Rihanna turns down Super Bowl half-time show as she couldn’t be “a sellout”
She also hit out at Trump, saying: “The most mentally ill human being in America right now seems to be the president.” Fans of Rihanna’s music have been quite disappointed over the past number of years, due to the fact that she has hardly released anything in four years. But there is good news on […]
7 years ago
Colin Kaepernick reaches settlement with the NFL over kneeling protest row
The long-running dispute has come to an end. Colin Kaepernick and the NFL have reached terms on an undisclosed settlement that brings a conclusion to the high profile standoff between both parties. In 2016, Kaepernick started a contentious trend when he became the first of many NFL players who chose to take a knee during […]
7 years ago
The US sports shop that boycotted Nike after its famous Colin Kaepernick advert has shut down
The store adopted the motto “Still Choosing to Stand, Just Doing It”, referencing Kapernick’s decision to kneel during the National Anthem. During the summer, Nike revealed that Colin Kaepernick would be the face of one of their biggest campaigns of all time. The NFL player, who controversially chose to kneel during the National Anthem to protest police […]
7 years ago
Maroon 5 are getting a lot of abuse for playing the Super Bowl half time show
And they haven’t even performed yet… American football fever is kicking in with Super Bowl LIII just a few hours away at time of writing. The eyes of the world will be on Atlanta, Georgia and not just for the action on the field of play. The Super Bowl is very much a major multimedia […]
7 years ago
Nike’s online sales soar following the Colin Kaepernick campaign
Turns out cutting the Swooshes off your sock won’t bring down a multinational corporation. Earlier this week, former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was revealed as the face of Nike’s latest ‘Just Do It’ campaign, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the advertising slogan that has become synonymous with the sportswear brand. BREAKING: Nike had […]
8 years ago
WATCH: Nike release powerful new ad narrated by Colin Kaepernick
Wow. Nike has released a new advert featuring narration from former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick with the message: “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.” Nike released an image on Monday of Kaepernick as part of their new “Just Do It” campaign and people wondered what more was to come. Now, a new two minute […]
8 years ago