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Messi on Ronaldo

August 16, 2011 By

Barcelona star Lionel Messi has announced that he isn’t obsessive about outdoing great rival Cristiano Ronaldo, the Genuine Madrid megastar. Both players scored in this week’s friendly between Messi’s Argentina and Ronaldo’s Portugal.

This is what the Argentine had to say about the Real Madrid man,

“This wasn’t a game between Barcelona and Real Madrid or between Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo,” said Messi.

“We don’t compete with each other to see who is the better player, we do so for the benefit of our teams.

“I asked to play the 90 minutes tonight and as I normally take penalties I did so again,” added Messi.

“I was asked to play more or less as I do at Barcelona, as a sort of a false number 9, slightly behind the attack.”

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From Notts County to Juventus

August 10, 2011 By

In 1899, Juventus played in pink shirts but sustained washing faded the color such a lot that in 1903 they attempted to replace them. The club asked one of their team members, Englishman John Savage, if he had any contacts in Britain who could supply new shirts in a color that would better stand up to the elements.

By coincidence, his buddy back home lived in Nottingham, and being a NottsCounty advocate, shipped out the black and white striped shirts to Turin. Juve have worn the shirts since then considering the colors to be assertive and potent. A real instance of how Notts helped shape one of the planet’s largest clubs, and evidence of this is that the Juventus kit is immediately familiar internationally.

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The Rules: Offsides

July 27, 2011 By

An offsides trap is a play made in a football game in an effort to force an offsides call against the away team. When a team is offsides, it loses possession of the ball, and possession is given to the defensive team. The offsides trap could be an effective maneuver, as it can swiftly put a stop to a powerful offensive play. Simultaneously, the offsides trap can be hazardous, because if it does not succeed, it leaves the defensive team’s goal awfully exposed. A football player is named offsides if he is nearer to the goal than any of the defenders apart from the goal keeper and the ball is passed to her or him. The ball can only be passed to players who are further forward than the last defensive player.

Offensive players regularly wait close to the goal in an effort to be in a good scoring position when a colleague passes them the ball. This is the ideal set-up for an offsides trap. To perform an offsides trap, the defensive players move to the same area of the field as the offensive player who is nearest the goal. When the offensive player with the ball is getting ready to make a pass to the player near to the goal, the defensive players all move toward midfield. They try to trap the offensive player offsides, by moving so that she or he is nearer to the goal than they are.

If the offsides trap works, the ball is passed while the offensive player is nearer to the goal than the defenders, the referee calls her or him offsides, and the defensive team gains possession of the ball. If the offsides trap doesn’t work, it can be quite deadly for the defensive team. If the offensive player near to the goal notices the offsides trap, she can also move toward midfield, staying before the defensive players who are endeavoring to trap him offsides. The player can then receive a legal pass, but as the defenders were trying to make an offsides trap, they’re out of good defensive positions.

The offensive player with the ball can speedily make a run on the goal, with only the goal keeper to stop the score. An offsides trap is a hard maneuver, requiring teamwork, surprise, and an observant referee. If the offsides trap works superbly, it implies a fast turn around for the defenders. When the offsides trap fails, it frequently means a straightforward goal for the offensive team. One thing is for sure : the offsides trap is among the many dangerous maneuvers that makes a football game so exhilarating.

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The Rules: Free-kicks

July 1, 2011 By

Free kicks Each time a spot kick is taken, the opposition must be at least ten yards away from the ball till it is delivered. If this rule isn’t stuck to, the kick is retaken. There are 2 sorts of free kick awarded, dependent on the character of the offence :

Direct free kick – permits the team to take a direct shot at the opponent’s goal. Awarded on account of fouls with proof intention to harm or foolish / unrestrained force (e.g. A sliding tackle which takes the player first, shirt-pulling and a calculated hand-ball).

Indirect free kick – A direct strike on goal isn’t authorized, meaning any shot has to come from the second player to touch the ball after the kick is taken. If a direct strike is successfully made on goal, a goal kick to the opposition is given. An indirect free kick is awarded for any foul which is perilous or impedes a contestant.

An indirect free kick can be awarded in the case of a passback offence, a reasonably unusual foul in the game. This is given if one team’s player passes the ball to the keeper, who right away picks it up instead of taking a touch with his feet. The free kick is afterwards taken wherever the goalkeeper picked the ball up.

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Facts about the Premier League

June 28, 2011 By

Here is some fascinating info about the English Premier League.

The 1st goal in the history of the Premier League was scored by Brian Deane for Sheffield United.

The 1st competition of the premiership league was played on the fifteenth of Aug in the year 1992.

On the 1st day of the league, 9 matches were played.

The 1st live premier match was played at the Crown Ground Stadium. The person who scored the sole goal was Teddy Sheringham. He was the top scorer of the championship.

Sheffield Wednesday’s officer was David Pleat in the 1995-1996 seasons. The executive who was brought to justice for taking bribe in the 1994-1995 season was George Graham.

In the Season 1994-1995, Ruel Fox played for Newcastle United.

Holsten was backed by Tottenham Hotspur in the season 1994-1995.

Ryan Gigg’s pa was a pro rugby player, he represented Wales.

The team which finished bottom in the 1994-1995 premiership was Ipswich Town, who scored just 36 goals in the 40 2 seasons.

The Australian player who was famously renowned for his haircut as “as a pineapple on the head” was Jason Lee. He was picked on at a show called “Fantasy Football” by the presenters. Jason even sought legitimate action for this, but lost.

The club which skirted relegation in the seasons 1992-1993, was Oldham Athletic.

Alan Sherer is the highest goal taker in the English Premier League.

David James has played the highest number of matches in the English Premier League.

30 8 games are played by all of the groups in a full season of the English Premier League. With a total of 20 groups taking part. Before Barclay’s usurped the support of the English Premier League, the league was subsidized by Carling.

In the season 2005-2006, Cristiano Ronaldo scored his thousandth goal, for the team Manchester United.

Chelsea was the giant who was established on the 14th of March, in the year 1905 at The Butcher’s Hook.

Arsene Wenger, Sir, Alex Fergusson, Jose Morinho and Kenny Daglish are the bosses of the English Premier League, who’ve made a contribution to the successfulness of the league.

Until date not one of the English chiefs have won the League.

The English Premier League was formed on the 20th of Feb , in the year 1992, as the clubs who belonged to the Football League which was set up in the year 1888, made a decision to part ways. The English Premiership Championship cup was designed by the Royal Jewellers , of Asprey from London, which weighs about 25 kilos, it is 70 6 centimeters tall, it is 40 3 centimeters wide and is about 25 in 25 centimeters deep.

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