1950 FIFA World Cup

Never before has there been such dissent in the soccer world. Ask any fan, any expert, anyone who their favorite is, who they believe is better or simply who they prefer, and you will never, ever reach consensus. It is the never ending argument that speaks volumes and goes beyond the sport. When the best Spanish teams, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, meet, the biggest subplot of the match is Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo. But the question remains, who is better? You can reach the answer to this

Over recent years there have been numerous world class defenders and there are many notable mentions. By analyzing their skill, technique, and influence in the game we have selected the top 10 defenders in world football. Below is a list of 15 notable mentions. Gary Cahill Nicolas Ottamendi Raphael Varane Javier Mascherano 10. David Alaba The young Austrian is one of the worlds best young talents and has sparkled or club and country. David Alaba currently plays for German-side Bayern Munich

It was a warm day in Los Angeles California. The soccer field had green grass and a lot of kids playing on it. There is a 9-11 year old team playing. The parents of the kids pay the coach so their kids can play on the soccer team. Derek is a is a dark haired boy. He's 11 years old, and he is a better soccer player than Chris is at the moment. Chris is an 11 year old boy who is Mexican and loves to play soccer. Chris’s family is a bit more poor then Derek's family. Their soccer coach is Tomas. He

Before starting this, I am stating why people think Cristiano Ronaldo is arrogant, so don't attack me. I am just trying to make you understand both views. Not everyone who thinks Cristiano is an arrogant person is absurd. His body language and face expressions Body language and face expressions are important. Ask anyone out there who's somewhat good with people; he will tell you that body language and face expressions matter greatly. If you want friends or girls, or you do not want to be looked

soccer players in the world. He has won the Football Association Award of Wales four times and is the second fastest soccer player. Gareth Bale is talented and has incredible dribbling skills. He was in Primer league of England with the Tottenham Spurs and now is in La Liga with Real Madrid. He is one of the worlds most famous soccer players. Gareth Bale is now at his dream club Real Madrid, he has talented dribbling skills, and he is one of the most famous soccer players in the world. He has been dreaming

PUNT: A useful way of measuring the sophistication of a soccer crowd is to listen to their reaction to a long punt by the goalkeeper. If they ooh! and aah! as the ball arcs downfield for 40 or 50 yards, chances are that they don't know too much about soccer. A long punt, assessed by Mendez8football criteria, is impressive. By soccer standards it is next to useless. As a pass, the high towering punt has two major drawbacks: The ball is in the air too long, allowing opponents plenty of time to cover

Is Messi really the best in the world? By: Ali Addouj Lionel Messi is an Argentine professional football player who plays for Fc Barcelona, and currently holds the prestigious Ballandor (Annual best player in the world trophy). Already considered by many to be firmly lodged amongst the greatest names in history, Messi is quite literally a legend of the game, without having yet retired. The Argentinian superstar is capable of feats few can even dream of, and the breathtaking consistency with which

Messi won the Fifa Ballons d’Or in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014. During his first interrupted campaign Messi scored 38 goals in 51 games. 2012 was Messi’s record breaking year. On March 7th Messi scored 5 times in a Champions League. Messi holds more records than anyone in soccer history, he holds the most goals in Europe and Spanish history, most goals scored in a season, and most “best player in the world” awards. That is only a few of his many records.

RONALDO Football. The most watched sport in the world. And we’re not talking about the football with the Mannings, Deflategate, and Adrian Peterson. What’s being talked about is what Europe and most of the world call football, but America calls it soccer. Soccer was first invented in China in 300 B.C, where kids would kick leather balls by kicking it into a small net. Greeks and Romans played soccer for fun, but it wasn’t until the 18th century when people would start to play soccer as a full-time

all started back in 1966’s World Cup in England, Germany and England where battling in the final of the cup and they tied 2-2, the decision was to play extra time. At that time Geoff Hurst would hit the crossbar only for the ball to bounce in the outside of the goal. The referee awarded this goal because he couldn’t know if the ball had gone in or not. Forty-four years later we would expect that the same mistake where not made in the biggest sporting event in the world, but the same mistake was