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It’s Premier League match time at the DW stadium when Wigan host Liverpool in game-round twelve, on Wednesday. Wigan are currently mired in relegation zone and a win on Wednesday will give them a measure of safety; a win for Liverpool could take them as high as sixth on the points table depending on the margin of victory and Newcastle’s result against Blackburn on the same day.

It’s Premier League match time at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday as Chelsea host Fulham in this season’s 12th round of matches. There was not much positive energy on display from Fulham in the Aston Villa game. Against Chelsea, they are likely to miss the absence of Zamora. While Chelsea have lost to their biggest rivals of the season thus far, in Manchester City and Liverpool, they have been clinical against lesser sides. The game against Fulham is likely to be no different.

Chelsea won the Premier League last season. As much as any Chelsea player, referee Mike Dean is considered to have had a part to play in that triumph. That the result of the match did decide the eventual winner became evident when Manchester United ended their Premiership campaign just one point adrift of the champions. This is not to suggest that Mike Dean was deliberately partial towards Chelsea, on the day.

Liverpool FC has successfully prevented Chelsea from extending her lead on the premiership table by defeating them 2-0 this afternoon at Anfield. The two goals were scored by Fernando Torres in the first half of the match.

Premier League match time comes to White Hart Lane on Tuesday, November 9, when Tottenham Hotspur host Sunderland. Spurs will look to home fans to inspire them to a win that would help forget their 4-2 loss to Bolton on Saturday; contrastingly, Sunderland would consider their 2-0 win over Stoke on Saturday as atonement for their 5-1 loss to Newcastle in match week ten. But in a tight mid-table that’s getting tighter by the week, there can be no room for complacency.

It’s Premier League match time at the Britannia Stadium, when Stoke City host Birmingham City on Tuesday, November 9, in the 12th round of matches. Birmingham are just three places above Stoke, and a loss in Tuesday’s game could reverse the positions. Both teams would be looking to win a match between evenly matched rivals but Stoke will enjoy home advantage, with Birmingham yet to record a win in five away games this season.

An accomplished soccer player has practiced and perfected his soccer skills to be able to control the ball and move, not just himself, but also the ball through the defending team. If you have any hope at all of doing this, you will have to learn to control the ball effortlessly. It is not magic. It’s practice, practice, and coaching drills.

As a young athlete who excelled in the game of soccer, I learned early on to play to win, but to always play by the rules – even when the other team did not. Why you ask – well, because what comes around goes around and that my friends – it is a good lesson regardless of your area of human endeavor. In fact, it’s one I always took with me into business, and in hindsight I am very glad I did.

A new coach has been named for the Super Eagles of Nigeria. Samson Siasia is a highly experienced and disciplined coach capable of taking the Nigerian team to the next level of soccer excellence.

Lack of team speed cannot be fixed by coaching. However, there are adjustments you can make to your defense that will allow you to be competitive.

Premier League match time is here again with Arsenal hosting Newcastle on Sunday in match week eleven. Though the Gunners are bookmakers favourites to win at home on Sunday, the match could swing one way or the other depending on which side’s strikers draw first blood.

It’s Premier league match time, as Fulham are set to host Aston Villa at Craven Cottage on Saturday afternoon in match week eleven. Fulham are fresh from their 2-0 win over Wigan in match week ten.