‘Give it wide…pass, pass, SHOOT! Oh Jesus Christ…’ and, much to everyone’s relief, he was gone. Frustrated beyond belief that these players were eleven, and not seasoned professionals. This particular…
‘I play for Chelsea!’ the ten year old stood their proudly in his royal blue kit, name emblazoned on the back. Here was a kid who would boost the mid-table…
Is there anything more frustrating to a keen soccer player than sustaining soccer training injuries in a match? Actually, probably yes. And that is getting injured during training. Imagine the…
The World Champion, highly successful women’s soccer team were pretty impressive in the recent World Cup in France. There was an interesting quote from USA co-captain and, we might controversially…
Here’s an interesting statistic. Teams are more than half as likely again to score from a counter attack than a standard, positional attack. Of course, we can deduce anything from…
We warm up for a number of reasons. A good warm up reduces the risk of muscle injuries; it allows us to being the game at maximum physical and mental…
It’s that bit of magic. The ability to create the space in midfield to score a goal. It adds $15 million, $20 million to the price of a top player.…
Training facilities for soccer are better than they have ever been. Beautifully drained grass pitches, 4G Astroturf, indoor halls. It is no surprising that the standard of players is improving…
Dribbling is one of the great skills of soccer. There is little to rival the thrill of seeing a player driving at pace towards the heart of the opposing defense…
Scoring the Spectacular Soccer Goal Time for a serious debate now, one likely to promote strong feelings. Wars have been caused from less. What is the most spectacular goal in…