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The 442 diamond formation has stirred up much debate, but what are it’s problems and merits? Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti will go with his tried and tested diamond formation. It’s a peculiar strategy since it offers little width and puts significant demands on certain players. We discuss it here in some depth. More: continued here

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If soccer is the game you have always loved, either to play or to watch, soccer goals should be one of the milestones in a game of soccer that you would dare not miss. After all, some of the best pieces of football history are closely connected to soccer goals. What happens in the defensive [...]

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Open field dribbling is used when a player wants to advance the ball up field as fast as possible, or strategically move to a more advantageous position before the opposing team can close them off. This is different from the elusive type of dribbling where a player is trying to elude opponents or trying to [...]

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Historically a number of regulations, established by association football, governed the suitability of football kits. Primarily they were not to pose a danger to either the player or another participant. More: continued here

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Last Sunday at Wembley, as every year the week before the start of the football season, last season’s Premier League Champions met the FA Cup Winners in a traditional pre-season match which until 2002 was called the Charity Shield, and thereafter the Community Shield. In 2009 the participants were Manchester United (Champions) and Chelsea (Cup [...]

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For high school athletes trying to make it to the college soccer level, soccer recruiting videos play a vital role. Coaches want to see video to make a determination on whether or not a player has the talent and skills to play soccer at the division level his or her team competes at. More: continued [...]

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The conventional wisdom is to avoid betting these friendlies as they are looked upon as meaningless. The results are often unpredictable. But a savvy punter may find value in the uncertainties. More: continued here

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Beach soccer, as the name implies, is a game played on the beach, usually in the spring or summer. Although soccer on the beach has been played in an unorganized fashion for years, it was given its official name and rules only recently, specifically in 1992. More: continued here

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Xabi Alonso finally moves to Santiago Bernabeu. After spending 5 seasons in Anfield Stadium playing for Liverpool, he decided to go back home to Spain. He is the fifth player who brought in to El Real this summer. Kaka’, C. Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, and Raul Albiol had arrived before him. More: continued here

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Emmanuel Adebayor’s move to Eastlands will have certainly boosted Arsene Wenger’s transfer kitty, but should the Frenchman splash the cash on a direct replacement for the Togo striker? Most Arsenal fans were growing tired of the constant speculation surrounding Adebayor’s transfer, but once it was confirmed, attentions turned to two questions: who can replace him [...]

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