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Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, And Montreal All Win Big In MLS

May 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment

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Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, And Montreal all win big in MLS, with high scores and shut outs.

Seattle Sounders shutout San Jose Earthquakes 4-0 with two goals from Lamar Neagle and one each

from Mauro Roales, Obafemi Martins respectively. Seattle Goalie Michael Gspurning picks up his 4th

shutout of the 2013 season. Portland Timbers are in the number two slot of the West Division with a

3-0 thumping of Chivas USA. Rodney Wallace, Diego Valeri, and Will Johnson all netted a goal in

the clean sheet put up by the Timber defense. Portland keeper Donovan Ricketts netted his 4th shutout

as the Big Green eye the top spot of the West. Vancouver stuns the Galaxy 3-1 in a well played match

as the Whitecaps climb back into the race. Russell Teibert to the RESCUE!!!! Off the beach, comes in

and nets his first two MLS goals, and lifts Vancouver to a big win over the LA Galaxy. Darren Mattocks

hits in a late goal in added play time to lock in the 3 points for the Whitecaps. Vancouver Goalie Joe

Cannon solid game verses the league champion Galaxy. In the East, Montreal Impact takes one away

from Real Salt Lake, with a 3-2 shocker. Impact’s Matteo Ferrari had an up and down day, with a

starting own goal, then a goal of his own in extra time to bring home the win. RSL Kyle Beckerman and

Marco DiVaio knocked in goals for the visitors, two was not enough for Montreal had 3 in the plans for

this match. Montreal moves into the top 4 of the East and 6 wins in early 2013.




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NY Red Bulls And Sporting KC Stay On Top With Wins

May 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Red Bulls vs New England

 

 

 

 

 

 

NY Red Bulls and Sporting KC stay on top with wins after a couple of tough weeks of MLS competition.
Both of these teams are hot after big wins with 4 goals in each of their matches. Red Bulls
Dax McCarty put NY on the board with a quick goal four minutes into the match with New England
Revolution. The 1-0 lead did not last long, as Brandon Barklage placed a rather clinical header into his own net while defending a set piece, two minutes later. Barklage made up for that mistake shortly after,
finding Espindola with a neat pass just minutes later, putting NY put for good leading to a 4-1 victory.
Sporting KC’s Claudio Bieler and Graham Zusi had great match against Chivas USA. After Sporting Kansas City got a man advantage on Chivas, KC’s
Bieler scored twice, the second time from the penalty spot after the ejection of Chivas goalkeeper Dan Kennedy, while Zusi had a goal and an assist as Sporting KC snapped a two-game losing streak with a 4-0 victory over Chivas. The Eastern Conference is solid with 3 teams tied right now, KC’s Goalie Jimmy Nielsen took over Sporting’s club record with his 38th clean sheet in MLS and his sixth of the 2013 season.


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Special Needs Kids Working On Soccer Drills

May 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment

soccer drills for special needs kids

 

 

 

 

 

 

Special needs kids working on soccer drills and coaches who can formulate neat ideas to make soccer

fun to learn, is our challenge in the youth game. Taking the time to slow down the drill, however making

sure you push the progression as the learn the skill. These players like a set “schedule”, set up your

drills and keep the progression from one to the other drills in the same rotation from day to day so these

players get that “schedule” nailed down and feel comfortable learning the skill. Repetition is the best

way to see the success and making the drill a game will help the funnest factor. From throwing the ball

in to passing and dribbling as many touching of the ball you can incorporate, will make confidence soar in these special needs children.



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Good Start For Real Salt Lake And Houston Dynamo Early 2013

April 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Seattle Sounders vs Real Salt Lake

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good Start For Real Salt Lake And Houston Dynamo Early 2013

Both RSL and Dynamo of Houston are in the top 3 of their division after the first month

of action in the MLS. Houston coming off a solid win over the Chicago Fire, stay on pace in

the second place in the East division. Bruin of the Dynamo started off with a nifty goal before

Chicago’s Rolfe equaled that with a nice tuck away. In the 80th minute, Houston’s Davis put the

match away taking 3 points from the Fire. Seattle Sounder Goalie Michael Gspurning kept it close

against the red hot RSL squad. Real Salt Lake started the scoring in the 8th minute with tough play

by Findley, keeping his momentum moving towards a quick goal for RSL. Gil put away a goal in the 34th

minute putting RSL up 2-0 and it took til the 56th minute when Evans got the Sounders on the board.

The match ended back and forth with RSL taking away 3 points from Seattle. [Read more...]

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Baltimore Blast And San Diego Sockers Win Their 2013 Indoor Championships

April 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment

San Diego Sockers Champs 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baltimore Blast And San Diego Sockers Win Their 2013 Indoor Championships, after close fought tough

matches. San Diego’s Chiky Luna got the goal to break a tie and put the Sockers up 7-6 with only 4

minutes left in the game, and then Brian Farber’s open goal brought home the PASL Ron Newman Cup

with an 8-6 final. The Detroit Waza Flo had the Sockers on their heels all game, but Detroit could not

finish in the last 6 minutes and San Diego takes home their 14th championship. Baltimore Blast  also

defeated their opponent 8-6, to win the 2013 MISL Championship Cup. The Missouri Comets had the

Blast down all game, with no goals for the Blast until the second half. When it was all over, four different

Blast players scored in the victory and Championship Series MVP William Vanzela recorded 12 saves.

The Milwaukee Wave had a successful 2013 with a 18-6 record, but got knocked out of the tournament early. Good Luck in 2014 Indoor Soccer Champs!!



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Montreal Impact And Vancouver Whitecaps Start MLS 2013 Undefeated

March 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Montreal MLS Toronto

 

 

 

 

 

 

Montreal Impact And Vancouver Whitecaps Start MLS 2013 undefeated.

O’ Canada, the MLS is changing power teams?  Not really, good start for these two upstart teams,

however two games into the regular season is way too early to say these two Canadian based teams

will compete for the MLS cup. Montreal starts off in the first 30 minutes with a nice bicycle shot n goal,

and with two goals in hand by the 60 minute mark, Portland could not seem to mount a real come back.

Vancouver Whitecaps also start off 2-0 undefeated in 2013, with a 2-1 victory over the Columbus Crew.

The Whitecaps put unbelievable pressure on all game. In the first five minutes Daigo Kobayashi hit a 30

yard strike for a long range goal to start off the match right. Kenny Miller finishes the game with a cool

strike to put it away. Hopefully these two teams can keep it up, we will see in late July when playoffs start our discussion. [Read more...]

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Does The New Pope Francis I Play Football / Soccer ?

March 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Pope Francis I

 

 

 

 

 

 

Does The New Pope Francis I Play Football / Soccer ?  Pope John Paul II did !

Jorge Mario Bergoglio elected Pope today, we are not sure if has moves like Lionel Messi does,

but they are both are from Argentina.  A Champion League striker Pope Francis may never be,

however we are excited to hope that he fancies a well played match. Now that things are heating up

in the Champions League, many teams are poised to take home that big silver cup. Barcelona,

Bayern Munchen, Dortmund, Juventus, Malaga, Saint-Germain, Schalke, and that old favorite

Manchester United all sit at the top ready to move on and claim 2013 Champions League trophy.


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US Mens Soccer Team Loses To Honduras 2-1

February 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Tim Howard US Mens Soccer Goalie

 

 

 

 

 

 

US Mens Soccer Team loses to Honduras 2-1 in a World Cup qualifying match Feb. 6th.

Clint Dempsey’s goal was not enough to carry the red, white, and blue of the US squad. This

Dempsey goal give him 31 total World Cup match play goals jumping above Brian McBride who

had 30 in his great career. Both offense and defense for the US squad looked a bit flat in Honduras.

The bicycle kick goal 4 minutes after the US scored really took the wind out of defense, as Honduras

seemed to play with more energy than the Yankees from the North. Next match, Costa Rica March

22nd at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo.  See the highlights below.


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Great Goal Celebrations And Late Winning Goals

January 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment

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Great goal celebrations and late winning goals can light up a crowd making the football/soccer

experience exciting. Soccer, like many sports is entertainment, and playing to the crowd can be great,

if you back it up with solid play. Late minute goals can set a fan base on fire, literally. English Premier

League match have been known to get out of hand from time to time. Some semi-pro teams in the

states here have some interesting goal celebrations as you will see in the videos below. The main thing

is to keep it all in good fun, and enjoy the excitement of a well played match. [Read more...]

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What Are The Most Successful Corner Kicks ?

December 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Corner Kick Spacing

 

 

 

 

 

 

What Are The Most Successful Corner Kicks ? Over 30 years of experience here at The Soccer Info

staff, it’s the ball chipped in between the penalty spot and the 6 yard goal kick line that creates the

most goals. Please stop playing the ball on a short pass to another teammate near the corner! That

play rarely ever gets any results and that strategy ends up playing into the defense’s hand. The best

play is to get a well paced chip pass just in front of the goal. Making the goalie to decide to come off

his line or to let his defenders clear the challenge. After watching 100′s of head ball goals, most come

from about 8 to 12 yards from the goal mouth, and is headed by an offensive player on the move.

Having players on the offense start 16 to 18 yards away, then run towards the flight of the in-swing chip,

this momentum gets the best results on strong head ball goals. Plus if the ball is chipped to deep past

the goal, always try to head the ball back to the middle again, that will give more  shot at goal.

One of the biggest challenges is having too many offensive players in the same area, spread out!

Covering all potential areas the ball could bounce to, gives your team coverage in keeping the ball in

his dangerous offensive chance to score. Please don’t play the ball short, give it chance to score,

lob it in! It’s your highest chance to score, put the ball into danger, use your advantage.



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