That’s a wrap for the 2018 Homeless World Cup! Act Global participated in the 16th edition of the Homeless World Cup in Mexico City through its donation of four top quality synthetic turf fields for the tournament. These fields hosted more than 500 players from 47 different countries to come together as a team and play football. This reintroduces a sense of structure and support into their lives to impact them in a meaningful way as they transition back into normal life.
After an inspirational week-long event, the results are in for the overall winners of this year’s tournament. Mexico really took the cake this year. Mexico took the victory for the men’s/mixed homeless world cup against Chile. Mexico’s women’s team also won against Colombia for the women’s homeless world cup. This is the second year for Mexico’s women’s team to win. This was such an amazing week for all of the participants and was definitely an exciting one to watch. The results of this year’s Homeless World Cup will seed next years beginning brackets.
Act Global CEO, John Baize proudly attended the tournament with his son Jack. The Homeless World Cup website features an article on John Baize where he explains how Act Global initially got involved with the tournament and how much it means to him and Act Global. Check out the Homeless World Cup website to take a look at John’s article!
Congratulations to not only Mexico City for winning, but also to all of the participants and the organizations that come together to make this tournament happen! Act Global is honored to be a part of the HomelessWorld Cup and hopes to continue its commitment for years to come.
Shelby Becker is a creative content creator and marketing specialist at Act Global. She’s an animal rights activist, avid concert-goer, and scary movie enthusiast. Follow her on LinkedIn .
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This Saturday one of our favorite teams, the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors will play the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. Coming out of a bye week and having lost to the University of Utah on November 3rd this will be a big game for UH to get their game back. UNLV’s last game was a victory against San Diego State, breaking a six-week losing streak. A win for UH this Saturday would give them their seventh win as well as bowl eligibility. Our team will definitely be watching and we hope to see the Rainbow Warriors kill It tomorrow.
Sunday, November 18th
This Sunday we have two big games to watch. First up is one of our favorite NFL teams, the New York Giants against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. We hope to see this as an easy win for the Giants considering the fact that the Buccaneers haven’t been doing too hot. The past three weeks they have been at a steady 0-3. Seems like their defense has not been on their A-game. With that being said, the Giants defense has been doing exceptionally well. We think this game will be a good victory for the Giants and we can’t wait to watch it go down.
Another one of our favorite NFL teams, the New Orleans Saints are playing the Philadelphia Eagles. Because the Saints have been doing amazing this season we hope that this game will be another victory for them. They’ve won the past eight games, with 5 of those winning by double digits. Drew Brees has also been killing the game, to say the least. The Eagles don’t have the greatest track record this season, so we’re hoping to see the Saints take the W this Sunday.
This upcoming weekend will be an eventful one. Our team will definitely stay busy keeping up with some of our favorite teams on our turf. Will you be watching?
Shelby Becker is a creative content creator and marketing specialist at Act Global. She’s an animal rights activist, avid concert-goer, and scary movie enthusiast. Follow her on LinkedIn .
For more information, contact marketing at sbecker@actglobal.com
This weekend was a busy one on our turf. With both wins and losses, it was an eventful two days for some of our favorite teams.
Saturday, November 10th
Unfortunately, the Houston Cougars took an L from the Temple Owls Saturday with an ending score of 49 to 59. It was a tough loss for the Cougars with a score that close. Their offense fought hard but Temple scored their final field goal in the fourth that sealed their win against the Cougars. Click the link below for more highlights! We are excited to see them play another one of our favorite teams, the Tulane Green Wave this Thursday on our turf!
This Saturday was a win for the Tulane Green Wave against the East Carolina Pirates with an ending score of 24 to 18. This was the third straight victory for Tulane, making it the first time they have had three consecutive wins in the American conference since 2013. The Pirates still put up a good fight against the Green Wave, making it an exciting game. We are so proud of Tulane and can’t wait to see their battle against the Cougars this Thursday. Our team will definitely be watching that one!
Sunday, November 11th
Act Global CEO John Baize with Turf Expert Jim Brown at the Jets vs. Bills game
This Sunday was a sad loss for one of our favorite NFL teams. The New York Jets took a hard fall to the Buffalo Bills 10 to 41. The Jets have a bye week this week and are back to play the Patriots on Sunday the 25th. We hope to see the Jets turn their game around and come back ready to dominate the Patriots. We wish them the best!
This was an interesting weekend on our turf, to say the least. We hope all of our favorite teams get the rest they need and are ready to kill it these next few weeks of Football. Check out next weekend’s recap to see results for some of the biggest games on our turf!
Shelby Becker is a creative content creator and marketing specialist at Act Global. She’s an animal rights activist, avid concert-goer, and scary movie enthusiast. Follow her on LinkedIn .
For more information, contact marketing at sbecker@actglobal.com
Oregon Ducks women’s soccer team beat the Oregon State Beavers last Friday 2-0 on their home turf in Eugene, Oregon. This is the first time in two years that the Ducks have won against the Beavers. Marissa Everett scored both of the goals for the Ducks during this game. It was a huge overall win for the Ducks, they broke a nine-year losing streak and lifted Oregon women’s soccer to its best record in a decade with 9-9-1 overall. We are proud of the Ducks for this big win!
The University of Hawaii, unfortunately, lost to Utah State 56 to 17 Saturday, November 3rd at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. UH quarterback Cole McDonald became the sixth quarterback in program history to reach the mark of 331 yards passing, two touchdowns, and eclipsed 3,000 yards on the season. McDonald threw both of his touchdowns in the third quarter. USU’s rushers Darwin Thompson and Gerold Bright each got three touchdowns defeating the University of Hawaii. We hope to see Hawaii come back with a win November 17th after a bye week.
Sunday, November 4th
Sunday was an exciting day on our turf. Two of our favorite NFL teams won their home games and we couldn’t be more proud. The Vikings beat the Lions 24 to 9 with the power of their defense. The Lions got three field goals, a fumble recovery, and an interception during the game but that was about it for them. The Vikings take on the Bears on November 18th, we are excited to see what the game entails.
The Saints took the W against the Rams 45 to 35. The Rams have been undefeated until their loss this Sunday, making it a huge win for the Saints. Saints quarterback Drew Brees threw four touchdown passes and 346 yards, running back Alvin Kamara had three touchdowns and wide receiver Michael Thomas caught a 72-yard touchdown that locked in their win. This was an exciting game to watch and we can’t wait to see the Saints play the Cincinnati Bengels next weekend. Will the Saints keep up this winning streak?
Overall, this was a great weekend of games! Be sure to check out next weeks recap on the biggest games that took place on Act Global’s turf!
Shelby Becker is a creative content creator and marketing specialist at Act Global. She’s an animal rights activist, avid concert-goer, and scary movie enthusiast. Follow her on LinkedIn .
For more information, contact marketing at sbecker@actglobal.com
Lake Elsinore Unified School District is a public school district located in Lake Elsinore, California. Earlier this year, three of the high schools within this district upgraded to new turf fields for many different sports. The Lake Elsinore student-athletes are now benefiting from each of these new turf fields from Act Global’s Xtreme Turf.
The Elsinore High School students now have a turf field for football, soccer, softball, and new track event areas. Lakeside High School, another high school within the school district, has received similar amenities along with a new turf stadium baseball field. Temescal Canyon High School received a new running track, along with two new turf softball fields and one new turf baseball field.
The Lake Elsinore school district used Act Global’s Xtreme Turf for these new fields to ensure their players a professional-level quality playing field that is durable yet safe for each of these sports. Each of these high schools is 4A division school that is heavily engaged in all school sports. It is important that these schools have fields that can help these students safely excel in performance.
Having synthetic turf fields for different sports allows more playing time for the athletes. Without as much maintenance, no time will have to be taken off of the fields. This allows each of these teams to utilize the fields during offseason to help better prepare them for the competitive season and their overall success.
Shelby Becker is a creative content creator and marketing specialist at Act Global. She’s an animal rights activist, avid concert-goer, and scary movie enthusiast. Follow her on LinkedIn .
For more information, contact marketing at sbecker@actglobal.com
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This Saturday was a win for the Tulane Green Wave against the East Carolina Pirates with an ending score of 24 to 18. This was the third straight victory for Tulane, making it the first time they have had three consecutive wins in the American conference since 2013. The Pirates still put up a good fight against the Green Wave, making it an exciting game. We are so proud of Tulane and can’t wait to see their battle against the Cougars this Thursday. Our team will definitely be watching that one!
The Elsinore High School students now have a turf field for football, soccer, softball, and new track event areas. Lakeside High School, another high school within the school district, has received similar amenities along with a new turf stadium baseball field. Temescal Canyon High School received a new running track, along with two new turf softball fields and one new turf baseball field.