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30th November 2009: Didier Drogba and Bono at the global launch of the partnership between Nike and (RED). Red Nike laces will be worn by footballers around the world in the build-up to South Africa 2010 and 100% of the profits from sales of the laces will provide money for education and medication programmes designed to fight AIDS in Africa.

Didier Drogba (Chelsea), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Andrei Arshavin (Arsenal), Marco Materazzi (Inter Milan), Denilson (Arsenal), Lucas Neill (Everton), Clint Dempsey (Fulham) and Seol Ki-Hyeon (Fulham), came together in London today to announce a partnership between NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) and (RED).