Brooks Peck Dirty Tackle is a soccer blog edited by Brooks Peck. Email him , and follow him on Twitter . Contributors: RyanBailey , Featured World Soccer Video

Stephanie Trottier She-wolf youngest to claim award Popular Latin recording artists like Pepe Aguilar and Alejandra Guzmn are joining many other artists from around the world to pay tribute to the 2011 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year, the beautiful and talented Shakira. Shakira, the three-time Latin Grammy nominee, seven-time Latin Grammy winner, and two-time Grammy winner was announced the Latin Recording Academys Person of the Year in September. The tribute to Shakira will take place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on November 9, 2011, a day before the 12th Annual Latin Grammy awards held at the same location. The celebration will pay tribute to Shakiras work as an artist and socially aware philanthropist. The Latin Recording Academy is an international organization with Spanish- and Portugese-speaking members of the music industry. A portion of the proceeds collected at the event will benefit Shakiras Pies Descalzos Foundation and The Latin Recording Acade...

Multi-nominee Calle 13 , Venezuelan troubadour Franco de Vita with Mexican rocket Alejandra Guzman , rockers Mana with Prince Royce (who performed last year but is featured in a remake of Mana's current single, "El Verdadero Amor Perdona"), Person of the year honoree Shakira , icon Marco Antonio Solis and newcomer Sie7e are the first artists confirmed to perform at the upcoming Latin Grammys. The awards will take place Nov. 10 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and will air live on the Univision network. The awards will be hosted by Mexican singer/actress Lucero, who also hosted last year, alongside Chilean actor/host Cristian De la Fuente. Among those confirmed to give out awards are are Hollywood actress Zoe Saldana and TV actress Adamari Lopez. Shakira Is Latin Grammy Person of the Year Calle 13, comprised of Eduardo Cabra and Rene Perez, received a record 10 nominations this year, including Album of the Year for "Entren Los Que Quieren" and ...

Brooks Peck Dirty Tackle is a soccer blog edited by Brooks Peck. Email him , and follow him on Twitter . Contributors: RyanBailey , Featured World Soccer Video

Shakira joined forces with Ukraine’s President, Viktor Yanukovych, to inaugurate a 70,000-seater stadium in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev that will host the final of Euro 2012 football championships. The Colombian pop star was joined by hundreds of performers in an elaborate ceremony at the opening. The reconstruction of the Soviet-era stadium is seen as a milestone on Ukraine’s path to hosting the tournament, despite having concerns that key facilities would not be ready in time. “The reconstruction and opening of the stadium demonstrates to the whole world that we can have business in the Ukraine,” the BBC quoted Yanukovych as saying.

Pop icon Shakira starred in the opening of the Euro 2012 Olympiysky stadium in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. The President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, was also present in the inauguration ceremony. Shakira performs during the opening ceremony of Olympic stadium in Kiev October 8, 2011. The stadium is set to host the final match of the Euro 2012 soccer tournament. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: SPORT SOCCER ENTERTAINMENT) The 70,000-seater stadium is going to be the central attraction in the finals of the Euro 2012 football championships. The stadium was reconstructed from its former Soviet age look back in the years 1937 to 1941 and has been created to be one of the most important milestones in the history of Ukraine, most especially that it is the first time that the country is going to host the sports event. "The reconstruction and opening of the stadium demonstrates to the whole world that we can have business in the Ukraine," said the President of Ukraine. Mr. ...

Picture: Geraldine Lynton-Edwards, Shakira Caine The wedding of Geraldine Lynton-Edwards and Michael Winner held at Chelsea town hall London, England .... Shakira Denies Break-Up Rumours With Sweet Tweet Singer Shakira has silenced rumours suggesting she has split from her soccer ace boyfriend Gerard Pique after sending the athlete a sweet Twitter.com message ahead of his match on Tuesday (04Oct11). Rumours of Pique's alleged infidelity led many to believe the romance was over, but Hips Don't Lie hitmaker Shakira has now spoken out to dismiss break-up claims. Sending a note to the Spanish hunk, who plays for Barcelona, Shakira wrote, "Good luck to the Spanish national side and to my number 3, muah (kisses) @3gerardpique." The singer's press manager in Colombia, Rodrigo Beltran, also issued a statement to deny the reports, telling news agency Efe, "(It's) completely false. They are still together and are very well."

Colombian born Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Shakira applauds during a charity event promoting primary education at the Cidade de Deus favela or shanty town in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday Sept. 30, 2011. Later in the evening Shakira will perform at the Rock in Rio music festival. Photo: AP / SA Colombian pop star and philanthropist Shakira has been named to one of four seats on the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, an agency within the Department of Education that's charged with finding ways to strengthen educational opportunities for Hispanic Americans. Shakira, a UNICEF goodwill ambassador since 2003, was selected because of her charitiable work with children's causes. The Grammy-winning singer made her first appearance as a commission member on Oct. 6.

Kristy Sparow/Getty Images The hockey nudes Vancouver Canucks centre Ryan Kesler drew catcalls from his teammates after appearing nude in the annual “Body Issue” of ESPN The Magazine . “Jealousy. That’s all they’ve got is jealousy,” said Kesler, who joined athletes ranging from NBA power forward Blake Griffin to female soccer player Hope Solo in baring all—“tastefully,” as the euphemism goes—for the publication. At least ESPN didn’t shoot goaltender Roberto Luongo , Vancouver’s Kevin Bieksa told the Vancouver Sun . “I don’t care how good technology is these days, there’s a lot of hair on that body.” A Swank affair Chechen Republic President Ramzan Kadyrov insists it wasn’t a birthday party—it’s pure coincidence that a glitzy celebration with Hollywood stars coincided with his 35th birthday. Kadyrov , a former warlord who has become a client of Vladimir Putin ’s Russia, was able to convince action hero Jean-Claude Van Damme and Oscar winner Hilary Swank to come to the Chechen cap...

Colombian pop star Shakira has given the first of two concerts in Puerto Rico that will end her globetrotting world tour ' Sale el Sol ' (The Sun Comes Out) after more than a year of performances on five continents. The artist made her entrance in a pink gown Friday night, greeting her fans as she crossed the arena of San Juan's Jose M. Agrelot Coliseum and singing 'Pienso en Ti' (I'm Thinking of You), then went onstage, tossed away her dress and went on with the show wearing a tiny gold top and skintight black pants. Shakira, 34, continued her concert before more than 14,000 people with 'Anos Luz' (Light Years), then spoke directly to the thousands of fans crowding the San Juan Coliseum. 'Good evening, Puerto Rico. What a joy it is being here! Thanks so much for letting me offer you some happiness too and I hope you have a good time and enjoy yourselves. Puerto Rico, tonight I'm all yours,' the South American star said. The current girlfr...

Colombian pop sensation Shakira joined forces with Ukraine president Viktor Yanukovych and 60,000 spectators as the covers came off Kiev 's troubled Euro 2012 Olympiysky stadium on Saturday in a politically-tinged opening. "With this stadium, Ukraine will organise a worthy Euro 2012 ," said Yanukovych of a ground which will host five matches, including the July 1 final, at the championships being co-hosted with Poland, but which has been dogged by construction delays and accusations of corruption. Yanukovych, whose popularity ratings have plummeted, was jeered as he spoke while the festivities were also held up by three naked female demonstrators who ran onto the pitch to demand a "Euro 2012 without prostitution." The FEMEN pressure group believe that the tournament will encourage sex tourism in the financially struggling country. Shakira, who also featured at the opening of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, performed for 40 minutes, singing the official so...

Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Pop star Shakira joined hundreds of performers in an elaborate ceremony The Colombian pop star Shakira and Ukraine's President, Viktor Yanukovych, have opened a 70,000-seat stadium in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. The stadium will host the final of Euro 2012 football championships, which are being played in Ukraine and Poland. The reconstruction of the Soviet-era stadium is seen as a milestone on Ukraine's path to hosting the tournament. There had been concerns that key facilities would not be ready in time. "The reconstruction and opening of the stadium demonstrates to the whole world that we can have business in the Ukraine," Mr Yanukovych said during the ceremony.

Colombian pop sensation Shakira joined forces with Ukraine president Viktor Yanukovych and 60,000 spectators as the covers came off Kiev 's troubled Euro 2012 Olympiysky stadium on Saturday in a politically-tinged opening. "With this stadium, Ukraine will organise a worthy Euro 2012 ," said Yanukovych of a ground which will host five matches, including the July 1 final, at the championships being co-hosted with Poland, but which has been dogged by construction delays and accusations of corruption. Yanukovych, whose popularity ratings have plummeted, was jeered as he spoke while the festivities were also held up by three naked female demonstrators who ran onto the pitch to demand a "Euro 2012 without prostitution." The FEMEN pressure group believe that the tournament will encourage sex tourism in the financially struggling country. Shakira, who also featured at the opening of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, performed for 40 minutes, singing the official so...

Pop star Shakira joined hundreds of performers in an elaborate ceremony The Colombian pop star Shakira and Ukraine's President, Viktor Yanukovych, have opened a 70,000-seat stadium in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. The stadium will host the final of Euro 2012 football championships, which are being played in Ukraine and Poland. The reconstruction of the Soviet-era stadium is seen as a milestone on Ukraine's path to hosting the tournament. There had been concerns that key facilities would not be ready in time. "The reconstruction and opening of the stadium demonstrates to the whole world that we can have business in the Ukraine," Mr Yanukovych said during the ceremony.