Over the last few centuries, the beautiful game of soccer has developed into the world’s biggest sport. Historians can trace the origins of soccer back to Japanese dynasties and Spartan warriors, but when did the sport truly begin to resemble the game we love to play and watch, today? Unsurprisingly, soccer began to morph into its modern day iteration, in England in the...

Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. This summer’s World Cup in Russia, garnered a 3.572 million global television audience. In other words, more than half of the world’s population tuned in to cheer for their favorite teams. But unfortunately, just like all other corporate sports, professional soccer is inherently unsustainable from an environmental perspective. Plastic silverware, plates, and cups are...

Have any of you ever taken off a pair of shin guards, and been utterly disturbed by the odor? For moms of young soccer players, coping with athletic odor is a way of life. Cleats, goalkeeper gloves, and shin guards, are three of the most notoriously smelling pieces of equipment in the world of sports. While we can’t help you with the gloves...

The Story of the Spartan Game of Episkyros While the earliest known origins of soccer can be traced back to the early dynasties of Japan, soccer is a game that made its way through countless cultures, before ultimately becoming a global phenomenon. Despite the fact that some view modern day soccer as less of a physical game than other corporate sports such as American...

We previously explored the environmental implications of the plastic products we use everyday. From plastic pollution, to negative contributions to a rapidly changing climate, our addiction to plastic is coming with irreversible consequences. So when a couple of soccer players began brainstorming on the idea of making a product soccer players, like us, would love, we knew one thing: we could not use plastic....

Today, we live in a world dominated by plastic. With the average American throwing away approximately 185 pounds of plastic each year. The use of plastic products are having a profound impact on our lived environment, as our cities and roadways are littered with plastic pollution. Tragically, other species that rely on healthy ecosystems for their survival, are beginning to suffer due to...

In the history of sport, safety has not always been the highest of priorities. From Roman gladiators to the likes of Muhammad Ali, and Mike Tyson, an element of pain has always been at the forefront of celebrated competition. But with an evolving society has come an evolving emphasis on the safety of athletes. As American football decision makers continue to search for...

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