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During the 16 years that I’ve been coaching youth soccer, I’ve had the fortune to see many great players develop and I’ve observed the qualities that are necessary to excel at this sport. Many young soccer players are happy just to show up and play simply for the love of the game, which is fantastic. However, this article is for those athletes who dream of taking their game to the next level; for the player who wants to become the complete soccer athlete.

Speaking of soccer, David Beckham is probably the most hyped name and most recognized by sports followers. It’s interesting to know the basic and fun facts about soccer. In any game, the players from two opposing teams run fast, switch pacing, jump high, pivot smartly, kick hard, head on, cut strategically and turn perfectly.

After the acquisition by Abu Dhabi United Group, Manchester City joins the latest to enter the club of rich owners (let’s call them the Million Dollar Clubs). The group not only includes the clubs which started or looking to achieve greatness after their high profile takeover (Manchester city, Chelsea etc) but also the ones which have been more successful in terms of championship (Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, ManU etc). The supporters of these historical clubs are bound to oppose these takeovers questioning their morality.

The English professional football season is in full flow between August and April and many visitors to London during that period take the opportunity to see one of the capital’s top teams in action at some point during their stay. London is particularly well represented in the Premier League, with a quarter of the division’s 20 teams based in the capital. Arsenal and Tottenham, both based in the north of London have fans that contest a fierce local rivalry but a more friendly competition exists between Fulham and Chelsea; both based in trendy West London…

Manchester United head to Anfield to face their biggest rivals Liverpool, in the first big clash of the new season. After some less than impressive performances in the opening games of the season, Liverpool take on their arch enemy in a game which should give an indication of how close Rafa Benitez’s side is to finally winning the top league in England for the first time since 1990. Even though their performances against Sunderland, Middlesborough and Aston Villa have been poor, Liverpool still have seven points from a possible …

Which are the best youth soccer formations to use? How can I adapt my team to a formation, how do I adapt to the opposition’s formation?

The way our defense conceded the goal against Boca Juniors raises many questions. The biggest of it all will be whether our defense will stand tall against quality opponents. If we look carefully at the personals employed in Barcelona defense namely Puyol, Marquez, Caceres, Pique, Alves, Abidal, it is really hard to understand this defensive mess. Most of them are the best you can get in their respective position.

EPL has started for the third week so far…. Have you had any clue that which team will dominate this season? Is it going to be Chelsea who have a red hot start at the early stage of the season, or Manchester United who have yet to show their real strength, or Young Arsenal team who have lost one match last weekend but relived almost immediately after the young players were given a stern words from their coach.

This article reveals the light-hearted and interesting side of English soccer. For example, do you know the middle name of Roman Abramovich? Read to find out!

As long as soccer (football) has so little scoring it will never be a major sport in the United States. It does not matter whether you enjoy watching a 1-1 tie, the typical American sports fan does not.

A disgraceful West Ham performance begs the question is there something seriously wrong. Or is it just a blip?

As the new football season starts to kick off all around Europe, many interesting points are to be taken after the recess and the transfer window. The press has taken its duty to present all fans and interested parties with all of the transfers and trades by the main clubs in the world, and it has also presented the new players involved in which clubs, the coaches, and all the football circus in general that has already started in the British Premier League, and will start this weekend in Spain with the La Liga opener. So what is left to …