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At the end of the season, the top 4 teams in the English Premier League may not be Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United. This is the season when Aston Villa, Manchester City and Tottenham have a better chance to break into the coveted top 4 spots.

Futbol Club Barcelona, also known as FC Barcelona, is one of the most popular sports clubs in Spain. The club is known for football, but also houses competing teams in the fields of basketball, roller hockey and handball. Locals, who often have season FC Barcelona tickets, affectionately refer to the club as Barca.

There are many factors that affect a team’s ability to succeed on the world stage. For the US, there are three external factors that will help them win the World Cup.

Given that the draw can completely change a team’s prospects in the tournament, I’ve always thought it resembled a poker game just as each player is sizing up his/her cards before the flop. Here are some of the poker hands that national teams are staring at after the big draw, along with their winning percentages for games with 4 players. Every hand has it’s potential for greatness, possible combinations that will take it to victory and match-ups that it just can’t win, which is similar to any team in the tournament.

When it comes to FC Barcelona football, fans do not play around. In an online poll, the fans were able to choose which team player they felt was the best.

Manchester United’s midfield woes showed up again in a loss to Aston Villa. Although second in the Premier League Table there is concern that they are not winning against stronger opposition. Will their midfield problem deny them trophies this season?

Australia’s national soccer team -the Socceroos are in count down mode to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The Socceroos qualification for the biggest tournament in world soccer shows just how far this battling team from down under has come.

Is it just me, or is Ashley Cole severely under-rated in his own country? I certainly can’t think of a better left back in world football at the moment. In fact, after watching England matches for nearly 50 years, I can go back to Ray Wilson and still not find a match for all the qualities that the Chelsea player has.

The best centre forward in the Premier League – or a diving, whinging, theatrical cheat who uses his elbows as much as his feet? Didier Drogba certainly polarises opinions.

For most people, Thailand is a place with wonderful beaches and nice temples. For some others it is an adventure destination with mountain biking, trekking and rafting. Sport tourism is on the rise now with a category of people wanting to visit the country, but also willing to participate in a soccer training, friendly games or tournaments.

By looking at the bare statistics, you’d be forgiven for wondering what all the fuss was about with Carlos Tevez. Seven goals in 26 league games for West Ham United; 19 in 63 for Manchester United. Hardly the sort of figures that should have West Ham fans singing his name out when he returned to play against them or, for that matter, the Old Trafford faithful to keep on urging Fergie to ‘Sign him up, sign him up sign him up’ at every home game. Certainly not the kind of player you might expect to have a ‘Welcome to Manchester’ poster displayed in the city centre for.

Player conditioning is very important for soccer players. It is not enough that you have a natural talent in soccer – your mind and body should be conditioned for soccer. Soccer is very tough, especially at a professional level, and playing without proper conditioning could lead to injuries, to a dislike for the game, etc.