley got started early. From youth clubs to a 16-year-old pro to the youngest American player ever transferred overseas, it's been an amazing journey for the central midfielder who now runs the engine of his German club team and the USMNT.

Watch the video, get Inside The Pro with Michael Bradley, and learn what it takes to compete at the top.

Write The Future

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We Won't Sit Back

Posted by DonJulio Jun 13, 2010


They've been pegged the defensive underdog.

But Vince Grella and Lucas Neill know otherwise.

Even the nicest dogs have bite and can strike without warning.

"We won't sit back," Grella says.

Write The Future

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The Dark Horses Emerge

Posted by DonJulio Jun 13, 2010


The dark horses emerge.

Now is the time.

Strike when it matters most.

Who will Write The Future?

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Solid Start

Posted by DonJulio Jun 12, 2010

Howard was huge.

Bradley was brilliant.

Gooch is back.

Chapter one done. Where does it go from here?

Write your headline.

Write The Future

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They did it before. Can they do it again?

The oldest rivalry in our nation's history returns to international soccer after a 60-year break.

For over 200 years it's always been something between USA and England---land, tea, taxes, pop culture.

That past again molds the present on sport's biggest stage.

Last time they called it a miracle. What will they say if it happens again?

Write The Future

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Play To Be Remembered

Posted by DonJulio Jun 11, 2010


Write The Future


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In the heart of Soweto, the Insider spent the day at the launch of the Nike Football Training Center.

Giving young footballers access to high-end training facilities, football education and top-level coaching, the center gives aspiring players the chance to train and feel like a pro.

Alexandre Pato arrived for an afternoon’s training with the kids, and they were quick to put him through his paces and some Nike Soccer drills.

But it’s not just about soccer; it’s about education on and off the pitch.

Through the (RED) partnership, essential life skills and HIV awareness are taught to enable every young athlete to reach their full potential.

Leave a legacy.

Write The Future.

Have your say and don't miss a single Write The Future moment. Join the conversation with Nike Soccer on Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace. Watch all the latest videos from Nike Soccer on Youtube.


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Battle Outlined

Posted by DonJulio Jun 11, 2010

It's Katlego Mphela v Rafa Marquez.

The battle lines have been drawn.

Who'll Write The Future?

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It doesn't matter if it's sooner or later: having an opportunity in soccer, making the best of it and maintaining a good game requires great effort and determination. Nilmar, now 25, started early and faced obstacles that almost brought his career to an early end. But he never gave up...

At 15 he decided to leave his home town of Bandeirantes (Parana state) to live alone in Porto Alegre, in southern Brazil, where he started his career in the youth leagues of one of the great Brazilian teams.

At 22, the forward had already played in Europe and returned to Brazil to play for Corinthians. In Timao he earned titles and was a high scorer worshiped by the fans. But he also lived through a drama, suffering two serious injuries that threatened to kill his career.

He wasn't discouraged. As a good forward, he went after a new opportunity, and when one presented itself in the team that discovered him, he seized it. Today Nilmar is at the top of his game, playing in Spain, and is ready to seize an opportunity to shine for the whole world.

Nilmar didn't waste any opportunities. Go after yours, starting on June 10th.

Seize The Chance: http://go.nike.com/TheChanceEvent

WRITE THE FUTURE

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Opportunity Knocks

Posted by DonJulio Jun 7, 2010


He played club ball in Texas but his chance came in Mexico.

He left his high school and everything that was comfortable to follow a dream.

After years of hard work, climbing through the youth ranks and into the starting line-up for one of Mexico's strongest clubs, that dream is real for Jose Francisco Torres, USMNT midfielder.

Opportunity knocks. You have to take The Chance.

Seize it: http://go.nike.com/TheChanceEvent

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Forget The Past

Posted by DonJulio Jun 5, 2010


Last chance opportunities.

Final preparations over.

Now it's time to show your hand.

Forget the past. Write the future.

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It's Never Too Late

Posted by DonJulio Jun 3, 2010

Most players don't have the opportunity to go for academy trials; some don't have the benefit of playing for a team from an early age.

But it didn't stop Didier Drogba aspiring to greatness.

From the make-shift car park pitches of his hometown, Abidjan, to the Parisian streets, soccer was a daily ritual for Didier.

Eventually, at 15, he got the chance to take his love for the game to the next level.

The intensity of training at his local youth team demanded he stepped up; he responded with two prolific seasons and the scouts soon came knocking.

Injury threatened to stall his late-blossoming career but Didier's professionalism, desire and determination saw him overcome.

At 19, an age where most players are trying to make their first team mark, Didier signed his first apprenticeship.

Two years later, he went pro.

This summer, he takes on the world.

Didier's chance didn't come early. Yours arrives on June 10.

Seize it: http://go.nike.com/TheChanceEvent

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American soccer players were a rare breed in Europe twenty years ago. A decade later, it seemed American goal keepers got the only respect. But with player after player pushing the boundaries, the opportunities multiplied, and today Americans can be found in some of the continent's best leagues, contributing to the game's most historic clubs.

How did they rise up? How do they succeed? Can you be next?

Inside The Pro presents the stories of six USMNT athletes rising up to Write The Future with the world's elite.

Tim Howard went from the New Jersey suburbs to goal keeper of the year at Manchester United and now protects the net for the Blues of Liverpool. Not just getting respect, he's captained his side, set shutout records, and is considered one of the best goal keepers in the world.

Watch the video, get Inside The Pro with Tim Howard, and learn what it takes to compete at the top.

Write The Future

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