NEW YORK， July 12 (Xinhua) -- New York City will be building and maintaining 50 soccer fields in the next five years to encourage healthier lifestyle， Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Tuesday.

The announcement was made at the Millbrook Playground in the borough of Bronx， the site of one of first eight soccer fields to be built within a year.

The effort was part of the NYC Soccer Initiative， which will be developed in partnership between the city， U.S. Soccer Foundation， the New York City Football Club and Adidas.

"Soccer is a great unifying force and a truly international sport，" said de Blasio. "In this most international of cities， soccer is one of the things that everyone understands."

According to de Blasio， the public-private partnership was the first of its kind. The initiative will invest 3 million U.S. dollars to build soccer facilities， serving more than 10，000 young people in all five boroughs of the city.

"We are confident that some of these young people who will play on these pitches will become top-notch players and play at the highest level，" said Ed Foster-Simeon， the president of the U.S. Soccer Foundation.

Simeon said he also believed the soccer field will teach young people important life skills.

"All of them will be engaged with coaches who help them develop critical life skills like teamwork， discipline， leadership， how to win， how to lose， things that carry a person through life，" Simeon added. Enditem

YEREVAN Herre Nike Shox Current Læder Sko Sort Rød Billige , Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- A music festival was held Wednesday in the Armenian capital of Yerevan, presenting the rich cultural heritage of countries along the ancient Silk Road.

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Senior Armenian officials and representatives of the embassies of China and Kazakhstan attended the music festival.

Asia wants a significant increase in its allocation of places in the 48-team 2026 World Cup, the head of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) told AFP.

Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al -Khalifa said Asia was counting on a fair distribution of 2026 World Cup slots, demanding a rise from its four guaranteed places to reflect its economic power and the popularity of soccer there.

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FIFA's decision in January to expand the World Cup from 32 teams to 48 "-allows many national teams to reach the world event for the first time, and will reflect on the development of the game worldwide," he added.

But he warned that the distribution of slots must be based on "clear and transparent foundations."

"We have previously expressed our full support to the decision of raising the number of teams at the World Cup to 48 as of 2026, given the strategic importance of such a decision in developing different aspects of football."

Sheikh Salman declined to put a figure on Asia's demands at the expanded World Cup although experts say it could be as high as eight.

Asia's soccer boss also expressed approval for massive Chinese spending on big-name transfers from Europe and South America.

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Chinese clubs have splashed out fortunes for top international talent, including Chelsea midfielder Oscar who moved to Shanghai SIPG and Argentine striker Carlos Tevez, who joined city -rivals Shanghai Shenhua.

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ZAGREB, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Orlando Magic great prospect Mario Hezonja helped Croatia beat Slovenia 80-73 on Saturday, opening day of EuroBasket 2015 Group C tournament in Arena Zagreb.

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Kruno Simon Online Herre Nike Shox OZ D Sko Hvid , 30, had 20 points and center Luka Zoric added 17 points. Damjan Rudez of Minnesota Timberwolves hit a go ahead 3-pointer for Croatia and dished out 3 assists.

Hezonja's performance was overshadowed by Bojan Bogdanovic injury. Brookly Nets shooting guard took a hard fall in the middle of the third quarter and stayed on the floor for several minutes. The doctors had to help him stand up and seat him on the bench. Even though he was not feeling well, Bogdanovic tried to persuade Croatian national head coach Velimir Perasovic to put him back on court. But Perasovic listened to doctors and didn't let Bogdanovic to take any part until the end of the match.

"You know how stubborn he can be. He tried to persuade mi five times to let him in. After what the doctors told me I wouldn't do it for anything in the world. There is no such a result or such a game that I would risk someone's health to win it," Croatian national coach Velimir Perasovic said.

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