The Ontario Soccer Association has taken a step in the right towards putting a greater emphasis on player development at the youth level. Changes will be mandatory at youth level…
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Congratulations to the Canadian women’s soccer team who captured a bronze medal in the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The women’s team not only captured bronze but captured the attention…
For many, sitting on the bench carries negative implications. This is especially true for parents who guide their children through the early years of competitive sports. These parents continuously criticize the coach…
Commencing this coming English Premier League season, talkSPORT.com will be bringing the whole world live audio commentary from 380 English Premier League matches. This will be free to listen to…
It’s about time goal-line technology will be implemented in professional soccer! For years teams have been eliminated from major tournaments because of disallowed goals or because goals were allowed that…
Quite honestly, I’m tired of all the BS relating to soccer. The sport is constantly victim to match fixing, diving, hooliganism and bad officiating. Soccer is one of the most…
With most regular soccer seasons under way and Euro Cup 2012 about to take the soccer world by storm (June 8th) I felt it a good time to talk about…
This idea that you “have nothing to prove” needs to be re-evaluated. If this is how you think then you need to re-think your ideas. Every time you step on…
Cico Kranjčar is a gentleman’s football manager. After an injury to one of the players on the opposing team, the ball was kicked out to allow the player to be…
Positions on the field are overrated. When a player is assigned to a central midfield role, for example, he/she will limit the options to their game. The thought process goes…
In many of our blogs on Goalden, we’ve talked about the lack of a system in North America to develop players that have the calibre required to play at any…
Another players collapse in the middle of a game has sent shock waves through the world. In the 33rd minute of an Italian Serie B game between Livorno and Pescara, midfielder…