May
31
FIFA 6+5 rule to limit foreign players in European soccer rosters
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Some people thought that it was not going to happen and yet during the recently held FIFA congress the new rule that will put a cap on the number of foreign players in a team’s starting eleven passed almost unanimously. The new rule known as the ‘6+5′ rule will force European clubs to limit their […]
Mar
2
Soccer fair play defined
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Who knew that the best example of fair play would come from Italian soccer. And yet, it is true. But don’t get your hopes up that the wealthy professional teams of Serie A are involved in any way or form; they are busy being dishonest and fixing games. Soccer fair play was practically defined in […]
Dec
30
Soccer fair play
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Probably one of the best examples of fair play in soccer; comes from the Netherlands and worth your time to watch.
Nov
12
Server move completed!
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I know that I said nothing about this before, but today we successfully moved to a new server with a new web host which should be much better than our old one. The move was not without its problems and for a while we were not able to server the correct pages or nothing would […]
Aug
14
Goalkeeper mistakes video compilation
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Here is a nice collection of goalkeeper errors in World Cup competition. Some of them are just too funny. Also, last I heard, the Colombian goalkeeper featured in this video is coming back to professional soccer after years in retirement. It should be fun!
Feb
18
Juventus back to Serie A in one year?
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Juventus was recently demoted to Serie B because of its involvement in the match-fixing scandal that recently shook Italian soccer. Can Juventus make it back to Serie A in just one year? Juventus was not just relegated to Serie B but also penalized with a 30 point deficit to start the season. In this article, […]
Feb
18
Retirements and resignations
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It has been a week since Italy won the World Cup and all this time most of the media has focused on the Materazzi vs Zidane incident. I will avoid writing about it and instead focus on another major aspect of this tournament and that is the large number of retirements and resignations of both […]
Feb
18
England overpowers Greece in friendly
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Playing at Old Trafford, Steve McCLaren’s England team achieved an emphatic 4-0 win over the Euro 2004 champions Greece. John Terry, the new captain to succeed David Beckham, opened the score on the 14th minute with a header while Frank Lampard scored at the half hour mark to double England’s lead. Peter Crouch scored two […]
Feb
18
Beckham dropped from England squad
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Steve McLaren, England’s new coach, axed David Beckham from the English squad for the upcoming friendly game against Euro 2004 champions Greece. This comes about a month after Beckham resigned from being the team’s captain after England’s early exit from the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Does this event signify that the 31 year old winger’s […]