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Defense;

4, defenders are usually arranged as outside left, inside left, inside right and outside right.
The most recent idea is to have them lined up in a banana shape with the middle of the curv ...

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Defense;

5, defenders,

The addition to this defensive style is a central defender who can control the play from the back line.
This defender could also be an attacking player who will fe ...

I was recently asked, ¡°Coach Hardy, why are you coaching youth soccer teams \r to play a flat back four zone defense?¡± The perception being that a sweeper/\r stopper system is a ¡®safer¡¯ defense for younger teams. First of all, any defense \r will ...

This morning when I woke the first thought that flickered through my mind was ¨C how is George Best? I thought he¡¯d died during the night, but there is nothing on the news confirming this, so all must be well with the world. But regrettably, not f ...

One of the newest trends in the World of Soccer is the high-tech indoor soccer stadiums. They are used for all year around play without regard to seasonality. Many of these stadiums are owned by companies, which lease or rent them out to the teams ...

There is a new heavyweight force in European football, they are being bankrolled seemingly by the Russian economy, they mean business, and their name is Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club have always been a decent club in the second strata of Engl ...

Lawmakers have been thus penned down to make tough new measures to crack down on corruption in sports related betting. Bets are placed on individual player¡¯s performances, the winning team, scores in the game, etc.

Technology aids available< ...

The score is tied 1-1. It¡¯s you and the goalie with ten seconds left. You dribble left, then right, you shoot . . . GOOOAAALLL!!! "Association Football", "football" or, in this age, "soccer" is considered an international pastime. It is pla ...

Warren Buffet might not know soccer, but when he said, "Tell me your heroes and I'll tell you how your life will end up", he was onto something.

When it comes to coaching, everyone wants a say but few are willing to turn their words into act ...

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Arsenal Football Club were the Champions of the Premier league in English soccer in 2004. This year they have not done as well and are only in third place.

The manager of Arsenal is Arsene Wenger. He is the French magician who brought Arsen ...

Believe it or not, but the modern day soccer owes its origin to the barbarous war mongering nature of human beings.

There is no proper documentation that can state the date and place of origination of the most popular modern day sport¡ªSoccer ...

Scotland has throughout its history been playing Soccer. Historically Scottish soccer players weren¡¯t limited to 11 players per team, whole villages of Scottish soccer devotees used to challenge other villages to a game. \r

\rThe rules of s ...

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Here are 5 key soccer related speed abilities that yo ...