No soccer team can ever dream of doing well without a reliable goalkeeper. The goalkeeper forms the last line of a team’s defense. It is such a key position that it plays a crucial role in determining the result of a match. For instance, a team that is doing poorly in defense and is not
Every sport has unique benefits, and soccer is no exception. It’s more than just a great cardio workout with balance and foot-eye coordination exercises. It also has many additional benefits that you might be unaware of. Football naturally has a semi-circuit setup with bouts of walking, running and jogging which helps keep the body guessing
The weekend begins at White Hart Lane where a rejuvenated Newcastle aim to maintain their recent revival against a Tottenham side aiming to usurp Chelsea into third place in the Premier League, at least for a few hours. Gareth Bale has been in talismanic form for club and country in the last few weeks, and in guiding
If you are looking for something to do at the weekend, a ticket to a local football game could well be top of your list. However, if you are looking for sporting excitement that you can enjoy during the week without having to take time off work or travel to a packed stadium, you may
After a romantic weekend away in the FA Cup, the bread and luxury butter that is the Premier League is a back with a full weekend programme and the first port of call for a viewing perspective is Loftus Road when Norwich City rock up for the lunchtime fixture at QPR, presumably checking before they
Football players do not only need physical fitness, powerful technique and perfect mental ability, but they also need to develop psycho-motor skills. This means that they need to improve their concentration abilities, multitasking, space orientation, the ability to comprehend, and enhancing memory capacity and so on. Barcelona’s midfielder, Xavi Hernandez has stated in an interview
Manchester United fans have RVP to thank for sparing the club from yet another disastrous F.A Cup campaign when he popped up in the last minute of normal time to secure a REPLAY and another chance to qualify fro the 4th Round. The Red Devils, fresh from adding another three points to their EPL total
Its here. The first Premier League Super Sunday of 2013, and Sundays do not get much more super than the fixtures that await us on this chilly Sunday 13th. The ascendancy of the noveau riches may have altered the order of power at the top end of English domestic football on a permanent basis, but for this soppy writer
You cannot become a professional football player unless you know the essential ingredients of staying in shape. Without proper guidance and exercises you might suffer a fatal injury during a game. It’s very important for you to know all the fundamental fitness exercises. You cannot expect to stay in a good condition without working out.
And a happy new year to you, too. Weary and bleary-eyed (and that’s just the players) we stumble into the fourth full Premier League matchday in the space of just ten days, and the first of 2013. Three points will be crucial in the eyes of many managers seeing as the Prem ratrace gets put
On Boxing Day, Stoke City produced one of the performances of not just that day, but in my opinion the entire Premier League season, in order to come back from going behind after the best part of 90 seconds to defeat Liverpool 3-1 at a raucous Britannia Stadium. The Potters belied their somewhat harsh attribution as a
Looking for a brilliant bargain in the bank holiday sales? Then look no further than a little investment on Swansea to pick up all three points from the Madjeski Stadium against an increasingly doomed Reading side, reeling from seven Premier League defeats in a row, during which the Royals have conceded 18 goals. Whilst Brian McDermott and
This week our resident Football Betting Tipster reviews the Everton v Tottenham Hotspur match. The battle for 4th place in the Premier League continues this weekend with a crucial clash on Merseyside between Everton and Tottenham Hotspur. The race for Champions League qualification is as wide open as it’s ever been with just five points
Football betting has always been an enormously popular pastime in the UK, but unlike a lot of forms of entertainment, this popularity has only grown during the digital era, as the big sports betting companies (such as bwinbetting.com) have set up websites to allow those who enjoy this to place bets online. There are also
These days there’s nothing quite like a genuine shirt - they’ve got a look and feel to them that’s only really possible with official merchandise, and owning the genuine article could be considered a mark of a real fan. They can be a bit pricey at times, though-this is pretty much true of all clubs
Do you feel something in the air? No it’s not the high pollen count making your allergies act up—it’s all of the excited football fans all around the world getting ramped up for the 2012/2013 soccer or football season—depending on what side of the world you live! So whether you’re a hard core fantasy football
People have asked me about the benefits of being a red member and what comes with it. So here is just a short post to explain the situation regarding memberships. Firstly, by becoming a red member you contribute towards the club that you love. So you can feel that little bit better having spent £33 that
Football referees are somewhat of an enigma. No one seems to know anything about them off the pitch. They are a bit like volcanoes in a sense that we are only aware of them when active. These men in black are high profile figures at most professional games of football. Usually seen running around the