Abedi Pele, former Ghanaian international soccer player and captain, is regarded as the greatest player in Ghana’s history and amongst the best in the African continent. As a pioneer of African soccer in European clubs, Pele played for Italian, Swiss, German, and French teams. He also played 67 times for his country in the 80’s and 90’s. Named African Footballer of the Year in 1991, 1992 and 1993, his name was also included as one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers in March 2004.

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No matter how good you are at soccer, no matter how skillful you are or how quick you are, if you don’t firmly believe in your ability then you will not achieve your potential. Even if you can think rationally about how good you are at different things and you think you can do something, that is still not enough. No, you can’t just think logically that you are good at soccer, you have to really feel it if you want to perform to your full potential. The quality of really feeling confident and believing in your own ability is something that really is incredible.

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Playing and coaching football is not an easy task, unless and until you are fully aware of system related to this game. Football is game of tactics as well as stamina. You need to know many football tips and tricks for the successful coaching session and a successful play with many goals scored.

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This article is intended to be a brief and non-technical introduction to the matter of soccer fitness so I’ll be giving you information as to why it’s so crucial and how you can improve your speed and stamina. If you want even more detail, then you can find whole books which are specifically about fitness and running - these will help with soccer just as with any other sport.

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Mia Hamm was born Mariel Margaret Hamm in 1972, and who could have foretold that she would go on to become one of the most famous soccer players in the world? She played for many years on the U.S. team, as a forward, and she has scored more goals in her international career than ANY player, male or female, in history.

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A brief note on Ronaldinho and his club life. Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, better known as Ronaldinho, was born on the 21st of March 1980 in Porto Alegre in Brazil.

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You’ve seen him in advertising campaigns for Nike, Coke, FIFA Street 2, Extra Joss, and of course, his bare-chested appeal in the Pepe Jeans ad. According to advertising and marketing experts and football agents, Cristiano Ronaldo has the ‘X factor’ that could well replace David Beckham as the footballer who earns the most from endorsements. Considering Ronaldo’s teenybopper appeal and this age group’s importance as the advertisers’ main target audience, it might just happen… and soon.

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The off season in soccer, as in all other sports, is usually thought of as the perfect time to take a rest from the grueling season that ended. It is a time to take a breather and let our bodies, especially those knees and ankles, recuperate.

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Thousands of high school soccer players from around the country and even the world are wondering what it takes to get a scholarship for soccer. One of the problems these athletes face is the amount of false information and myths there are about the recruiting and scholarship process. Hopefully, this article can clear up some of those myths for you.

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Almost every culture around the world has some type of connection to the history of football/soccer. Such cultures as the Ancient Greeks, Persians, Vikings, The Chinese, Japanese, and much more, played a game that is much like today’s football/soccer. For instance, The Chinese played “footballer” games dating as far back as about 3000 years ago. However, it was in England that soccer / football really began to grow in popularity.

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