Cam Newton is the 2012's NEXT Cover Athlete

Less than an hour ago the ESPN and ESPN The Magazine Facebook pages announced that Carolina Panthers Quarterback Cam Newton is the ESPN The Magazine's annual NEXT issue cover.

The post has more than 3000 likes and 500 comments so far (and the number is still growing).

The issue will be on newsstands next Friday, December 30, and features young athletes including Carolina Panthers Quarterback Cam Newton, Kentucky Wildcats Forward Anthony Davis, Miami Marlins Rightfielder Mike Stanton, Edmonton Oilers Center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, among others.

On www.espn.com/next and in ESPN The Magazine people can find a complete list of 2012 NEXT athletes.

About Cam Newton

Cam Newton, 22 years old, is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He became the third player to win the Heisman Trophy, a national championship. Also he was the first rookie quarterback in NFL history to throw for 400 yards in his NFL regular-season opener.

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2012's ESPN The Magazine's NEXT issue Cover Athlete is Cam Newton

NFL's most fascinating people of 2010

Who's the most fascinating player in the NFL? Fox Sports is asking you about that in its Facebook page. You can see an orticle called 2010's most fascinating people in the page which shows a ranking about the topic. There appear names as the Philadelphia Eagles quarterbak Michel Vick or the Minnesota Vikings quarterback Bret Favre.

Vote for the First Annual Awesomest Dude of the Year

On the Facebook page of SportsNation you can vote for your favorite player to choose the First Awesomest Dude of the Year in this 2010.

There are options as Landon Donovan, John Cena and Shaun White. To vote just enter to this link: apps.facebook.com/fanappz/poll/vote?id=19479. That one will direct you to the section of the Facebook page of SportsNation where you can vote.

Spain: the soccer World Cup 2010 Winner

It was a great World Cup, although it had many polemical actions, some full of yellow cards matches and a Jabulani ball which was not as popular as its creators would like. Nevertheless, the cup of cups was won by the team which demonstrated the best football: Spain. Spain had ever been part of the favorite teams to reach the World Cup, but it was never able to obtain such price.

This time, against Netherlands, the Spanish team showed which are the best aspects of football: ball possession, good technique, lots of effort, speed and a very strong belief in the abilities in each of its players.

The final match reached the Extra times and it was vital to have a good players to make the necessary changes to refresh the team. Spain had better players for that, so the team which dominated the whole extra times was the champion.

Iniesta, when the clock marked the minute 116 and it was almost inevitable to go to the penalty kicks, scored the greatest goal in Spanish football history: the goal which allows Spain to celebrate its first World Cup. Now there are 8 different champions: Brazil 5 times, Italy 4, Germany 3, Argentina and Uruguay 2, France, England and Spain 1.

Which Country Will Host 2018 World Cup of Football (Soccer)?

The African Continent has its first World Cup with the one organized by South Africa in 2010, and Brazil will organize the next cup which will be in 2014. So, which country will host the World Cup of 2018? The United States has seemed to be the main candidate to host the most watched tournament in the whole world, but other countries as England, Russia, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands and Belgium have presented their intentions to be the organizers.

It’s expected that FIFA will decide the hosting country by December of the year 2010.

Www.globoesporte.globo.com – All About Football and Other Sports

Globoesporte.globo.com is a Brazilian page, written in Portuguese, where you can find information about football, also known as soccer, and other sports.

On top of the screen you can find a menu containing a section for each of the teams of the popular Brazilian football league. Bellow that you can find the latest news (the site is frequently updated) with images, stats, and blogs written by specialists in sports. Each article shows the date in which were published and buttons to share it on the Internet.


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Www.bongda24h.vn – The Best Football Leagues, Cups and Songs

Bongda24h.vn is a site completely dedicated to football news, so if you are looking for a source of information about the World Cup or the best leagues in the world (Premier League, Champions League, etc) you would take advantage of bongda24h.vn. The page receives its users with a big photo on left that regards the event of the day.

In the middle of the page there appear the news of the moment. On the right side there is a section with music for your cellphone. To obtain one of those songs you need to follow the instructions that the page brings you there.

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Www.baobongda.com.vn – A Resource of Football News

Baobongda.com.vn is one more of the options that you have on the Internet to follow the World Cup. The site has a very convenient menu on top of the screen with links to sections dedicated to each of the 32 teams that have part on the event. When you mark one you will see news regarding exclusively the team you chose.

The site also focus its attention on bringing you the most important news of the day, not only regarding the World Cup but in general. The page has sections for the most important football teams as well as videos, polls and statistics.

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Www.bongda.com.vn – The Most Important Football Leagues and Cups

Football and more football is the reason why Bongda.com.vn exists. The top of its main screen has direct entries to sections about the most important football (soccer) leagues in the world: Italy, Spain, English leagues, as well as the Champions League. There you can see a tab for the Vietnamese league too (bongda.com.vn is a Vietnamese page).

Once a very important football event such as the World Cup is in action you will see lots of news about it on the page. A list with the latest news appears on the center of the page. If you go down the screen you will get to sections as latest video clips, polls and much more.

BONGDA.com.vn

Www.worldcup.com – Take a Look to the Highlights of the FIFA World Cup

Worldcup.com automatically direct you to the official FIFA site, FIFA.com. In any case, the front screen of the page uses all its space to show visitors photos of the latest matches of the Football (soccer) World Cup, stats, video highlights, and so on.

In addition, the page looks comfortable, so you can read its content in a fluent way. The top of the screen gives you some tabs to browse the page as news, groups, teams and players.


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Rafael Nadal Won in Wimbledon (2010)

In just a little more than 2 hours, Rafael Nadal defeated Tomas Berdych 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 in the final match of the 2010 version of Wimbledon. With that victory, “Rafa” Nadal is now consolidated as the number 1 of the ranking of the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals).

Www.ESPN.com – Updated Sport Chronics, Opinions and Videos

Every time there are sport events, ESPN.com will bring us complete chronics and analysis, with photos and opinions and lots of media. I recommend this page as an startup one for people that like sports. That’s mostly because it has a complete list, always updated, of the latest news in the world of the sports. The site is full of videos of the programs that you can see on TV in the ESPN channel.

Site: ESPN.com

Www.NFL.com – The NFL Site

The latest headlines of the National Football League can be seen with no problems on the site NFL.com. Once you get to the site you can access sections such as players, scores and standings. There is also a very fun one which is “Fantasy”.There you are allowed to create leagues and to invite friends there. If you are part of one league you can earn a variety of prices. The site also has forums, photo galleries, videos, polls, and much more.

Get to the site: NFL.com

Vff.org.vn – The Site of the Vietnam Football Federation

Www.Vff.org.vn is the site of the Vietnam Football Federation. It mainly offers news regarding the Football events in which the Vietnamese team plays. For example, if there is a qualifier match where the male or the female team takes part, the page will bring the respective review.

On the middle of the screen you can find the latest headlines and both right and left side of the screen contain more relevant news. The page also shows a box where the FIFA rank of Vietnam can be seen.

Get to the site: Vff.org.vn

Whistling Straits: there Kaymer Won the PGA Championship

At Whistling Straits the player Martin Kaymer won the US PGA Championship. He beat Bubba Watson and Dustin Jhonson, which was penalized.

This sports event was a trending topic on the web on August 15, 2010.

You can find more about this on the following entry:

Trending Topics for August 15, 2010

Globo.com - Sports, News and Entertainment

Www.globo.com is a web portal, written in Portuguese, to see everything about sports, news, videos and entertainment of Brazil and around the world. These four main sections can be accessed from the top of the screen. Bellow that the rest of the screen shows a mix of the most important news of each section.

The sports tab has tabs as basketball, soccer and world cup. The news one has categories as culture, downloads and world.

Globo.com is a very important website in Brazil. It receives thousands of visits per day and it's over the 100 most popular pages in the world.

Page's URL: Globo.com

ESPN.com - The Home of All Sports

Looking for a website where I could read news about all the sports of the world I got to ESPN.com. This site has many versions adapted to a variety of languages. The version that appears when you go to Espn.com is the USA one.There you will find fresh articles regarding a variety of topics and sports: there you can see articles of the NBA playoffs, or about the soccer World Cup.

The top of the screen is reserved for a menu that contains the main sections of the site. So you have tabs to get to NFL, NBA, College Football, among other sections.

Next to the main menu it appears a big photo highlighting the most important sport event of the day. It has links in its lower side to read the whole note. Other important news are displayed next to that. In addition, the most relevant headlines of the day are displayed on the right side of the window. The rest of sections and boxes can be found by going down the screen.

URL of the page: ESPN.com

Dantri.com.vn - The Latest Headlines of Sports, Gossip and more

When a web page offers you health, gossip and sports news, and also displays classifieds, games and job listings, you know that page could make your online navigation very productive. Dantri.com.vn is a good example of what I was referring. The site is a very visited Vietnamese web portal.

The top of the page offers you a row to see the info regarding the last news. Bellow that you will get to a list of the most relevant headlines. Going down the screen you will find a variety of news about national and international events, pictures of the day and even forums to be part of the web community.

URL of the site: Dantri.com.vn

Koora.com - Tunisia Sports, Results and Football

Koora.com is a sports page that shows you in the top of the screen the latests news. If a great competition as the Football World Cup is near or a player or coach has said something surprising, you will be able to see a headline talking about that on the mentioned section.

Above the most recent headlines you will find buttons to access sections such as football, HVB, other sports, and so on. Tabs as team Tunisia, calendar, results, ranking and snapshots are distributed next.

Going down the screen you will find images, polls, and all the news regarding national or international contexts. In addition, there are match results and a section to lean about each of the clubs of the football league.

URL of the site: Koora.com