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Oh, the soccer dribble. The salt and pepper of the game, the move that can make fans go wild, club shirts sell and defenders cry. It’s no wonder that a few of the players who are considered today’s best are excellent dribblers. Simply look at the likes of Ronaldinho, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Zlatan Ibrahimovici or Lionel Messi. They all built their careers and image as magnificent soccer players on a few dribbling moves. Today, we will deal with some of the soccer dribbling moves that were branded by these players. Feel free to try and copy them

> Cruyff’s Soccer Dribbling Move

This move, branded by Holland’s superstar, Johan Cruyff is quite simple to reproduce but that does not imply it’s less effective. Really, it is one of the most effective moves to perform at the border of the box, or within it faking a shot, or perhaps on the wings, faking a cross. I’m certain that numerous of Cruyff’s former adversaries will acknowledge this move’s effectiveness. Here’s how you do it:

1. Push the ball a little bit forward, as if you are preparing to take a kick

2. Plant your base foot (not the one you’re fake kicking with) simply a tad ahead of the ball

3. When your fake kicking foot reaches the ball, rather than shooting, cut it under your body, behind your base leg

> Zizou’s 360 Soccer Dribbling Move

Among the soccer dribbling drills that is probably easiest to get a hold on from a technical perspective. However, knowing how you can perform a 360 is not the difficult part, knowing WHEN to execute it is. Here’s how to get it carried out:

1. Push the ball slightly forward, allowing your direct opponent the impression he can reach it
2. Extend your left foot and put your sole on top of the ball
3. Push onto the ball, hovering in mid air for a second
4. Place your left foot on the ground and pull the ball under you with the right foot

> Ronaldinho’s Elastico Soccer Dribbling Move

Ronaldinho has a few of the greatest soccer dribbling skills in today’s game and this move that was branded by him simply goes to show that. It is a rather hard soccer dribbling move to master, but if you can get it performed properly, it is a killer. Defenders will rue the day they met an attacker who can accomplish a quality Elastico, simply because it is very hard to defend yourself from its quick change of direction. Here’s how it goes:

1. With the ball close to you, push it slightly forward and sideways with the outside of your foot
2. Swiftly cut it in the opposite direction using the same foot, but with its inside

> Puskas’ V Soccer Dribbling Move

This soccer dribble is known as the V-move because you “draw” a V on the ground using the ball. Puskas utilized it intensely even while he was playing for Real Madrid, so this move is often credited to him, although a lot of players make use of it from time to time nowadays. The fundamental principles behind it:

1. Whenever an opponent is close to you, quickly pull the ball back
2. Place your base foot ahead and sideways of the ball
3. Push the ball in a sideways direction opposite of your base foot, drawing a V with the help of the imaginary line you pulled the ball backwards on

> Ronaldo’s Stepover Soccer Dribbling Move

This one is somewhat funny, simply because it can be attested with equivalent rights to two players who are named Ronaldo: Ronaldo Nazario da Lima, the Brazilian striker and Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese winger. Both players make intense use of this move, even though it’s the Brazilian who was first renowned for it. The stepover isn’t easy to master, but several days of soccer dribbling drills ought to get you going:

1. With the ball near to you, shift your leg over the ball, simulating that you would move it sideways

2. Plant your hovering feet next to the ball

3. Now you can either perform a double stepover, utilizing your other leg as described above, or you could cut the ball with this leg and accelerate beyond your opponent.

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In my country, soccer is the most famous sport and because almost everybody loves soccer, i thought it would be nice to make a list with every major soccer transfer of 2009. As you can see the list is divided per team:

Number Name Player Value Old team New team

1. Cristiano Ronaldo for € 94.000.000 from Manchester United to Real Madrid 2. Ricardo Káka for € 65.000.000 from AC Milan to Real Madrid 3. Xabi Alonso for € 35.000.000 from Liverpool to Real Madrid 4. Karim Benzema for € 35.000.000 from Lyon to Real Madrid 5. Alvaro Arbeloa for € 4.000.000 from Liverpool to Real Madrid 6. Raúl Albiol for € 15.000.000 from Valencia to Real Madrid 7. Zlatan Ibrahimovic for € 35.000.000 (+ Samuel Eto’o + Aleksandr Hleb on loan) from Inter Milan  to Barcelona 8. Maxwell for € 4.500.000 from Inter to Barcelona 9. Carneiro Keirrison for € 14.000.000 from Palmeiras to Barcelona 10. Diego Milito for Unkown fee + Robert Acquafresca from Genoa to Inter Milan 11. Thiago Motta for Unkown fee + Robert Acquafresca from Genoa to Inter Milan 12. Yuri Zhirkov for € 21.000.000 from CSKA Moscow to Chelsea 13. Glen Johnson for € 21.000.000 from Portsmouth to Liverpool 14. David N’Gog for € 2.000.000 from PSG to Liverpool 15. Michael Owen for Free from Newcastle to Manchester United 16. Gabriel Obertan for € 3.000.000 from Bordeaux to Manchester United 17. Carlos Tevez for € 29.000.000 from Manchester United to Manchester City 18. Gareth Barry for € 14.000.000 from Aston Villa to Manchester City 19. Roque Santa Cruz for € 21.000.000 from Blackburn Rovers to Manchester City 20. Emmanuel Adebayor for 29.000.000 from Arsenal to Manchester City 21. Thomas Vermaelen for € 12.000.000 from Ajax to Arsenal 22. Fabio Cannavaro for Free from Real Madrid to Juventus 23. Diego for € 24.500.000 from Werder Bremen to Juventus 24. Felipe Melo for € 25.000.000 from Fiorentina to Juventus 25. Mario Gomez for € 30.000.000 from VfB Stuttgart to Bayern München 26. Ivica Olic for Free from Hamburg SV to Bayern München 27. Miguel Moya for € 6.000.000 from Mallorca to Valencia 28. Oguchi Onyewu for free from Standard Liège to AC Milan 29. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar for € 15.000.000 from Real Madrid to AC Milan

So this is the list I have so far. As you can see, Real Madrid have bought the biggest names and have spend the most money. The most money spend for one player is € 94.000.000 for Cristiano Ronaldo, but many of you knew that already.

Personally I don’t think that buying the biggest names, will make you the biggest or best team in the world. You will need to have a team that does everything for each other. If that particular team has great players and they stick on each other like gluw, they will most likely be the best team in the world. If you have three or four players that aren’t teamplayers, the manager will have a lot of trouble to have any major trophy with that particular squad. Why do I mention this? Well, you see it every year. Each team buys at least 3 or 4 players. The biggest teams in the world buy the most famous players for a fee that’s not normal anymore. But what happents? They don’t play that good. Everybody thinks you (that particular team) will defeat everybody on the road, but nothing is less true.

I think well known manager should keep in mind: players that are not that famous and especially young players will try to make thier dream come true, therefore they will give at least 110%. The players that already made it, will probably give 80%. See the difference?

I just thought I should mention this . Back to the list now. If you have more “big names”-transfers that need to be added to the list, just wright in a comment and I will add it as soon as possible.

Here is a small list of players that probably make a move by the start of the new season:

Vincent Kompany to Barcelona? Sergio Agüero to Manchester United? Franck Ribery to Chelsea? Andrea Pirlo to Chelsea? Alberto Aquilano to Liverpool? Sneijder to Inter?

So this is it for now. Keep in mind, if you have more news about transfers, just post it in a comment and let me know. I will add it to the list as soon as possible. If you want to read more soccer news you can read about it here.

Ah, the soccer dribble. The salt and pepper of the game, the move that makes fans go wild, club shirts sell and defenders cry. It’s no wonder that some of the players that are considered today’s best are great dribblers. Just look at the likes of Ronaldinho, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Zlatan Ibrahimovici or Lionel Messi. They all built their careers and image as spectacular soccer players on a few dribbling moves. Today, we’ll cover some of the soccer dribbling moves that were branded by these players. Feel free to try and copy them
> Cruyff’s Soccer Dribbling Move
This move, branded by Holland’s superstar, Johan Cruyff is quite easy to reproduce but that doesn’t mean it’s less effective. Actually, it’s one of the most effective moves to perform at the edge of the box, or inside it faking a shot, or even on the wings, faking a cross. I’m sure that many of Cruyff’s former adversaries will acknowledge this move’s effectiveness. Here’s how you do it:
1. Push the ball slightly forward, as if you are preparing to take a kick
2. Plant your base foot (not the one you’re fake kicking with) just a tad ahead of the ball
3. When your fake kicking foot reaches the ball, instead of shooting, cut it under your body, behind your base leg
> Zizou’s 360 Soccer Dribbling Move
One of the soccer dribbling drills that’s probably easiest to get a hold on from a technical point of view. However, knowing how to perform a 360 is not the hard part, knowing WHEN to perform it is. Here’s how to get it done:
1. Push the ball slightly forward, giving your direct opponent the impression he can reach it
2. Extend your left foot and place your sole on top of the ball
3. Push onto the ball, hovering in mid air for a second
4. Place your left foot on the ground and pull the ball under you with the right foot
> Ronaldinho’s Elastico Soccer Dribbling Move
Ronaldinho has some of the best soccer dribbling skills in today’s game and this move that was branded by him only goes to show that. It’s a rather difficult soccer dribbling move to master, but if you can get it done right, it’s a killer. Defenders will rue the day they met an attacker that can pull off a quality Elastico, because it’s very hard to defend yourself from its quick change of direction. Here’s how it goes:
1. With the ball close to you, push it slightly forward and sideways with the outside of your foot
2. Quickly cut it in the opposite direction using the same foot, but with its inside
> Puskas’ V Soccer Dribbling Move
This soccer dribble is called the V-move because you “draw” a V on the ground using the ball. Puskas used it intensely while he was playing for Real Madrid, so this move is usually attributed to him, although a lot of players use it occasionally nowadays. The basic principles behind it:
1. When an opponent is close to you, quickly pull the ball back
2. Place your base foot ahead and sideways of the ball
3. Push the ball in a sideways direction opposite of your base foot, drawing a V with the help of the imaginary line you pulled the ball backwards on
> Ronaldo’s Stepover Soccer Dribbling Move
This one’s slightly funny, because it can be attested with equal rights to two players that are named Ronaldo: Ronaldo Nazario da Lima, the Brazilian striker and Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese winger. Both players make intense use of this move, although it’s the Brazilian that was first renowned for it. The stepover is not easy to master, but a few days of soccer dribbling drills should get you going:
1. With the ball close to you, move your leg over the ball, simulating that you would move it sideways
2. Plant your hovering feet next to the ball
3. Now you can either perform a double stepover, using your other leg as explained above, or you could cut the ball with this leg and accelerate past your opponent.