How important is creativity and individuality in football? – René Meulensteen

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Football is a great way for kids to keep fit and enjoy themselves, as it is for adult players. But, for kids there are additional benefits to playing soccer. Grassroots football provides children with the opportunity to develop vital social and professional skills for the future.

World Cup 2010 South Africa is on its way and everyone wants to know about the tickets details, tickets availability and price. This article is all about World Cup 2010 Tickets.

This years FA Cup Final is being contested by two teams in blue, namely Everton and Chelsea. Everton are one of the oldest names in world football and are founder members of the football league (1888) and the Premiership (1992), while Chelsea have recently come into prominence thanks to the billions of a Russian owner. With two very popular clubs, comes the problem of finding tickets for the FA Cup final.

Being a successful coach is a combination of things. It involves all of the different factors that make up who you are as a coach. One thing you should not lose sight of is the human factor.

May 2009 sees the 39th staging of the FA Women’s Cup Final in England, and it seems a good time to ask if women’s football will ever be massive in England… Women’s football came back on my radar in 2005 when the European Championships were held in England. It was interesting to see how England compared against the European heavyweights like Germany.

The Professional Footballers Association PFA Footballer of the Year Results are in. The six candidates for PFA Footballer of the Year were announced a couple of weeks back. The six nominations represented just two clubs, Gerrard from Liverpool, and Giggs, Ferdinand, Vidic, Van der Saar and Ronaldo of Manchester Utd.

Learning to juggle a soccer ball may not be a favorite skill to learn, but once your players know how to do it, they will enjoy the chance to chow off. It is really fairly simple to learn, and there are a lot of benefits that can be gained.

Soccer coaches today are a dime a dozen. Just because someone calls themselves a soccer coach doesn’t necessarily mean they are one. So how do you know if your child’s coach is a good one?

The fortunes of Everton Football Club have been a roller coaster to say the least. The season of 2008/09 has been one of bad luck, injuries but a magnificent team spirit. The season started out badly, with the club having no money, players had to be sold in order to fund a record breaking deal for Belgian international, Fellaini – but even he was bought on credit, £3 million a year for the next 5 years. The start of the campaign started poorly and the team didn’t manage to win on home soil for nearly 3 months. Things looked grim.

Before you volunteer to coach kid’s soccer you must first try and understand the role of a soccer coach. It’s easy enough to put your hand up and take responsibility, but do you know what you’re actually signing up for? Below are 5 Soccer Coaching Tips that can help you stay ahead of the game.

There’s an old saying that stipulates practice makes perfect. If you ever dream of playing soccer professionally you will definitely need to practice and train. The two go hand in hand and if done correctly will increase your chances of playing on the big stage.

When learning how to play soccer, we often teach players how to score goals, but we also need to teach players how to defend, both as a team and individually. The defensive principles of soccer will teach just that and ensure that you build a solid defensive structure to your team. Defending Principles of Play apply when the opposition has the ball, and will work regardless of the position that the ball is on the field.