Indonesia Cup Football Final – Referee Substitution, Twin Champions Proposed?
Where in the world can you find a football game in which the referee is substituted and twin champions show up? NOWHERE but Indonesia. Can you believe it?
Affordable Soccer DrillsParents must find affordable soccer drills for their players that include all the components of the game. There are drills to cover technique, tactics, and fitness. Players must learn all three aspects of the game to be fully prepared for a match.
EPL 2010-11 – Queen Going After King?Striker Marlon King came out of jail on Thursday after a nine-month term served for sexual assault. Coventry and Queen Park Rangers have both expressed their interest in snaring King.
Mara Dona Sacked – Screams, “They Betrayed Me”The Argentine Football Association deals in “lies and betrayal”, Diego Maradona, has said, after the AFA decided not to continue with the former star player as the national coach. Maradona saw a conspiracy against him and said that Carlos Bilardo, the manager of the national team was the conspirator-in-chief, after Argentina failed to get past the World Cup quarter-final, on Mara dona’s watch. According to Diego, AFA president Julio Grondona was a liar, who had misled Maradona about the former coach’s future in the scheme of things.
U-20 Female Championship – How Nigeria Can Beat GermanyThe final of this year’s FIFA U-20 female championship in Germany comes up on Sunday, 1st of August 2010, between Nigeria and host country Germany. The two countries have worked assiduously to get to this stage, displaying character, tactical discipline and hard work The host team is arguably the most potent in terms of attacking, having scored about 18 goals in 5 matches (an average of 3.6 goals per match).
A Brief History of SoccerSo many cultures have a game similar to soccer, that is very difficult to actually say when the game first originated. At least 3000 years ago, there was a ball being kicked around in a field somewhere. Not sure however that there would have been many similarities to the modern game.
Soccer Training TipsSuccess on the soccer field demands a high degree of fitness, technical skills and tactical ability from players. To have success it takes a lot of hard work.
Bad Refereeing Decisions – A Call For Camera TechnologyDoes camera technology have a place in football matches? FIFA certainly doesn’t think so – but after the exposed blunders by referees at the 2010 World Cup, questions have been asked about the fairness of the games, and whether the use if camera technology is one possible solution to unfair decisions.
Grondona 1 – Maradona 0Julio Grondona has been in charge of the AFA from 1979, and is a past master in the politics of sports. He found a way of getting rid of Maradona without appearing to do so…
How to Collect Football MemorabiliaFootball has been a very popular sport internationally for many years. The sport has fans all over the world, young and old, male and female.
How Spain Will Benefit From Winning the World Cup 2010?This year, Spain won the World Cup. The world watched while they worked their way to victory after a month of hard playing and winning against their competitors. The country will obviously be affected by this win, as the World Cup is a huge victory not only for the winning team, but also for the country of Spain.
Become a Soccer Speed Demon – Getting Faster With Three Great ExercisesI will be brutally honest here- you are not fast enough because you are not strong in your glutes, hamstrings, and their synergistic (means working together) function of hip extension. You are also not fast enough because your hip flexors are not strong enough. Those are the most important muscle groups for speed and here is a very brief explanation why.