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In September’s Smart Company Australia, Australia’s online magazine for entrepreneurs & SMEs, BigFooty was named a top site. They note: “Online forums are one of the oldest forms of communications on the web, but many companies underestimate their power as a branding, marketing and communications tool.”

In their article, they name BigFooty, “the world’s largest forum site for AFL fans”, one of five of Australia’s best online forums.

In Fall 2008 BIG acquired ExposeTheMusic.com, a niche community of music lovers.  We intend to leverage our existing travel and ticketing relationships, and grow our audience by reaching music fans inside our large  existing communities.  Stay tuned as we grow our newest community in 2008 and 2009!

We’re excited to announce that we’ve reached a deal with simplycricket.net to merge their community with BigCricket.  Together, the new BigCricket will become a top fifteen cricket community worldwide, and it’s primarly Australian and Indian audience will benefit greatly from simplyCricket’s English audience.

More importantly, the scope of the new BigCricket will expand! Scott, who runs simplyCricket and will lead the new BigCricket, a cricket coach and a sports coaching student at one of the major sporting universities in the UK. He will bring an energetic focus on building a site that not only brings cricket fans together, but looks at various components of playing cricket, in particular coaching, fitness and nutrition.

Originally built on drupal, Tript.com has been rebuilt on MediaWiki, and now incorporates some of the best travel content on the web. With fun social tools wrapped around it, Tript.com is sure to grow faster than ever.

Tear an ACL? Getting sold to a new billionaire club owner? Score 3 goals with no pants on? The all new BigSoccer Wire provides players news and rumors 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We scour the papers so you don’t have to. Check it out!

BIG today introduced their new travel community to the world. Check it out at tript.com.

Today BigSoccer launched a partnership with Major League Soccer to become the official supplier of online community tools to the league’s and teams’ official websites.

Jeff may be a cop but he loves cricket. And he’s been a user on BigSoccer and BigFooty for years. So when he came to us with the idea for BigCricket, how could we say no? 4 weeks later, here it is…

Answering the growing demand in the United States for international and domestic soccer merchandise, BigSoccer and 365 today announced the launch of the new BigSoccer online store, the BigSoccer Shop (www.bigsoccershop.com).

The revamped BigSoccer Shop site carries authentic jerseys from top American and international clubs and national teams, as well as a wide variety of apparel and other items. BigSoccer (www.bigsoccer.com), North America’s premier online soccer destination, offers popular community and retail services to serve and encourage the growing base of soccer fans in the United States.

The BigSoccer Shop features over 170 authentic jerseys from teams in Major League Soccer (USA), FA Premiership (UK), Bundes Liga (Germany), La Liga (Spain), Serie A (Italy), LMF (Mexico), Champions League (Europe), and other soccer leagues around the world. Official national team jerseys from over 40 countries are also available. Many jerseys are available with official patches, lettering and numbers.

BigSoccer Shop users are able to create a wish list of items to email to friends and family. Gift Certificates are available in the shop, as well as caps, jackets, balls, flags, posters, DVDs, retro jerseys, training suits, shorts, women’s and children’s apparel, and more.

“This alliance combines the global scope of BigSoccer’s category-leading community properties with the broadest selection of fan-oriented international soccer merchandise available in the United States,” said Jesse Hertzberg, President of BigSoccer, Inc. “Our partnership with 365 further fulfills our goal of providing U.S.-based fans of American, European and Latin American soccer with the definitive online destination to call home. Our customers can now ‘Share the Passion!’ in a whole new way.”

“BigSoccer brings together more fanatic football fans then any other web site in North America. We have truly created a one-stop shop for America’s soccer fans,” said Bernard Frei, President of 365 Incorporated. “By combining 365’s product selection with BigSoccer’s reach and popularity, soccer fans in the United States will no longer have to hunt endlessly for their favorite team’s gear.”

The BigSoccer Shop can be found online at http://www.bigsoccershop.com. The online store is a member of the Yahoo! Shopping network.

ABOUT BIGSOCCER
Since 1995, BigSoccer, Inc. has been uniting soccer fans in the United States, and captures a monthly audience of over 600,000 users. The BigSoccer Shop sells soccer jerseys from around the world, as well as other items geared toward soccer fans. The BigSoccer Boards comprise community services covering nearly every league, club and tournament on five continents. BigSoccer has partnered with leaders in the American soccer industry including Major League Soccer and Fox Sports World on MSN. For more information visit BigSoccer online at www.bigsoccer.com.

ABOUT 365
365 Incorporated is a privately-owned, cutting-edge sports company that specializes in serving North American soccer and rugby devotees through e-commerce and news, information and community websites. RugbyRugby.com and Soccer365.com are leading North American news, information and community resources, while WorldSoccerShop.com and WorldRugbyShop.com are trusted retailers of gear and officially licensed merchandise for professional and amateur players, fans and families. 365 Incorporated also provides several high profile partners with Rugby and Soccer stores including, Amazon.com, Fox Sports, Canterbury of New Zealand and PlanetRugby.