Pele trivia is such an important part of sports history, as he is to soccer what Michael Jordan is to Basketball and what Wayne Gretzky is to hockey. Pele is a nickname that he came to be known under later in his life, and when he was born in 1940 his name was Edison Arantes do Nascimento. His father was also a Footballer, and he was born in Tres Coracoes. While many athletes have nicknames that have stuck with them for one good reason or another, Pele’s comes from an illogical place, and yet has stuck with him through his adult life.

Pele was born Edson Arantes do Nascimento in October of 1940, and would become one of the most famous soccer players to ever play the game. In his native Brazil, he is lauded as the greatest footballer of all time, since they call the sport by its original name there.

British footballer David Beckham confronted a fan after receiving ugly taunts and boos from certain spectators during his first home game with LA Galaxy on Sunday. After first half, the former England captain walked over to a section of the crowd holding anti-Beckham banners and signaled to an apparently hostile LA Galaxy fan to come closer, a man sitting in the crowd immediately jumped down from the seats but security managed to stop him before he reached Beckham.

The FIFA World Cup is the most popular soccer competition in the world. It is staged every four years and contested by member countries of FIFA, the international governing body of soccer. With five titles, Brazil is the most successful team in World Cup history. Here are brief histories of Brazil’s five World Cup (WC) titles.

In 1950, Brazil hosted the World Cup and the soccer loving nation were fully behind their heroes, who at the time played in a white shirt with blue collar. Going into the final match, which was decided by a league format as opposed to a stand-alone match, Brazil only needed a draw to clinch the trophy whilst rivals Uruguay had to win.

The Professional Footballers Association PFA Footballer of the Year Results are in. The six candidates for PFA Footballer of the Year were announced a couple of weeks back. The six nominations represented just two clubs, Gerrard from Liverpool, and Giggs, Ferdinand, Vidic, Van der Saar and Ronaldo of Manchester Utd.

With their impressive win against Chelsea, the title is surely going to remain at the theatre of dreams. In possibly the penultimate season of Sir Alex Fergerson managerial career, he will look to equal Liverpool’s record in the English Top Football decision.

After the Hillsborough disaster, various safety recommendations were made by the Taylor Report. One measure was the introduction of all seater stadiums replacing the standing areas that were known as terraces. In 1994 all seater stadiums were made compulsory in English football.

The catenaccio is a tactical system in soccer that implicate strong defence, hard tackling and the use of a particular role player, the sweeper, who is positioned just ahead of the goalkeeper. In this way the sweeper (or libero in Italian language) recovers balls lost by his team-mates or helps in double marking if needed. It was largely and successfully used in 60′s by Italian clubs as Inter, Milan and Triestina.

The 1919/20 season heralded the dawn of a new era for Glasgow Rangers as manager William Wilton and number two William Struth initiated a Glasgow Rangers dominance that was to last until the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. Though winning this season with 31 wins out of 42 games and scoring 106 goals, it was overshadowed by the subsequent death of manager, William Wilton. William Wilton When the Scottish League was formed in 1890, Wilton became its first treasurer as Glasgow Rangers shared the title with Dumbarton.

Knowing how to shoot in soccer is vital if you want to become a good soccer player. Following are tips on how to increase your overall shooting technique. Let’s start.

El Salvador soccer team is one of Latin America’s soccer pioneers. Many players who came from this team had later emerged to become soccer greats. No matter where you came from and no matter where you go, the success or failure that you will encounter always goes back to where you came from.

Do you know anyone who won the soccer world cup trophy? Do you know where they came from and they won not just once but twice. Find out more and be amaze!

A regulation soccer game is always played with two teams. It is played in ninety minutes which are divided into two forty-five minute halves. The goal of soccer is to propel the soccer ball forward and into the opponent’s goal without using the hands. In a regulated game of FIFA (federation international football association) soccer there are eleven players from each team on the playing field at once.

So you did not make the cut, it has to be one of the most disappointing moments for anyone who works hard and puts in their best effort. Try your best and success will follow, try saying that to the student who missed the university cut-off by half a point or to the hundred meters runner who missed the gold medal by 0.05 of a second or maybe even to the footballer who hit the post instead of the back of the net, rest assured it will not be a pleasant reaction.

This profile for Ronaldinho chronicles events from the start of the player’s career to the 2008 football season. Affectionately known as Ronaldinho, Ronaldo de Assis Moreira was born on March 21, 1980 in Porto Alegre, Brazil and currently plays his club football for FC Barcelona in the Spanish La Liga and the Brazilian national team.

With the summer transfer window closing just a month ago, it may be too early to pass judgment on the players who have only recently joined their new clubs, but we have, nevertheless, chosen our selection of the players likely to make biggest impact in their respective clubs. The list not only features best summer signings but the pick from all football transfers carried out in 2010.

Real Madrid came into this game with a lot of injuries to key players like Ruud Van Nistlerooy, Arjen Robben, Wesley Sneijder and suspension to Sergio Ramos. They were however boosted by the return of Robinho and Pepe but ultimately paid for the lack of creativity in the middle of the park and for the lack of physical presence upfront. Roma on the other hand had a full complement to pick from and played a very smart game denying Real any space whatsoever and causing problems of their own with Alberto Aquilani being outstanding in the first half.

Sunderland striker Andy Cole has been questioned by police after an alleged assault on his wife. He was arrested in the early hours of Monday morning at his home in Cheshire. He was released on Monday night, pending further inquiries

Sunday 16 December 2007 has been billed “Grand Slam Sunday” because the top four teams in the Premiership go head to head as they pull ever further from the rest of the league. Fourth placed Liverpool begin the action at lunchtime when they host champions Manchester United.

Benfica having broken the monopoly of Real Madrid were the defending champions and in this year’s final, they locked horns with 5-time champions Real Madrid in another classic. A crowd of over 60,000 gathered in Amsterdam’s Olympic Stadium hoping to witness a memorable clash of the titans, and they were not to be disappointed.

FOOTBALL BOOT SPOTTER: Saw Cristiano Ronaldo was wearing his new BLUE Nike Mercurial Vapor III football boots as he scored a double to help Manchester United destroy Wigan Athletic 4-0 this week. But ‘BLUE Vapors? I’m surprised that United fans will be happy to see Cristiano wearing the colour of the dreaded City! but then, in this form maybe he will be excused!’. Ronaldo celebrating emphatically and pointing towards his injured eye…maybe he was saying to check out his new bling blue boots?!

When you are coaching and teaching players how to play soccer, having an understanding of “the Principles of the Game” is essential knowledge that will help your players adapt to any situation. Whilst not commonly taught or described in coaching manuals, The Principles of the Game are the very foundation of how to play soccer.

Continuing the transfer merry go round saga, and giving my view on todays hot topics. It could be transfers, matches or the personal lives of the players.

‘Lefty lunatic Michael Moore made the point that soldiers on the front line are rarely sons of influential people, but Prince Harry’s decision to toil for the oil has bucked that trend. His old man is understandably anxious though – keep your chin up Major.’

One of the people most associated with the return to form of FC Barcelona is the teams manager, Frank Rijkaard. Overwhelmingly modest in attitude and with a relaxed manner he has become a favourite amongst press and supporters alike, although his tenure at Barcelona didnt start off that way.

Soccer Crossing drills and tips for youth soccer coaches, parents and players. Soccer crossing can bring greater chances to win at higher levels. An expert coach should train his or her team to build their whole attack around servings balls into the penalty box and battling for the ball in the air.

This article discusses Man Utd’s vicotry over Wigan

Ronaldinho is arguably one of the best football players in the world, currently playing for FC Barcelona as a midfielder, where he has amazed everybody with his amazing footwork. He is the latest miracle from Brazil, scoring wonderful goals and “dancing the samba” while doing so.

Here’s a currently popular topic – Soccer. Do you accept this as the true game of football. There’s certainly a lot of arguments for it. These few paragraphs make some comparisons.