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Kaka tricks footage and adiPURE
2008-01-18 17:36:00 Below is some footage of Kaka ’ in the new adidas adiPURE boots talking about some tactics and also a spot of blindfolded juggling. Impressive stuff. Since the video is him talking in Portuguese I’ll translate what he said. “The first thing you have to do is have good ball control, as when you can control it ... More About: Players , Shoes , Tricks , Footage
Nike Mercurial SL (Vapor IV)
2008-01-16 15:51:00 Well the Nike Mercurial Vapor IV’s are out soon and I came across this cool post on ballhype about a special variety of the new mercurials. I have the video at the end of the post if you want to see for yourself. Basically they get Asafa Powell, some terribly fast sprinter (so I’m told), ... More About: Video , Technology , Players , Shoes , Euro 2008
Ibrahimovic magic
2008-01-14 15:26:00 Ibrahimovic scored a fantastic goal on the weekend in Inter ’s 3-2 win over Siena . The long range effort was purely unstoppable. More About: Players , Magic , Ibrahimovic
Milan vs Napoli 5-2
2008-01-14 15:20:00 Sunday meant a lot to Milan for various reasons. The debut of Alexandre Pato, the return of Ronaldo from injury and a convincing display against Napoli to remove the jinx of playing at home this season (Milan had not won at home all season). The Brazilian connection between Ronaldo, Pato and Kaka ’ did not disappoint. Ronaldo ... More About: Seedorf
Manchester destroy Newcastle 6-0
2008-01-13 15:27:00 Just a quick post with some highlights of the goals from this weekends action between Manchester United and Newcastle United. All is not well with the Magpies with the sacking of their coach and even calls for Shearer to take the reins. The owner certainly has plans to spend big and fix this sinking ship. The ... More About: Video , Tevez
Ronaldo?s transfer saga
2008-01-10 13:48:00 There seems to have been a lot of speculation and drama surrounding Ronaldo over the last few weeks. It seems that Flamengo (The Rio-based club) have been pulling out all stops and schemes to sign the phenomenon. It all started when the press in both Italy and Brazil quoted the Flamengo president as saying that Milan ... More About: Players , Transfers , Kaka
Great individual goals footage
2007-12-29 05:52:00 Just found a really good video compilation on ballhype of various solo goals (not limited to recent ones either). Not too sure about the backing track but maybe that’s just me… enjoy! More About: Video , Players , Great , Goals , Individual
Inter signings for January
2007-12-29 05:34:00 After initially suggesting that Inter would not be spending much in January for transfers, Moratti and Mancini have been forced to look at some options, possibly in midfield and definitely in defense. Inter confirmed that Samuel has damaged the ACL in his left knee and will probably be out for the rest of the season. ... More About: Players , Kaka
Adidas Europass ball
2007-12-26 16:11:00 I found a really cool clip on the onion bag blog about the production of the Adidas Europass ball that will be in use in the 2008 Euro competition (although there vid seems to be gone now for some reason?). It fits in nicely with the post I wrote a couple of months ago on ... More About: Video , Technology , Ball
Soccer strength training
2007-12-25 15:52:00 So recently I started hitting the gym again as my form, injuries, pace and strength started to drop. I knew it was time to go back to the gym because a few years ago I was having a bad run of injuries and the thing that got me out of it was a few months ... More About: Soccer , General , Training , Nutrition , Flexibility
Inter vs AC Milan 2-1
2007-12-23 19:58:00 A quick post to summarise the result between Inter and Milan in the classic Milan derby. The game ended 2-1 in Inter’s favour with goals from Julio Cruz and Cambiasso on either side of half-time. Adrea Pirlo opened the scoring to put Milan up 1-0 from a trademark free-kick just outside the box around 17 mins ... More About: Kaka , Dida
Liverpool vs Manchester United
2007-12-15 06:29:00 In one of the many mouth-watering clashes of this weekend, Liverpool will play host as they square off with Manchester United on Sunday. Liverpool are coming off the back of a 4-0 thrashing of Marseille which should definitely boost their confidence but I don’t think you can compare Manchester United to Marseille at the moment. Manchester ... More About: Rooney
Adidas Predator Pulse
2007-12-12 13:39:00 To go with the release of the new Predator s, the Adidas Predator Swerve as discussed on footy boots and to follow up my post about the Nike Mercurial Vapors, I thought I’d post about a pair of Predators that I’ve owned (well, in fact still use on occasion), the Predator Pulse . These were released in 2004 ... More About: Technology , Shoes
Milan vs Juventus
2007-11-30 13:12:00 So Milan and Juventus will square off this weekend in what is usually a much anticipated match up. Unfortunately the season is far from nearing crunch time and Milan are well off the pace at the moment anyway, so it won’t be as decisive a match as it usually is. Milan is sitting in 9th ... More About: Inter , Seedorf
Beckham?s Galaxy not enough to challenge Sydney FC
2007-11-27 16:29:00 Tonight saw David Beckham captain LA Galaxy in a friendly match with Sydney FC in the A-league team’s Telstra Stadium. Some 82,000 football mad spectators filled the grounds to welcome Beckham to Australia for the first time. Sydney FC was certainly not overwhelmed by the occasion or the media frenzy that surrounded it, they quickly set ... More About: Real Madrid , General
Inter defeat Atalanta 2-1
2007-11-26 14:07:00 Just a quick post with some video highlights of Inter defeating Atalanta on the weekend. Inter started with the pedal to the metal but lifted off the gas towards the end of the match. They seemed to do enough and a win’s a win I guess… Here’s the first goal by Suazo. and here are all three ... More About: Video , Cruz
Brazil vs Uruguay
2007-11-23 16:45:00 Brazil played against Uruguay a few days ago as part of the 2010 world cup qualification campaign. The match was played out at Sao Paulo’s Morumbi stadium and was a chance for several players to return to the grounds of the club that started it all for them (SPFC). Kaka’, Mineiro and Luis Fabiano all ... More About: Brazil
Riquelme to Inter
2007-11-17 15:59:00 It seems that Inter could be making a move for Villarreal’s out of favour midfield star. Riquelme has not played regularly for the first team in quite some time, mainly because he and Chilean coach, Manuel Pellegrini are not on the best of terms. He’s been on loan at Boca Juniors in Argentina where he ... More About: Video , Players , Transfers
Inter after Arsenal?s Rosicky
2007-11-13 14:33:00 There’s been talk in England that Inter are preparing to move on Tomas Rosicky, one of Arsenal ’s many young talents. It’s not surprising that such an influential player is linked to Inter as they search for Figo’s replacement when he retires at the end of this season. There may be even more haste after Nedved’s ... More About: Video , Players , Transfers
Lulinha
2007-11-11 14:51:00 Just a quick post about another new up and coming star. Brazil ’s hero of the under-17s south american cup. His name is Lulinha and he currently plays for Corinthians in Brazil. He’s also attracted the attention of Chelsea with a couple of scouts sent to watch him in league action impressed with what they saw! ... More About: Video , International , Players
Inter/Juve and Arsenal/Man U
2007-11-06 15:39:00 So the big games of the weekend have been played and the battle for the top of the table fought. Inter estingly both of these matches ended in draws and little ground was made for any of these teams. Inter vs Juve ended 1-1 with Inter retaining it’s lead at the top and Juve dropping one ... More About: Manchester United , Arsenal , Juventus , Roma
Inter vs Juventus
2007-11-02 17:31:00 The other big match up this weekend (apart from Arsenal vs Manchester United) is the battle between Inter and Juventus ! Although Roma is sitting in second spot, one place above Juventus, they are only one point behind. The Inter-Juve games have always been fierce and highly anticipated affairs and this is an especially important match. ... More About: Genoa , Samuel
Arsenal vs Manchester United
2007-10-30 15:34:00 So Arsenal and Manchester United are set to face off this weekend in a top of the table clash. Both teams are sitting on 26 points, although Arsenal is on top through goal difference and still has a game in hand. Many will say that this game could decide the eventual league champion but I ... More About: Video
Nike Mercurial Vapors
2007-10-28 07:57:00 Following on from a couple of posts I made about the technology involved in soccer (first with soccer balls then monitoring/statistical equipment), I thought I’d look into the latest innovations in soccer boots/cleats. What better shoe to start with then the Nike Mercurial Vapor s. Not that I’m a Nike man or anything but I’ve ... More About: Technology , Shoes
Arsenal demolish Slavia Prague (UEFA CL)
2007-10-24 18:27:00 Just a quick post with some of the best highlights you’ll see (if you’re into one-sided demolitions!) from the champions league this matchday. Arsenal ran rings around their competition to finish 7-0 with a brace each from Cesc Fabregas and Theo Walcott. The youngsters really proved what they can do. More About: Uefa , Prague
Inter vs Moscow (UEFA CL)
2007-10-24 14:41:00 Inter had to fight back from being one goal behind to seal a win in Moscow , 2-1. Inter had a difficult first half, struggling through injuries and suspensions, not to mention Viera breaking down again after just 17 minutes. The frailties were clearly evident and CSKA’s Jo did not hesitate to point this out be scoring ... More About: Video , Uefa , Inter , Samuel
Inter defeat Reggina 1-0
2007-10-21 18:32:00 Inter continue their winning streak to maintain the lead in serie A by defeating Reggina at their rain-soaked pitch on Saturday. The only goal of the night was scored by Adriano to finally break his drought (the last time he scored was in April!). On 18 minutes, Adriano directed Figo’s inswinging free-kick with a slight ... More About: Inter , Feat
Brazil destroy Equador
2007-10-18 18:19:00 Brazil crushed Equador 5-0 in last night’s world cup 2010 qualifier. The festivities began after a characteristic burst down the right flank by Maicon, which left the Equador defense stranded, followed by a cut-back on the line to allow Vagner Love the easiest of tap-ins. Next Kaka’ took an optimistic shot from some distance which ... More About: Video , International , Brazil , Ronaldinho
Moved again!
2007-10-17 18:34:00 Okay, so after going through all the hassle of moving from blogger to wordpress, I soon found that I was limited again by the hosted version (on the wordpress site itself). So I’ve bit the bullet and have an install of wordpress hosted externally and I’ve got my domain name in action. I think that ... More About: Video , General
Kaka?, off to England and World Player of the Year?
More articles from this author:2007-10-11 19:34:00 I love it whenever a player speaks out hypothetically and the press goes wild. Kaka’ was interview earlier this week by Esquire magazine and was quoted as expressing interest in playing in England or Spain if he were to ever leave Milan… Well shock, horror! If you’re not playing in Italy, what are the other ... More About: Video , Manchester United , Arsenal , Players 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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