Category: Football
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National HIV Testing Week begins on November 21st, and from then until the very end of World AIDS Day on December 1st, our Saving Lives ambassadors will be raising awareness and promoting free postal HIV testing through HIVTestUK.com. Our support this year comes from a fantastic range of ambassadors from the world of sport and…
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HIV Testing saves lives. That means HIV awareness saves lives – so how do we raise awareness? This National HIV Testing Week, it’s easy: take and tweet a selfie with a message. Help us Save Lives by taking a “Selfie” and posting it on Twitter or Facebook. It’s easy! This year, Saving Lives is making postal…
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It’s great to see England doing so well at the Women’s World Cup – especially when so many of our Saving Lives ambassadors and supporters are part of the squad! The team secured its place in the final 16 on Wednesday night, so it’s now through to the knock-out stages and further glory for them –…
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Congratulations to Darren Bent, one of our longest standing Saving lives Ambassadors, on his permanent move to Derby County FC: Darren Bent says he ‘couldn’t see himself playing anywhere else’ once the possibility of joining Derby County permanently arose. The 31-year-old striker today signed a two-year contract, with the option of a further year, following…
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It’s a big day for England Ladies tomorrow: a friendly at Wembley against Germany, in a sold-out match that has out-sold the most recent England Men’s game! It’s fantastic to see the sport doing so well – and to see Saving Lives ambassadors and supporters at the very heart of the squad! The team’s goalkeeper,…
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Chelsea Ladies left back and England start Clare Rafferty (@clrafferty1) is one of the first of our footballing ambassadors to take the Selfie Saving Lives plunge! Our National HIV Testing Week campaign involves asking volunteers to grab one of our downloadable flashcards, take a selfie and then tweet it to use, their followers and our special…
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We have a very exciting campaign lined up for National HIV Testing Week – which this year also coincides with European HIV Testing Week. Awareness-raising will culminate, of course, on World AIDS Day, December 1st. This year, we’ve got another of our campaigns planned which really will get everyone involved: celebrities, positive ambassadors, members of…
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An amazing performance last night from the England Women’s Football team, including several of Saving Lives’s own ambassadors! Here’s the BBC’s take: England finished their Women’s World Cup qualifying campaign with a 100% record as forward Eni Aluko’s hat-trick helped secure an emphatic 10-0 win against Montenegro. Mark Sampson’s team showed the ruthless streak the…
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Last week saw Saving Lives ambassdor Fabian Delph’s debut for the England senior side – and he’s been receiving a lot of plaudits for his performance. The Metro noted that, “the younger Yorkshireman enhanced his growing reputation with a very tidy display indeed”; the Telegraph’s Henry Winter observed that, “Fabian Delph a definite positive for…
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England’s U-21 football side are within touching distance for Euro 2015 qualification, thanks in large part to Saving Lives ambassador Nathan Redmond’s hat-trick against Wales last night. Nathan is interviewed about the game on the FA website here: Nathan Redmond might have hit the headlines with his goals against Wales on Monday night, but the…