Many have dreamed to be part of their National Soccer Hall of Fame. This glory is only given to the elite players of each country. This is the challenge now for soccer players to become one of the best.

So many soccer players never reach their full potential because they are not allowed to be free. In this article, I’ll tell you exactly what I mean and why you must allow your players to be released.

The author suggests that diving to win advantageous free-kicks or penalties was introduced into the Premier League with the influx of foreigners. Multiple examples of this are given. The author feels that diving should be clamped down upon using an arbitration committee that would give a two match ban to any offenders.

Was it really just 5 days ago that we sat slurping beer as Howard Webb pulled his yellow card out for the umpteenth time in that Holland v Spain World Cup battle? I guess it was…But before we forget all about the last month, all those goals, all those moments of controversy, and all those vuvuzelas, I thought we should take a look at the top 10 things that we loved about this World Cup…

In a solid display of football Argentina dominated in what was a convincing 4-1 win over South Korea to assure themselves a place in the round of 16. Argentina controlling much of the play was able to score 15 minutes in to the game when an unfortunate bounce deflected of South Korea’s Chuyung and in to the back of the net for what would be the first goal of the game. It was once having taken the lead that Argentina, inspired by Messi pressed forward in attack in what looked to be a rout early on.

Both these teams are coming off convincing wins, and that makes this group game at Jo’burg on Thursday worth waiting for. Gabriel Heinze saw Argentina through, with his header against Nigeria. On the day, Messi did everything but beat goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama.

It was a battle of the great German team vs. the great individual Argentine players yet in what was this quarterfinal, it was the Germans who not only showed superior strategy but also simply out played their South American rivals. This perhaps being due to an early goal by Muller, just 3 minutes in to the match; to give Germany that all important early lead yet in all truth Argentina was lucky not to find themselves down by 2-0.

It was the final of the 1990 world cup and like all others it came on a Sunday. This being a day on which my friends and I would be watching the game at Catalini’s apartment. Catalini, the director of the “Italian Institute of Culture” in Warsaw had invited us not only to watch the game but for lunch as well.

As the Portsmouth takeover shows no sign of being concluded (the latest stunning development is that Dr Al Fahim is in receipt of the Premier League’s documents regarding the ‘fit and proper persons’ test), I thought I’d continue the World Cup theme I started a couple of weeks ago with the England v Poland game at Mexico ’86. After that game, England despatched Paraguay 3-0 at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City.

The philosophy of attack at any cost has an expensive prize tag – a ragged midfield. Argentinian fans must pray (preferably, in the Church of Maradona) that Plan A succeeds. Because there’s no Plan B.

Maradona is relatively unpopular with the team, and this is a cross they will have to bear, as they go about their campaign. And given the struggle against weaker teams, in the qualifiers, there is a question mark over Maradona’s coaching skills, notwithstanding his legendary status as a player.

Every four years a World Cup will come along and occupy a football fans thoughts and time for weeks. But of all the superstars that have graced this tournament, who is the greatest?

The Argentine Football Association deals in “lies and betrayal”, Diego Maradona, has said, after the AFA decided not to continue with the former star player as the national coach. Maradona saw a conspiracy against him and said that Carlos Bilardo, the manager of the national team was the conspirator-in-chief, after Argentina failed to get past the World Cup quarter-final, on Mara dona’s watch. According to Diego, AFA president Julio Grondona was a liar, who had misled Maradona about the former coach’s future in the scheme of things.

Well, Lionel “Diego” Messi has now a pair of God’s Hand.

Barca’s president, Joan Laporta, was thrilled to make the deal official, “Leo should be the highest paid player in the squad. He deserves it. He’s the best player in the world and one of the best in football history. He’s content and that’s why he’s playing the way he is”. Leo joined Barca as a youth team player back in 2001 during which he won a host of trophies.

In a match played in Valencia, FC Barcelona won the Spanish Cup. Catalan outfit defeated Athletic Bilbao, 4-1, with goals from Toure, Messi, Bojan and Xavi.

The Blaugranas of the Spanish League, the FC Barcelona, reached the top of the table of the Spanish Primera Liga this past Saturday, by beating the Malaga team 1-4. The game was hard for Barcelona as heavy rainstorms were falling at the Malaga home stadium. But that didn’t matter to Barca since they did a great job all game long and took advantage of their opportunities in the match.

Arsenal are seemingly out of the race for the premiership with this defeat while Chelsea still have slim hopes of winning the league after this magnificent comeback inspired by Didier Drogba. Arsenal went in front through another unlikely source when Bacary Sagna put them in front from a near post header. They had chances before then with Kolo Toure and Robin Van Persie.

The champions league started in Moscow where CSKA Moscow took on PSV in a Group G match hoping to salvage some pride following a horrendous campaign by ending their home matches on a high. But it was not to be as PSV kept up their qualifying hopes alive by winning a poor match with a first half goal from Jefferson Farfan header.

the article summarizes the latest English premiership season and how gives a blow-by-blow account of how man united won the premiership title. it gives soccer fans a useful overview of the season.

Game Preview Sunday 21st Jan 2007: This promises to be a classic clash between two clubs that have been rivals for decades. This match has always been filled with controversies, misjudged penalties and well bad blood. You’re guaranteed to be at the edge of your seat during the whole game.

Looking to get started in soccer? Understand the basic rules of soccer and be prepared when you make the next step to start.

Luton Town had an excellent first season in the Championship following their promotion from League One the year before.

All 32 teams have played one match but are things going according to plan? This is a short round-up of Groups A to D, of the results as they stand after one match.

Lessons about soccer tactics and strategy from the 2010 World Cup. Soccer formations, corner kicks, goalkeeping and coaching tactics are discussed. 8 tips for soccer coaches.

Reading finished their Championship winning campaign in style, by beating Sunderland’s points record by one point.

Reading sealed the Championship title in emphatic fashion by crushing Derby County with five second-half goals. Royals backers on at 8/15 may have felt nervous until James Harper broke the deadlock after 59 minutes.

Holland and Spain will meet in on Sunday to decide who will lift the World Cup. Equally, football fans, especially in Holland and Spain, will be keen to find out who the winner of the Golden Boot is going to be.

South Africa and France had a difficult tournament for different reasons. Going into the final round, the two teams had only one point. South Africa’s problems were on the field, as they conceded three unanswered goals to Uruguay in their second game. France had problems on and off the field, with players protesting against their coach and federation! Both teams had a mathematical chance of qualifying one they got a big win and Mexico and Uruguay drew.

South Korea in what could be hailed as the most thrilling match of this world cup hung on for a 2-2 draw against Nigeria. This in a match which qualifies them for the first time to the second round in a tournament organized outside their own country. South Korea, for its part got off to a slow start.