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MY FOOTBALL: where it all began
Football, it truly is the world game. The connection between fans and their team, a sense of feeling connected within a family of people all over the world, people who don't even know you exist but share your same joy and passion through the same team you follow. The joy experienced by billions around the world when someone scores the match winning goal or makes that last minute goal line save. The roar of the crowd that shows the level of passion people reach together as a whole through football. The passion that allows everybody to enjoy their team with others who have that exact same passion. All of the emotion that football brings to people all over the world and how it links billions together no matter who they are or where they're from is what makes football the beautiful game.
By Charlie Doukas5 years ago in Cleats
Why German fans don’t care for matches any more
Due to the Corona crisis, the German Football League was also brought to a complete standstill. From May onwards, the ball is now rolling again - but without fans in the stadiums. The strict hygiene regulations make it impossible for football fans to visit a stadium and cheer on their favourite team. So the remaining matches of the season will take place without spectators.
By Anna Klaus5 years ago in Cleats
Yankee Fan's Book on Mickey Mantle Brings a Personal Connection to Adoring Fans
The most recent book of note on Mickey Mantle was The Last Boy by Jane Leavy, and it doesn’t pull punches about getting into the more salacious aspects of the slugger’s life. However, a real intimacy goes as far as the author’s access. “She spent one night with him,” says Italian American Author Tom Molito of Pound Ridge, NY. But the release of his new book doesn’t put “the Mick” at a distance for all those that adored him.
By Rich Monetti5 years ago in Unbalanced
Somers Youth Coaching Tidbits from the 1970s
Mr. Brown Growing up, I played all the standards. Basketball, football, baseball and on occasion, I even played hockey on the pond behind my house. That said, I was delusional like everyone else. I would not only play for the Yankees but the Knicks and Giants too. Thus, I started playing organized basketball at the intermediate school and my young coach loved my scrappy defense and ability to drive to the basket. So I figured it wouldn’t be a bad idea to work on my dribbling skills. I would go down to my basement and pound the cement with the rock. I got pretty good, and there’s a decent chance my work got the attention of the man in charge. Always on hand overseeing the league and practices, Mr. Brown stressed the fundamentals, and for my purposes, suggested that the ABA was not the place to emulate the skill I was working. “They dribble up here," he instructed. "You've got to get lower to the ground.”
By Rich Monetti5 years ago in Unbalanced
Ploughing on
Sheffield is a city steeped in football history – and part of that heritage has been preserved against the odds. The Plough Inn, overlooking the historic Sandygate ground in the western suburbs of the South Yorkshire city, was scheduled for demolition. Even the local planning officers supported a scheme that would have seen the 19th-century watering hole levelled and replaced by housing. However, the city council rejected the proposal, in no small part due to the pub’s place in the birth of the beautiful game.
By Andy Potts5 years ago in Cleats
Fussball unplugged
German football is often held up as a model of how the spectator experience should be. From the vast, swaying yellow wall of terracing at Dortmund’s Westfalenstadion to the self-styled anarchy of St. Pauli, the Bundesliga and beyond reflects the football many in England wish they could remember.
By Andy Potts5 years ago in Cleats
Basketball sites that will help new players to improve
Basketball is a popular sport around the globe and played by millions of people. Every country has its national team playing for them and every country has a different league. Basketball is so popular in countries like the USA, Philippines, Australia, and Canada. Some new players are born every single day and new players that aspire to be the greatest of all time in the field of basketball. But, who would help the young players? Thanks to the internet! Because of the evolution of technology, it will be easy for young and upcoming players to improve their game online.
By Louis Timothy 5 years ago in Unbalanced
