LOS ANGELES, 17 August 2007 -- David Beckham’s arrival is a sign that the United States’ soccer fan base has finally been acknowledged. With strong numbers in the youth leagues and the rise of the MLS, the sport’s popularity is growing exponentially. Now, American fans who have long had to visit European soccer sites for their fill, finally have OleOle.com to create their own meeting ground in a virtual, interactive online community of soccer fanatics around the world.

Since its beta aunch in March 2007, OleOle has grown to almost 8,000 users. According to site statistics, the number of U.S. soccer fans on the site is second only to Brazil. Recognizing the need for an American and international virtual community, OleOle.com uses new generation web tools to create a complete home for football fans on the internet, featuring blogs, customized news feeds, forums, Podcasts, video streaming, social networks, photos, and other features that members can use to generate the content featured on this site.

The site is free to use, and emphasizes participation of the fan community as the key factor of its success. It covers all major soccer leagues and reports live scores from each continent. Users send in reports, videos, and blogs, which are then evaluated by other users. Fans can sign up, interact, make friends, discuss football, write articles, share photos and videos, and contribute to the creation of the world’s largest online football community.

Fans also create their own communities within regions, states and cities, while having access to content from around the world on the same site. OleOle works with its regional members to organize local meetups and events, translating the virtual community into a “real world” one. OleOle also offers its top bloggers a chance to be a part of the “real world,” by giving them press passes to report on big events. In June 2007, two of OleOle’s top bloggers covered the Copa America in Venezuela.

Most recently, OleOle launched the unique European Super League — the world’s first Pan-European fantasy football game. Members can pick players from any team in the top leagues in England, Spain, Italy, France, and Germany. There are thousands of players to choose from, and prizes to win. The top prize is a ticket to a European final, with flight and accommodation fully paid. Players can also win Sony PS3s, PSPS, iPods, jerseys, videogames, and OleOle merchandise. There are also individual games for the leagues in England, Spain, Italy, France and Germany, also accompanied by prizes.

OleOle is accessible in five languages — English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Italian — with German, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese to be added.

OleOle and U.S. Soccer Team up to Offer Fans the Opportunity to Support American Soccer Around the World

LOS ANGELES, 26 June 2007 -- OleOle, the ultimate online community destination for soccer fans and a leading provider of travel packages for major soccer competitions around the world, today announced it has partnered with U.S. Soccer to become the official travel partner for the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team. OleOle.com will provide exclusive travel packages to both corporate buyers and individuals, offering fans easy access to a U.S. squad proving itself a rising star among soccer's international champions.

"OleOle is committed to making it easy for fans to take pride in U.S. Soccer. Our partnership with the U.S. Soccer Federation encourages people to support the U.S. Men's National Team in person as they travel the globe," said Doug Knittle, founder of OleOle. "This is just one of an assortment of offerings from OleOle that gives people access to premier soccer events worldwide, whether they are actually on location at the matches or connecting with other fans on the site."

Today's announcement comes on the heels of OleOle's recent agreement with Copa America 2007 to provide exclusive hospitality packages to one of the world's most prestigious soccer events. The South American national team championship will be played in Venezuela from June 26 to July 15, 2007.

"Our partnership with OleOle provides fans an easy and efficient gateway to cheering for the U.S. Men's National team throughout the world," said U.S. Soccer's Director of Communications Jim Moorhouse. "OleOle is making it possible for fans from across the United States to support the team and the players they love."

The OleOle travel packages includes hotel, event tickets, transportation to and from the matches and a courteous staff available to answer questions. Current packages available include the U.S. Men's match-up with Sweden at Goteborg Ullevi Stadium on August 22, and upcoming competitions in Switzerland and in Spain (against Catalonia) in October. For more information on the top- quality packages or to make a purchase, please visit: http://www.oleole.com/ticketpackages/.

The U.S. Soccer Federation is the governing body for soccer in the Untied States. Established in 1916, it is one of the world's first organizations to be affiliated with FIFA, the Federation Internationale de Football Association, soccer's world governing body. The U.S. Men's National Team recently won their fourth CONCACAF Gold Cup crown with a 2-1 victory over Mexico on June 24, 2007. Under new head coach Bob Bradley, the team has integrated a number of new players and stars as they begin to target a berth in their sixth straight FIFA World Cup in 2010 in South Africa.

In addition to offering premium travel packages, OleOle.com provides a thriving online community for soccer fans all over the globe, enabling them to connect with like-minded devotees who share their enthusiasm for the world's best loved sport.

About OleOle
OleOle is the ultimate online destination for soccer enthusiasts worldwide, where fans kickoff. By incorporating the newest Web 2.0 technologies, the site gives soccer aficionados the tools to spread and share their passion for the sport with others. Along with comprehensive social networking functionalities, blogs, photos, videos and other user-generated content, OleOle.com offers hospitality packages to world-class soccer events, live scores, worldwide soccer news and an upcoming comprehensive fantasy game. OleOle has offices in Spain, New Zealand and the United States. For more information, please visit http://www.oleole.com and experience soccer in a whole new way.

About U.S. Soccer Federation
\As the governing body of soccer in all its forms in the United States, U.S. Soccer has helped chart the course for the sport in the USA for close to 95 years. In that time, the Federation's mission statement has been very simple and very clear: to make soccer, in all its forms, a preeminent sport in the United States and to continue the development of soccer at all recreational and competitive levels. To that end, the sports growth in the past two decades has been nothing short of remarkable. From player and facility development to hosting World Cups, U.S. Soccer has helped to build a platform on which the future of the sport has never been more secure.