Soccerdroid eMagazine May 2013 by Donovan Gordon

May 2013

ROGER MILLER of Cameroon (Known for his famous corner post dancing)

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PFC Copa U16 Girls advance to Elite 8. p. 18

Santos Football Club of Brazil

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One of The greatest soccer club of all time

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Pictures of the Month –

SoccerDroid Digital “SHOTS”

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Impatience in our game of soccer

SoccerDroid Player of the Month PFC Men’s Team Adidas Still Hunting for PLAY-Off spot in CASA Super League…

PFC Youth Soccer Program

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PFC U16 Copa BGirls team – Advance to FYSA St. Cup, Elite 8s On the Side Lines… Fake it until you MaKe it…Does it really work?

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Santos FC of Brazil

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The National Women's pro soccer League …

Soccer world News

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Inside News and Reports on Players and Clubs.

Roger Miller of Cameroon’s soccer

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History of the legendary Soccer players. SoccerDroid Autonomy… Players with dynamic skills

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The History of the Game…

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Introduction of captain's armband and captainship in soccer SPORTS – Static stretching to dynamic stretching?

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Impatience In Our Game! The impatience that is so prevalent in football in this country is due to low playing ability; impatience is a ‘camouflage’ for poor skills and limited tactical knowledge; resulting in FEAR in every corner of the game! Impatience radiates through all sections of football in this country. From the top down to junior levels, the sad demands for simplistic performances that avoid difficult decisions and actions has created ‘robotic’ reactions and stifled performances and this mediocrity is then perceived as satisfactory by most associated with the game here.

Miguel Pérez Cuesta, commonly known as Michu of Swansea FC

Skill acquisition creates confidence and confidence is the ‘armour’ that protects the playing of the game from being reduced to simplistic monotony. Individual skill, gradually nurtured and embellished to gel with team-play, is the ‘holy grail’ for all coaches, junior to senior, to seek and develop.

A football team should consist of skilful individuals in every position—even goalkeepers. Fear of mistakes is lessened when each player is comfortable on the ball and has the ability to combine effectively with team-mates. Impatience when pressurized is not something that should contort the playing style of individual or team as it does here today; Barcelona are the present day example of individual flare and team style as opposed to the ‘huff and puff’ recognized as the English and the American soccer games. We have seen several attempts to improve the playing style here over the last few years, Arsenal – Wigan – and Swansea, have shown the ‘guts’ to make changes to the historical game-style ‘expected’ to be played here. Each have had their problems when trying to ‘re-educate’ Directors, Staff, Players, Media and Fans. The ‘upand-at-`em’ culture that persists throughout our game is incredibly difficult to overcome and the clubs’ who try to introduce more sophistication find the transition almost impossible. Winning is the key. Whilst results are positive all sections of the football public will accept a more subtle approach to the playing of the game. However, should results fall away, impatience returns with a venom and the fear from beyond the field of play is soon transferred onto it! SoccerDroid eMagazine - May 2013

The problem of lack of individual playing ability is the main concern with clubs’ trying to ‘fast-track’ from ‘direct play’ to a ‘keep-ball’ style. Lack of talent in the country has forced the game into what we mostly see now and attempting to ‘force’ a more sophisticated playing style onto ‘unprepared’ players is unlikely to succeed. Playing with more concern about possession is fine as long as the players are able to produce the skills – especially when opponents pressurize those questionable and unreliable skills!! Gervinho of Arsenal FC

To play possession football requires all players to be highly capable performers on and off the ball. The players who tend to have more time and space to begin attacking play – are back players. We have rarely conceived the idea that our back players should be equally good starters of attacking play but merely good stoppers of it! So right at the beginning of the ‘keep-ball performance’ we find players without the playing quality to provide the ‘opening prelude’. Opposing teams’ recognize this weakness and make it difficult for limited skills to flourish – this causes panic especially when nervous back players are caught close to their own goal.

Football of the quality we see from abroad has been ‘downloaded’ over many years to players as they have developed – not forced in a few months! Skill quality in all positions is maximised abroad whereas here we have substituted ability for athleticism. Yes, athleticism etc. is an important ingredient in top sporting ability, but we have sacrificed skill to the ‘God of power and pugilism’. Tactical variations that are necessary to offset the problem of pressurization in games is virtually non-existent due to the inability of our players to modify and adapt the ‘installed roboticism’ they have acquired from day one of their football upbringing. It has become painfully obvious that the playing quality we see today here, even with the ‘imported mercenaries’, is falling further and further behind other leading football nations. The impatience ‘infecting’ our game is not just seen on the fields of play, but in Boardrooms, amongst Committee’s and Selectors etc. at all levels, who see winning as a priority without noting that….. ‘all fame is fleeting’ and that ‘patience is a virtue’.

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9. Robert Lewandowski Age: 24 Birth date: August 21st, 1988 Birthplace: Poland Position: Forward Height: 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122; - 3â&#x20AC;? (1.81m) Weight: 174 lbs (79kg) Appearances: 131, Score: 85 Debuted: Dortmund 8/12/2012 International: Poland SoccerDroid eMagazine - May 2013

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PFC's elite Team Adidas PFC Team Adidas Still Hunting for that playoff spot in CASA Super League.

PFC Team Adidas found themselves in seventh place this time around in the CASA Super League. Even though they finish 2011-12 as championship. PFC Team Adidas, found themselves in a tough spot, seventh place on the league table. To advance for the playoff which started in two weeks. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more questions than answers, can they pull it off. Coaches Anis Jerbi and Michael Barton knows they have to get it done, with few more games to go. SoccerDroid eMagazine - May 2013

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PFC Copa U16 Girls advance to Elite 8. Florida Youth Soccer Association - State Cup 2013, at Auburndale, FL. Soccer complex May 18th thru 19th.

This year Plantation FC entered 7 teams into the Florida State Cup competition. PFC U15 Boys Copa Copa,, U16 Boys Copa, Copa, and U16 Girls Copa are the only teams advanced to the round of 16 on March 27th â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 28th. After a long season, the hard work has finally paid off. The U16 Plantation Eagles Girls team made it to the Elite 8 in the Florida State Cup. The road to the Elite 8 was not an easy one. The defeated the Indian Harbor Beach team 33-0 and then tied the West Florida Flames (0(0-0). West Florida was the runner up in State Cup in 2012, so they knew they would have their hands full. When It came down to penalty kicks, which came out victorious. SoccerDroid eMagazine - May 2013

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_________ Fake It Until You Make It – Does That Really Work? Minimal exposure to sport psychology reveals

Body poses that reduce our size signal weakness something we intuitively know: Our minds can and pessimism to the brain. change our bodies. Lots of research verifies the Posing like Superman or Superwoman is mentally reality that a change in an athlete’s thinking – beneficial because of the shift in hormones that is from negative to positive or the other way generated. Those who interviewed the subjects in around -- can cause a physical change in Cuddy’s study reported that a two minute power performance levels. But here’s an interesting pose prior to the interview produced an authentic question: Do our bodies change our minds? Does "presence" of enthusiasm, passion, and a comfort it work the other way around? level not found in the subjects that were no t asked According to Harvard social psychologist Amy Cuddy, the answer is "yes", and we may want to let our children know what her research has revealed. It seems that our body language not only communicates to others, but also communicates to ourselves. Feelings of power, confidence, assertiveness, and optimism are associated with higher levels of the hormone testosterone, while feelings of powerlessness, doubt, risk-aversion, and pessimism are associated with higher levels of the stress reactor hormone cortisol.

to assume a power pose before the interview.

We’ve always known that strong leaders in any field have higher testosterone and lower cortisol in stressful situations than most people. What we didn’t know is that assuming certain body postures for as little as two minutes can actually increase testosterone and decrease cortisol in the body. Body poses that expand our size produce greater feelings of confidence and optimism.

Dr. Rob Gilbert, a sport psychologist from Montclair, New Jersey made it most clear when he said, "Act the way you want to become, until you become the way you act." It’s easier to act your way into a feeling than to feel your way into an action! Show your child how to use two minutes in the privacy of their room to take advantage of the body-mind connection.

The phrase "fake it until you make it" contains more truth than just wishful thinking. The practical application is that any of us, including our children, can increase the chances of performing confidently and ultimately becoming more of what we were meant to be by managing our body language. Cuddy’s research confirms that all we need is our body and two minutes of time. The good news is that by consistently using our bodies AND our minds we can do more than fake it; we can become it.

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LFC Tour Schedule Sunday May 19th Plantation FC will be hosting Llyodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Football Club from England. This would be their first time touring South Florida. PFC will give the lads from across the pond a warm welcome with open arms. Llyodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s FC is comprise of ex-pro Barclays Premier league players. The team has toured many countries around the world, places like Amsterdam, Brussels, New York, Bermuda, Zurich, Switzerland and most recently Singapore..

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History of Santos Football Club of Brazil The history of Santos Futebol Clube goes from the football club's founding in 1912 and up to current time. Santos FC, also known simply as "Santos" and familiarly as "Peixe", is based in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil. The team was founded in on April 14, 1912, by the initiative of three sports enthusiasts from Santos by the names of Raimundo Marques, Mário Ferraz de Campos, and Argemiro de Souza Júnior. In 1962, the club participated in their first of many South American competitions, and has since amassed seven CONMEBOL trophies and a quadruple. In 1971, Santos co-founded the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-tier in Brazilian football, along with a string of other clubs. Football was introduced to Brazil by a Scottish expatriate named Thomas Donohue, with the first football match played in Brazil in April 1894, played on a pitch marked out by Donohue next to his workplace in Bangu, In the 1870s, like many other British workers, a Scottish expatriate named John Miller, worked on the railway construction project in São Paulo with other European immigrants.

In 1884, Miller sent his 10-year-old son Charles William Miller to Bannister School in Southampton, England to be educated. Charles was a skilled athlete who quickly picked up the game of football at the time when the Football League was still being formed, and as an accomplished winger and striker Charles held school honors that gained him entry into the Southampton Football Club team, and later into the County team of Hampshire. On his return to Brazil, Charles brought two footballs and a set of Hampshire FA rules in his suitcase. He then taught the rules of the game to players in São Paulo.

Brazilian Charles William Miller who introduced Brazil to the sport of football (soccer) was born in 1874. He is known as the fatherSoccerDroid of Brazilian football. eMagazine - May 2013 26

In 1927, with a team that was considered the best in Brazil, came the first state title, but finished as runner-up. The first achievement came in 1935 ( winning team alongside ). In the end, the Alvinegro Praiano won the Corinthians, the Parque São Jorge, by 2-1. The second Paulista title took 20 years. It was a harbinger of a decade of victories that came. In 1956, when the fish was already one of the top teams from Brazil, came to Belmiro young Pelé was the missing ingredient for the team to become the best in the world and a machine goals, wins and titles. The greatest soccer team of all time: Lima, Zito, Dalmo, Calvet, and Gilmar Mauro (standing); Dorval, Mengálvio, Coutinho, Pepe and Pelé (crouched)

And so was the 60's: many titles (only in São Paulo championships were eight in ten editions held) and travel around the world. Santos FC was attraction and was considered the best team of all time. The 70s marked the farewell of the King Pele In 1974, in a game against Ponte Preta, the Athlete of the Century held their last game with 10 Santos shirt. The latest title from him by Fish was the 1973 Paulista.

The second Paulista title took 20 years. It was a harbinger of a decade of victories that came. In 1956, August 8, 1956, Pele came to Belmiro . Waldermar when the fish was already one of the top teams from de Brito Santos warned the club: "This boy will be Brazil, came to Belmiro young Pelé was the missing the best soccer player in the world." Not long after ingredient for the team to become the best in the the prophecy begin to materialize. world and a machine goals, wins and titles. Other superstars arrived in 1962 and Santos FC conquered South America and then the world, with a 5-2 victory over Benfica in the Eusebio full Stadium of Light This is considered one of the best presentations of a football team. The following year, the new title Libertadores and new world title. This time, the opponent in the final of the Intercontinental Cup was Milan (Italy). Not counting Pele, Zito and Calvet, bruises, Santos FC won the title in the third and decisive game by winning 10, goal Dalmo, charging penalty. The whole world wanted to see the play Santos FC and the club ran the planet festive games. Until the war in Africa, the team Pele signing his first contract with Santos FC, stopped - the two people who were fighting gave a August 8th 1956. respite to see the team play of Pele.

A month after his arrival at Alvinegro Praiano, which was already a team champion Paulo, Pelé opened the first team - and scored a goal in the rout of Santos 7-1 Corinthians about St. Andrew. There after, the rise of Pele was withering. His performances for Santos FC took him to the Brazilian national team aged just 17 in 1957.

Pelé celebrating one of his goals

The following year, the whole world knew the talent of the boy Pele, winning the world title of the Brazilian team in Sweden. With goals anthologies, such as the front end of the Swedes, was instrumental in winning Brazilian. After the title, the boy king cried on the shoulder of goalkeeper Gilmar (in the picture) . Called the King of Soccer by the French press, Pelé was living up to nickname every year. Title selection and more titles - and a lot of goals - in Santos FC. Between 1957 and 1973, Pelé was 11 times maximum scorer of the Championship, nine were consecutive. With only 22 years, Pelé had reached the mark of 500 goals. Pelé helped the fish to win two world titles, two Libertadores, six Brazilians ten titles Paulista four Rio-São Paulo and a host of other trophies around the world. The Alvinegro Praiano was asked to perform in every corner of the planet. Everyone wanted to see the saints of PeleIn 1969, Pelé achieved a feat that even today is revered worldwide. In a crowded Maracanã, the King of Football marked his thousandth goal ( in the picture ). The goal came on a penalty kick, which allowed everyone in the stadium - and also the accompanying television - stop anthology to accompany the bid.

In 1974, however, Pelé's Santos FC fired as a professional player. Given the Ponte Preta, in a crowded Belmiro, he grabbed the ball with his hands, opened his arms and said goodbye. It was after Pele, Santos Football Club continued its path of glory. In 1978 he formed a championship team. Boys Village, nickname given by the youth of the team athletes, won the Campeonato Paulista 1978. Stood out at the time Juari, Pita, Ailton Lira among others. In the '80s, the nation celebrated the title only Santos São Paulo 1984, again in a final against Corinthians - win 1-0, Serginho goal Chulapa. In 1995, the Brazilian title hit the crossbar and the Fish finished runner-up Brazil. In 1997, the team won the Rio-São Paulo Tournament in 1998 and the Conmebol. Fasting without titles expressive had lasted 18 years when, in 2002, a crop of young superstars revealed in the basic categories emerged to replace the Santos FC in place that has always held: the first positions. With Robinho, Diego, Alex, Elano, and others came Brazilian bonds 2002 and 2004. Santos FC was back also to the Libertadores of America - which won the runner-up in 2003. Santos FC, yet come back to celebrate a title Paulista, which had not been since 1984. And he came in double dose, with a championship (2006 and 2007) was not celebrated by fans since 1969. SoccerDroid eMagazine - May 2013 28

The eight-team National Women’s Soccer League, the latest attempt over the past 12 years to establish a sustainable Division I women’s professional league, begins play this weekend with four games spread across the United States. But this time there is a twist: the league is administered by the United States Soccer Federation, the sport’s national governing body, and the best players will be paid by the federations of the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Perhaps the average USWNT fan does not know much about the teenage sensation, Lindsey Horan. After her first-ever senior team roster selection, and predicted debut in the upcoming Algarve Cup, that will almost certainly no longer be the case. The 18-year-old's path to the senior national team is an unorthodox one. Most of her career has been unique. Instead of attending college and competing in the NCAA, Horan left the states for Europe, specifically France and the famous club, Paris SaintGermain, to play professional soccer. She is the first member of the senior women's U.S. team to forgo college as well as the first American woman to ever get a professional contract in Europe immediately following high school. SoccerDroid eMagazine - May 2013

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Manchester United are champions of England for a 20th time after beating Aston Villa 33-0 in the Barclays Premier League. Robin van Persie's hat hat--trick inside the opening 33 minutes sealed a 13th title of Sir Alex Ferguson's Old Trafford tenure - 20 years on from his first title win.

The allall-German final is set and the transfer of power is all but complete. Bayern Munich have not just beaten Barcelona. They have humbled the history books and carved out a chance to secure their own immortality. Bayern Munich continued their impressive assault on Europe with a 33-0 defeat of Barcelona on st May 1 in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League semifinal at Barcelona's Camp Nou Nou.. Bayern easily advanced to their second straight Champions League final, where they will try to set right the wrongs of last season while writing a bit of soccer history. SoccerDroid eMagazine - May 2013 32

Tottenham Hotspur winger Gareth Bale made history on Sunday, April 28th 2013 by becoming only the third player to be voted by the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) as the Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year in the same Barclays Premier League (BPL) 2012 -2013 season. Some individual seasons are simply breathtaking. But when they happen in a player's debut season with a club, a league or even his career, we can do nothing but stand back and applaud the brilliance we just witnessed. As much as Arsenal and Manchester City fans won't want to admit it, we've seen one of those incredible debuts seasons with Robin van Persie at Manchester Unitedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Unitedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;scoring goals by the bagbag-full and leading United back from a titletitle-less season to one of their more dominant Premier League title victories. SoccerDroid SoccerDroid eMagazine eMagazine - February - May 2013

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Landon Donovan concluded his much discussed sabbatical and stepped onto the playing surface at BMO Field on Saturday afternoon. Landon Donovan spent the past few months in parts unknown trying to prepare himself for this moment in a variety of different ways. His display on and off the ball during a 2929-minute appearance off the bench in Saturday's 22-2 draw at Toronto FC showed those rejuvenation efforts did not go to waste.

Stunning Matt Lowton strike with a stunning volley, helps Aston Villa and Paul Lambert to secure vital victory. Aston Villa lifted themselves out of the relegation zone of the Barclays Premier League with a 3-1 win over Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium. April 6th, 2013 SoccerDroid eMagazine - May 2013

Tottenhamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s forward Clint Dempsey has called on his teammates to push for Champions League qualification after Spurs were knocked out of the Europa League.

The striker is very satisfied with life at the Giuseppe Meazza side and has stressed that he is ready to get more playing time in the next few weeks. Tommaso Rocchi has made it clear that he's keen to stay with Inter Milan for one more season once his current deal with the Nerazzurri expires this summer. The veteran 35-year-old striker joined Inter from Lazio in the January transfer window and he says that he is very pleased with life at the Giuseppe Meazza side. SoccerDroid eMagazine - May 2013

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The Fort Lauderdale Strikers came back from a goal down to tie FC Edmonton 11-1 in front of a packed house of 5,201 fans. David Foley scored for the Strikers on his debut to give the home team their first point in the 2013 NASL Spring Championship season

Mexicoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Salomon Wbias' Wbias' goal in the 70th minute helped lift Mexico to a 22-1 win over 1010-man Panama in the final of the CONCACAF UU17 Championship at Estadio Rommel Fernandez April 19th. It is El Tri's fifth CONCACAF UU-17 championship. Canada beat Honduras in a penalty kick shootout, 44-2, after a 2-2 draw in the third place match. All four teams have qualified for the FIFA UU-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates in October. SoccerDroid eMagazine - May 2013

The recent controversy surrounding Liverpool forward Luis Suarez and his bite on Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic has left the Uruguayan striker facing months of inactivity, as the FA handed down a hefty 10-match ban in his direction. Biting and spitting, in particular, are offences that tend to rile observers more than most. They are deliberate acts, normally committed away from the ball and are almost seen as sub-human behaviour. Barça failed to make it to the 2013 Champions League final at Wembley this month – it’ll be an all German affair between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, who tonight confirmed their place, finishing 77-0 winners on aggregate after beating Barça 0-3 at the Camp Nou Nou.. Without the injured Leo Messi Messi,, Tito Vilanova’s side went for the fight back, but a Robben goal at the start of the second half ruined their hopes and settled the tie, with two more goals coming before the endend- an own goal by Piqué and another from Müller-- to confirm the first ever all Müller all-German Champions League final.

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ROGER MILLER – Cameroon’s “Connu pour son Célèbre après la danse d’angle” (Known for his famous corner post dancing) Roger Miller (born Albert Roger Mooh Miller, 20 May 1952) born in the Cameroonian capital of Yaoundé, he moved constantly as a child because of his father's railroad job. He signed for his first club in Douala as a 13-year-old. At 18, he won his first league championship with another Douala club. In 1974, by which time he had moved to Tonnerre Yaoundé and was awarded the African Footballer of the Year award. In 1977, he was lured to Europe by the French club Valenciennes. However, he was kept on the reserves for two years. In 1979, he joined AS Monaco, but shuttled between the reserves' bench and the injury list. The next year, he joined Bastia, but still did not flourish. He finally found stardom at Saint-Etienne in 1984; he then starred for Montpellier from 1986 to 1989, and became a member of the club's coaching staff after retiring from French football

Roger Miller doing his famous corner post dancing after scoring goals) A retired Cameroonian footballer who played as a striker. He was one of the first African players to be a major star on the international stage.

He played in three World Cups for the Cameroon national team. He achieved international stardom at 38 years old, an age at which most forwardplaying footballers have retired, by scoring four goals at the 1990 World Cup, the most memorable of which came in the match against Colombia when he dispossessed the showboating Colombian goalkeeper René Higuita 35 yards from goal, going on to score in the empty net with Higuita stranded. He helped the Cameroon team reach the quarterfinals.

He is also remembered for his trademark goal celebration of running to the corner flag and performing a dance. In the years that have followed, he has been recognized as a pioneer of the many unconventional and imaginative goal celebrations seen since then. He was named one of the 125 greatest living football players in 2004 by the legendary Brazilian football player Pelé. While playing in France, he made his first appearance for the Cameroon national team (in 1978). He was a member of Cameroon's team at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, having a goal disallowed against Peru in their first match. SoccerDroid eMagazine - May 2013 40

Cameroon went out with three draws from their three first-round games. Two years later, he was part of the squad competing at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He first retired from international football in 1987, and eventually moved to RĂŠunion in the Indian Ocean for his retirement. However, in 1990, he received a phone call from the President of Cameroon Paul Biya, who pleaded with him to come out of retirement and rejoin the national team. He agreed, and went to Italy with the Indomitable Lions for the 1990 World Cup.

38-year old Milla emerged as one of the tournament's major stars. He scored four goals in Italy, celebrating each one with a dance around the corner post that has become a popular goal celebration ever since. Two of his goals came against Romania in Cameroon's second game, and two more came in extra time against Colombia in the last 16 to carry Cameroon to the quarter-finals, the furthest an African team had ever advanced at the World Cup (Senegal matched this feat in 2002, and Ghana matched it in 2010). In the quarter-final match against England, Milla confirmed his supersub legend by entering in the second half with Cameroon trailing 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;0 and drawing a penalty and then setting up a goal for Ekeke to give Cameroon the lead before eventually losing 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2. His second goal celebration against Colombia has been the subject of the 2010 World Cup Coca Cola advertisement

Four years later, and incredibly Milla was back for USA 94. Although Cameroon were eliminated at the group stage, he still managed to grab a goal against Russia, thereby setting a new record as the oldest scorer at a FIFA World Cup, at the age of 42. It is not his only record; he is also the first African to have played in three finals tournaments. A man of great generosity and humanity, he now devotes his time to African causes. An itinerant ambassador for Cameroon and UNAIDS, he is tireless in his globe-trotting work, but don't ever ask him how many goals or caps he has. "I don't know. It never interested me. Football was all that mattered." The quote sums up the man.

Cameroon's Roger Milla celebrates after scoring the second goal to put his team through to the quarter finals 1990 World SoccerDroid eMagazine - May 2013 Cup

Revolution of soccer is alive and kicking…

SoccerDroid Autonomy… These players displays such dynamic skills and maneuvering on the field of play, were they “Transformed” medically to perform the way they do? Georgios Samaras (Greek: Γιώργος Σαµαράς, pronounced is a Greek footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Celtic and the Greek national football team. He is predominantly a striker, but can also play on the left wing. He started his career at Crete, before moving on to Eredivisie side Heerenveen in 2001. He made his first team debut two years later and after a further three seasons with the club he moved to English Premier League side Manchester City . In January 2008 he was loaned out to Scottish Premier League team Celtic. During this time he helped the club win the title for a third season in a row. Scottish Premier League titles, 2008-9, 20101-11, 2011-12 Name: Georgios Samaras

Squad No: 9 Position: Forward Age: 28 Birth Date: Feb 21, 1985 Height: 1.93m Weight: 86 kg

Gotze made his name at Dortmund in 2009-10 when Shinji Kagawa was injured and emerged as one of the most talented young players in Europe. Joining the Dortmund academy at the age of eight, he rose through the youth

ranks and caught the eye of the international set-up, whom he represented from U-15 level up to his senior debut against Sweden in 2010. He has an ability to run at the opposition with pace and skill, which is helped by the fact he is naturally two-footed. Technically excellent and with a good eye for goal.

Mario Götze Squad No: 10 Position: Midfielder Age: 20 Birth Date: Jun 3, 1992 Birth Place: Memmingen, Germany Height: 1.76m Weight: 64 kg SoccerDroid eMagazine - May 2013

David Luiz Begins his career in his native Brazil with Vitoria, he made his debut as a teenage leftback and caught the attention of the national team set-up as he represented Brazil at the 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Canada. Attracting the interest of most of Europe's elite, defender David Luiz's star rose quickly after only a few seasons at Portuguese club Benfica. Versatile and powerful, his speed, aerial ability and technical skills stand out. Defying his critics with a strong performance in the Champions League final victory over Bayern Munich.

Name: David Luiz Squad No: 23 Position: Defender Age: 26 Birth Date: Apr 22, 1987 Birth Place: Diadema, Brazil Height: 6' 2'' (1.88m) Weight: 84 kg

Christian Eriksen, A fine young midfield prospect, learnt his trade with Ajax and has been tipped for greatness with the likes of Manchester United, Arsenal and Barcelona monitoring his progress. Running the game as a traditional No. 10, he slotted easily into the Ajax set-up and his breakthrough season came in 2010-11. Impressing all with his calm composure on the ball, scoring the occasional goal and setting up plenty of others, many have tipped him to emerge as a star of the Danish national side for many years to come after he was the youngest player of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Comfortable on the ball and has a great range of passing. Creative, tricky, balanced, a visionary midfielder.

Christian Eriksen Squad No: 8 Position: Midfielder Age: 21 Birth Date: Feb 14, 1992 Birth Place: Middelfart, Denmark Height: 1.75m Weight: 71 kg SoccerDroid eMagazine - May 2013

The introduction of captain's armband and captainship in soccer The first international match was played between England and Scotland in 1872the two captains for these teams were Robert Gardner for Scotland and Cuthbard Ottoway for England. The captainancy has always existed as The Laws Of The Games state a captain is needed to decide the toss at the start of the match and before a penalty shootout. The armband is simply a symbol of the captaincy which shows the crowds and the players who to look at for inspiration as it his responsibility to be a role model for the fellow players

The 1936 FA Cup Final was a football match between Arsenal and Sheffield United on 25 April 1936 at Wembley. Harry Hooper of Sheffield United and Alex James of Arsenal, two Captains shake hands at the start of the matchThe showpiece match of English football's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (better known as the FA Cup), it was the 64th Cup final, and the fourteenth at the national stadium.

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The team captain of an association football team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team: it is often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an armband. The only official responsibility of a captain specified by the Laws of the Game is to participate in the coin toss prior to kick-off (for choice of ends) and prior to a penalty shootout. Contrary to what is sometimes claimed, captains have no special authority under the Laws to challenge a decision by the referee. However, referees may talk to the captain of a side about the side's general behaviour when necessary. At an award-giving ceremony after a fixture like a cup competition final, the captain usually leads the team up to collect their medals

Any trophy won by a team will be received by the captain who will also be the first one to hoist it, similar to a captain in the National Hockey League when they raise the Stanley Cup. The captain generally provides a rallying point for the team: if morale is low, it is the captain who will be looked upon to boost their team's spirits. Captains may join the manager in deciding the first team for a certain game. In youth or recreational football, the captain often takes on duties, that would, at a higher level, be delegated to the manager. The captain is usually a midfielder or defender, and less often the goalkeeper; a striker, due to the more onedimensional nature of his position up front, is rarely called upon to wear the armband.

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A club captain is usually appointed for a season. If he is unavailable or not selected for a particular game, then the club vice-captain will be appointed to perform a similar role. The match captain is the first player to lift a trophy should the team win one, even if he was not the club captain. A good example of this was in the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final when match captain Peter Schmeichel lifted the trophy for Manchester United as club captain Roy Keane was suspended. In the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final, match captain (who was the vice-captain) Frank Lampard jointly lifted the trophy for Chelsea with club captain John Terry (who was suspended, but given permission by UEFA). A club may appoint two distinct roles: a club captain to represent the players in a public relations role, and correspondent on the pitch. Manchester United has had both of these types of captains; Roy Keane was the club captain on and off the pitch from 1997 to 2005 as he was a regular in the starting eleven, but his successor Gary Neville while nominally club captain from 2005 to 2010 had made few first team appearances due to injuries and in his absence other players (Rio Ferdinand or vice-captain Ryan Giggs) were chosen to skipper the team on the field, such as in the 2008 (Ferdinand was captain as he was in the starting XI, while Giggs was a substitute) and 2009 UEFA Champions League Finals, respectively. After Neville retired in 2011, regular starter Nemanja Vidić was named as club captain. A vice-captain is a player that is expected to captain the side when the club's captain is not included in the starting eleven, or if, during a game, the captain is substituted or sent off. Often the vice-captain is appointed the new club captain upon the departure of the incumbent, such as Ike A vice-captain is a player that is expected to captain the side when the club's captain is not included in the starting eleven, or if, during a game, the captain is substituted or sent off. Often the vice-captain is appointed the new club captain upon the departure of the incumbent, such as Iker Casillas taking over from Raúl González at Real Madrid and Philipp Lahm succeeding Mark van Bommel at Bayern Munich. Casillas and Lahm held the captaincies of their respective national teams, Spain and Germany, respectively, when they assumed the same role at their clubs.. SoccerDroid eMagazine - May 2013 46

Have you made the jump from static stretching to dynamic stretching? I remember distinctly the warm-up routines I went through as a young high school athlete. Nothing but lots of ballistic exercises from jumping jacks to mountain climbs to squat thrusts. All, I might add, to the four-count military cadence. When I hit college, in came the static stretching standard that has been the basis for all warm-up routines for many years now. Now, we have a new, scientifically researched standard that is being promoted as the more effective way to really warm-up and, at the same time, improve power, balance, and flexibility. Welcome to “Dynamic Stretching!”In fact, I just left one of our high school’s summer conditioning sessions where the first activity written on the schedule was “Dynamics.” We are most fortunate in Greenville, South Carolina, to have as a partner to our sports programs the Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas. Their team includes the Acceleration Sports Institute (ASI) and Proaxis Therapy. These two companies, like Steadman Hawkins, are national leaders in their respective fields. The last two workshops we had for our coaches included sessions on dynamic stretching presented by the ASI and Proaxis staffs. These were powerful presentations, with actual demonstrations and video clips of dynamic stretching routines. Suffice it to say that all of our teams have embraced these as the basis for their warm-up routines. To watch our teams come out before a game, and start to do exercises that more closely resemble ballet dancers warming up than athletes getting ready for competition, is quite a site. Dynamic stretching replaces the old static stretching routine of holding each position for ten to thirty seconds for warming up before practices and competitions. Its name, “dynamic,” defines each exercise as requiring some kind of movement. These exercises come with names like “straight-leg march,” “scorpion,” “spider-man walks,” “hand-walks,” “Grouchos” and “butt kicks.” The research on dynamic stretching counters the static method with results showing an increase in overall athletic performance. Many findings indicate that static stretching actually decreases muscle strength (at least temporarily) whereas dynamic stretching increases strength, power, balance and range of motion. Since dynamic exercises require movement, they literally warm the muscles by increasing blood flow significantly.

by: Bill Utsey , Director of Athletics, Greenville County Schools, Greenville SC.

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