Recent posts by Sonny Young:
Princeton Homecoming for USA Coach Bob Bradley
U.S. men’s national soccer team coach Bob Bradley is leading a pre-World Cup training camp this week at Princeton University in New Jersey. It’s a homecoming for the 52-year-old Bradley, who was born and raised in New Jersey, and who previously played soccer and coached the men’s team at Princeton. U.S. team press officer Michael […]
High-Five for World Cup Mascot Zakumi
Keen viewers of my “In Focus” TV segments filmed at my VOA cubicle will notice a trusty back-drop in many of the shoots – his name is “Footix,” and he was the official mascot of the 1998 World Cup in France. “Footix” is a rooster, one of the national symbols of France. World Cup mascots […]
Ethiopian great Haile Gebrselassie gets his World Cup kicks
Ethiopian athletics great Haile Gebrselassie was one of the celebrities who attended the FIFA World Cup draw in December 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa. Haile took the stage in Cape Town with other big names like England soccer star David Beckham and South African actress Charlize Theron. Seeing Haile on stage in Cape Town reminded […]
World Cup Comeback By Charlie Davies Falls Short
Here’s a Sonny Side of Sports salute for Charlie Davies, a 23-year-old American striker who made an inspirational comeback in a bid to play at the World Cup in South Africa. Before a terrible car crash in October 2009, Davies was considered a top candidate for the USA’s 2010 World Cup team. He excelled at […]
