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It does look as if, at last, Nicholas Anelka is getting the sort of recognition his undoubted talent deserves and he is, finally, able to shake off the ‘Le Sulk’ image that has dominated his career. At 30 years of age, Anelka can now throw away that wild child tag once and for all!

This article demonstrates the importance of ball control in developing a top soccer/futbol player. It goes through examples of Ronaldo and the like and shows why ball control is so important.

At last, we now know the 32 finalists for the 2010 World Cup at South Africa! For the final berths in the European Zone, France, Portugal, Slovenia and Greece won their play-offs against Republic of Ireland, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Russia and Ukraine. Let’s take a quick look at some of the excitement.

The game of soccer was rocked by scandal when it was unearthed that the results of 200 soccer games across nine countries in Europe were fixed! Law enforcement officials arrested the leaders of the gambling cartel, but they say that the rot is deeper.

It’s official! Los Angeles Galaxy lost to Real Salt Lake 5-4 on penalties after the match ended 1-1 after extra time. And with this Galaxy’s hope of winning its third MLS crown was shattered, and Beckham was stopped in his tracks from winning his third national league title. But it gave Real Salt Lake its first title ever!

It all happened during extra time in the 180th minute when the ball touched Henry’s hand during the buildup to William Gallas’ goal that assured France a 2-1 win. And, of course, a place in the World Cup next year at South Africa. Henry openly admitted to ball handling and later apologized for it.

Having played 11 games for Galaxy this season, Becks tried to give it all he’s got in the final match against Real Salt Lake, in spite of an ankle injury that had him wincing in pain. But this may just cost him a shot at surpassing England’s international appearances record of 125 caps currently held by goalkeeper Peter Shilton.

One of your jobs as a youth soccer coach is to learn what styles of play are most effective for your team. By adjusting your style of offense and defense you can take advantage of your opponents weaknesses.

Most youth soccer players want to increase their quickness on the soccer field. This article will discuss the difference between acceleration and speed and give you some ideas to improve your game.

Periodically, talk and occasionally concrete proposals, surface about bringing the Old Firm from Scotland (Glasgow Rangers and Celtic Rangers) south in to the English Premier League. Usually, the topic is raised by the Scottish clubs when seeking a slice of the lucrative Premiership pie. There is no doubt both Celtic and Glasgow are wealthy, powerful clubs, but their potential to expand further north of the border is very limited.

Carlton Cole – One of the most improved English players in the last year (thanks to the excellent tutoring of manager Gianfranco Zola) Carlton is an excellent striker with all of the attributes to become a great. Carlton possesses great strength and height, and is excellent at holding up the ball, making him a likely back-up for Emile Heskey.

One of the most under-pressure managers in the English Premier League this season is Rafael Benitez. The Liverpool manager was expected to challenge for the title this season or at the very least finish in the top 3, yet neither of these are looking likely now due to an extremely bad start to the season and a bad run of form. In addition to this, Liverpool were knocked out of the Champion’s League group stages for the first time in Benitez’s Liverpool career.