http://www.soccershop-portal.com/blog For the love of soccer. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:12:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The United States is headed to the 2010 World Cup next year after clinching qualification with a 3-2 win over Honduras on Saturday October 11th. Conor Casey scored his first two international goals in the second half, Landon Donovan added another and the United States clinched its sixth straight World Cup ... http://www.soccershop-portal.com/blog/2009/10/13/usa-qualifies-for-the-2010-world-cup/ For years, if you were to ask the average Joe on the street to name the best soccer player in the world, those who do not follow soccer closely would probably say something to the effect of, "David Beckham.  He's the only one I know." Times have changed, and it appears ... http://www.soccershop-portal.com/blog/2008/12/06/beckham-vs-renaldo/ In February, during Madonna's charity auction in New York City, Salma Hayek had the winning bid for a one-hour soccer lesson from David Beckham.  In the nine months since then, she has been unable to collect her winnings and it doesn't look like that will change any time soon. After beating ... http://www.soccershop-portal.com/blog/2008/11/07/salma-hayek-having-hard-time-collecting-from-david-beckham/ Here we have tried to bring out the variety of soccer moves, the style, the effort and implication of the move taken. Let us look at them one by one. Dragging the Ball Back This is one of the important forms of soccer moves. In this move, you have to use the ... http://www.soccershop-portal.com/blog/2008/11/03/surpass-the-entire-array-of-various-moves-in-soccer/ Learning is a no-ending process. When you are committed to being a decent and good soccer player, you need to keep abreast of the new tactics and maneuvers to match up and be at par. You have to always be on the look out for newer ways to improve the ... http://www.soccershop-portal.com/blog/2008/10/26/master-the-game-of-soccer-by-championing-the-new-techniques-and-strategies/ Say soccer and you have the entire crowd staring at you! Such, is the phenomenal magic of one of the most craved international games. After all! The excitement and enthusiasm which is endowed by soccer cannot be attained by any other game. No other sports can compete with it, in ... http://www.soccershop-portal.com/blog/2008/10/18/soccer-balls-why-adidas-balls-have-emerged-so-popular/ Soccer is not just like any other game, it is passionate, hair raising, hectic and frenetic game of 11 players on each side with a single goal in mind to push the ball in a goal and win. It seems quite Easy and comprehensible, isn’t it? But this is not ... http://www.soccershop-portal.com/blog/2008/10/04/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-frenetic-game-of-ball/ There is a certain level of passion that goes into being a sports fan.  Sports brings out certain parts of our nature - competition, pride, extreme emotional ups and downs - that we normally hold back in our daily lives.No sports do this to the same level as American Football ... http://www.soccershop-portal.com/blog/2008/09/04/football-vs-futbol-brawls-and-fans/ Soccer betting has been into numerous debates from time immemorial. For some, it might fit into the category of investment, while others regard it as serious form of gambling. But after, scrutinizing the pros and cons of soccer betting, it appears more as a form of investment. But, the kind ... http://www.soccershop-portal.com/blog/2008/08/27/soccer-betting-its-pros-and-cons/ Soccer may be an English game, but the origin of soccer dates back to the American land. It is as American as it is Scottish or English. Association football or football experienced great levels of popularity towards late 19th century all over England. The industrial revolution has a big hand ... http://www.soccershop-portal.com/blog/2008/08/16/the-fascinating-journey-of-soccer-and-its-historical-journey/