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Eurosport/SOCCER.COM Joins the Campaign Against Breast Cancer
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Eurosport/SOCCER.COM, in an
effort to help battle breast cancer, has decided to donate proceeds from the
sale of the Voit special edition Mexican League pink "Victoria" soccer ball to
the cause. Much like last season, Voit will showcase a pink ball during
official Mexican League matches played from October 3rd through October 26th.
Eurosport will sell the special edition ball through its website
www.soccer.com/voit and will donate 100% of the proceeds to
www.kicksagainstbreastcancer.org , a non-profit organization based in
Maryland.
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"We are very committed to this cause and proud to see communities within
our game come together to help in the effort to find a cure for a disease that
has touched so many people," said Vicente Navarro, Director of Hispanic
Marketing for Eurosport.
Louise Waxler, KICKS founder, echoed that sentiment: "KICKS Against Breast
Cancer is grateful to have been given the opportunity to partner with these
great organizations. Together we can spread the word and help make a
difference in saving lives."
Founded in 1984, Eurosport/SOCCER.COM is the world's leading authentic
grassroots soccer company. Based inHillsborough, NC Eurosport/SOCCER.COM is
the largest soccer-specialty retailer inthe United States. Soccer.com has
more than one million visitors per month, and the Eurosport catalog has the
largest distribution of any U.S. soccer publication. In 2007 they launched
Eurosport en Espanol in print and www.ESPANOL.SOCCER.COM on the web. Alongside
soccer, Eurosport also operates leading on-line retail sites for lacrosse, and
rugby -- www.lacrosse.com and www.worldrugbyshop.com .
Kicks Against Breast Cancer (KICKS) is a non-profit soccer organization,
which promotes women's health and well being by emphasizing the importance of
early identification of breast cancer and by providing essential resources to
patients undergoing treatment. KICKS was founded in 1998 by Louise Waxler in
honor of her friend Claudia Mayer who lost her battle to breast cancer. For
more information, please visit www.kicksagainstbreastcancer.org .
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