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Five of the Best Young Talents in English Football
With the 2018 World Cup now one month away, football fans from all four corners of the globe will be keeping an eye on the brightest young talent. International football’s biggest competition tends to attract plenty of hype and transfer activity after the tournament will be rife. We’ve looked at five of English football’s future stars; all of these men could light up the World Cup in the years to come…
By Patricia Sarkar8 years ago in Cleats
Reasons Why You Should Buy Authentic Soccer Jerseys
Replicas jerseys are cool and, with some slight differences, look pretty close to the real jerseys. They're less of a hassle, since they require less care as an authentic might, but why settle for something that is, in essence, fake? They may be far from inexpensive, but what the authentic jersey holds in personal value outweighs all other opinions under this conundrum: replica or authentic? The latter is probably something you would much rather not wear, possibly other than for soccer games. All true sports fans, soccer's included, know that nothing quite beats owning a piece of the real thing from their favorite sport. It's much like having a signed football, or baseball bat. Authentic jerseys are simply priceless in of themselves.
By Johnson Bernard8 years ago in Cleats
Best Transfers in World Football
It's hard to imagine some of the players that have been transferred in football. Sometimes a team's hands are tied by a superstar that wants a new challenge or wants to play for their childhood team. Sometimes bigger clubs just make ludicrous offers that cannot be rejected. Whatever the scenario, iconic and immensely talented footballers have been changing teams for decades. Not all of them have found success with different teams, but a lot have left legacies that will remain forever. Here are the ten best transfers in world football history, which are the ones that shook the foundation of world football and have people still talking about them today.
By Connor Brighton8 years ago in Cleats
Soccer vs Football
When people hear the word football, what comes to mind? Well, people in the United States would think about big men running to each other, but in pretty much every other country people think of men kicking around a ball. It would make sense for people to call it football since you use your feet. If we are going to understand why the U.S calls it “soccer”. We need to know where the sport first started.
By Miguel Flores8 years ago in Cleats
When Was Soccer Invented?
We all know that soccer is an international sport that's loved by a wide range of people from different cultures and countries. Even though it's either called soccer or football in certain countries, it's still the exact same sport with the same concept and regulations. We know the basic rules of soccer and some of us know a few of the cool tricks they pull off on the field. While some of us enjoy playing the sport, the majority of us lose our minds when watching it on television or live in the stadium. We root and cheer for our beloved teams, curse out the other teams, and even become life-long friends with some of the people who love the teams as much as we do.
By C.C. Curtis8 years ago in Cleats
Top Soccer Fights Between Teammates
Soccer is an extremely passionate sport, from the fans to the players, there is high tensions on and off the field. And like any situation involving intense rivalries, there are clashing of heads, even between the most shocking teammates.
By Adrian Scott8 years ago in Cleats
History of Football Hooliganism in the United Kingdom
The history of football hooliganism in the United Kingdom began all the way back in the 13th century. From then until now, what is the story behind the football-related violence, and what has the law enforcement done to put an end to the breakouts?
By Stephen Cleary8 years ago in Cleats
History's Worst Soccer Riots
Rioting in soccer is fairly common. Its rabid fan base is worldwide and it often takes common rivalries personally. Most matches feature the casual drunken fan yelling profanities at one another, but it's football hooliganism's behavior that often leads to riots.
By Dave Schneider8 years ago in Cleats
Chasing Football
It is 9:30 AM on a Wednesday morning, and I find myself sitting at my computer perusing job adverts for an opening in football, as I have many mornings before. It has been over a year since I started looking for a job in football, and 4 months of sporadic employment since I started my General Management Programme in Sports Business. A course I enrolled in to help me break into the industry, and despite my best efforts, I have not yet landed my dream job. But, a lot has changed in that time. My husband and I have both lost our jobs; we moved into a new home; I made a lot of new contacts and attended my first sports business conference. Some things, however, remain the same. I am still hoping and dreaming of my big break, and I still have the look of hopeful desperation that I hope screams “Hire me” to potential employers. Yet with each application, I am reminded of how much experience is worth… and of how little experience I have in the industry. I have contacted every person I was advised to, followed up on every potential lead, had meetings, phone calls and even one or two interviews. I have researched the perfect cover letter, opening lines, read up on every team and every business ahead of every meeting or letter. Yet, despite all my hard work, I find myself still perusing those same job offers in the hopes that one application will work out.
By Clare Dinsdale8 years ago in Cleats
Swansea vs. Tottenham
Viewers are in for a treat as they will get a chance to see the likes of Dele, Son, Christian Eriksen and Co. go up against a very acute, tactical Swansea team. This match is capable of being an upset alert. If you are a Tottenham fan, turn away; Spurs have yet to win an FA Cup game away from Wembley stadium and have had to get some luck to be awarded replays against lower opposition. If you are new to soccer this is must watch television as the "magic" of the FA Cup will be on full view.
By Dillon White8 years ago in Cleats
The Heart; The Biggest Game Changer
There are certain feelings that I'll never forget. Feelings like when the doctor looked me in the eyes and told me my clearing date, or told me if I would be cleared in general, and it was not what I was expecting. Feelings like when my physical therapist gave me an exercise and then I would go and I would do it and it was painful and it was hard and I wanted to give up but I wanted it so bad that I knew I couldn’t. Feelings like sitting on the sideline, hurting so bad on the inside and wishing nothing more than being able to put my cleats on and go play. Feelings like hearing people complain about having to go to practice or games and wanting to just scream at them. Feelings like sitting in my room at night and realizing how much further I had to go. Feelings like bending my knee and only getting it to 80 percent but doing all I could to keep going; then trying to hyperextend my knee and the pain was making me want to quit but I wanted to play so bad that I clenched my fists and fought through the pain. I'll never forget those feelings. But there's also one more feeling that I'll never forget. I'll never forget the feeling of that day. The day where I got to put my cleats back on. The day where I got to put that jersey on. The day that for the first time in nine months, nine long and hard months, that I gotta do what I loved again.
By Hannah Bird8 years ago in Cleats
10 Most Feared Soccer Hooligan Gangs
To say that football hooliganism sometimes entails violent behavior is an understatement. A soccer thug may throw a rival fan fifty feet to their death or toss an explosive into a police officer's car. These are the sort of things you do in the first five minutes of the best Stallone movies to justify why Sly pulling into your town to clean things up! Here are ten examples of the horrors unleashed upon the world by the most feared soccer hooligan gangs.
By Chica Reyass8 years ago in Cleats
