My country, my pride. Iceland, a country of 320,000 people and yet so crazy when it comes to football. Despite the interest, we have unfortunately never been lower on the world ranking list.That doesn‘t mean we can‘t be optimistic, we have a good national team coach in Lars Lagerback and a bunch of players with
Taken from FIFA 10 – 15 years ago, as a kid, an awkward legged midfielder from Boca Juniors had caught my attention.In search of some new exciting moves to imitate in front of my friends, I came across Juan Roman Riquelme’s entertaining bit where he was able to nutmeg (between the legs) an opposing player
Taken from Logo Design Love Euro 2012 was, without doubt, something to remember. 31 matches and 76 goals later, we can reflect on what was certainly a thrilling tournament. New stars have been found, and certain so called old boys reminded us that they still had life in their aging legs. With only two goalless matches
Here is something that you do not see quite often.A video of a 6-yr-old kid (5 at the time this video was uploaded) named Rasheed, hailing from a small town called Mambaad in Kerala, India, juggling the ball.Why is this so compelling?Few reasons really.Firstly, this kid is from India. Now, we all know that there
With the Euros coming to an end, and the arduous tv coverage of the Olympics about to begin, lets give ourselves some final football cheer by having a look back over the tournament that has captured a continents imagination, and kept us glued to every game. I thought now would be a good time to look
Taken from Home Teams Online The FA are finally starting to embrace the fast moving game of futsal as a way of developing football skills from a young age and clubs are now implementing it into their academies.To give you some idea of where we are starting from with this idea, The England adult’s futsal
The dust has settled, and a fantastic European Championships has come to its climax. Poland and Ukraine have been excellent hosts, putting on an excellent spectacle as the whole of Europe took notice. Spain became fitting winners and showed the world exactly why they are considered to be up there with the great Brazil teams of
I have been very impressed with the quality of football that this summer’s Euros has brought us, and here is my team of the tournament. Goalkeeper: Joe Hart (England) Taken from the Telegraph Hart kept 2 clean sheets and only conceded 3 goals in the finals, and was on top form against Italy despite losing
Euro 2012 is now over and Spain have proven to be our worthy champions and maybe one of the greatest teams of all time. It was a fantastic tournament full of goals, excitement, individual brilliance and legendary players. After the disappointment of the 2010 World Cup, the Euros has reminded us all how thrilling international
Taken from The Guardian My name is Levi Webb. I am a Gooner from Johannesburg, South Africa.I have been a football fanatic all my life. Living on the continent of Africa creates expectations regarding many sports, but just like Europe, football (known as Soccer in Africa) is the most popular sport amongst our diverse nation.
Taken from The Whitehouse Address After last Sunday’s Euro 2012 exit at the hands of Italy, England fans and the English media came to the realization that they aren’t quite at the level of the likes of Spain, Germany, Italy and others. Some are even demanding that there are some widespread changes, if not a complete
Taken from the Daily Mirror If you are an England supporter over a certain age then you will probably have no hesitation in saying yes to that particular question. 1990, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2006 and now 2012 are all tournament years that do not hold fond memories for England as they have exited from the
Taken from Geneva Irish Pubs Germany 1-2 Italy: (Ozil Pen 90’|||Balotelli 20′, 36′) Line Ups Champ of the Match: Mario Balotelli Taken from Twitter Destroyed the game tonight, ran the show and ultimately fired Italy into the Euro 2012 final. Both goals were scored in fine fashion, with the first coming 20 minutes in, peeling
Taken from Teknotica’s Blog Portugal 0-0 Spain: Spain win 4-2 on penalties Line Ups Champ of the Match: Joao Moutinho Taken from Bleacher Report Excellent all night for Moutinho, who covered the entire pitch. Passing skills were fantastic, and what was surprising was seeing how brilliant he was at making vital tackles. The unlucky factor for
Taken from Santa Banta They might not have set the stage alight on their debut experience at a World Cup – but they gave a good account of themselves in a competition that they weren’t even expected to reach.Trinidad and Tobago did remarkably well even to progress from the qualifying campaign. With one round of
Taken from The White House Address Where do we go from here? What is wrong with English football? Too many foreign players many say, and we have to overhaul the FA guidelines to create the next Pirlo, Xavi or Iniesta. Yet, I believe that many have missed the point completely. We aren’t creating the next Xavi,
Taken from Ole Ole It was the Portuguese who first achieved independence by expelling the Moors, originally from North Africa, and achieving national unity. Portugal then established a far-flung colonial empire, only to lose out later in large part to Spain. The result was a prolonged feeling towards Spain as an upstart and arrogant big
Taken from the Daily Mirror Euro 2012 has been embraced as an open and entertaining tournament with 69 goals scored in the opening 28 games, which means that if the remaining matches in the final stages of the competition produce at least 8 more goals then for the third tournament running, at least 77 goals
One of the most anticipated games in this Euros Quarter-Final, showing two great teams and two group of fans with various different opinions regarding their break out to the quarterfinals.And so, here are eight players to watch, which we will analyze when England and Italy meet tonight. Enjoy.Joe Hart Taken from The Guardian At 25,
Spain 2-0 France: (Alonso 19′, 90 pen’) Line Ups Champ of the Match: Xabi Alonso Taken from Twitter Delightful double for Alonso in his 100th cap for Spain. Scored early on just under 20 minutes. A late arrival into the box, picked out by Jordi Alba, and nodded home by Alonso. A great solid performance,
A classic affair. That’s exactly what I thought when France lost by two goals against the Swedish, which meant they will face Spain at the Euro’s Quarter-Final.So it is with the players who will be on the field tonight, which we’ll analyze here; the key players who could decide the outcome of this encounter. Here
Taken from ZoFooty Germany 4-2 Greece: (Lahm 39′, Khedira 61′ Klose 68′, Reus 74’|||Samaras 55′, Salpingidis 89′) Line Ups Champ of the Match: Mesut Ozil Taken from Twitter Influenced Germany tonight, proving that he’s one of the best in the word with a pass rate of 90% and over. Got two assists to his name, and
Taken from The Guardian If anyone thought Portugal ain’t going far in this competition, they were mistaken. In one moment against Germany, they were outplayed, caught out of position and lost by one nil. The second game, they were lucky enough to score a winner from their respective substitute, Silvestre Varela. Nothing special yet. And when
Taken from Logo Design Love Euro 2012 has been a fantastic spectacle so far. We have seen some excellent quality football from the likes of Spain, Germany and Portugal. We have seen some poor team performances from the likes of Holland. Shocks are also the order of the day, Czech Republic and Greece contrived to knock
Taken from B2 Club England 1-0 Ukraine: (Rooney 48′) Line Ups Champ of the Match: Steven Gerrard Taken from Twitter Picked up his second assist of the tournament for the only goal of this game. Worked hard, and looked a proud England captain when Rooney scored his goal, early in the second half. In the first