Sepak Takraw is a team sport that is immensely popular in South-East Asia. The game has a vibrant history, but it was developed and standardized in its current form in 1960. So what is Sepak Takraw? It’s played by two teams of 2-4 players on a court very similar to a badminton or volleyball court. … Read more
Let’s admit it. It takes a special kind of mentality like Pierluigi Collina to referee football at the highest level. Enforcing the soccer laws of the game and managing players’ tempers while keeping up with play for 90 nonstop minutes is an unenviable task. On the sidelines, soccer referees deal with harassment from rabid supporters … Read more
Pelé is widely recognized as the greatest soccer player the world has ever seen, yet he played in just a handful of games in England and never at the country’s home of football, Wembley Stadium. A total of six club games for Santos and two internationals for Brazil represents his English experience. Except for an … Read more
Paul Okon was one of the most gifted players to wear the Australian green-and-gold colors, even though he lacks the profile of today’s current crop of superstars. In the early 1990s, he was the first Australian captain to play regularly in Serie A, pioneering a rarely-trodden frontier for Australian players. During his club career, Paul … Read more
In 1978, the Football League lifted a 47-year ban on signing foreign players, and an influx of new talent flooded England’s shores. At the forefront of this revolution was Osvaldo Ardiles. He became to be known as ‘Ossie.’ Osvaldo Ardiles Is A Roaring Success In July of 1978, Tottenham Hotspur announced the signing of Argentine … Read more
North Korea, recognized as Korea DPR by FIFA, has participated in two FIFA World Cups so far. Their first appearance came at the 1966 World Cup, and then at the 2010 event. Their absence from the top soccer event doesn’t look like ending anytime soon as the Eastern Asian country has pulled out of 2022 … Read more
In this article, we will explore the FA Cup final stadiums and venues history from the first tournament back in 1872 until the present day. The most important action taken in this era by the English Football Association was to start a Cup competition. The interest in the newly formed FA Cup led to a … Read more
Djalma Santos is regarded by many as the best right-back ever in the history of soccer. He was a FIFA World Cup winner with Brazil in Sweden in 1958 and Chile in 1962. Twice a Rio-Sao Paulo Tournament winner with Portuguesa, Djalma Santos, would later shine in the great Palmeiras side of the 1960s. This … Read more
The trajectory of a young player’s career is often a result of potential and determination, and sometimes it is at the mercy of pure luck. For example, when Cristiano Ronaldo was part of Sporting’s youth system, it was evident that he had talent. Still, nobody, not even his coach, could have foreseen him developing into … Read more
Cristian Benitez was one of Ecuador’s leading players at 27 years old when he passed away in Qatar in 2013 from a cardiorespiratory arrest while playing club soccer for El Jaish SC. The gifted frontman, popularly known as Chucho, died after his first game for Qatari club El-Jaish SC, having just finished top scorer as … Read more