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Liverpool Football Club – A Positive Outlook

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LFC LFC – You’ll Never Walk Alone Welcome to the first edition of The LFC Times which is a new, independent view of the events at Liverpool FC. I have written a number of blogs on a wide range of subjects related to LFC, as well as being a regular contributor to posts in the LFC website fans forum, simply because Liverpool Football Club is my passion and just like millions of other fans worldwide, I have very firm views on everything to do with this world sporting icon that …

The Oldest Football Club In Wales

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Wales oldest football team are the Cefn Druids Football Club, originally known as Plasmadoc Football Club they are believed to have been formed in 1869, which makes them the oldest football team in the World outside of England. A few years after they formed, Plasmadoc were renamed as ‘The Druids’, as several of the local mining and quarry teams from the North Wales area, were amalgamated into one team. Six players from the Druids were selected to play for the Wales national team in their first ever international match when …

Barclays Premiership FAQ – How Does the English Football Premier League Work?

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The Premier League is the creme del la creme of English football and England’s largest football league. Twenty teams play in the the Premiership. A total of 38 games are played of which 19 are played at home and 19 away. Each team players the others twice with the season starting in August and running until May the following year. A system of promotion to and relegation from the Premier League works to decide which teams stay in and, which are out. Sponsored by Barclays Bank, the English Premiership is …

Coaching Youth Football – Offensive Line Drill

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When planning who my blockers are I utilize this pop warner football drill. I should say, I have my offensive line coaches perform this test. It is a classic test participants block against the instructor was clutches a blocking pad. Every child starts out in a three point stance straight in front of the manager. The coach exhales into the whistle, or shouts a cadence and the participant strikes the pad with as much force as he can and thrust blocks the coach. The instructor will maintain his position while …

Help You Know More About Chelsea Football Club

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Chelsea Football Club is an English professional football club, located in West London. Chelsea F C was founded in March 10, 1905. They spent most of their history in the top tier of English football, and now play in the Premier League. Chelsea have won four Premier League titles, 6 FA Cups, 4 League Cups and 2 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cups. In 1955, Chelsea F C won the league championship, that was their first major success. They won no major title until 1997 after won some cup competitions between1960s to …

Fun Facts About Soccer

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DID YOU KNOW THAT… The word favourite doesn’t mean much in soccer (football) today. Paraguay won the silver medal in soccer in the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece. DID YOU KNOW THAT… In 1962 the FIFA World Championship was held in Chile for the first time. Brazil captured an unprecedented 2nd FIFA World Cup by defeating Czechoslovaquia (currently Czech Republic) on June 17, 1962, in Santiago de Chile. DID YOU KNOW THAT… The 2010 FIFA World Championship was scheduled to be held in South Africa. DID YOU KNOW THAT… Japan …

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Espanyol Football Club

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1. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is said to be the sixth most successful football team in Spain, despite being continually overshadowed by the ever-popular FC Barcelona. 2. This was the first club to be formed exclusively by Spanish fans, unlike clubs like FC Barcelona, which were founded by immigrants. Ángel Rodríguez founded the club with the help of his school mates from the University of Barcelona. 3. The blue and white stripes on the shirt colors that were adopted in 1910 were inspired by the colors on the Catalan Admiral …