Dotting the 'i' If you were wondering about the difference between David Beckham and David Bentley, one makes faked virals about making bets to display their passing accuracy while the other does it for real. The story to go with this video is that Galaxy forward Alan Gordon bet Becks he couldn't put the ball through the [.

Team Coach Vance Carlisle of 6 Weeks To Soccer Magic demonstrates how to improve the accuracy of your passing on the soccer field. ... soccer youth training drills Duration : 0:1:50 Technorati Tags: accuracy, drills, girls, passing, Soccer, Training, youth

If Santa Cruz, Eto'o, and Tevez weren't enough, rumors are now circulating in the blue side of Manchester that The Citizens will continue filling out their 1-1-8 formation by acquiring viral video superstar Mauro Boselli.
If you haven't heard of Boselli, that's OK - he's not an Argentina international nor does he play in Europe.

Successful goals typically come from shots that have both pace and accuracy. How players approach the ball when taking a shot can affect both of these parameters. Rushing a kick can result in a shot that is both slow and less accurate. Slowing the approach can improve accuracy but reduce shot velocity.

Steven Gerrard and David Beckham star in a new Adidas TV advert for the Predator X boot. Both Stevie G and Becks are on the football pitch and engage in a playful competition between each other to figure out who has the best accuracy.

Zinedine Zidane also stars in the commercial.

Well, now we know Adidas' Jabulani (Happiness) is the new Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Match Ball and it was carried on to the stage at the Cape Town International Convention Centre last night by South Africa's Oscar winning star, Charlize Theron.

Jabulani 11 Colours

Jabulani has 11 colors honouring each of South Africa's eleven official languages, the 11 match ball, and the 11 players on the field.

Im preparing for next season, and havent done soccer for awhile. If you have a wall then practice your kicking accuracy and you can also work on your trapping. Juggle alot...start with your thighs. If you have a yard..set up cones (or anything else like tshirts) and space them out in a straight line, then dribble [.

Good afternoon Arse-lovers. Where to start, where to start, I suppose I could begin with the fact that Barcelona are a pack of thoughtless, shit-stirring wankers, but then that would be telling you something you already know. They know they aren't going to get Cesc, at least not this year, so they are just trying to disrupt another team they might have to face in the Champions League, though I doubt they are that forward thinking and are simply twats.

Most footballers who are lucky enough to score their 200th first division goal do so in a conventional manner i.e. with their feet and from a reasonable distance. Not Martin Palermo. No, he opted for the purple Cadillac of 200th goals with his 40-meter header (into an open net, mind you) to give Boca Juniors a 3-2 win over Velez Sarsfield.

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Sample size that is. In soccer statistics this shows up in several ways. 1 there are so few significant events that the correlation and accuracy of the statistics will never be where they are for baseball, or really any of the American sports. It will ever only be close with correlations in the [.

The sidelined Brazilian has been speaking again to radio in his home country:

"I'm very happy about the interest that Barcelona have in me, playing in the Nou Camp it is much easier to be the best player in the world than at City."
"I'm not forcing a hypothetical exit from England and neither do I have problems with my coach.

What a goal from Ronaldo.
What made him do it? What made him think he could beat the keeper from that distance with such power and accuracy? One of the greatest indivdual sporting moments in any sport I reckon.
Audacious, and one of the greatest goals ever scored.
32 meters and bang.

It's only six hours away... and Ramos the Raver is ready to entertain you when Spain take on the USA in the semi-finals of the Confeds! Are you excited, futbolitas?

Anyway, FIFA commissioned a research with pretty interesting results on the Spaniards. Xavi's passing success rate in the final third of the field came out tops at 80% and analysts confirmed that the Spain star has completed more passes in this key area than any other player at South Africa 2009.

Passing accuracy was still lacking, especially in the first half, but we didn't expect that to magically change in a couple of days. Predictably England enjoyed the majority of possession. Corner kicks still caused trouble. None of that mattered in the end as Germany's U21 won the final against England

This is, plain and simple, one of the best goals you will ever see. Not that every own-half goal isn't brilliant, it's just the pace, accuracy and trajectory with which this ball left from the boot of Kazumasa Uesato is beyond perfect. Floating with such harmless intent until landing casually in the goal, almost as [.

Courtesy of The Guardian's 2009/10 season preview:

• We scored 89.7% (4th highest) of our goals during 2008/09 inside the box.
• We were awarded the joint highest (with Blackburn) number of penalties with 7.
• We had the second highest shooting accuracy with 45.8%.
• We saw 10 different nationalities (5th highest) scoring.

Bojan scored the final goal in Barcelona's 3-0 dismantling of Athletic Bilbao in the second leg of the Spanish Supercup to polish off a 5-1 aggregate win and horde yet another trophy.

Unlike most goals you see featured on blogs, this was not from an amazing distance or sniped with superhuman accuracy in fact, it was exactly the opposite.

Rafa Benitez says his side are playing the same system as last season but are scoring more goals.
Liverpool have seen plenty of goals go in at either end of the field as they have racked up 15 Premier League goals and conceded nine in just six games.
Benitez's side have battled to two 3-2 away wins against Bolton and West Ham respectively, sparking criticism of their defensive abilities.

Pep Guardiola downplays the defeat and says "it is hardly a clarion call."

Guardiola insisted his team played "well" and that Barça "had done everything to win", but stressed the accuracy of the Russians, a "home run in the opening minutes" and a counterattack, eventually gave victory to Rubin.

People think that punting the ball is the best option when a goalkeeper distributes the ball, but that's just not so.Punting is a great way to get the ball out of your end, but it does not compare with throwing for accuracy. Remember that punting the ball 40 yards into the air means anyone can be on the other end of it.

Football agents are not this cool.

Due to the new requirements in the Football Association's regulations on agents put in place this summer, the Premier League has released its first public report on the amount spent on club payments to agents, totalling £70,692,513 for 803 payments made to agents from 1st October 2008 to 30th September 2009.

Good riddance, I say. So glad that he signed for City today. Never did rate him that much, really.

I personally feel that last season when Rafa was chasing him, it was more about Gerrard wanting Barry, his England team 'mate'. The excuse was Parry was slow in making the decision but we could speculate that Rafa did not really want him at Anfield.

There are three ways for a goalkeeper to distribute the ball: punting, throwing or rolling. Today, let's concentrate on the one used for short distances and accuracy: rolling. This will not be the hardest skill to master, but the key is deciding when to use it and when to create distance between yourself and the ball.

Fall League schedules are due out August 27th according to the OYSA website which, historically, has left something to be desired in regards to timeliness and accuracy. But those are topics for ORLive and other venues.
Keep checking back for updates.
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There are few things that the average British male enjoys more than settling down on the sofa on a Saturday evening to watch the BBC's Match of the Day. How this has become such a fixture of British life I'm not sure, because there are also few things the average British male enjoys more than settling down with a pint at his local pub at about the same time on a Saturday evening.

Brisbane Roar are on track for a full squad v Melbourne Victory next Saturday 6pm. The international has helped a lot. And Ange is putting the time to good use - slowing down the tempo to improve the defence and accuracy of crosses into the box.
Perhaps we could see Henrique, Reinaldo, Van Dijk, Mitch and Tommy on the park together?

Yesterday I had a look at the strikers and relevant statistics. Now it's time to have a look at the midfield. Statistics cannot really prove who is or isn't a good midfielder. But they can certainly provide some food for thought.

The following table shows this season's figures for prominent midfielders at top clubs

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M: Matches; Min: Minutes; G: Goals; A: Assists; S: Total Shots; SoT: Shots on Target; TP: Total Passes; AP: Accurate Passes; %PA: Passing Accuracy; Min/P: Minutes per pass; TW: Tackles Won; TL: Tackles Lost; %ST: Successful Tackles Percentage

Our midfield is dominated by three men this season.

Rafael Benitez has strongly defended his managerial style as questions are being asked about him following Liverpool's current run of one win out of nine.
He said in Champions Magazine: "You cannot win trophies if you are cautious. I have won titles not because I am cautious, but because I have a clear idea of what to do.

Down but not out!!

Our title aspirations receieved a severe dent when we were beaten by Sunderland last evening. A planned and organised Sunderland squad got the better of us riding on the back of a solitary goal from their in form striker Darren Bent. With Chelsea showing no signs of relinquishing their hold on the top spot and United breathing down our neck, will winning the League become that much more difficult in the aftermath of yesterday's events, 11Gunners takes a look.

Studs Up once again perfectly address a topical football issue in their usual tongue in cheek/hitting the nail on the head manner. This sketch had the Spurs supporters in the COS Towers office chuckling to themselves such was the accuracy of the comic. CLICK HERE to read the hilarious sketch.

Brace yourselves. No seriously, brace yourselves. The following pass will rock your world to the point where stability is unwelcome. It's speed, direction, accuracy, trajectory, swerve and all manner of descriptive words are so perfect you'll want to have it on repeat over and over again. Why I've chosen to put it up now is of no real reason but, rest assured, if you haven't seen this before, you'll want to now.