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Kick around about all things soccer; explore football's storied history, current events in the soccer sphere, the intricacies of the game and more.
English women's soccer in the ascendant
Soccer sensationalism (or football fever as us Brits would call it) is hitting Britain at the moment, or England at least, with the final of the UEFA Euro 2022 Football Championship being won by England after they beat Germany 2-1 at Wembley on Sunday July 31st.
By Rachel Deeming4 years ago in Cleats
The Growth of Performance Tracking in British Sports
From heart rate monitors to headgear that can measure the impact of head injuries, wearable technology has allowed sports teams and individual athletes to measure and improve performance. Much of the study in sports science degrees is dedicated to using technology and science to enhance sporting performance. Many graduates even go on to work in performance-tracking roles at the highest levels.
By Owen Marshall4 years ago in Cleats
Is Paul Pogba A Muslim
Football is a thing that causes joy and celebration among the youths and old alike. One of the world's favorite wingers of all time Paul Pogba has recently caused a stir among his fans in 2019 during the holy month of Ramadan. He changed his religion to be a Muslim. Paul Pogba had been an interesting footballer both on the pitch and off the pitch. Recently he shot a video where he was soliciting support for poor people all around the world. The Frenchman who plays for Manchester United is born in March 1993, he's a midfielder and a winger at the same time. Among his achievement was in 2018 when he lifted the world cup with France, followed by the UEFA nations league in 2021. He has paid his dues as one of the best footballers in history. He started his career at Le Harvey, where he then moved to Juventus on a free transfer before finally making a debut at Manchester United. Pogba is a devout Muslim. Since 2019, he has been married to Bolivian model Mara Zulay, with whom he has two children. Pogba is also multilingual, speaking English, Italian, and Spanish in addition to his native French. Football has been a game of joy among all specs of supporters, and also a game that brings smiles to the faces of fans all over the globe. Taking care of children, the needy, and the poor is one of the most greatest works to embark on as a celebrity. Manchester United is one of the only English teams to win the UEFA simultaneously during 1998 and 1999. Holding up on the midfield is a quite difficult task to do, a midfielder is a playmaker in any football match, this has been a ball in the leg for Pogba who plays as the 6 on the pitch a tough challenger to defenders on the pitch. His early career to0 was a success on the French side of Le Harvey. Paul Pogba is enjoying a beautiful and blissful career.
By Eyitemi Nurain4 years ago in Cleats
Lionel Messi ( English Story)
Who Is Lionel Messi? Luis Lionel Andres (“Leo”) Messi is an Argentinian soccer player who plays forward for the FC Barcelona club and the Argentina national team. At the age of 13, Messi moved from Argentina to Spain after FC Barcelona agreed to pay for his medical treatments.
By Mashud M Alfoyez 4 years ago in Cleats
Boehly Rebuild Needed!
Following a crazy 21/22 Premier league season for the Blues both on and off the pitch, new owner Todd Boehly is looking to make a number of statement summer signings. The last season under the Roman era had seen the flop in record 97.5 million pound signing Romelu Lukaku as a mix of poor form and questionable interviews had hindered any possibilities of a dream return to the Bridge. The combination of injuries, Covid cases and conflict across Europe had affected the way that the club was run on and off the field. Sanctions imposed on Chelsea's ex-owner Roman Abramovich had restricted the club in a number of economic ways including the delaying of contract renewals and the selling of the club.
By James Logan4 years ago in Cleats
Is Foreign Ownership Affecting Youth Development in the EPL?
The English Premier League is widely considered to be the best and most commercially viable entity of its type in the world, with a global audience of more than 1.35 billion spread across 188 countries.
By Lewis Humphries4 years ago in Cleats
Football
Football is the world’s most popular ball game in numbers of participants and spectators. Simple in its principal rules and essential equipment, the sport can be played almost anywhere, from official football playing fields (pitches) to gymnasiums, streets, school playgrounds, parks, or beaches. Football’s governing body, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), estimated that at the turn of the 21st century there were approximately 250 million football players and over 1.3 billion people “interested” in football; in 2010 a combined television audience of more than 26 billion watched football’s premier tournament, the quadrennial month-long World Cup finals.
By Mirel Alexandru4 years ago in Cleats
