Starting family businesses — good or bad? adidas has an interesting history. Adolf Dassler founded the company after he returned from World War I. His family supported his venture, but a few decades later, altercations caused his business partner brother, Rudolf, left and began Puma. The company is now the second largest sports apparel brand and is the official uniform of the Notre Dame football team. Their current advertising campaign, “Impossible is Nothing” — is BusinessBoomer’s quote of the day! Speaking of families, watch the wonderful 1-minute commercial with Muhammad Ali, voiced-over by his daughter, Laila Ali.
The US Women’s National Team defeated Italy 1-0 on Nov. 27 in Bridgeview, Ill., to advance to the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany 2-0 on aggregate. Amy Rodriguez scored the game’s only goal in the 40th minute to give the US the victory.
The US Women’s National Team defeated Costa Rica 4-0 to win Group B at the 2010 CONCACAF Women’s World Cup Qualifying tournament. Abby Wambach nailed a first half penalty kick, upping her tournament total to six and her career total to 115, while Lauren Cheney, Yael Averbuch and Alex Morgan scored in the second half.
The US WNT opens the 2010 CONCACAF Women’s World Cup Qualifying tournament against Haiti, but for the US players, the game has a bit more meaning. The players have brought cleats, clothes and other gear as gifts for their Haitian counterparts, whose country is still struggling to recover from the effects of the devastating earthquake.
Follow Me on Twitter! @RobbyDKitchel —- THIS IS THE VIDEO THAT’S SPREADING AROUND THE WORLD. From California to France and South Africa, here’s the world’s reaction to LD’s game winning goal! Thank you to everyone for posting their reactions to the amazing goal! ** Landon Donovan has…
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