function sportMenu() {
    // look for popmenu
    var pMenu = $('#popmenu');

    // if pop menu does not exist
    if ( null == pMenu || pMenu.length == 0 ) {
        // get footer menu HTML
        var fMenu = $('#footermenu > ul > li:not(#nomenusource)');

        // create new container for pop-up menu
        if ( null !== fMenu ) {
            // collect all footer menu HTML
            var fMenuHtml = '';
            var item = null;

            $.each( fMenu, function( key, val ) {
                fMenuHtml = fMenuHtml + '<li>' + $(val).html() + '</li>';
            })

            // create menu HTML
            fMenuHtml = '<div id="popmenu"><div id="popmenucontainer"><div id="popmenuinner"><ul>' + fMenuHtml + '</ul><hr /><span id="popmenuclose">X</span></div></div><span id="popmenutext">products</span></div>';
            $('#main').append(fMenuHtml);

        } else {
            alert('No menu available');
        }

        var pMenu = $('#popmenu');
    }

    // open menu
    pMenu.fadeIn();

    // bind close action
    $('#popmenuclose:not(.binded)').bind( 'click', function() {
        $(this).addClass('binded');
        pMenu.fadeOut();
    });

    return false;
}