Category: professional soccer
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World Cup ‘Towers’ Worth Watching: Fernando and José Torres
Spain\’s Torres and America\’s Torres. Both play for their respective national soccer teams. Spain\’s Fernando Torres is much better known. However, due to injuries, this year\’s World Cup may belong to America\’s José Francisco Torres.
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MLS Strike Averted: Now Watch and Learn
With the MLS players\’ strike averted, youth players will have the option of attending or watching many soccer games this spring. It is important for youth players to watch professionals in actions so they can learn from and emulate their actions on the field.
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Pre- and Post-Game Sportsmanship Rituals
Pre- and post-game rituals are very important. Among other things, the rituals teach sportsmanship and help set the tone for the game as well as for what happens after the game.
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USA vs. Netherlands (1:2) — Statistics Show it Could Have Been Worse
The Netherlands beat the U.S. in today\’s soccer World Cup warm-up game. While the score may not reflect the dominance, the MVP statistics sure do.
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Silver Lining to Aaron Ramsey\’s Broken Leg
The injury suffered by Aaron Ramsey on a hard tackle by Ryan Shawcross was gruesome. But there were some positives to take away from this incident: sportsmanship and cool heads.
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Freddie Adu: 2-for-2
Freddie Adu has now scored twice in both games he has started in for his Greek club Aris. The latest goal came in a 3-0 victory against Skoda Xanthi. Once again, he scored the goal with the inside-of-the-foot.
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Freddie Adu Scores a Stóchos
Freddie Adu recently scored his first goal for his Greek club Aris. Five-and-a-half years ago my son\’s soccer team attended Freddie\’s first professional MLS match in San Jose. It was a blast and my son still remembers it fondly.
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Gol TV\’s Top 100 Goals for 2009
Thoughts on Gol TV\’s top 100 goals for 2009. Wolfsburg\’s Grafite indeed #1.
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Penalty Kicks Decide U20 World Cup
The U20 World Cup Championship was decided on penalty kicks. Because Brazil missed 3 of its 6 penalties, Ghana was crowned Champs. Had Brazil simply taken low and hard kicks into the side netting, the outcome may have been different.