Soccer Trivia and Facts
Brush up on some of your soccer trivia and facts.
Using Mini Balls in Soccer Practice – Train Your Goalie with Mini BallsLooking for new and fun ways to improve your goalie’s game? Why not try mini balls. These non-regulation-sized balls can really improve your goalie’s dexterity, speed, and precision.
Champions League Final 2006: Arsenal FC (1) – FC Barcelona (?)The Champions league just finished. And there is a winner.
World Cup Soccer – Group A. An Overview Of The World Cup Football Tournament In GermanyWorld Cup Group A has the holders Germany pitched against Ecuador, Costa Rica and Poland. Progression for the home nation should be pretty straight forward considering the opposition.
World Cup 2006 Preview – PortugalAfter a disastrous 2002 World Cup, in which they finished bottom of their group following defeats by both the United States and South Korea, Portugal will be looking to finally live up to their potential on the international stage.
World Cup 2006 Preview – IranIran’s last appearance in the World Cup, back in 1998, produced a shock 2-1 victory over the United States, in what could have been described as a very diplomatic result.
World Cup 2006 Preview – MexicoAs per usual, Mexico, ranked in the World’s top 10, had an impossibly easy qualifying path to the finals in Germany.
World Cup 2006 Preview – AngolaAfter almost bowing out at the first hurdle, Angola, the smallest of all the African qualifiers, reached Germany at the expense of traditional powerhouses Nigeria.
World Cup Advert RubbishI get more depressed the closer the world cup comes. I apologise to all owners of these flags who are intelligent, left wing vegetarians, but whenever I see St Georges cross stuck to a car, hanging from a bedroom window or pasted on the side of a van, I just think – there goes a white, racist, football thug. Anyway, I digress.
The Wright DecisionExamining Shaun Wright-Phillips’ exclusion from England’s World Cup squad.
World Cup 2006 Preview – Ivory CoastThe Ivory Coast topped their qualifying group but the margins between success and failure were so intense it came down to a single penalty kick with just four minutes of qualification remaining.
World Cup 2006 Preview – Serbia & MontenegroSerbia & Montenegro will start in Germany as undefeated in qualifying with one of the meanest defences in international football.