1v1 soccer moves and the footwork behind them (part 2)

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Now that the FIFA World Cup 2010  is over with its last stunning  result on Sunday 11th July, the lights in Johannesburg have been turned off as the party moved to Spain. Great return home for the Spanish, Team who has won its first World Cup in 80 years of history.

The first big question for any soccer parent is how to deal with your child’s ambition to be a professional footballer when you know he is most likely to fail. Advice on how to deal with this issue.

The 2010 World Cup Soccer tournament, held in South Africa, came to a close on July 11, 2010, as Spain made history being crowned World Cup Champions for the first time ever. This was the first time Spain got past the semi-finals since 1950.

Spain’s maiden victory at the South African World Cup could well act as a stimulus for the direction of soccer coaching in the future. They were rightly crowned champions after demonstrating throughout the competition a master class in passing and ball retention.

Unless you are from another planet (some might say Koman Coulibaly IS) you have heard about and seen or not seen for that matter, the controversial call that most likely cost the U.S. Men’s national team 3 points for the win versus Slovenia last Friday and maybe even a chance to advance to the next round in the World Cup. Of course many U.S. soccer supporters may possibly never get over this call by Coulibaly and rightfully so since it was a complete disgrace to both soccer and competitive sports in general. But it got me thinking, is it possible that there may be some positive side effects caused by his critical error and subsequent media storm?

This is going to be simple. Now that Thierry Henry is all but suited up for the New York Red Bulls (possibly the worst kept MLS secret), I’ve compiled a short list of non-U.S. players that I think should be on every MLS franchise’s wish list as possible Designated Players. Remember under the new Designated Player Rule each team is now allotted 2 (possibly 3) DP slots.

This year’s version of the World Cup, a month-long tournament of soccer that ended in a championship by some country called “Spain,” has left many soccer fans with a difficult dilemma: do they become productive members of society for four years, or do they simply wait around for the next World Cup to begin, hoping that their jobs will offer them a maternity leave for being mothers of soccer at that time? I realize that true fans of the World Cup would never refer to the sport as “soccer,” but that is exactly why I am using that word. I…

The Argentina Football Association (AFA) plans to offer Diego Maradona a new contract that would see him at the helm of the country’s football team upto the 2014 World Cup to be hosted by Brazil. Under Maradona, Argentina reachedthe quarter-finals of the World Cup in South Africa, and the renewed contract will see him in charge in the 2014 World Cup as well, assuming that the team qualify. Julio Grondona, the AFA president, plans to meet Maradona, next week, with the proposed offer.

The Football World Cup 2010 ended with the final on the 11th of July between The Netherlands and Spain. South Africa will have been in the international limelight for a few weeks during this closely-watched event. The country had been building stadia and events venues for a few years ahead of the World Cup 2010.

Soccer fans all around the world are high on the FIFA World Cup fever. This once-in-four-year event has fans from all around the world scrambling to purchase soccer merchandise of the team they support. Though there are various types of merchandise flooding the market, it is the soccer jerseys that are the most sought after.

For now, this world cup seems to have provided great football highlights as well as served its purpose of adding a feather in South Africa’s cap as a successful host for major global sporting events. With the Flair of Africa showcased in each game through the Vuzuzelas this World Cup promises to be one to be remembered.

In the world of today, one of the greatest ways in which people can be updated about various developments on the football field is through the use of football highlights. In fact, such highlights are of utmost importance especially when it comes to various television shows showcasing the action of the day. There are many different types of media television stations that make use of a variety of football videos in their shows in order to recapture some particular moment of the game.