Archive for the 'Soccer' Category

What Is Wrong With Arsenal?

Arsenal fans, like me and my colleague Rayed, this season have experienced a series of emotions. From the highs of smashing Fenerbache, Sheffield United, Blackburn and Porto, to the lows of playing poorly against weaker teams such as Fulham, Hull and now Stoke.
This is an emotional rollercoaster that does not do justice to the Arsenal […]

Essential Soccer Skills - The Back Pass

Soccer, or football as it is known in its glorious homeland, is a game of guile and skill played between 22 warrior-like sportsmen. Ten players from each team play out on the pitch and one plays as the goalkeeper, the side’s last line of defense, a last-gasp hero if you will. The winner is decided […]

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 headed, chested or volleyed. A volley is the skill of kicking the ball while it is mid-flight.
The volley […]

Essential Soccer Skills - Crossing the Ball

Football, or soccer as it is known in the great nation of the US of States, involves many skills that will enable you to succeed in the game and also in life. Crossing the ball, is like philanthropy, you give to make others succeed and in turn make your team, or the world, succeed as […]

Essential Soccer Skills - Throw-Ins

Soccer, football or kick ball as it is known in certain parts of the world involves a variety of different rules or laws. One of these, the throw-in, occurs when the ball is played out of the field of play, crossing the sideline. The throw-in is the only time during the game where an outfield […]

Essential Soccer Skills - Penalty Kicks

Soccer, or football depending on your inclination, is the game played on a pitch with two penalty areas, two goals and a centre circle. Inside both of the penalty areas, there will be a penalty spot located exactly twelve yards from the goal line. This penalty spot comes into play during the game when one […]