Modern Soccer

How do some of soccer’s smartest and most accomplished figures master the craft of the game? This in-depth analysis of modern soccer reveals how elite players and coaches strategize on and off the field to execute in high-pressure situations. “A worthy addition to any soccer fan’s...

Technique, speed, and tactical execution are crucial components of winning soccer, but it is mental toughness that marks out the very best players - the ability to play when pressure is highest, the opposition is strongest, and fear is greatest. Top players and coaches understand the importance of sport psychology in soccer but how do you train your mind to become the best player you can be? Soccer Tough demystifies this crucial side of the game and offers practical techniques that will enable soccer players of all abilities to actively develop focus, energy, and confidence.

Soccer is the most popular game in the world, but does it truly belong in the heart of American sports culture? The answer is a resounding yes—and the 150-year journey of elite men’s soccer in the US is filled with drama, surprises, reversals, and triumphs that rival any world-class match.

Wie Fußball zum großen Geschäft wurde. Fantasie-Ablösesummen und -Gehälter für Superstars. Vereine in den Händen von Oligarchen, Scheichs und Hedgefonds. Gebührenexplosion bei Bezahlsendern. Die WM in Katar... Im Jahr 1992 ändert sich im Fußball alles: Die Champions League wird gegründet. In Deutschland startet mit "ran" das neue Zeitalter des Fernsehfußballs. In England entsteht die Premier League, die heute global erfolgreichste Fußballliga. Es beginnt das Goldene Zeitalter des modernen Fußballs.

The use of analytics in sport is now well embedded. Marginal gains, the bedrock upon which the cycling coach Dave Brailsford built his greatest successes, are cornerstones of most sports nowadays. But, until recently, that did not apply to the biggest sport in the world. Not in soccer. It was as though this simplest of sports is too complicated for statistics. Or that only one statistic counts, the number of times the ball hits the back of the net. "The only statistic that counts", there’s an often used and annoying stock term.

A collection of lyrical sweet-nothings whispered to late goals, local radio commentators, referees falling over and 47 other reminders of why we love football. Despite its flaws and excesses, modern football is still sprinkled with simple yet beguiling delights. In his previous book Saturday, 3pm, Daniel Gray captured many of them. Now he is back with a further 50 short essays of prose poetry dedicated to the game’s charming, technicolour minutiae.

Autor und Sprecher York P. Herpers gibt einen umfassenden Überblick über die Arbeit als Betreuer im Kinderfußball der Altersklassen 4 bis 10 Jahre...