Twist and Turn your way to some cool moves and some great speed with the innovative new Pro Slyder Scooter, now at Champion Sports!
Just move your body from side to side, twisting and turning to gain momentum and its innovative three-wheeled design gets you going and keeps you moving! People of all ages will love this scooter.

 You can also enter our online competition for your chance to win your very own Pro Slyder Scooter right  HERE!

Love GAA?, love those retro GAA football and hurling jersey’s of old?  Then we’ve got just the ticket for you.  Champion Sports have teamed up with Retro GAA to bring you an amazing range of vintage GAA football and Hurling jersey’s, there’s even special edition retro jersey’s like the first Comprimise Rules Football Series jersey between Ireland and Austrailia, the Tipperary 1920 Bloody Sunday jersey and many more.

Retro GAA design their jersey’s using archive GAA footage, newspaper reports, GAA photos, old GAA jerseys and first hand accounts to recreate the classic jersey’s of old.  you can even get retro GAA hoodies, pyjamas and county boxers.

To view the full range click here - http://www.retrogaa.com?aid_no=10017

After what was a catastrophically shameful display over their three World Cup group stage games, France go crashing out of the 2010 World Cup after loosing to host nation South Africa 2-1.

Both teams entered the Group A showdown needing to win, and relying on a favour from the other game between Uruguay and Mexico, to stand a chance of reaching the last 16 but it was South Africa who showed all the imagination and ingenuity, taking the lead after 20 minutes through Bongani Khumelo.  Bafana Bafana doubled their lead shortly after through ex French league player Katlego Mphela to send the home crowd into delirium.

France’s misery was componded with the unfortunate sending-off of Yoann Gourcuff for an alleged elbow and despite France pulling a goal back in the second half through Florent Malouda, their fate was sealed, France would go crashing out of the 2010 World Cup amid a cloud of shameful contraversy and an even more shameful display of football, lacking in passion or commitment.

Coach Raymond Domenech now walks away from the job but where does this leave the French football team?

Are you a true red?  This is the brand new Liverpool FC Away Kit 2010/11

The new 2010/11 Adidas Liverpool Away kit is a retro style that captures the magic of famous Liverpool styles of the past combined with a modern feel of today’s game.  Adidas have as always, designed this jersey with their unique ClimaCool technology to ensure your jersey performs at the highest level while keeping you cool.

The new Liverpool FC Away Kit 2010/11 is not available online or in stores until July 8th but you can pre order yours now HERE!

It’s finally happened, what many fans and pundits have been speculating over ever since the end of last season, a season which saw Liverpool finish a pitiful seventh in the English Premier League.  Below is the official statement from Liverpool Football Club;

Mr Benitez relinquishes his position as team manager after six years and the Board of Directors would like to place on record their grateful thanks for his services and wish him all the best in his future career.

The Board has now asked Managing Director Christian Purslow, with the assistance of Club Ambassador Kenny Dalglish, to begin a formal search to identify and assess potential candidates for the managerial position.

No timescale has been placed on the process and Liverpool FC will make no further statement until a new manager is appointed.

LFC Chairman Martin Broughton said: “Rafa will forever be part of Liverpool folklore after bringing home the Champions League following the epic final in Istanbul but after a disappointing season both parties felt a fresh start would be best for all concerned.”

Rafael Benitez said: “It is very sad for me to announce that I will no longer be manager of Liverpool FC. I would like to thank all of the staff and players for their efforts. 

“I’ll always keep in my heart the good times I’ve had here, the strong and loyal support of the fans in the tough times and the love from Liverpool. I have no words to thank you enough for all these years and I am very proud to say that I was your manager.

“Thank you so much once more and always remember: You’ll never walk alone.”

So What does this mean for Liverpool football club?

It’s competition time here at Champion Sports and top of the bill is our Facebook Green Day ticket competition in association with our good friends at MCD.  We’ve five pairs of tickets to see Green Day, Paramore and special guests when they play Marlay Park, June 23rd.

To enter our Green Day ticket giveaway competition, simply visit our Facebook page, become a fan and click on the Competition button at the top of the page and follow the instructions.

We’ve also a great web site competition running for all you who are determined to get in shape this summer!  You could win an Ab Circle Pro excercise machine.  This is the revolutionary get fit machine, as seen on TV and many health and fitness magazines, the Ab Circle Pro is the fast, easy way to help you get the flat washboard abs you’ve always wanted.

To enter this competition simply visit our Competition page on our web site and follow the instructions.

That’s right, Champion Sports are giving you €20 OFF the cost of a new Dublin GAA jersey sponsored by Vodafone when you trade in any Dublin jersey previous to the 2010 new Vodafone home Dublin jersey.

So if you’ve an old jersey just lying in the back of your clothes dresser, or stuffed in a bag somewhere for the recycling bin, or maybe you’ve one still pinned to the wall behind your bed?  Wherever your old Dubs jersey is, get it into a Champion Sports store and we’ll give you €20 OFF a brand new 2010 Dublin GAA jersey!

For more details visit our FAQ’s page, http://www.champion.ie/home/vodafonedubsjersey/

This is a limited offer folks so get your skates on!

We’ve got a whole host of new releases and special offers at Champion Sports right now as well as some fun stuff to get involved in on our Facebook page, so here’s a quick breakdown off what’s going on;

Our Facebook ABF (Anyone But France) World Cup campaign is well underway and having a great response from all our fans, it’s great to see everyone getting invovled and having some fun.  Our ABF Declaration is where you can sign your name and support the campaign so if you haven’t got your name down, what are you waiting for?

For the first time ever, Champion Sports are now stocking a very limited range of new season Converse pre school and infant girls trainers.  Converse trainers have become the ultimate urban fashion footwear over the years and are now one of the biggest brands in the world.

Champion Sports ‘Deal Of The Week’ is back again and this week we’ve slashed the price on selected footwear for ONE WEEK ONLY on Reebok, Lacoste and Asics footwear!  You’ll get a great bargain whether you want a new pair of running shoes or simply a new pair of trainers for looking good in.

Check out our latest new season range of adidas Originals online.  We’ve introduced a whole new range of Men’s and Women’s clothing and footwear including our Men’s Beckenbaur trainers, Women’s Supergirl Tracktop and limited edition Star Wars ‘fight scene’ hood.  See our full range here!

With the end of the current English Premier League season looming, football kit suppliers Adidas have launched next season’s Liverpool FC and Chelsea FC home jersey’s.  And for a limited time only, EVERYONE who buys the new Liverpool FC Home jersey or Keepers jersey, will get a FREE Liverpool football.

The brand new Liverpool FC Home Kittakes inspiration from the kit worn during the triumphant 1989/90 title winning season, when greats such as Barnes, Beardsley and Rush graced the Anfield turf. Whilst being respectful to the traditions of Liverpool FC the new Home Kit represents a modern interpretation of one of the most iconic kits in the Club’s history. In terms of design aesthetic we are pleased to unveil a traditional all red kit with key features including a jacquard fabric, laser cut woven crest execution and rich metallic gold piping detail which all help to create a jersey steeped in history and tradition with a stylish modern twist.

Pride on the pitch is presented in classic Chelsea blue in the new Chelsea FC Home Jersey 2010. Unique technology developed by Adidas is built into every shirt to help keep you cool and sweat free.
The look is completed by a flash of distinctive red in the collar that sets this strip apart from it’s predecessor and the opposition.

Both Liverpool and Chelsea new 2010 season kits will be released on May 6th.

Airtricity League of Ireland director Fran Gavin said that League officials will co-operate with Gardaí investigating incidents involving Shamrock Rovers fans at Oriel Park in Monday May 3rd’s fixture.

The trouble was sparked by the double sending off of Chambers and O’Neill, but Airtricity League of Ireland director Fran Gavin said that refereeing decisions had to be accepted by teams and fans.

The trouble included bottles and pieces of wood being thrown onto the pitch and lead to dog assisted Gardaí and stewards confronting the travelling support.  Such incidents like this can only further damage an already wounded reputation for the club and it’s supporters, even Rovers boss, Michael O’Neill found himself sent from the pitch in what was a shambolic night for the hoops.

Shamrock Rovers condemned those involved and have vowed to take action against anyone who is found to have been involved in the disturbances.

‘Shamrock Rovers Football Club condemns the behaviour of the 10 to 15 so called ‘fans’ at last night’s Airtricity League match against Dundalk in Oriel Park, which was attended by over 500 Rovers supporters,’ they club said in a statement.

‘A full investigation will be carried out by the club, and serious action will be taken against anyone identified as having taken part in the incident. We have requested the video footage of the game from Sentanta Sports in order to aid us in this matter.

‘These people do not represent Shamrock Rovers, and are not wanted at our club. Since moving to Tallaght, we regularly attract crowds of around 4,000 people, including many families, and these dozen or so individuals do not fit in at Shamrock Rovers.

‘We understand the FAI is carrying out an investigation into the incident; and we intend to fully co-operate with that inquiry,’ the statement concluded.

So what does this do for Irish League Football?  Will it have an adverse affect?  How can the FAI promote a league as being a family event with such trouble present?