Long before Cristiano Ronaldo was traded to Manchester United for 15 million euros, groups of people all over the world were playing a game fairly similar to the one we know today. History of Soccer It seems that moving a ball of some sort into a designated goal area is an ancient human endeavor. Although …

The last line of defense, arguably one of the most important players on the pitch, is the giant goalkeeper with the safe (hopefully) hands. Your goalkeeper can be the difference between victory or defeat, nowhere else on a soccer field can one mistake be so costly, which is why losing one to a red card …

At the end of both halves in soccer, the referee flashes a number up on the sidelines. Even though each half is 45 minutes of action, stoppage time is part of the play as well. What is stoppage time, also known as extra time or injury time? How do referees figure out how much to …

Soccer is advertised as a 90-minute match between two teams. However, those who follow soccer know that it doesn’t exactly always work out that way. In fact, when the score is tied, and there must be a winner, the match can end up being significantly longer with overtime. What is overtime, and how is it …

Over the years in recorded history, Spain has consistently produced some of the best footballers to have ever played the game. It is a country with the top two clubs in the world, it is only obvious that the native players are brought up through the best academy systems into the top leagues around the …

The official start of a soccer match takes place with a kick-off. It’s thought of as a ceremonial part of the game, and not much happens right off the bat. However, for some people, they may not even know much about kick-offs in general. We dive a little deeper into kick-offs in soccer at various …

In the very beginning when numbers started popping up on soccer jerseys, every player was assigned theirs based on the position they played. It made it pretty simple to follow the game, and most just accepted it for what it was. These days, there is a lot more freedom as far as what number a …

Having an excellent goalkeeper between the sticks is a significant boost to a team’s confidence. From penalty saving instances to out-of-the-world goalkeeping stands, goalkeepers play a massive role in a team’s overall performance. Clean sheets are arguably the major key points through which goalkeepers are evaluated. The Premier League has the rise and fall of …

In order to become great at soccer, a lot of training is necessary. More often than not, having multiple soccer balls to train with can be beneficial as well. The problem is that spending hundreds of dollars on a ball to train with can get expensive in a hurry. These are the best training soccer …

Numbers in today’s soccer world play a big role in identifying players. It’s hard to imagine the days when numbers on the back of jerseys did not even exist, but the start of that practice had very humble beginnings. The #9 jersey in soccer might not be the most popular, as that’s usually reserved for …