Midfielder

than any other man or woman in history” (Goff, 2015, par.1). Abby Wambach has broken the stereotype that women are not as good athletes as men; she has outscored even the soccer greats, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Another great example is midfielder, Carli Lloyd, who in the World Cup final, “scored a historic hat trick, with all three goals occurring within the first sixteen minutes of the game.” (Pennsylvania Conference for Women, 2015, Par.3). Lloyd’s hat trick is the fastest three…

It is fitting –if somewhat ironic- that tomorrow’s clash between Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund will be punctuated by the notion of the quick transition. While the playing style has at times had fans on the edge of their seats, the real transition Jurgen Klopp is undertaking will become clearer over the coming weeks and months. Dortmund will offer a stern test of where Liverpool are at, writes Sean Duffy. After seven years at the Westfalenstadion, Jurgen Klopp departed Borussia Dortmund last…

The title for the best soccer player in all of history belongs to a 5’7’’("Lionel Messi" Encyclopædia Britannica) tall, Barcelona right midfielder, who has innovated the world of soccer through his amazing dribbling skills, and his endless pursuit to keep pushing barriers. Lionel Messi became one of the richest soccer players due to all his achievements alone and the ones for his club. With such an incredible income of around $21 million per year (“Lionel Messi Biography”), Messi has been a…

The Mexican left back passed me the ball so I switch the play to the right side of the pitch. Our Brazilian right midfielder Eduardo was ready to cross the ball to our Jamaican striker Alonzo. Eduardo fooled everyone and he passed it to our playmaker Michael who scored the winning goal and together we made history for Cheshire Academy. All of these nationalities companied together under the roof of American freedom. Diversity is a key element to improve and have a successful society.…

faces. Chills went down my spine knowing that their might be a twist in this game. The Tiger fan’s jaws dropped. Five minutes were left on the clock. Our team looked tired and furious at each other. Everybody went and did what they wanted to do. Midfielders stayed at the bottom of the field while forwards struggling on top of the field searching for somebody to pass the ball to. Avi Garcia lost the ball. As a result, the other team score again due to a kickback. That is when we knew everything…

Did you know the first sport played in the Americas was lacrosse? The game of lacrosse can be considered as the oldest sport in the Americas. The sport of lacrosse has been around since the Native Americans freely roamed the Americas. The sport was not always just for fun, it also had spiritual and traditional aspects to it. The Indians believed that lacrosse was the “Creator’s Game”. The game was often played to resolve conflicts, heal the sick, and develop stronger men for battle. The…

had graced yet with lots more rules being implemented into the game. It was a period of some of the most remembered events in soccer’s long history. The infamous “hand of God” by Maradona marked the history books and baffled people on how a 5’5 midfielder could win a header vs a 6’1 English goalkeeper. The 90s were dominated by the french and brazilians. This was when my favorite player of all time came to be; Zinedine Zidane. He was a complete Maestro on the ball, a wizard disguised as a soccer…

In 2012, I joined my first organized team sport, soccer. It was in late August and my mom asked, “Adriane, your dad and I talked about you getting involved in a team sport and thought you might like to join a soccer team.” I had no clue on how to play soccer, what the rules were, or what the positions were! We looked around for different clubs in the area and mom decided I would play for a county league called Severn Soccer Club (SAC). A week before my first practice my mom said, “We are…

for most of her young life. She is a model soccor player and is working on becoming a model student too. Her grades are great, but she has a habit of taking back to the teacher and starting fights with other classmates. Little Nikki is a starting Midfielder on her town's youth travel team. This means in season she has practise 3 times a week after school, and tournaments on weekends. Nicole takes a carpool to practices over the week, and Anthony and Jill take turns driving with tournament…

Through the last thirty years of men’s international soccer there have been many teams to rise on the back of a single star. This player usually has the ability to make all of the players around him play better than ever before. A player in this position is generally thrust into the spotlight at an early age, usually mid to late teens, and if they are not the best at focusing, they are not given the time to develop their skills as they keep progressing through the ranks. I believe that this puts…