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Was Manchester United's Season Successful?
When Jose Mourinho took over Manchester United, there was a sense of optimism, and it made sense. Jose is a man with a winning mentality, and has demonstrated it through his time with the likes of Porto, Chelsea, inter Milan, and Real Madrid.
By Dexroy Brooks7 years ago in Cleats
Arsenal FC
The 2018/19 season has been a whirlwind of emotions for Arsenal fans and players alike. With impressive wins against Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspurs, and Chelsea, alongside draws against Man U, Spurs, and Liverpool, there's been a lot to celebrate. Unai Emery's arrival saw Arsenal playing free-flowing football week in and week out, and a more motivated squad than that of which we saw during the latter end of the Wenger period. However, the poor away form has put a dampener on things all season, causing fury among Arsenal fans and disappointment among the players and manager as well.
By Karl Hoscik7 years ago in Cleats
The 10 Best Built-In Shin Guards
Shin guards are an essential part of many athletes' uniforms. Whether you're playing soccer, field hockey, lacrosse, or any number of other sports, you'll need to choose a set of shin guards that will be best for you and your game. Shin guards are especially important in soccer, as you'll likely be kicked, the ball will fly wildly into your legs, and you could find yourself battling opponents for control of the ball at any given moment. Not only do you need shin guards, but you also need your shin guards to fit you properly (and avoid moving during gameplay), so that you can avoid worrying about anything other than getting that ball into the net.
By Wendy Knight7 years ago in Cleats
10 Best Female Soccer Player Autobiographies
Women have made incredible strides on getting closer to equality in the last few decades, and it feels empowering to see happening, but it's not easy to be a female athlete. While things are undoubtedly getting better, we're still not a point where the little girl who wants to be an Olympic athlete gets the same amount of attention as the little boy who has the same dream gets. If we look at a later stage of an athlete's early life, women's sports often don't get the same amount of attention as men's sports do.
By Trish Gilmore7 years ago in Cleats
Archibald Leitch
For many of you who didn’t know, football, i.e. soccer, has been around for the best part of 200 years. This was when the modern football rules and codes, that we would associate with today's game, were established. Oh and FYI my American friends, do not let those pesky English wisecrackers get on your back about the word soccer! Soccer is a slang word for Association Football, that originates in the U.K., and is similar to the word fiver, which used to mean a five-pound note.
By Jack Harris7 years ago in Cleats
Oh, Danny Boy, the Racism Is Calling
Full disclosure: I am an Arsenal fan. For those who are not into football (soccer to our American cousins), even though the game here is played predominantly with the feet! Arsenal football club and team, like any team in sport worldwide, has a nemesis. That nemesis is their near neighbours, Tottenham Hotspurs.
By Q-ell Betton7 years ago in Cleats
Champions League Quarter Finals: Who's In, Who's Out
The round of 16 was full of shocking results with Ajax defeating reigning champions Real Madrid five to three on aggregate, Manchester United's shock comeback over PSG, and Liverpool's incredible road win against Bayern Munich.
By Ryan Moretti7 years ago in Cleats
World Cup Football—The Greatest Show on Earth
World will witness once more the greatest show on earth by the second week of June 2022 year. I mean the FIFA World Cup Football, to be held in Qatar. Football is celebrated as "the beautiful game" and the World Cup Tournament is considered the greatest show on Earth. It was the Brazilians who gave the epithet "the beautiful game" to the sport. Though the game had its origin in England, its popularity today is due to the Latin American teams, particularly Brazil and to a certain extent Argentina. But the Latin American teams will be languishing in obscurity if they did not have the great stage of the European football. The Europeans simply love football and they love it to distraction. Thanks to television and the modern satellite technology the whole world can watch a match just at the moment when it is being played and be transported to delirious levels of emotion and undergo a sort of catharsis in a short period of 90 minutes.
By Rose Sours7 years ago in Cleats
SE Dons: The Team with the Best Mindset in English Football
Venture south of the River Thames and you'll find the SE Dons. Before watching, anyone would think that this is a typical Sunday league club; fluctuating performances, half-decent players and a bobbly pitch that lays home to the odd wonder goal. Let me correct you there. The Dons are different.
By Kieron Parkinson7 years ago in Cleats
