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George Best was one of Manchester United’s if not the World’s greatest Football players. Best made 470 appearances and scored 179 goals for the club. Once described by Pele as the greatest player in the World, he won two league titles and the European Cup with United.

Madrid football tickets are always in demand because of the Spanish love for the game. However, it is not as easy as it sounds to get at least one ticket when the Madrid’s sports frenzy atmosphere engulfs the entire city.

Nobby (Norbert) Stiles, played for Manchester United for eleven great years, winning two League titles and the European Cup with the Reds. In total Nobby Stiles made 397 appearances for United and scored 19 goals. A tough tackling, no nonsense midfielder, Nobby Stiles was adept at holding up the ball, disrupting the opposition and providing quick accurate passes to his forwards. He had a great ability, and a style of play more commonly associated with the modern day holding midfield player.

Football when you are young is one of the most exciting sports for a young person to play however as it is a very popular sport, often it can get very competitive and so you need to make sure that it remains fun which should start at football practice. Keeping the kids thinking football is fun is the best way to get them to improve their skills and develop into quality football players and there are several drills and practice techniques to get them to do this.

Peter Schmeichel was one of Manchester United’s greatest goalkeepers. In eight years at the club Schmeichel won five league titles, three FA Cups, the League Cup, Super Cup and captained the team to a Champions League victory in 1999. In total Schmeichel made 298 appearances for the Reds and scored 1 goal for the club.

Denis Law was one of Manchester United’s greatest ever players. Making a total of 398 appearances and scoring 237 goals for the Reds he won two League titles, the FA Cup and was crowned as European Footballer of the year. Along with George Best and Bobby Charlton, he formed part of the most formidable strike force in English football.

A story of Croatian football legend Robert Prosinecki, known as ‘The Yellow One’ due to his blonde hair. This former member of FC Barcelona and FC Real Madrid became the only player in World Cup history to score for two different national teams!

Footballs shirts today are a very cool item to have for any football fan and they often are bright in colour and fashionable in design. This is because a lot of money is spent on designing these football kits so that the fans and the team look good each season.

One of the least fun skills that you need to train hard on is dribbling but it is also one of the most essential skills that you need to have so that you can effectively pass players and set yourself up or others up for goal scoring opportunities. Obviously the most preferred skill to practise in football is shooting and striking the ball however you need to make sure that you train your team to dribble effectively if you want to win football games.

It’s Premier League match time at Bloomfield Road as Blackpool get set to host Manchester United on Saturday, December 4. Head to head, Manchester United have a 47-22 advantage over Blackpool, in 80 games played overall. In away games against the Seasiders, the Red devils hold a 19-15 advantage. Saturday’s match will the first meeting between the sides in the Premier League, this being the debut season for the Tangerines.

“They were such a good team when they were younger” is what you hear the disgruntled parents say when the games are not as easy at U15 and losses occur on a more regular basis. “What happened? We have the same players.” There are many reasons for the change. Some players lose interest and enthusiasm, parents decide to move players to another club, or some kids stop playing soccer. The problem with this is these reasons sometimes stem from a very common problem.

Manchester United stormed to the top of the Premier League as they scored seven goals against Blackburn Rovers at Old Trafford. Chelsea dropped more points away to Newcastle and have now only won one of their last five league games. Victories for Arsenal and a another dramatic fight back by Tottenham made another great Premier League weekend