
A group of 40 showbiz companies have assembled teams for a youth showcase and celeb match this weekend with soccer stars like Mia Hamm, Alex Morgan and Abby Wambach, and soccer-capable actors including Diego Luna, Demian Bichir, Anthony Lapaglia, Alessandro Nivola, The Bachelor host Chris Harrison and Mike Medavoy. Event co-founder and Sony Pictures Classics exec Dylan Leiner said the event will be held Sunday at Home Depot Center in Carson, CA, and that companies including CAA, ICM Partners, Gersh, Paradigm, SPC, Lionsgate, Endgame, Anonymous Content, The Amazing Race, Survivor, The Bachelor and others rallied to take part in support of The Mia Hamm Foundation and Grassrootsoccer. Info at LAFest.net.


NO ONE CARES. IT’S SOCCER. In the U.S., soccer rates beneath watching grass grow. I don’t know why they even bother.
Wake Up! Soccer influences every sport in the us in a very positive way. Time to let go of 1950′s thinking.
Typical American narrow mindedness. Being global personalities/companies/brands, these people have the sense to know their outreach doesn’t just end in the US. It’s good advertising to be connected to a global sport. Also, as this country diversifies, Soccer’s popularity is expanding. Which means interconnecting yourself & teams equals more access to new fan bases.
MLS (Major League Soccer) has the third highest sports league attendance in the entire country. Soccer has more fans packed in stadiums than NHL Hockey or NBA Basketball. Only NFL Football and MLB Baseball has higher attendance numbers.
These are facts – just research them in your google search bar.
You, sir, are an asshat. A whole hell of a lot of “no one’s” cared enough to watch soccer in the Olympics and get record numbers for the Women’s World Cup a couple years ago…but go ahead, grossly generalize because you don’t like something. Must be true, since it was said on the Internet and backed up with facts.
Lastly, IT’S FOR CHARITY. THAT’S WHY THEY BOTHER, YOU ABHORANT EXCUSE FOR A HUMAN BEING.
BAFTA Los Angeles grouped with ESPN and Fox Soccer Channel!! Those Brits must be out frantically looking for some ringers today.