Articles related to: football
51: Essential Soccer Skills - Volleying the Ball
Football, known as soccer sometimes, is the game with eleven players on each side attempting to score more goals than the other team. When the ball leaves the floor, it goes through the air and can be..
52: Ten Stadiums That Could Squeeze in 100,000 People
This article looks at ten of the largest stadiums in the world. All of these stadiums have enough room to seat at least 100,000 specators.The imposing Rungrado May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Kore..
53: Essential Soccer Skills - Passing The Ball
Soccer, known as football outside of the USA, is a sport, game and hobby involving people kicking a ball around a pitch with the aim of scoring more goals than the other team. Scoring goals is a vital..
54: The Amusing Musings of an Association Football Manager
The association football manager is traditionally a creature of habit and routine. After matches, he will speak in proverbs, cliches and phrases that will be vaguely relevant to the match, but often h..
55: Top Ten Offenses in the NFL
Here is my description of the top ten offenses in the NFL. This list is based on offensive statistics. This was written after week seven so things may change from now to later in the season.10. Philad..
56: Marginal Revenue Productivity and Premiership Player Wages
Why is it that it seems average Premiership footballers can get paid over twenty thousand pounds a week, an annual wage of just under one million pounds a year? The top players can command salaries c..
57: England Wins While Sven Screws Another Team
What another great couple of days of international football played all over the globe. If there's anything that shows the universality of football (apart from the World Cup itself), it's the fact that..
58: Top Ten Defenses in the NFL
Here is my description of the top ten defenses in the NFL. This season looks to be a roller coaster and a lot of teams will have trouble staying on top of this list. This was written after week three ..
59: Why Blatter's World Cup Expansion Is A Sham
We are about to head into an international week, a series of World Cup qualifiers from all over the World. Football lovers such as myself live for these types of tournaments, they are bigger than all ..
60: Coping With Disappointment - The Life of an England Fan
I have been an England supporter for 22 years now, after being drawn in by the excitement of the World Cup in 1986. Vaguely remembering Lineker's goals, my dad's anger as Maradona handing Argentina vi..
61: The Best Centre Forwards Ever To Play Soccer
The centre forward, number nine or big man is the forward that will lead the line against the opposition's defence. Traditionally, the centre forward will battle against the centre back, imposing his ..
62: The Best Attacking Midfielders To Ever Play Soccer
Attacking midfielders can exude elegance, guile and craft, making the game of soccer a joy to watch. Usually providing cutting passes and linking the attack with the rest of the team, the attacking mi..
63: The Best Defensive Midfielders Ever To Play Soccer
Despite the importance and emphasis placed on skills and creativity in the modern game of soccer, the role of the defensive midfielder can often make the difference between winning and losing. They ca..
64: The Best Right Midfielders Ever To Play Soccer
Traditionally the position of right-sided midfielder is an offensively minded, technically-gifted footballer. Often, the right midfielder will neglect defensive duties in favour of showing skills and ..
65: The Best Left Midfielders Ever To Play Soccer
The left midfielder will traditionally be a left footed wide player with pace and skill to beat the opposition right back. Some of the greatest crowd-pleasing soccer players have been left midfielders..
66: The Best Centre Backs Ever To Play Soccer
At the heart of any great soccer team, there must be a great centre back. The spine of the team consists of a goalkeeper, centre back, centre midfielder and centre forward, and so the central defender..
67: The Best Left Backs Ever To Play Soccer
The position of left back in a soccer team gives a player many responsibilities. They must defend, as part of the important defensive unit, as well as begin and take part in attacking movements. Left ..
68: The Best Right Backs Ever To Play Soccer
Often the most underrated performer in a soccer team, the right back plays on the right-hand side of the defence. The primary function for the traditional right back is to defend and play their part i..
69: The Best Goalkeepers Ever To Play Soccer
One of the most important positions in a soccer team, as with many team sports, is that of the goalkeeper. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to prevent the opposition team from scoring any goals. ..
70: Football Is More Than Just A Popular Sport
For most people, it's common fact that football is the most popular sport in the world. However, not everybody realizes the significant role football plays in many people's everyday life.Eleven player..
71: The Copa America Football Tournament
The Copa America is South American's equivalent of the European Championships. It is the world's oldest surviving football tournament, having been established in 1916. Brazil are the current holders o..
72: Portsmouth FC: Pompey Strive for Another FA Cup
Pompey's '08/09 season is just underway, and Portsmouth fans couldn't be happier. It appears the Blue Army is geared up for another exciting season. Pompey fans are a die-hard bunch, loving their team..
73: The Tale of the Tortured Soccer Genius
Every sporting profession has them - the talented individual that appears to struggle with their inner demons. Despite having enviable skills and physical ability, the tortured genius fails to adopt t..
74: The Evolution of the Soccer Kit
The soccer kit is not just the uniform that a soccer team wears when playing. It means so much more and has evolved from its humble beginning in much the same way as the soccer boot. Beginning life as..
75: England 'Til We Die: The Future Of English Football Management
Sven might have been dubbed the "Iceman" for his seemingly cold approach to pressure but it can't be denied that he had a good CV when he took the manager's job in 2001. Or did he? His record at club ..
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