This Saturday sees the FA Cup final, one of the most traditional games of the soccer season. Last season the final was a rather tame and damp affair featuring Portsmouth and Cardiff but this year promises to be a much more exciting proposition with Chelsea taking on Everton.

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.

When it comes to soccer, shirt numbers give away a player’s stature and importance in the team. Everything is determined by the number, even mindset and performance! After all, there’s a legacy, an inheritance attached to shirt numbers that cannot be denied. This tradition is so deeply etched in every soccer fan and player’s mind that wearing a number associated with past legends comes with its own set of expectations.

FC Barcelona beat Manchester United to win the UEFA Champions League in what many would call a dream final. Seems like Barca’s new soccer uniform proved lucky for them! They not only dominated the ball, they were the only ones to score. Not once, but twice…

Nothing gets the emotions soaring like soccer can! If soccer stands for fun, excitement, fair play and team spirit, it also stands for humanitarian causes that aim to uplift the world’s poor. Proceeds from special soccer matches and humanitarian programs have been used to teach and raise the standard of living of those less fortunate through soccer, a game that’s clearly heart and soul…

There are many things about soccer that make fans all over the world go crazy supporting it but the most important thing for most soccer fans is goals. Goals win matches and winning matches is what the Fifa World Cup is all about. There have been many great goals scored at World Cups throughout the years but the importance of being the top goal scorer in a tournament is an extremely prestigious award and Fifa recognizes this by offering the Golden Boot to the tournaments highest goal grabber.