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Eurosport/SOCCER.COM Joins the Campaign Against Breast Cancer

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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 .

SOURCE Eurosport/SOCCER.COM