At Football – Soccer Matches In The Top European Football Leagues -Should There Be Four Linesmen
February 16, 2012 | 
Author I watched football all my life and probably say that I have an unhealthy obsession with the game and how all the fans that I have my own ideas how to improve it. My main bugbear is that the linesman / assistant referee.
In the top division in countries like England, Italy and Spain, where the money is for this reason we have only two line judges? Surely it makes sense to have four? Then they can better judgment calls as to whether the ball crossed the line or not. They should also increase the likelihood that an attacker can take advantage of the doubt in offside calls when the player offside only be given if both linesmen raised their flags.
But the main reason is I must push for four line judges because the judges need their help. The four line judges could then move forward to the shirt, elbows and other goings on, what happens out of sight of the referee. Read the rest of this entry »
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Soccer Trivia and Facts
There’s nothing like a bit of trivia to test your knowledge on the sport of football. One can say that football is your sport, but how do you know? Here are some facts and tidbits that you can not or do not know football.
· Origin football in general in its present form in Britain.
· The world’s oldest club formed in 1857 is Sheffield FC
· Football is the sport most played and most watched on Earth
· Football is football in practically every country except the United States, call the football “gridiron” football and soccer.
· Famous soccer rivalries are the Old Firm (Scotland), Manchester derby, London derbies, derby, Real vs Barcelona, and much more.
· Some famous football player: Pele, Maradona, Charlton, Eusebio, Cruyff Dalglish, Ronaldo, Beckham, Matthew. Read the rest of this entry »
5 Useful Tips to Improve Soccer (Football) Shooting
Shooting is probably one of the most difficult skills to master the game of football. That is, it is also one of the most valuable. You’re not going to score many goals for your team if you can not run the football effectively.
But do not worry, with enough practice and a little guidance (that’s what I’m here for) you can begin until you see improvement in shooting football. It will not happen over night (sorry baby). It takes a little practice, a little practice, oh ya and practice some more.
1) Accuracy of power.
If you can not hit the net, you do not shoot too many goals. Always placing the ball into an open position, instead of shooting the ball as hard as possible to concentrate. Once you are confident in your accuracy, you can then disconnect the power supply.
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