Injuries are on the rise in youth sports. A 2009 study published in the American College of Sports Medicine has shown that in the United States, between 15-28% of youth baseball, basketball, soccer and football players are injured each year.  …

We live in a ferociously competitive world in all areas and the Soccer industry is not different. Today we can say that we are the luckiest generation ever regarding tools, learning ways and accessibility so we must take advantage of …

Loyalty is the surest path to legend. Steve Cherundolo played for Hannover 96 for 17 years and averaged over 30 games per season. He wore the armband for both his club and his country, making 87 appearances for the United …

As the more worldly of our two interviewees, Fernando Valente took it upon himself to dish out some advice, advice for football and indeed for life: “Yes, we want to win. Everybody wants to win. But the way we win …

“They are the best. Nobody can organise better; nobody can have the coaches that they have. The relationship, the combination, between sport and business. America has got good things, bad things – but in professional sport, nobody can do better …

It is common to hear that a football academy’s mission must be to develop football players and prepare them as citizens for their adult life. Most times, clubs know this, however, a common tool every club uses during this process …

I am in Porto, Portugal, writing this but if I stop and suddenly decide to go to London, for example, I have several options. I can go by Train, Car, Plane, Bus, Ship, Bicycle,Walking or even Hitchhiking. I just make …

“In these days of uncertainty because of the pandemic situation, it’s good to have this kind of chat,” says Hernâni Borges. The hour-long conversation that followed was conducted via video call, both speakers backlit by the glow of their computer …

For more on this topic check out our FREE webinar – Prescribe & Monitor Training Load Without Expensive, Time Consuming & Hard to Use Technology Periodization is fast becoming a popular buzz word among soccer coaches and fitness coaches. Last summer, the city …

When Trevor Francis became the first million-pound footballer in 1979, he was the subject of endless hyperbolic headlines. It was news, not just within the world of football, but in the mainstream media too. Nowadays, things are a little different; …