Farview soccer players and coaches left to right: Foua Thao, coach Ger Vue, Pichai Thao, Tong Yang, Kongcheng Her, Leng Chang, Chimeng Yang, Kenny Vang, Houa Chang, Huey Lee, Pheng Vue, Andrew Thao, Xai Thao.

MINNEAPOLIS (Jan. 18, 2012) — Farview 13u Hmong Soccer Team was presented the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation League Citywide Good Sportsmanship Award last week.

Farview Park is located in North Minneapolis. All the players are Hmong, and most came to the United States from Thailand’s Wat Tham Krabok refugee camp in 2004 and 2005

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NEW YORK (Dec. 2, 2011) — David Beckham tried his hand at sewing, took part in an art class and played a game of soccer with local students this week as the Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) visited the Philippines to spotlight the plight of young people in need.

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NEW YORK (Nov. 28, 2011) — The United Nations has added a new player to its star-studded roster fighting the spread of HIV/AIDS, Korean soccer icon Myung-Bo Hong, whose defensive prowess will now be used to help block further infections by raising awareness among young people worldwide.

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HCPA Boys’ Soccer Coach Fong Vang and his tournament bound team. (Contributed photos)

ST. PAUL — The Hmong College Prep Academy Warrior Girls’ Volleyball Team recently wrapped up their fall season. The team took 3rd in the Eastern Minnesota Athletic Conference with an 8-6 record.

“This season was filled with many ups and downs,” stated Coach Fong Vang.  “We struggled out of the gate, losing our first four games.  We eventually had a ‘heart to heart’ team meeting which really set the tone for the rest of the season.”

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Thousands sit around the six soccer fields to catch soccer action during the 31st annual Sports Tournament. (AAP staff photos by Bob San)

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ST. PAUL (July 3, 2010) – Perfect weather conditions made this year’s 31st annual July 4th Hmong Sports Tournament a joy to attend. Held at McMurray Field near Como Park July 2 and 3, the tournament showcased athletic talents of mostly Hmong athletes from Minnesota and all over the country.

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Blong Yang, left, a local attorney, and Dao Her, an IT professional, hope to hold the first HMOOB CUP 2011 national Hmong soccer tournament this August at Concordia University. (AAP staff photo by Tom LaVenture)

By TOM LAVENTURE
AAP staff writer

ST. PAUL, Minn. (February 1, 2011) – Hmong, summer and soccer are three in the same as indicated by the number of tournaments – and a new tournament is designed to showcase the best Hmong players and get back the purity of the sport.

Blong Yang, a local attorney who helped to establish the Hmong American Bar Association, and Dao Her, an IT professional at Western Bank, have established the first Annual HMOOB CUP from August 4-7, 2011 at the Seafoam Stadium of Concordia University in St. Paul. They expect to bring teams from Minnesota, Wisconsin, California, Michigan, North Carolina, Colorado, and other states with Hmong populations.

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Athens, Greece (December 14, 2010) – More than 33,000 football fans demonstrated their support Tuesday for the people of Pakistan and Haiti by filling the Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus, Greece, to watch top players reach a 2-2 draw in the eighth Match Against Poverty. As in previous years, the United Nations Development Program and two of its goodwill ambassadors, Zinédine Zidane and Ronaldo, organized the match in support of the Millennium Development Goals which seek to reduce poverty and improve livelihoods worldwide by the year 2015.

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The 7th annual All Asian Open Soccer Tournament will be held Saturday, July 17, from 8:00 a.m. until concluded in late afternoon or early evening – at the Gene C Kelly Playfields, 185 E. 102nd Street, Bloomington, MN.

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TAIPEI (June 15, 2010) – As the quadrennial FIFA World Cup tournament kicked off in South Africa on June 11, nine of the competing teams are donning uniforms made of recycled materials 100-percent made in Taiwan at the premier soccer event

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