Everyone loves an underdog, especially when they beat the odds and emerge with the win. The problem is it happens so rarely that we often can’t believe what we’re witnessing. Anything can happen over the course of a race or a few seconds during a match, a touch of brilliance or an unfortunate fall when …
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The UEFA Champions League and its predecessor, the European Cup, is the most coveted trophy in European club soccer. It’s one of the hardest trophies to win and equally difficult to defend the following season. Since the inception of the European Cup in 1955, and right through to the name change in 1992 to the …
The number 5 is one of the most important in the sport of soccer, it has often been worn by legends of the game that have excelled in both defensive and midfield positions. The number is most commonly used to represent a central defender, with them often partnering with the number 4 player in the …
If you’ve been keeping up with things here on SoccerPrime.com, you’ll already be aware of our latest miniseries documenting some of the lesser-known squad numbers in global soccer. So far, we have covered a range of numbers such as 12, 13, and 19; today we will continue to count upward by looking at the number …
Welcome back to another edition of our latest miniseries documenting some of the best players to have worn some of the less iconic jersey numbers in soccer. We have already covered a wide range of numbers, including 12, 13, and 19, with us looking at seven soccer players to have worn the number 16 today. …
As mainstream soccer jersey numbers go, there is no number less seen on the field than the number 13. There are a variety of reasons why this is the case, first relates to the fact that it is traditionally reserved for a team’s second-choice goalkeeper who is usually a player that isn’t seen very much …
In the good old days, soccer players would line up from number 1 (the goalkeeper) up to number 11 (the striker), and if you weren’t in the starting eleven, you’d at best be on the substitutes bench. As the goalkeeper was designated the number 1 jersey, it would then go to the right back at …
With soccer being a sport that has fewer points scored than many other sports, it’s understandable why scoring a goal is such an exciting event worthy of celebrating. While strikers might be used to scoring, there’s always a massive buzz about finding the back of the net. For some players, scoring a goal is a …
Egyptian soccer hero Mohamed Salah has become one of the most sought-after players in world soccer. Thanks to a scoring record at Liverpool that’s drawn admiring glances from every top club in the world, the Egyptian international is now one of the most important players in the Premier League. It’s not all been plain sailing, …
Soccer is one of the most resilient sports around; it’s also one of the most accessible; all you need is a ball and somewhere flat to play it. From kids playing soccer in a car park to the biggest soccer stadiums in the world, everyone can play the sport of kings. A soccer game rarely …
