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Charlotte FC is Ready to Party
When Major League Soccer became the prominent professional soccer league in the US in 1996, no one could have imagined it would grow into the multi-billion-dollar league it is today. At the start average attendance numbers rarely exceeded 15,000, eight of the ten teams were renting stadiums from NFL teams, and the league lost an estimated 250 million dollars in its first five years of existence. A stark contrast to the 28-team league we have today.
Connor JaramilloPublished 4 months ago in CleatsWhy Maradona Is God , And Messi Isn't
Somewhere around 2013, I was at the gym, finishing my workout on the treadmill, when I glanced at the door and saw a short, chubby man walk in the door, followed by a bleach-blond woman 30 years younger and a personal trainer three times his size. His attitude was that of someone who owned not just the gym, but the whole city.
Taru Anniina LiikanenPublished 8 months ago in CleatsReconciling With Mistakes: A Football Point of View
2021 had a lot of football moments. The 2020 Euro Cup alone saw more own goals than the whole history of the tournament. And, in most cases, these own goals led to the defeat of the team. This made me think about the mental health issues faced by the players and the ways in which they deal with their mistakes on the ground.
A ElizabethPublished 10 months ago in Cleats
The Life and Times of Romelu Lukaku
Romelu Menama Lukaku Bolingoli, aka Romelu Lukaku, was born in 1993 in Antwerp, Belgium to parents of Congolese descent, and when he played his first game for a senior club for Anderlecht at age 16 in the Belgian Pro League there was little sign that he would one day move to Chelsea Football Club in Kensington, London for a club-record £97.5 million ($135m USD).
Hamish AlexanderPublished 12 months ago in Cleats
THE MESSI EFFECT
After two decades at Barcelona Messi said goodbye to the team where he became the alien and went to the billionaire team of Paris Saint Germain for two seasons with the right to one more.
Dalmy AlvesPublished 12 months ago in Cleats
The club of Aesthetics. How Venezia is making its comeback to Serie A led by Americans
Venice might be one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe, known for its endless canals and rich history. Still, it is a part of Italy. And Italy is football. In the case of the Venezia Football Club, being a part of a city with such an enormous cultural heritage has been a challenging experience throughout the decades. The May of 2021 might have been another turning point in a 114-year long journey of I Leoni ałati.
The proud lineage of Johan Cruyff's radical ideology that redefined football
The theories that Cruyff espoused with such stunning effect in Barcelona had their roots in the first international played by Scotland and England in Partick in 1872, a century ago. Undoubtedly, he was a radical, but he was a radical who understood that he was a part of a great lineage.
At Long, Long Last, the Champions League Final
The Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea to crown the best soccer team in Europe — even though the two sides both hail from the UK — was always going to be hyped as one of those games where both sides overthink things.
Hamish AlexanderPublished about a year ago in Cleats
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Hope Solo: It's Always Something
It's amazing how every sport seems to have (at least) one athlete who can't seem to stay away from any controversy and/or trouble. I wrote about Evander Kane and his many, many problems during his NHL career. The world of wrestling has Sunny, and we all know so much about everything Antonio Brown's done during his NFL career. So who is the ultimate villain in the world of soccer? It's actually a villainess, and she's none other than Hope Solo.
Clyde E. DawkinsPublished about 13 hours ago in Cleats
Just 120 Days to go for the first Winter World Cup- Are you ready?
The 22nd FIFA World Cup competition might just be played out for 28 days but the buzz stays the same. As the world would witness their first ever Winter World Cup in Qatar, which would run from 21 November to 18 December 2022, it is a crucial time for the sports operators to prep for it.
Rajesh DsouzaPublished 2 days ago in Cleats
Who is stronger Messi or Ronaldo?
In the era of Pele and Maradona, because there is no world number two who can compete with them, he is the undisputed king of the world. But in Messi's era, Ronaldo forcibly seized half of the position, making Messi unable to monopolize the throne. That's probably how it is in this era.
English women's soccer in the ascendant
Soccer sensationalism (or football fever as us Brits would call it) is hitting Britain at the moment, or England at least, with the final of the UEFA Euro 2022 Football Championship being won by England after they beat Germany 2-1 at Wembley on Sunday July 31st.
Rachel DeemingPublished 5 days ago in Cleats
The Growth of Performance Tracking in British Sports
From heart rate monitors to headgear that can measure the impact of head injuries, wearable technology has allowed sports teams and individual athletes to measure and improve performance. Much of the study in sports science degrees is dedicated to using technology and science to enhance sporting performance. Many graduates even go on to work in performance-tracking roles at the highest levels.
Owen MarshallPublished 7 days ago in Cleats
take care of the environment
We all know that the ecological environment refers to the general term for the quantity and quality of water resources, land resources, biological resources and climatic resources that affect human survival and development. It is a complex ecosystem related to the sustainable development of society and economy. Ecological environmental problems refer to the various negative feedback effects that endanger human survival caused by the destruction and pollution of the natural environment in the process of human beings for their own survival and development, and in the process of using and transforming nature.
Alane MosesPublished 17 days ago in CleatsIs Paul Pogba A Muslim
Football is a thing that causes joy and celebration among the youths and old alike. One of the world's favorite wingers of all time Paul Pogba has recently caused a stir among his fans in 2019 during the holy month of Ramadan. He changed his religion to be a Muslim. Paul Pogba had been an interesting footballer both on the pitch and off the pitch. Recently he shot a video where he was soliciting support for poor people all around the world. The Frenchman who plays for Manchester United is born in March 1993, he's a midfielder and a winger at the same time. Among his achievement was in 2018 when he lifted the world cup with France, followed by the UEFA nations league in 2021. He has paid his dues as one of the best footballers in history. He started his career at Le Harvey, where he then moved to Juventus on a free transfer before finally making a debut at Manchester United. Pogba is a devout Muslim. Since 2019, he has been married to Bolivian model Mara Zulay, with whom he has two children. Pogba is also multilingual, speaking English, Italian, and Spanish in addition to his native French. Football has been a game of joy among all specs of supporters, and also a game that brings smiles to the faces of fans all over the globe. Taking care of children, the needy, and the poor is one of the most greatest works to embark on as a celebrity. Manchester United is one of the only English teams to win the UEFA simultaneously during 1998 and 1999. Holding up on the midfield is a quite difficult task to do, a midfielder is a playmaker in any football match, this has been a ball in the leg for Pogba who plays as the 6 on the pitch a tough challenger to defenders on the pitch. His early career to0 was a success on the French side of Le Harvey. Paul Pogba is enjoying a beautiful and blissful career.
Eyitemi NurainPublished 17 days ago in Cleats
The Door God who never falls
This is a football match, only 40 seconds into the game, the opposing team's ball was passed to him, as a goalkeeper, he did not have time to think, accustomed to the most suitable way, fell down to save, the ball was saved in the other direction. The opponent did not give up, kick to the rolling football, hurriedly, kick in his head, he immediately fell to the ground. The stadium Medical Center immediately contacted an ambulance to take him to the hospital. Arriving at the hospital, he was diagnosed with a fracture in his skull that would require immediate surgery. The operation lasted more than three hours. Doctors inserted two metal plates into his skull to relieve pressure on his brain from the fracture.
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