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Some Football Tips For Both Players And Fans

Thursday, 19 March 2015 / No Comments
Do you find it hard to understand why so many people love watching football? Maybe you know someone who wants to find out more about the game. If so, then keep reading about tips and techniques you can use to play better, or just improve your understanding of the game.



Discover your best talent in football and focus on that, rather than trying too hard to be a superstar player. Coaches need specific plays and players, not fancy show-offs. Practice and perfect your best drills and make sure you can participate with those exact moves when the coach and team needs you most.

Don't play football unless you have on your protective equipment. If you aren't properly outfitted then you run the risk of getting a serious injury. If you don't have your safety gear, don't play. Injuries include fractures and bone breaks, paralysis and even major brain injuries. These are things that could make it so that you never play again.

Give the kicker on the team more than enough practice to perfect his technique and skill. There are many times that a game is won or lost because of the lack of skill on the kicker's behalf. If the kicker is having problems, dedicate some private practice time with them to assist them with their problems.

What can i do?
Once you have a workout regimen, stick with it. You don't want to keep changing it up. Exercise will only be beneficial if you perform a quality routine several times a week. Don't let yourself stop and start new routines over and over.

Make learning a part of your football regimen. Too many people think sports like football is all about being physical. Your brain is just as important. You need to exercise your mind to be able to learn your team's patterns and make split second decisions. It's brains and brawn that are important in football.

A great way to keep yourself in top form for playing football is to run at least 3 miles a day. This is an excellent exercise for your cardiovascular system. When you are near the end of your run, find a hill to run up and down before finishing. This will help increase your strength and play at your best longer.

Nutrition

Nutrition plays a large role in a successful football players life. Football players exert tremendous amounts of energy during practice and games; therefore, it is important to eat enough calories to keep your energy levels at peak performance. Eating a variety of lean proteins and complex carbohydrates help give you the energy you need.

To be the best football player that you can be, proper nutrition to fuel your body is essential. Empty calories from soda and fast food should be avoided. Instead, eat whole grains, proteins, fruits and vegetables to provide your body with the energy it needs to keep you going all game long.

As this article shows, there are many types of people who find the game enjoyable. Understanding the game of football can help you understand why it is so popular and you may even become one of those rabid fans. This article was intended to give you a basic overview about the sport of football.

Eaglets secure World Cup ticket

Sunday, 22 February 2015 / No Comments

FIFA U-17 World Cup reigning champions, the Golden Eaglets yesterday secured a semi final berth at the ongoing African U-17 championship and a ticket to the 2015 U-17 FIFA World Cup billed for Chile later in the year. The Eaglets achieved the feat after a 3-1 thumping of the Junior Chipolopolo of Zambia in their final group match of the tournament in Niger.
The victory will see Nigeria in Chile to defend the title she won at the 2013 world championship at the United Arab Emirates.
Victor Osimhen gave Nigeria the lead in the 35th minute, before Kelechi Nwakali doubled the lead the just before the break.
After the break Osimhen added a second, before Patson Daka pulled one back for Zambia
Nigeria finished top of Group A with 7 points, three clear of second placed Guinea that suffered a surprise 2-1 defeat at the hands of hosts, Niger yesterday.
Despite the defeat, Guinea qualified for the semi final and a ticket to the World Cup as well.
Today, South Africa will take on Cameroon while Ivory Coast will face Mali for the remaining semi final berths.
Four teams will represent Africa at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile.

Tennis: Ferrer aware of Djokovic challenge

Saturday, 2 November 2013 / No Comments

David Ferrer is all to aware at the challenge
that lies ahead of him in the final of the
Paris Masters tournament.
The world number three Spaniard faces
world number two Novak Djokovic in
tomorrow morning's decider.
Djokovic has come out victorious in the last
four meetings between the pair, something
Ferrer says will make the match a
challenging prospect.
"It's going to be a difficult match. I need to
play very good to win.
"I have to play similar like today, you know.
I have one chance."
Ferrer progressed to the decider with a
straight sets win over Rafael Nadal, while
Djokovic fought from a set down to beat
Roger Federer in the semifinals.
The final will get underway at three
tomorrow morning.

Rodgers: Liverpool 'in with a shout' of top- four finish The Anfield boss watched his side lose at the Emirates but he remains confident that they have what it takes to qualify for next year's Champions League

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Brendan Rodgers still
believes his Liverpool
side can finish in the
top four of the Premier
League this season in
spite of Saturday's 2-0 defeat to Arsenal .
The Reds missed the chance to overtake the
Gunners at the top of the Premier League on
Saturday, as goals from midfielders Santi
Cazorla and Aaron Ramsey inspired Arsene
Wenger's side to victory.
The Anfield outfit had been mentioned as
title contenders following a strong start to
the season, but Rodgers' ambitions are more
conservative.
"I think what we can see is that my players
have been brilliant in this opening period,"
he told Sky Sports.
"I think we're going to be in with a shout.
We'll be in with a fighting chance of that top
four and that's what we're aiming to do."
Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho both had
chances to mount a comeback at the
Emirates Stadium, but Rodgers did not
believe his side deserved anything from the
game.
He added: "I thought that the best team
won; they had a greater control of the game.
We still had chances.
"Their mobility and passing was better than
ours; we could have done better with the two
goals. We're disappointed: we never pressed
the ball well enough; we were never tight
enough.
"We kept going all night; the players have
been brilliant in their application of the
game. We created chances but just couldn't
put the ball in the net.

Rayo Vallecano 2-3 Real Madrid: Lucky escape for los Blancos in dramatic derby Carlo Ancelotti's men were in cruise control after a Cristiano Ronaldo double and a header from Karim Benzema but they flirted with disaster after giving away two penalties

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Real Madrid were given
an almighty scare
before holding on to
claim a vital 3-2 victory
over Rayo Vallecano on
Saturday night.
The visitors looked to be on course for
another big win after Cristiano Ronaldo's
double, which sandwiched a Karim Benzema
strike, but two penalties in as many second-
half minutes from Jonathan Viera put a
different complexion on the match.
Madrid held on despite late pressure,
though, closing the gap on leaders Barcelona
to six points, leaving their hosts rooted to
the foot of the table.
Rayo boss Paco Jemez made only one change
from their defeat at Osasuna, bringing in
Nacho Martinez for Alberto Bueno. In
contrast, Carlo Ancelotti continued to rotate
his squad as he made six alterations from
their win over Sevilla, with Xabi Alonso
making his first start of the season.
Fresh from putting seven past Sevilla on
Wednesday, Madrid appeared in clinical
mood again and it took Ronaldo only three
minutes to break the deadlock, as he
collected Luka Modric's pass and confidently
placed an effort into the bottom far corner.
That strike was his 19th in 15 matches this
season, making it his best start to a
campaign, and although Rayo had a goal
disallowed through Iago Falque, Madrid
continued to stretch the hosts' defence.
Bale set up the next two goals at Estadio de
Vallecas as his right-footed cross was
headed past Ruben by Benzema after 31
minutes, the Frenchman's third goal of the
week.
And the Welshman squared to Ronaldo three
minutes into the second half for Real's third,
with the visitors seemingly in cruise control.
But the rampant visitors saw their progress
halted soon after as Dani Carvajal brought
down Viera in the box on 53 minutes, and
the striker picked himself up to convert the
penalty.
Remarkably, he was afforded the opportunity
to reduce the deficit further just two minutes
later - Marcelo the offender this time, fouling
Falque after Joaquin Larrivey's header had
come back off the crossbar. Viera kept his
cool to double his tally and bring it back to
3-2, with Madrid clearly rocking.
Jemez's side thought they had equalised with
25 minutes to go, but Diego Lopez tipped
Bueno's effort on to the post.
Saul missed a glorious chance to equalise in
the area with just over 10 minutes to play as
he knocked wide while off balance, before
Ronaldo forced Ruben into a smart double
save at the other end.
Right-back Tito headed narrowly wide of
Lopez's post in stoppage time, but Madrid
claimed the points to extend Rayo's losing
streak against their illustrious neighbours to
11 matches.

Nigeria U17-Iran U17 Preview: Eaglets eye quarter-final ticket against the Persians

Tuesday, 29 October 2013 / No Comments
Nigeria U17-Iran U17 Preview: Eaglets eye quarter-final ticket against the Persians

Ali Doustimehr and his boys hunt for for a rare victory over the high flying Golden Eaglets for a place in their first ever quarter final in the Fifa U17 World Cup

PROBABLE LINEUPS

NIGERIA

Alampasu
Muhammed, Bello, Okon
Nwakali, Idowu, Ezeh, Alfa, Yahaya
Iheanacho , Awoniyi


IRAN

Amini
Hashemi, Haghzadeh, Hosseini, Jafari
Seyyedi, Karimi, Ezatolahi, Hazami
Bazaj, Mazloum

Nigeria launch a bid for a place in the last eight of the 15th Fifa U17 World Cup against Iran billed for the Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain – a venue now seen as ‘slaughter slab’ for the enterprising Africans.

Yousef Seyyedi’s 36th minute strike against Austria in their last group outing proved to be the magic Ali Doustimehr’s side needed to proceed to the last 16 of the championship after a sluggish start to the competition against Argentina and Canada.

Garba Manu’s boys on their own part began their campaign on a terrific note by spanking current cup holders, Mexico 6-1 before teaching Iraq a hard lesson to top Group F after a hard earned 3-3 draw against Sweden in their second game.

Nigeria are outstanding favorites to cruise into the next round going by their impressive run so far (scoring 14 goals in three games) but the Persians are expected to put up a brave showing going by their enviable defensive record so far in the competition (conceding just two goals in three games).

Though this tie will be the first between both sides in the history of the championship, the Persians know what to expect against the Eaglets having emerged victorious against another African side, Gambia 2-0 at the 2009 edition staged in Nigeria.

Injured Isaac Success will definitely not be on parade when his colleagues file out as they continue their quest for a record fourth crown, Manu will rely on goals from Musa Yahaya, Kelechi Iheanacho and Taiwo Awoniyi to secure passage to the next round.

One good omen for Nigeria will be the appointment of Brazilian referee, Heber Roberto Lopes to handle this cracker. It will be recalled that he was in charge when Nigeria defeated Australia 2-1 at the 2003 edition of the Fifa U17 World Cup held in Finland. Should the Eaglets emerge victorious , they will face the winner between Uruguay and Slovakia in what promises to be another explosive match up.