Soccer’s Image
Posted by kkirkland | Filed under Uncategorized
I’m not sure how many people are actually still following our blog as its been a while since our last post. We have been buried in development work but hope to begin posting more consistently again.
I’m usually somewhat of a passive fan but I am burning on what I witnessed yesterday in the Mexico vs. Panama match.
I love soccer, I always have. I listen to a lot of sports talk radio. It drives me crazy when radio show hosts bash on my sport. They love to make fun of everything soccer like it is the freshman nerd on the first day of school.
They’ll talk about the lack of action in a soccer match, the lack of goals (points) scored, and the general disinterest amongst the American sports fans. I can handle all of these criticisms, and I have a pretty good rebuttal for each of them.
They will usually go on to question the overall toughness of soccer players. I love to hear that knowing how physically demanding the sport can be. Unfortunately it doesn’t seem as though soccer’s professional athletes care to prove their toughness.
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Tags: embarassing soccer, futbol, gold cup, soccer, Soccer Teams
David Villa snubs Manchester
Posted by kkirkland | Filed under Uncategorized
In a snub of Manchester City, Valencia striker David Villa has indicated through his agent that he has no intention of leaving his home country, Spain, to play soccer. However, because of Valencia’s enormous debt, around 450m euros, they may have no choice but to move the star striker.
If he has his way, he will go play for another Spanish Club such as Real Madrid or Barcelona, but if they don’t step up to the plate to take him, Valencia may have little option other than to move him to Man City.
His agent, Jose Luis Tamargo, insists that no amount of money could lure Villa away from his homeland.
Tags: David Villa, Real Madrid, soccer, Spanish futbol
The Quickest Reflexes In Sports
Posted by Zane | Filed under Uncategorized
Although some may argue…well, probably most will argue, but if you ask me, no athlete in any sport has reflexes that match the world’s greatest goalkeepers. Bold statement? Consider the competition:
- Basketball Players: quick reflexes come into play on blocks, steals, bad passes…what else? I’m not too convinced that there is much of an argument for basketball players.
- Football Players: quick reflexes come from wide receivers, running backs, defensive linemen…well, just about anyone on the football field. I’ve yet to see a football player that could come close to cutting it as a goalkeeper, though.
- Baseball Players: making a split second decision whether or not to swing a bat, dive at a ball, or stop a pitch in the dirt, is impressive. That said, I’ve still seen better.
- Volleyball Players: digging a hard spike and keeping it in play is noteworthy. I can’t really think of anything else, though.
- Hockey Players: now I would like to give the goalkeepers of hockey some credit. I couldn’t be more impressed with their reflexes; especially given the fact that they spend the entire game on ice skates!
Still, a soccer ball gets moving quite a bit faster than a hockey puck - AND - a soccer goalkeeper is required to cover a goal that is double the height and quadruple the width. Big difference.
If you disagree, prove it. Send me a link or an email or something showing me an athlete with reflexes even close to as quick as a soccer goalkeeper. Few things in all of sports are as impressive as a save made by a goalkeeper.
In fact, take a look at this video: Goalkeeper Video
Tags: best goalkeepers, goalkeeper, soccer, soccer goalkeeper, world's greatest goalkeepers
From AYSO to a Mens Indoor League - My Soccer Journey
Posted by En Fuego | Filed under Uncategorized
After a 12 year break I have returned to play the game that I regrettably quit. Growing up soccer was a major part of life. My youth soccer days were split between California and Utah. While in California, although I was young, I remember taking the game very serious. Why? because I knew at the end of the season, if I scored a lot of goals, I would make the all-star team and they would give me a cool sweat suit with my name and number on it.
Tags: AYSO, Baseball, futbol, indoor soccer, pick up soccer, pickup soccer, soccer, soccer fields, Soccer Team
Has Major League Soccer Finally Arrived?
Posted by kkirkland | Filed under Uncategorized
Since its first game in 1996, I think that most would agree that the MLS has made dramatic improvement. Not only are the teams becoming more and more profitable, but the major issue–the skill level of the players–has improved.
Thanks to the “internationalization” of Major League Soccer, stars like David Beckham, Juan Pablo Angel, and Guillermo Barros Schelotto, just to name a few, have joined the ranks of the MLS and helped you and I enjoy a higher level of soccer in recent years. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: David Beckham, Major League Soccer, MLS, soccer, soccer leagues, World Soccer Leagues
Real Salt Lake wins first round of MLS playoffs
Posted by kkirkland | Filed under Uncategorized
I just figured out how to submit posts through the wordpress app. on my iphone. I’m pretty excited about it. Now I can post what’s on my mind when it’s on my mind. Right now, I’ve got Real Salt lake beating Chivas USA on my mind. I’m beyond ready to finally have a reason to follow the MLS. I want to publicly declare my new found fanhood. Go Real Salt Lake.
Tags: player, referee, soccer, soccer coach, soccer fan
