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Put It Where You Want It

EARLIER THIS MONTH SPORTS GIANT NIKE LAUNCHED THEIR 4TH AND LAST EPISODE IN THEIR FOOTBALL CAMPAIGN PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT. AND THAT IS ACTUALLY NOT SUCH A BAD THING.

The ad campaign that kicked off in August this year, was a novelty, playing with the concept of the British Dirty Sanchez boys traveling through Europe visiting some of the greatest football stars Nike has under contract. In their everlasting battle with Adidas, Nike launched the campaign as a 4 episodes tour. But where the first episode was quite hysterical, this last one has more of a been-there-done-that feeling to it. But, regardless of that, the tour has created enough buzz around the real star of the campaign: Nike’s T90 laser football boot. Not in the least thanks to the very original title Put It Where You want It, referring to the capacity of shooting the ball exactly there where you want it to be (and that really is the true meaning of the tagline). And because the campaign was – all in Nike tradition – an absolute jewel, let’s look one more time at one of the best TV adds, before Nike moves on to their doubtless new stunning creation for the Euro 2008 tournament. –B-

NIKE | BEAUTIFUL

Fabi’s Energy

DON’T WORRY IF WE RUN OUT OF OIL, WATER, SUN OR WIND ENERGY. IF EVERYTHING ELSE FAILS, WE STILL HAVE FABIAN HAMBUECHEN.

Fabian Hambuechen has no lack of energy. This 20 years old Gym God  is a power force that can not be ignored. Fabian won the European Championship title on the high bar and was the youngest male competitor at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, and is considered to be Germany’s biggest gymnastic sensation. Big in name, not in size. Because Fabi is only 1,63 meters tall. Playful and energetic as he is, he loves tower jumping and arts, and is a passionate football player in his spare time. With a bronze medal during the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark last year, and gold for his high bar performance during the European Championship in Amsterdam earlier this year, Fabian is hard on his way to a victory at the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing. No wonder that this source of energy has now been chosen by the German energy company EnBW to be their ambassador. –B-

See also A Cause des Garçons.

FABIAN HAMBUECHEN | BEAUTIFUL

Return of the Gods

The Dieux des Stades are back, starting the practise of their new rugby season. we cann't wait to see the new 2007 calendar... -B-

A CAUSE DES GARCONS | BEAUTIFUL

Daniel Veatch makes Splash at Out Games

A WORLD RECORD IN SWIMMING WAS BROKEN THURSDAY AT THE 1ST WORLD OUT GAMES IN MONTREAL’S OLYMPIC POOL, WHEN GAY AMERICAN SWIMMER DANIEL VEATCH SET A NEW RECORD TIME IN THE 200-METER BACKSTROKE IN THE 40-44 AGE CATEGORY.

Daniel Veatch, who is from San Francisco, logged in a time of 2:14.83, edging out the previous record of 2:15.49 set in 1999. Veatch is a former Olympic athlete who competed at the Seoul Games in 1988, when he finished seventh in the 200-meter backstroke, his speciality. Since swimming competitions at the Outgames are sanctioned by the Quebec Swimming Federation, the record set by Veatch is in the process of being registered with FINA, the international swimming governing body. –B-

ADVOCATE | BEAUTIFUL

...And The Winner Is...

Italia di congratulazioni!!!

Aussie Rules

Australian Football, also known as Australian Rules Football, is one of the roughest form of the popular sport. One of the things that distinguishes ‘footy’ from other games, is the fast and relatively free movement of the ball. And, apparently, the shorts, as star player Brett Stewart nicely illustrates on these action photos. Aussie rules…

Thanks to All Aussie Beef.

The Männer Ä-Team

The FIFA World Cup kicked of last Friday in Germany and being so close to the source, it seems only logical we took a look at how our eastern neighbours are dealing with this mega sports event. So we dived into the kitchen of German gay lifestyle magazine Männer Aktuell. Or should we say lockerroom…

Männer created its own football dream team – which they call the Ä-team -  and as you can see it is safe to leave the choice of picking the hottest players of this moment in their very capable hands.