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If scoring was to be a single man contest, then we will have a problem, gladly is a whole different story and a perfect example of it are the forwards David “El Guaje” Villa from Valencia and Barça’ Samuel Eto’o. Between both have fired the nets 18 times in what’s been of La Liga’s campaign.They are renowned for their goals, but both players are poles apart. Villa is famous because many teams want him, but cannot meet the expense for such a player and the other (Eto’o) is infamous because his own team wants him out, but still now he is the reason why the squad achieves great victories. Last weekend, on the October 26th match, the Spaniard player tied the game against Valencia in Recre’s ground, the Nuevo Colombino; while Cameroonian striker Eto’o did the first season “hat-trick” in the Barcelona victory 5-0 against Almería.One facet that characterizes these two players is the fact that both were very close on leaving their teams at the beginning of the season, however for different motives. David Villas’ luck and financial problems changed thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo, after Real Madrid failed on sign the superstar. As a result the doors opened up for Villa as the team offered $56 million for the mighty Euro Cup scorer, but Valencia, after some deep thinking decided to keep the player, as it was better for financial and fan purposes. At the end Villa improved his contract with Valencia, who at this point and time is top leader in the Spanish premier league (with just 1 point above Barcelona and Real Madrid), while the forward is worth more day after day.On the other hand, Samuel’s case is filled with polemic, the Barcelona club tried to sell him as soon as possible due to his controversial and outspoken style, but at the time no team wanted to take such a financial risk on a bold player. At the end the player had to stay in the team who at this moment has 24 goals in 9 games, the highest number in the big European leagues. Eto’o does have a big ego, but for a good reason, after all he is an exceptional finisher. In his fourth season with FC Barcelona he just keeps getting better and better, with extreme speed and a magical eye for goals.After being announced transferable, Barças coach Josep Guardiola, gave the player a chance and to this day has taken action amazingly on the field, nevertheless unfortunately for the media he has remain distant and silent. His last comments about being nothing without his team backing him up and about the fact that they trust him was the important thing and not his outstanding 3 goals on the match against Almería, is making everyone think that there’s a brand new Eto’o. At this precise moment only a few players could outpost Villa and/or Samuel _that is if we leave the controversy and arguments behind. Both players come from a “genetically engineered” football generation and as days go by they keep getting superior and enhanced.There is much more to go on the European football for 2008-09 and maybe we will see these amazing strikers dispute some of the best football battles in the field, perhaps against each other.

Every fan of football will try to gather as much information as they can. There is much to know about this sport that is played in virtually every country on this planet. If you are having trouble finding something you are looking for, then you can also do a search using the word soccer instead of football. This is because the Americans call this sport soccer and many avid fans have a lot of information, live scores posted and fun things like pictures on their sites, but never refer to the sport as football which is a completely different sport there.

Football videos are very popular and it gives everyone the chance to see their favorite players in action or to see a game that was not seen before. This could be local games, older games or even new ones that couldn’t be seen due to work or some other circumstance. There are many websites that provide you with the videos you are looking for, even Championship League games.

News about all that is happening in the sport is also very high in demand by fans. Especially news about the premiership is popular. This is the premiere league of all countries in the UK and football is followed closely by many there. Of course other countries are also very much in love with football and their own teams. One of the most popular football players nowadays is Cristiano Ronaldo. He is originally from Portugal and plays for the national team, but when not playing for the Portuguese he is a major player for the English team Manchester United.

However, other fun things that have to do with football are also important. This includes football wallpapers, a personal avatar that is dressed up in football gear or even video that pertains to this extremely popular sport.

Manchester United Restaurant & Bar is a full service, casual all-day dining restaurants that feature predominantly western cuisine and local specialities to suit the taste buds of diners across the region. In addition, there is also strong emphasis on creative cocktails, live telecast of sports events, “live” entertainment from popular artistes and special themed parties.

The Manchester United Restaurant & Bar is more than a place to get a bite to eat and relax. For a kick-off, there’s a real excitement when you walk in and come face-to-face with memorabilia and pictures from Old Trafford, legendary Red Devils such as Bobby Charlton and George Best to present day stars such as Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo.

There is also the popular Managers Bench, a replica of the area where coach and players meet at the playing field and a lively island bar with video wall s showing live telecasts of all major sports events. Definitely a place to enjoy a great game with friends!

The second and third goals were scored by Nani and Darron Gibson respectively. The Portuguese player Nani, who debuted for United in August 2007, scored on a penalty given in the second half of the match whereas, Gibson scored the final goal of the match with one of his nimble shots. Matt Paterson of Saints was shown the red card when he hurled himself into Nemanja Vidic. Left with only 10 players just 36 minutes into the game, Southampton could do nothing but fight a losing game.Manchester’s win over the League Championship club ensured that it avoided joining ranks with the two top notch teams of Manchester City and Stoke who faced unexpected loses from their lower level rivals. Soccer blogs highlighted the fact that Southampton had beaten Manchester United in the finals of the FA Cup held in 1976, which also happened to be their last honor in the FA Cup.Experienced players, Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs, were called back to join the team as the coach wanted to get the right balance with those who had been-there-and-done-it before and the promising newcomers like Welbeck. Manchester United’s boss, Sir Alex, was delighted with his team and showered high praise on Welbeck.Having decided to give a rest to top players Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez, Welbeck found himself starting the match and succeeded in scoring only in the 20th minute of the game. He managed to get a header straight into the goal through the Saints’ goalkeeper, Kelvin Davis. The 19 years old was replaced by Wayne Rooney in the forward position midway during the second half of the match.  Latest soccer results for those who were unable to watch the matches are available online.Manchester United was already leading 2-0 at this point. In the 48th minute of the second half, Saints’ David McGoldrick was ruled against for having behaved harshly during Nani’s free kick.  This gave United’s Nani the chance to kick from the penalty spot and he made no mistakes in getting the ball rolling into the goal.The third goal was scored by Gibson in the 81st minute of the second half thanks to Wayne Rooney’s run and pull back.The four teams that have emerged as the highest point scorers of the third round and will be facing one another in the fourth round of the FA Cup will be pitted against each other in 2 matches: Liverpool vs. Everton and Manchester United vs. Tottenham. For more English soccer scores keep visiting.

Chelsea are three points behind the Reds while Manchester United are far back with seven but they have two games at hand. A win by Chelsea inures that the Blues shall increase their lead to seven points over the Red Devils as both teams try to overtake the Reds. The match could very well be the one that shall decide the title race for the three teams.
Chelsea and Man U are out to upstage each other in their hopes of winning the game to erase the memory of forgetful performances during the FA and Carling cup ties respectively.
Chelsea was held to a 1-1 draw by Coca-Cola League One team Southend with Salomon Kalou’s first half goal negated by an equalizer from Peter Clarke at the late minutes of the match played at Stamford Bridge. That earned the Shrimpers a third round cup replay, a game which will be played at the Shrimpers’ ground, the Roots Hall. The football match will be the Blues’ next game on the 14th of January. On the other hand, Man U are seeking a better football result than the unexpected 1-0 loss they suffered at the hands of Derby County at Pride Park for a spot to claim the Carling Cup to be played in Wembley Stadium.  Kris Commons produced an impressive first half strike during the semi-final first leg ending United’s unbeaten run to 14 games in all fronts. The streak saw them win eight games and draw the remaining four. Their last loss in all competitions was the 2-1 loss at the Emirates Stadium against Arsenal last November 8.
Man U shall play host to the Blues with Chelsea being the first team to be a part of the big four to visit Old Trafford for this year. The last time the two teams met was at Stamford Bridge, in a 1-1 draw. Park Ji-Sung scored with a 17th minute strike while Salomon Kalou answered for the Blues with a second half goal. The game was quite physical with a total of eight yellow cards given by referee Mike Riley. However, United players received most of the cards with seven while Jan Mikel Obi was the only player booked for Chelsea.  Ever since the two teams contested the Premier League and Champions League titles last season with United winning both titles, there seems to be a competitive rivalry brewing between the two.
For the Sunday clash, Man U can expect that Patrice Evra shall return to the side after serving out his four game match ban as a result of the brawl he was involved in with the Chelsea groundskeeper. A concern though for sir Alex Ferguson shall be the fitness of Rio Ferdinand, who continues to suffer from a back injury, Wayne Rooney, who limped out in the dying seconds of the game against Derby and Cristiano Ronaldo, who was in a car accident that wrecked the front of his car but escaped unhurt.Latest football results this weekend can be seen at Scorespro.com.

For their prospective teams in the IPL, having one of them in their team shall give it added stature, as these men have the ability to carry their team on a given day if needed to. And it is because of their exploits of what they can do in the cricket field both in international competitions and in domestic matches have made them the highest priced players for the IPL auction on February 6.Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff are expected to draw salaries that are comparable to football players for their three week stint in the IPL as the duo lead a cast of 20 English cricket players who have entered the Indian Premier League auction. The eight teams in the IPL use the auction to get players that they perceive that they need to improve their chances of winning the tournament this year which shall be held on April 10 to May 29.Prolific batsman Pietersen has been awarded the highest reservation fee among all England players at $1.35 million while all rounder Flintoff came in second at $950,000. Even if the duo were paid their minimum price, their pay for their three week stint can be above $350,000 pro rata basis for the tournament, a salary comparable to top flight footballers like Cristiano Ronaldo and Frank Lampard.Flintoff, on the other hand, may have $950,000 but it can possibly go higher as the teams shall try to outbid each other just to get him. It can turn into a competitive bidding and a price war since these teams can afford to do so and are very keen to get the top English all rounder. Among the teams rumored to be interested in his services are the Chennai Super Kings and the Mumbai Indians. He can turn into the the highest paid player then.Last season, the two highest priced contracts were given to Indian captain MS Dhoni who agreed to a @1.5 million contarct after initially being valued at $400,000. Australian all rounder Andrew Symmonds acquired the second highest contract of $1.3 million after he was rated at $300,000.Seeing such contracts awarded to players who join the IPL, a total number of 114 players with 27 Australians, 14 South Africans, 15 Sri Lankans, and a group of players coming from the West Indies, New Zealand, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh have declared themselves available for the auction. The reality though is that with only eight teams in the league and limited team places, not everyone who has decided to join the auction may be picked up in the auction and awarded the contracts. Aside from Pietersen and Flintoff, English cricketers who have intentions of joining the IPL are Steve Harmison, James Anderson, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Matt Prior, Monty Panesar, Ravi Bopara, Shaun Udal, Ryan Sidebottom, Owais Shah and Graeme Swan.Powerhouse Australia have its vice-captain Michael Clarke, Bradd Haddin, Nathan Hauritz, Stuart Clark, Jason Krejza, Shaun Tait and Bradd Hogg among others as participants.Check out the IPL live results at ScoresPro.com/cricket/

The glorious Manchester United achieves to keep the head position of the English Premier League after defeating 1-0 the West Ham United, victory that gave them the three points needed to move on and take the throne away from Liverpool, that won it momentaneously on Saturday after overcame Portsmouth 3-2, in what was the 25th match-day of the league.

This encounter was not as easy as the Red Devils thought it would be, due to the strong fight the Hammers gave them and also to the fact that they could not count with the participation of the forward, Wayne Rooney, who was out due to an injury. However Manchester began taking charge with the assistance of Cristiano Ronaldo, Ryan Giggs, Carlos Tevez and Dimitar Berbatov in the field.

Regardless of the domain Manchester had during the first part, could not reach the box contrary, limiting the game to constant shots lacking of menace towards West Ham, which figured out how to repel them.

At the minute 20, the Reds saw the opportunity to score coming along, which was captured by the Bulgarian Berbatov, but unfortunately for him, it happened during an offside action, which meant the goal was disallowed. Manchester continued with its hits straight to the goalpost, causing anxiety in the West Ham, that at a minute before finishing the first period was close to make its first mark, but the red defense stopped them.

For the second half were the 11 from Upton Park the ones that hold the sphere. Trying to reach the rival zone with some long distance strikes that –although could almost reach their purpose– did not cause much impression on Sir Alex Ferguson club, who in a good football explosion achieve their triumphal mark.

Thanks to a good pass from Scholes to the precise Giggs, who with impressive moves managed to evade two adversaries until reaching the contrary area, where at the 62’ and with a powerful kick crossed the frame protected by Robert Green.

Right after Manchester United grab the lead in the scoreboard, the hosts tried to even the situation, but despite all efforts they couldn’t accomplish it, since Edwin Van der Sar, goalie of the Reds, never lost the calm, not even with ingress of Diego Tristán –who did not had much time to stand out, as he entered at the 87th minute.

With this victory, the eighth uninterruptedly, the leaders demonstrated their capacity and playing high level by not falling under the pressure Liverpool put on them the day before. Besides, with this triumph the Red Devils reach already thirteen Premier encounters without receiving a goal against; which also helped Van der Sar impose a new record of 1.312 minutes goals-free.

This triumph allowed Manchester United continue in the crest of the English league with 56 points, follow by Liverpool, their toughest enemies, that after this match-day sum 54 points; meanwhile, Aston Villa ascends to the third spot with 51 points, thanks to its conquest before Blackburn (2-0) and the draw 0-0 between Hull City and Chelsea, that descended to the fourth position.

The teams are equally strong and Liverpool is constantly building pace towards them so they don’t want to lose in the middle of nowhere and advised to hold their nerve. Manchester united is boosting towards premiership title and with a number of record under their name. The most prominent is goal keeper Edwin van der SAR set new record of without conceding goal from 1212 minutes. The outstanding performance by goal keeper who is a prominent figure of club since he joined Manchester united and holds regular position in final eleven with great courage and nerve. Manchester united has reputation of wining in champions’ league with record of 12 home match victories consecutively and most FA cup titles. Manchester united were first English club who won champions league by beating Benefica. It is richest club among world’s most famous club in list and only club in history of soccer which won a treble in season which means they won premiership title and FA cup title and third most prominent and famous European Champions league title during one season.Manchester united player Cristiano Ronaldo is awarded FIFA player of the year award due to his magnificent performance and he played vital role in victory. The club is going to make another record which is a title won by a club and that is number up to 18. Manchester united is on top with 56 point in 24 games and 2 points difference from second number Liverpool with a game in hand which is still to play. Sir Alex Ferguson is focus and determine as he always handle his club with same reputation and 17 win with 75 % success rate is awesome. The tougher companion Chelsea are facing hard time and having 7 point behind and a game in Manchester hand possibly made it 10 point lead over board when they are going to play against Fulham on 18th of this month and you should get actions from live soccer scores websites. Do not miss any of exciting Manchester united matches for rest of season and soccer results are available which show you accurate soccer news.Manchester united is waiting for their important matches of FA challenge cup into fifth round with derby and couple of league matches before carling cup final with Tottenham Hotspur. The red devils are back into action soon in couple of week with Inter Milan in hot European championships league second round. Jose Mourinho ex-Chelsea manager is up front with Inter Milan to face Manchester united and Italian giants are considered dangerous this season with Jose Mourinho and they are leading in Italian Serie A. with their current record Manchester is well deserve on track to win both competition and considered favorite to win premier league. The most prominent and desired match in European champions league is Manchester united VS inter Milan on 24th February.Enjoy the action of these two teams on with updated soccer livescore information on ScoresPro.com.

European champions’ league always bring exciting soccer action for its fans as it brings Inter Milan VS Manchester United and this is one of the most thrilling action packed game which you ever witnessed. In this match, people have witnessed best sides of their league, in which England’s best club encountered against Italy’s best club at San Siro in 1st leg of their match.Manchester united has won their group stage with convincing two wins and 4 draws which make them on top of the group with ten points and Internazionale finished on 2nd in their group stage with eight points. What you can expect more other than encounter of the two most successful coaches of current times behind both clubs as Jose Mourinho for inter Milan and Sir Alex Ferguson for Manchester United head to head on that match which resulted in a draw at San Siro. You might have seen that extra ordinary match on 24 February 2009 and soccer results of this match are unforgettable which brings you the best attack and defense war of these two giants.Inter Milan has lost two matches successively in their group stages which include one home lost which could hurt them on knockout round. Inter Milan has scored 8 goals in all and conceded 7 goals which shows their problems in defense with another blow of Marco Materazzi who was injured and missed the match.Manchester united is unbeaten in their last 6 matches in champions’ league and they beat net 9 times in group stages and deceived 3 times by opponent. This is not only good example of their defense but also their Barclays premiership record of being unbeaten in more than 1032 minutes without conceding goal in league matches. The former record was maintained by Chelsea’s keeper Petr Cech which was of 1025 minutes and he was considered as best keeper until Edwin Van Der SAR broke the record and make it 1032 for his fantastic career in Manchester united and as he did same with this match unbeaten again.Inter Milan faced problem in their defense as Marco Materazzi and Patrick Vieira who are considered as backbone of defense and midfield are left out due to thigh injury. The midfielders played are Javier Zanetti and impressive Dejan Stankovic with strikers Zlatan Ibrahimovic and inspiring Brazilian international Adriano.Manchester United was strong in defense and with Edwin Van Der SAR as goal keeper and Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic didn’t play due to suspension. The interesting battle between strong inter Milan attack and Manchester United’s attack which include player like Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney. All the actions and soccer livescores of these clubs show you high intensity of this match and every minute both team attacked beautifully and defended equally.This match deserves a lot as it should be better if it is played as final because people will never forget this encounter in which both teams are top on their league titles and have one of the most influential coaches with prominent record. Both teams has world player of FIFA and one of the best in current time. The decider match between two teams will be played on 11 March at old Trafford and due this 0-0 draw both teams are looking forward to win 2nd leg of this knock out stage.The live soccer scores of this match on 24 February 2009 are exclusively showed at ScoresPro.com if you didn’t watch on TV and its best source of information regarding soccer.

How to be a soccer star

     To be a soccer star you need to take responsibility for your own future.  Of course you need great coaching to show you the skills and techniques you need to master, but in the end its you who have to master the skills, techniques and tactics to become that player.  For this it helps to have the right frame of mind.  By this I mean a willingness to be highly coachable.  Your coach will really like this and want to help you as much as he or she can.  I would also highly recommend learning how to critique your own skills and game performance.  Make a mental note of the mistakes you made in your last game and work on them during the week.  It really helps if you have a partner to practice with.  Seek perfection.  100% perfection is of course not always possible but the difference between good players and great players is consistency.  The best players preform consistently well week in and week out.  The only way to preform skills well under pressure and consistently is to own the skills.  This means you have mastered the skills so thoroughly that you can preform them spontaneously in the game.  To own your skills you have to practice them as much as possible on your own as well as in team practices and in games.   If you ask any great player in any sport they will tell you they have spent countless hours on individual technique training.  Remember that perfect repetition is the mother of perfection.

     Watch the best teams and players in the world play such as Lionell Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo and try to immitate certain aspects of their game.  In the end you can only be yourself,  but you can gain emormously by picking up subtle  aspects of great players games, their superior technique, their first touch on the ball, their great vision and how they play on their toes. Remember if you want to be the best learn from the best.

     It is a good idea to have a picture in your mind of how you want to play.  Envision yourself preforming skills flawlessly, then don’t quit until you get there.  Its not as far away as you might think.

Richard Moore                                                                                                                   Inventor of The Kick Coach                                                                                                 www.thekickcoach.com