Football Manager 2010

Football Manager 2009 is the most successful in the Football Manager series to date, clocking up 22 weeks at No.1 in the UK (PC charts) and selling in excess of 1 million copies worldwide, as well as being voted the 2nd best video game of all time in a recent Radio 1 poll. According to data gathered from Football Manager 2009, people played the game for an average of 240 hours each. However, developer Sports Interactive has been made aware via the vibrant Football Manager community that the addition of big new features in the last few releases has come at the expense of attention to existing areas of the game and solving long standing issues.

With this in mind, Sports Interactive has spent the last year working closely with consumers and the Football Manager community to implement key improvements to this year’s game. Football Manager 2010 features new tools and changes across the board including some big additions to improve ease of use, navigation and feedback from the game with the introduction of a brand new match tactics system, the debut of a Match Analysis tool, a completely new look and new User Interface among other features.

The introduction of a Tactics Creator makes it easier to instruct the team to play the way the manager wants, alongside the introduction of touchline ‘shouts’ and quick tactic changes for instantly altering your team’s playing style during the match. Working with coaches from various levels of football, alongside some of the Football Manager communities most respected independent tacticians, the game now has an extensive array of pre-set tactical options allowing the user to select a player’s role in the team (such as ‘Ball winning midfielder’ or ‘Deep lying playmaker’), however the option to use the old ‘slider’ controls remains.

Feedback from matches has been improved to give the user better insight into where their team is going wrong, or right. A new Match Analysis tool lets players see where shots, passes, crosses, headers, tackles, fouls and interceptions have been made on the field for all players on the pitch. Managers can view this analysis both live in-game and post match, allowing them to pinpoint the strengths and weaknesses of both their team and their opponent’s and adjust their tactics accordingly.

Football Manager 2010 features a brand new User Interface, with a light and a dark skin to choose from as part of a vibrant new look and has undergone a complete navigational overhaul. The side bar navigation of previous years has been replaced by an intuitive tab system at the top of the screen, making Football Manager’s famed depth easier to navigate and will make the game more accessible to new players.

A brand new Data Editor will allow the addition of new divisions to existing leagues and of entirely new leagues as well as making it easier than ever to keep the game up to date, and do so for free. The delivery of information to the manager has been refined with users now able to sign up to the News Centre, an in-game subscription based newspaper that lets you get the news that you want about the football world and filter out the stories that you do not need, making the football world as immersive as you want it to be.

Following the debut of a 3D match view in Football Manager 2009, this year’s release sees a revamp with improved AI, over 100 new animations for the 3D pitch view, new stadiums, crowds, realistic pitch degradation and better lighting, creating an even more realistic match experience.

Further new features will be announced via a series of blogs in the months leading up to the game’s October 30th release date which will ensure that Football Manager retains its position as the most realistic, most played, highest reviewed and best selling football management simulation in the world.

Football Manager Handheld 2010 also has a host of new features and improvements, including a brand new skin for the game and improved match engine AI.

Jaga Peluang

PSS Sleman dan PSIM Jogja berpeluang melaju ke babak final Piala Kraton 2009. Ini setelah kedua tim sama-sama berbagi angka pada pertadingan pertama grup B di Stadion Maguwoharjo kemarin. Hingga peluit akhir berbunyi, kedua tim bertetangga ini gagal mencetak gol ke gawang lawannya.
Dengan hasil imbang ini, kedua tim memiliki peluang yang sama untuk masuk ke babak selanjutnya.

Sebab, hasil imbang ini membuat kedua tim sama-sama mengoleksi poin satu. Kepastian tiket final baru bisa ditentukan setelah kedua tim bertemu dengan Persipura Jayapura.
Meski berakhir imbang, kedua tim harus menjalani undian untuk menentukan tim yang berlaga melawan Persipura pada Rabu (30/9) mendatang. Diwakili kedua kapten tim, yakni Muhammad Eksan dari PSS dan Sumarjono dari PSIM, akhirnya diperoleh hasil PSS mendapat jatah bertanding dengan Persipura terlebih dulu. Sedang PSIM baru akan bertanding dengan juara Superliga 2008tersebut Jumat (2/10) mendatang.
Seperti yang telah diprediksi sebelumnya, pertandingan derby kedua tim bertetangga ini berlangsung sengit. Mengandalkan para pemain local dan masih muda, kedua tim sama-sama menunjukkan fighting spirtit tinggi.
Hanya, lagi-lagi persoalan klasik yang dihadapi kedua tim pada musim lalu kembali terulang. Buruknya penyelesaian akhir membuat kedua tim gagal menyarangkan gol ke gawang lawannya.
"Saya memang belum begitu puas dengan hasil ini. Anak-anak belum bermain sesuai dengan harapan kami. Ini akan menjadi bahan evaluasi untuk pertandingan selanjutnya," aku Pelatih PSS Yantjie Matmey.
Yantjie juga mengungkapkan akan melakukan perubahan strategi pada pertandingan selanjutnya. Apalagi, skema pertandingan yang diinginkan belum bisa berjalan dengan baik. "Tapi saya memaklumi. Karena memang anak-anak belum memasuki fase ini. Mereka baru melakoni porsi latihan lima puluh persen. Semoga nanti pertandingan selanjutnya lebih baik," tutur Yantjie.
Hal senada juga diungkapkan Manajer Tim PSIM Aji Sutarto. Ia mengakui, masih banyak kekurangan pada timnya. Terutama untuk lini tengah dan depan. "Lini depan masih memerlukan banyak perbaikan. Sebenarnya tadi banyak peluang, tapi belum bisa dimaksimalkan menjadi gol," tuturnya.
Untuk itu, Aji mengaku masih akan mencari sosok striker yang tangguh untuk ditempatkan pada lini depan PSIM. Beberapa pemain local masih akan dipantau dan dilihat kemampuannya. "Semoga ada yang sesuai dengan criteria yang kami inginkan," harapnya.
(radar jogja)

Football Legend : Pele

Edison Arantes do Nascimento ,(born, Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 23 October 1940), best known by his nickname Pelé (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [peˈlɛ], usual English pronunciation: /ˈpɛleɪ/) is a Brazilian football player. He was given the title; Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee. In 1999 Time Magazine named Pelé one of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century. While his birth certificate shows his first name as Edison, he prefers to call himself Edson, but it is as Pelé that he has become a sporting legend.

In his native Brazil, Pelé is hailed as a national hero. He is known for his accomplishments and contributions to the game of football in addition to being officially declared football ambassador of the world by FIFA and a national treasure by the Brazilian government. He is also acknowledged for his vocal support of policies to improve the social conditions of the poor (when he scored his 1,000th goal he dedicated it to the poor children of Brazil). During his career, he became known as "The King of Football" (O Rei do Futebol), "The King Pelé" (O Rei Pelé) or simply "The King" (O Rei). He is also a member of the American National Soccer Hall of Fame.

Spotted by football star Waldemar de Brito,[11] Pelé began playing for Santos at 15 and his national team at 16, and won his first World Cup at 17. Despite numerous offers from European clubs, the economic conditions and Brazilian football regulations at the time benefited Santos, thus enabling them to keep Pelé for almost two decades until 1974. Pelé played as an inside forward, striker, and what later became known as the playmaker position. Pelé's technique and natural athleticism have been universally praised and during his playing years he was renowned for his excellent dribbling and passing, his pace, powerful shot, exceptional heading ability, and prolific goalscoring.

He is the all-time leading scorer of the Brazil national football team and is the only footballer to be a part of three World Cup-winning teams. In 1962 he was on the Brazilian squad at the start of the World Cup but due to an injury suffered in the second match, he wasn't able to play the remainder of the tournament. In November 2007 FIFA announced that he would be awarded the 1962 medal retroactively, making him the only player in the world to have three World Cup winning medals.

Since his retirement in 1977, Pelé has been a worldwide ambassador for football and has undertaken various acting roles and commercial ventures.

Pelé's goalscoring record is often reported as being 1280 goals in 1363 games. This figure includes goals scored by Pelé in non-competitive club matches, for example, international tours Pelé completed with Santos and the New York Cosmos, and games Pelé played in for armed forces teams during his national service in Brazil.

The tables below record every goal Pelé scored in major club competitions for Santos and the New York Cosmos. During much of Pelé's playing career in Brazil there was no national league championship. From 1960 onwards the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) were required to provide meritocratic entrants for the then-new Copa Libertadores, a South American international club competition broadly equivalent to the European Cup. To enable them to do this, the CBF organised two national competitions: the Taça de Prata and Taça Brasil. A national league championship, the Campeonato Brasileiro, was first played in 1971, alongside traditional state and interstate competitions such as the Campeonato Paulista and the Torneio Rio-São Paulo.

The number of league goals scored by Pelé is listed as 589 in 605 games. This number is the sum of the goals scored by Pelé in domestic league-based competitions: the Campeonato Paulista (SPS), Torneio Rio-São Paulo (RSPS), Taça de Prata and Campeonato Brasileiro. The Taça Brasil was a national competition organised on a knockout basis.

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org

Futsal Practice

Accelerated Learning

80 Possessions A Player

In a 50 minute Futsal match, a field player on a team using a dynamic system of play with rotations and player exchanges (a 3-1, 4-0, Roof or 1-2-1 system, for example) to create and take advantage of space will touch the ball once every 29.5 seconds . . . that's just over 80 possessions per player per match, if the player plays the entire match. This compares to only 30 to 40 possessions per player in a full 90 minute outdoor soccer match (number varies by position and the style of soccer the team plays).

The majority of possessions in Futsal are quick 1 or 2 touch combinations with teammates. In Futsal players who put their head down and try three or more touch combinations usually find themselves double teamed and losing the ball. The game rewards players who keep their head up, who control the ball, who support their team mates and who use one and two touch combination play to work with team mates.

Faster Speed Of Play

Speed, Agility, Quickness

The benefit to a Soccer player, of playing Futsal matches under the pressure of restricted time, space and pressure, is an improvement in:

• Speed of locomotion (speed of sprint)
• Speed of action/reaction with the ball
• Speed of action/reaction without the ball
• Speed of decision-making
• Speed of anticipation
• Speed of perceptional and visual processing
• Speed of performing soccer specific skills
• Speed in changing directions
• Speed at which feints can be performed
• Speed at which defense is played
• Speed of fast breaks
• Speed of transition from Attack to Defense
• Speed of transition from Defense to Attack
• Speed of goalkeepers reactions
• Speed of team combination play

Speed of action converting all other aspects of speed into simply playing faster.

Preparing For The Spring Soccer

Physical Conditioning

A typical high school soccer player runs 3 to 5 miles (click here) in a full 90 minute outdoor soccer game on a narrow football field (distance run varies by position played and style of play of team). The same player in a 40 minute Futsal match, with a team playing a dynamic system of play, will run 2.5 miles as striker, 3.1 miles as defender and 3.7 miles as a wing midfielder.

Time	Defender	Mid	Attacker
Walking	24%	20%	26%
Jogging	13%	14%	15%
Running	40%	54%	34%
Backwards	23%	15%	25%

Safe Learning Environment

Player Safety

Futsal is FIFA's game for the development of player's skills, speed of play and knowledge. FIFA's position is that players focused on physical play are not focused on learning. FIFA's official Laws of the Game of Futsal prohibit physical contact including shoulder charges and slide tackles.

There is significantly less risk of injury in Futsal than in FIFA's outdoor game. An American Academy of Pediatrics clinical report finds the indoor game with walls has an injury rate that is 6.1 times higher than the injury rate in FIFA's 11 a side soccer game (click for report). Futsal is great for player conditioning. Because there are no walls and rules restricting physical contact playing Futsal reduces the risk of a pre-season injury that might prevent a player from being ready for the spring season.

Improved Attacking Psychology

The Creation Zone

Virtually all coaching courses, clinics, soccer text, video tapes, training CD's and Internet training sites in English promote the concept that soccer in all it's forms, including Futsal, is played in the Defensive Third, the Midfield (Transition) Third and the Attacking (Scoring) Third of the Pitch.

To encourage players to be more creative a different psychological approach is used to encourage youth Futsal players in many other countries. This alternate view defines four areas of play on the pitch. The Defensive Zone is the quarter of the pitch closest to the goal your team is defending. The Transition Zone is the quarter of the pitch from the Defensive Zone to the midfield line. The Attacking (Scoring) Zone, form which most goals are scored, is the area in front of and closest to your opponent's goal. The rest of the attacking half of the pitch is the Creation Zone . . . the area where a team creates attacks on their opponent's goal. Players taught to use the Creation Zone to create scoring opportunities have a much better concept of which areas of the pitch can be used to create successful attacks

Teaching Creative Attacking Play

Dynamic Attacking

While most coaches and trainers credit Futsal with improving skills, teams that use any of Futsal's dynamic systems of play learn to play creative attacking soccer.

Prior to the 1950's Futsal was played with a single defender and three attacking players. This system, referred to as the 1-3 is still used in the last few minutes of matches when a team is behind and willing to take risk to score goals. Because the defender didn't go forward to score and the attacking players didn't come back to defend this was a very static style of play.

In the 1950's teams started playing a 2-2 system with 2 defenders and 2 attacking players. Because the two defenders stayed in the back and the two attacking players stayed closer to the opponent's goal this was also a very static style of play. This style is still used by very young teams just learning to play the game.

In the very late 1950's the first of the dynamic styles of play became popular with the introduction of the 3-1 system with three defenders and a single attacking player. This system was the first of many dynamic systems that allow a team to creatively attack an opponent and force the opposing defense to make mistakes. The creative attacking concepts used in Futsal's dynamic systems of play also work well in FIFA's traditional soccer game.

The easiest way to see the possible patterns of movement and rotations that can be used to create attacking opportunities in the 3-1 is to draw a Futsal court on a sheet of paper and then play "what if". Put a coin on the paper close to the opponent's goal and label it target player. Then place three coins at the mid-court in the 4, 6 and 8 o'clock positions for three teammates. Now if the target player moves to the left side of the court what space is created and which player(s) can move to use it? If the target player checks back to their teammate with the ball what space is created and which player(s) can move to use it? What happens if the target player checks back towards their teammate with the ball and the ball is simply chipped over the target player to the space that has been created? There are over a hundred creative attacking options that can be used by a team using movement, rotations, exchanges, takeovers, chip passes, cross court movement and passes, feints and other techniques to create and effectively use the limited space available on a Futsal court.

There are many dynamic systems of attacking play including:
• 3 - 1 with a static target player
• 3 - 1 with different players rotating through the front as target player
• 4 - 0 with any combination of the four back court players attacking in an almost unlimited number of combinations, rotations and patterns
• Roof system with five court players (including the keeper)
• Carousel with constant rotations
• 1 - 2 - 1 with players playing more like the diamond on a playing card with the target player static
• 1 - 2 - 1 with players playing more like the diamond on a playing card with different players taking turns rotating through the target player position

• 2 - 1 - 1 with two defenders, a midfielder and a attacking player

• Y or 1 - 1 - 2 with a defender, a midfielder and two attacking players

Futsal Teaches The Game

From Court To The Field

Futsal is FIFA's official 5 a side game because the Laws of and the game of Futsal rewards players for the same skills, concepts, decision making and basic knowledge of the game that is required to play FIFA's traditional 11 a side game.

For example, many of the patterns of movement and rotations in the exercises in "Futsal Guidelines for Coaches", © 2005, Set Sport Corporation, Brazil, are used in the movement and rotations of field players in FIFA's traditional soccer game. For example:

Futsal Practice Exercise #1

Futsal Practice Exercise #2

Futsal Practice Exercise #3

The following outdoor practice sequence was found on a web site posted by a coach in São Paulo, Brazil. It incorporates almost all of the same match concepts taught in "Futsal Guidelines for Coaches" to create and use space in the Creation Zone on a full size field in a traditional outdoor soccer game.

Soccer Practice Exercise #1

Soccer Practice Exercise #2

Soccer Practice Exercise #3

source : http://www.itsportsnet.com/leagues/1600/documents/futsalnotjustskills.doc

Top 10 Free kick goals

This top ten free kick goal.....

St Mirren Park (St Mirren v Celtic)

Panorama view from the South Stand.

A forgettable game for the St Mirren supporters and probably for the Celtic supporters too. I brought my camera to have a go at a panorama shot, which I took from the South Stand. The most entertaining part of the day was the family who were loudly cheering the first Celtic goal being removed from the stand and probably from the ground as well. The dad's arguments that he 'did not know it was a St Mirren stand' and that 'at Parkhead everyone can sit together wearing their own colours on the family stand' unsurprisingly fell on deaf ears...

For more pictures of this ground click here.

The West Stand.

The Main Stand.

The North Stand housed the Celtic Fans.

Saturday 26th September 2009
Scottish Premier League
St Mirren 0 Celtic 2
Goals: McCourt 27, Maloney 78.
Att: 6,164

St Mirren Park (St Mirren v Celtic)

Panorama view from the South Stand.

A forgettable game for the St Mirren supporters and probably for the Celtic supporters too. I brought my camera to have a go at a panorama shot, which I took from the South Stand. The most entertaining part of the day was the family who were loudly cheering the first Celtic goal being removed from the stand and probably from the ground as well. The dad's arguments that he 'did not know it was a St Mirren stand' and that 'at Parkhead everyone can sit together wearing their own colours on the family stand' unsurprisingly fell on deaf ears...

For more pictures of this ground click here.

The West Stand.

The Main Stand.

The North Stand housed the Celtic Fans.

Saturday 26th September 2009
Scottish Premier League
St Mirren 0 Celtic 2
Goals: McCourt 27, Maloney 78.
Att: 6,164

Football legends : Ruud Gullit

Ruud Gullit (born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 1, 1962; age 47 years) is a Dutch football player. He along with Marco van Basten and Frank Rijkaard is part of the Dutch soccer team that won the European Cup in 1988. Ruud Gullit, who was named Ruud Dil, was born in Amsterdam as an illegitimate child from a Suriname named George Gullit and the original woman named Ria Dil Amsterdam. George Gullit emigrated from Suriname in 1958 with his wife and three children. Ria Dil is his mistress. Easily characterized because it has a style of play is so hard, big, with a very accurate kick, and his trademark, a unique dreadlocks.

Gullit epitomised the ethos of Total football as he was naturally adept in several positions. His foremost attribute was his athleticism, as he used his strength and speed to great effect, as well as being excellent in the air. Yet unusually for a man of his stature Gullit also possessed outstanding natural balance and poise that gave a graceful style to his game. Gullit thus combined technical ability with physical presence to become an iconic figure in world football.

Gullit's brilliance prompted George Best to comment in 1990, "Ruud Gullit is a great player by any standards. He has all the skills. He's not afraid to do things with the ball. And he looks as if he's enjoying every second of it. By my reckoning that's what makes him an even better player thanMaradona. Both have the key quality you will find in all the best players: balance. You just can't knock them off the ball. It was the same with Pele, Beckenbauer and Cruijff."Ruud Gullit's degree FIFA World Player 1987 and 1989. He was to play with the Dutch national team that won Euro 1988, and 1990 World Cup. Arrival in Milan to lift his club to win the Serie A crown for the first time in nine years.

Zakumi - a Mascot with attitude

So what can we say about him? One thing is for sure, Zakumi will be first on the dancefloor and last off it at the biggest party in the world - the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. He wants to dance and entertain as many people as he can. He is an animator for fans, players and officials, for schoolchildren, teenagers and big kids alike!

Needless to say, he is extremely proud to be the Official Mascot and determined to be the best host for everyone visiting his beloved country. He symbolizes South Africa and the rest of the African continent through his self-confidence, pride, hospitality, social skills and warm-heartedness.

Zakumi is a jolly, self-confident, adventurous, spontaneous, and actually quite shrewd little fellow. He loves to perform and always follows his instinct and intuition, yet sometimes has the tendency to exaggerate a bit. You will often find him fooling about and teasing people but not in a mean way. He is warm-hearted and caring, and wants to make as many friends as possible.

He loves to play football as it is a great way to connect with others and break down language barriers. He always carries his football around which he will use to invite people to play with him.

Zakumi loves football. At one time he decided to dye his hair green as he felt it would be the perfect camouflage against the green of the football pitch; a bit like his rosette spots are when hunting in the wilderness!

He does have one striking weakness. With all his energy, he needs frequent rests. Occasionally, in-between performances on stage, he may suddenly fall asleep on the spot at the most random times! But rest assured, these are only short breaks that a leopard of his calibre needs to recharge his batteries.

Over the last years he has travelled the whole of Africa where the leopard habitat is good (pretty much everywhere from open savannahs, forests, jungles to mountainous areas, even deserts). He has therefore learned to adapt to new environments; enjoying the diversity in nature and people across the African continent

The name ‘Zakumi' is a composition of ‘ZA' standing for South Africa and ‘kumi', which translates into ‘10' in various languages across Africa.

Zakumi's main priority is to turn the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa into one huge, joyful and unforgettable party and show the thousands of international guests the warmth and spirit of the African continent.

"He wants to create a good mood for the fans and raise the excitement for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the first on African soil. He is a proud South African and wants to ensure that the world will come together in South Africa," explained Lucas Radebe, South Africa's football icon and close friend of Zakumi.

Source : www.fifa.com

Langsung Tancap Gas

Pelatih PSS Yantjie Matmey tidak mau berlama-lama membentuk skuadnya Setelah tidak bisa memaksimalkan program latihan karena terbentur puasa, usai lebaran mantan pelatih PSBI Blitar ini langsung tancap gas. Begitu masuk para punggawa PSS Sleman langsung mendapat materi maksimal pada hari pertama masuk.
Agus Purwoko dkk langsung diberikan materi fisik untuk mengembalikan

kondisi fisik setelah beberapa hari menjalani libur lebaran. "Saya mau kondisi fisik mereka bisa kembali baik kembali setelah sebulan berpuasa," ujar Yantjie kemarin (23/9).
Diakui, puasa sedikit banyak telah mengganggu program latihan yang digelarnya. Sehingga program latihan yang disusunnya tidak bisa berjalan maksimal. "Karena saya juga menghormati mereka yang sedang puasa. Makanya, saya tidak memberikan materi yang terlalu banyak," paparnya.
Hanya, usai lebaran, Yantjie mengungkapkan kembali memberikan latihan secara optimal. Bukan hanya fisik, teknik dan kerjasama tim juga akan menjadi fokus latihan. "Saya harap mereka akan jauh lebih bisa menerima program yang saya berikan dengan kondisi normal," harapnya.
Sedang menghadapi laga Piala Keraton, Yantjie mengaku akan memaksimalkan turnamen untuk meningkatkan performa timnya. Apalagi dua tim yang akan dihadapi adalah klub superliga. "Ada juga juara superliga Persipura. Saya harap anak-anak bisa memanfaatkan kesempatan ini untuk mencari pengalaman sebanyak-banyaknya," tandasnya.
Selain itu, ajang Piala Keraton juga akan dimanfaatkan untuk mengukur kekuatan tim lain. Seperti diketahui, selain PSS tiga klub dari DIJ, PSIM, Persiba dan Pro Duta juga akan turut serta dalam turnamen yang rencananya digelar mulai 27September hingga 4 Oktober itu. "Tampaknya kami akan satu grup (Divisi Utama) dengan tiga tim DIJ lainnya. Nah, dengan mengetahui kekuatan mereka sejak awal, saya bisa mengantisipasi saat laga di kompetisi mendatang," tandasnya.
(radar jogja)

Developing Techniques to Play Futsal

Futsal has an important role for the development of soccer players talent. Concrete examples such as Brazil footballer. Most of the top players to play futsal in Brazil childhood. Like Ronaldinho, Pele, Zico, Socrates, and Bebeto. Thanks to playing futsal they could have the agility, speed and a very good intuition in the process of the skin round the field. Compared with soccer, Futsal rules much tighter. The player must not make a sliding tackle (tackle from behind) and charge body (body collisions), so players can get futsal technical ability without fear of being injured opponent.

There are several factors that help players in developing technical ability to play good ball:

1. Intelligence.

Here, soccer and futsal difference was seen. In futsal demanded a player can perform an improvisation in the face of problems in the play. So spontaneously player must be out technique. Futsal is ideal as a means of developing intelligence in playing soccer.

2. Technical Expertise.

Technique larger role of energy in playing futsal. If the techniques that have ineligible players, the players could not break away from pressing opponents. This condition makes the player inevitably must improve his skills. Both in terms of ball control, movement with and without the ball, footwork, passing, dribbling and shooting.

3. Total Football.

In futsal, a small number of players making all the players play a total football. So when the team attacked, not only the work forward. So did the last, the players also come down to help the defense. Therefore, futsal players are required to have excellent stamina, because it must always move.

4. Speed.

The narrow space makes the flow of fast moving ball between the players feet. So futsal players required to play fast, both in terms of passing, movement and shooting tricks. Of course it makes more value if used in playing a big football field.

5. Entertainment.

Futsal goal at the far more frequent than in football. With players of high skill, quick ball movement and frequent goal, futsal is a great spectacle.

Rugby Park (Kilmarnock v St Mirren)

Panorama view from the Chadwick Stand.

Yesterday it was off to Ayrshire for the third round Co-operative Insurance Cup clash (I have to say 'CIS Cup' sounded a lot simpler) between Kilmarnock and St Mirren. St Mirren had beaten Kilmarnock at Rugby Park only just over three weeks ago so the Saints were confident they could progress to the quarter final of this competition for the first time since the 2000/2001 season when they reached the semis and lost 3-0 to...Kilmarnock.

Rugby Park is a fairly impressive ground for a club of Killie's stature. Redeveloped in the 1990s, it holds 18,128 which makes it the fourth biggest ground in the SPL after Celtic Park, Ibrox, and Pittodrie. The club rarely use even half of the full capacity at least according to the official attendance figures. The Moffat Stand was closed last night but it looked busier than the 3,561 attendance given. I sat in the away section in the Chadwick Stand and I have to say the leg room was very limited.

Kilmarnock is 40 minutes on the train from Glasgow. It is an old-fashioned non-electrified track and there is only one train an hour. Unlike the other Ayrshire trains it does not pass through Paisley so I had to take the train to Glasgow Central first. From Kilmarnock railway station it is about a 15-minute walk to the ground.

In the first half Killie had the better chances however neither team were able to find the net. Stephen McGinn scored the opening goal for the Buddies after 63 minutes, his third of the season against Kilmarnock. St Mirren got a few more chances as the Ayrshire men desperately tried to score an equaliser however the Saints failed to finish it off and Kevin Kyle equalised three minutes before time. Extra time now looked likely. Andy Dorman however scored the winner in the dying seconds of injury time to book St Mirren a place in the quarter finals of the Scottish League Cup.

For pictures of the 2010 Scottish Junior Cup Final at Rugby Park see this post.

The East Stand.


The Moffat Stand remained closed tonight. This is normally the family stand.


The Main Stand.


Buddies on the Chadwick Stand celebrating Andy Dorman's injury time goal...


...and all hoping for a favourable quarter final draw.

Tuesday 22nd September 2009
Co-operative Insurance Cup Third Round
Kilmarnock 1 St Mirren 2
Kilmarnock: Kyle 87.
St Mirren: McGinn 64, Dorman 90+3.
Att: 3,561

Rugby Park (Kilmarnock v St Mirren)

Panorama view from the Chadwick Stand.

Yesterday it was off to Ayrshire for the third round Co-operative Insurance Cup clash (I have to say 'CIS Cup' sounded a lot simpler) between Kilmarnock and St Mirren. St Mirren had beaten Kilmarnock at Rugby Park only just over three weeks ago so the Saints were confident they could progress to the quarter final of this competition for the first time since the 2000/2001 season when they reached the semis and lost 3-0 to...Kilmarnock.

Rugby Park is a fairly impressive ground for a club of Killie's stature. Redeveloped in the 1990s, it holds 18,128 which makes it the fourth biggest ground in the SPL after Celtic Park, Ibrox, and Pittodrie. The club rarely use even half of the full capacity at least according to the official attendance figures. The Moffat Stand was closed last night but it looked busier than the 3,561 attendance given. I sat in the away section in the Chadwick Stand and I have to say the leg room was very limited.

Kilmarnock is 40 minutes on the train from Glasgow. It is an old-fashioned non-electrified track and there is only one train an hour. Unlike the other Ayrshire trains it does not pass through Paisley so I had to take the train to Glasgow Central first. From Kilmarnock railway station it is about a 15-minute walk to the ground.

In the first half Killie had the better chances however neither team were able to find the net. Stephen McGinn scored the opening goal for the Buddies after 63 minutes, his third of the season against Kilmarnock. St Mirren got a few more chances as the Ayrshire men desperately tried to score an equaliser however the Saints failed to finish it off and Kevin Kyle equalised three minutes before time. Extra time now looked likely. Andy Dorman however scored the winner in the dying seconds of injury time to book St Mirren a place in the quarter finals of the Scottish League Cup.

For pictures of the 2010 Scottish Junior Cup Final at Rugby Park see this post.

The East Stand.


The Moffat Stand remained closed tonight. This is normally the family stand.


The Main Stand.


Buddies on the Chadwick Stand celebrating Andy Dorman's injury time goal...


...and all hoping for a favourable quarter final draw.

Tuesday 22nd September 2009
Co-operative Insurance Cup Third Round
Kilmarnock 1 St Mirren 2
Kilmarnock: Kyle 87.
St Mirren: McGinn 64, Dorman 90+3.
Att: 3,561

World's most expensive soccer player

A few months ago the most expensive players in a record broken by Cristiano Ronaldo. Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record after the player transferred by Real Madrid from Manchester United in the transfer of 93 million Euros (80 million pounds).Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (born in Funchal, Portugal, February 5, 1985; age 24 years) is a football player from Portugal. He is known as the winger from Manchester United from 2003-2009 before moving to Real Madrid on July 1, 2009 with the transfer of a record-breaking 80 million pounds to make the most expensive player in football history. He usually plays as a left or right wing and center forward. He began to be called to the Portugal national team since 2003.

Ronaldo is a footballer who can play with both feet, which makes him able to play everywhere: right, left or through the middle. This resulted in Ronaldo and fellow football player at Manchester United Ryan Giggs can exchange positions. Ronaldo had the technical ability hebat.Di side movement over a multi-step, he also developed many other skills, makes him very agile and as a winger that can not be predicted movements. Besides the ability to process incredible ball, he is also proficient in executing the dead balls, that's what made him become one of the most dangerous player for his opponent, he can score goals in any way.

Here is a list of soccer players world's most expensive :

1. Christiano Ronaldo (93.0 Million Euro)
2.Zinedine Zidane (76.0 Million Euro)
3. Kaka (68.0)
4. Luís Figo (58.5)
5. Hernan Crespo (53.6)
6. Gianluigi Buffon (49.2)
7. Robinho (49.0)
8. Christian Vieri (48.3)
9. Andriy Shevchenko (46.5)
10. Dimitar Berbatov (46.4)
11. Pavel Nedvěd (46.2)
12. Rio Ferdinand (43.9)
13. Gaizka Mendieta (43.8)
14. Ronaldo (43.0)
15. Juan Sebastián Verón (42.4)
16. Wayne Rooney (40.8)

Piala Kraton 2009 Ajang Unjuk Kemampuan PSS Sleman

Turnamen sepak bola Piala Kraton 2009 diharapkan dapat menjadi ajang unjuk kemampuan PSS Sleman sebelum berlaga di kompetisi Divisi Utama Liga Indonesia 2009/2010.
"Meskipun sifatnya hanya turnamen kecil, Piala Kraton dapat dijadikan ukuran seberapa pantas persiapan PSS Sleman mengarungi kompetisi Divisi Utama Liga Indonesia 2009/2010,"

kata Ketua Paguyuban Suporter PSS Sleman `Slemania`, Supriyoko di Yogyakarta, Senin.
Ia mengatakan melalui turnamen yang digelar pada 27September hingga 5 Oktober itu, persiapan dan kemampuan skuad PSS Sleman di bawah asuhan pelatih Yance Metmey diuji di depan Slemania dan simpatisan serta pendukung tim elang Jawa ini.
"Turnamen Piala Kraton yang digelar di Stadion Maguwoharjo, Sleman tersebut akan diikuti enam tim, terdiri atas empat tim yang bermarkas di Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta (DIY), dan dua tim dari luar DIY," katanya.
Menurut dia, empat tim yang bermarkas di DIY adalah PSS Sleman, PSIM Yogyakarta, Persiba Bantul, dan Pro Duta Sleman. Sedangkan dua tim lain adalah Persipura Jayapura dan Persiba Balikpapan.
Ia mengatakan pada uji coba beberapa kali maupun saat latihan, tim asuhan Yance Metmey ini sudah mencoba mencari kerangka tim, sekaligus memanaskan tensi kompetisi pada tubuh para pemain PSS Sleman.
Namun diakui persiapan fisik maupun mental memang sangat mempengaruhi konsistensi pemain dalam mengarungi kompetisi sepak bola di Indonesia yang terkenal panjang ini.
"Oleh karena itu, Piala Kraton menjadi ajang pemanasan PSS Sleman sekaligus mengukur kemampuan tim sebelum berlaga di kompetisi Divisi Utama Liga Indonesia yang tantangannya lebih berat," katanya.
Menurut dia, PSS Sleman telah merekrut 18 pemain untuk memperkuat tim dalam mengarungi kompetisi, di antaranya Mbarep, Fahrudin, Agus Purwoko, Basuki Rahmat, Darmanto.
Selain itu, Nanda Wahyu, Doni Ikhsan, Valentino, Anang Hadi, Muhammad Eksan, Yustine Peter, Hasto, Sampurno, Sahid, Abda Ali, Agustiono, Agung, dan Urip Estiaji.
"PSS masih melakukan seleksi pemain guna menambah kekuatan tim. Kami berharap pemain yang akan direkrut benar-benar berkualitas," katanya.
(antaranews)

Tiap Pertandingan Disediakan Doorprize

Gelaran turnamen piala Kraton 2009 benar-benar special. Bukan hanya menghadirkan juara superliga 2008 Persipura Jayapura, berbagai macam hadiah disediakan bagi para penonton yang datang menyaksikan turnamen ini. Hadiah yang dikemas dalam bentuk doorprize ini akan dibagikan setiap kali laga digelar.

Panitia pelaksana (panpel) menyediakan puluhan hadiah bagi para penonton yang beruntung. Seperti barang elektronik dan alat kebutuhan rumah tangga lainnya. Bahkan, dari Pro Duta menyediakan satu buah sepeda motor yang akan diundi setiap harinya. "Bagi penonton yang beruntung akan bisa mendapatkan satu buah sependa motor," papar Ketua Panpel Piala Kraton 2009 Hendricus Mulyono kemarin.
Adanya doorprize, lanjut Mbah Mul sapaan akrab Hendricus, memang merupakan salah satu bentuk komitmen panpel bagi penggemar sepakbola di DIJ. Sebab, diharapkan penyelenggaraan turnamen ini bisa menjadi wadah kumpulnya para suprorter sepakbola di DIJ. "Kami memang berharap even ini bisa menjadi alat perekat antarsuporter di DIJ. Sehingga pada waktunya jalannya kompetisi hubungan antarsuporter bisa berjalan dengan baik," harapnya.
Selain itu, pemberian doorporize juga dalam rangka menarik minat penonton pada penyelenggaraan turnamen ini. Selama ini, kata Mbah Mul, even pertandingan sepakbola jarang yang memberikan doorprize. "Apalagi ini sampai tiap hari satu sepeda motor setiap laganya. Ini baru pertama kalinya terjadi," paparnya.
Hanya, memang dengan adanya doorprize ini panpel mematok harga tiket sesuai standar Stadion Maguwoharjo. Ada tiga jenis tiket yang dijual. Untuk tirbun barat dan VIP akan dijual dengan harga Rp 40 ribu. Sedang untuk tribun timur tiket dijual dengan harga Rp 20 ribu. Dan untuk tribun utara dan selatan, tiket bisa diperoleh dengan harga Rp 15 ribu. "Kami tidak mau menurunkan harga. Karena stadion Maguwoharjo memiliki standar khusus untuk penyelenggaraan pertandingan sepakbola. Dan kami tidak akan menurunkan standar ini," tandasnya.
(radar jogja)

PSS Kandaskan Badai Moyudan 7-0

PSS Sleman mengandaskan Badai Moyudan 7-0 pada pertandingan ujicoba di Stadion TGP Margoluwih, Seyegan, Jumat (18/9). Dalam laga ujicoba ini, PSS mencoba gelandang bertahan Patrick untuk dijajaki kualitasnya.
Pelatih PSS Yance Metmey seusai pertandingan mengatakan, selama ini PSS belum mendapatkan gelandang bertahan yang pas.

Untuk itu PSS mencoba Patrick untuk mengisi posisi tersebut. Selain itu, PSS masih mencari kiper, karena baru mempunyai dua, Barep dan Didik Wisnu.
Manajer tim Drs Rumadi mengatakan, untuk kiper memang sengaja mengambil dari dua kiper yang seleksi. Satu lagi akan diambil kiper lokal. Dari 5 pemain yang ikut seleksi baru Didik Wisnu yang deal.
Menghadapi Badai, PSS sudah unggul 3-0 di babak pertama lewat Basuki dan dua gol lainnya dicetak Adi Anggoro. Pada babak kedua, PSS menambah 4 gol lewat M Eksan, Sahid Widianta (2 gol) dan Anwarudin.
Setelah pertandingan kemarin, pemain PSS langsung diliburkan dan mulai latihan lagi 23 September pagi. PSS akan melakukan latihan pagi dan sore sebagai persiapan untuk mengikuti Piala Kraton.
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PSS Tambah Satu Kiper ;Piala Kraton Siap Digelar

PSS telah berhasil menambah satu kiper lagi menyusul adanya kesepakatan dalam proses negosiasi dengan Didik Wisnu. Selanjutnya, Tim 'Laskar Sembada' akan menggelar ujicoba menghadapi TGP Putra dan Badai Moyudan di Stadion TGP Margoluwih, Seyegan, sore ini.

Sementara itu Pro Duta Yogya melawan Persiba Bantul akan mengawali Turnamen Piala Kraton yang akan digelar di Stadion Maguwoharjo, Depok, Sleman mulai, 27 September mendatang. Perubahan jadwal itu dilakukan agar even tersebut tetap menarik.
Ketua Panpel Hendricus Mulyono di Mess Pro Duta Cupuwatu, Kalasan mengatakan, Piala Kraton kini tinggal menunggu 'Hari H' saja. Katanya, semua persiapan sudah dapat dibereskan. Termasuk masalah perizinan dari Polres Sleman, Polda DIY serta dari Pengelola Stadion Maguwoharjo. Seluruhnya sudah turun sehingga dipastikan turnamen dibuka, 27 September mendatang.
Pada even yang diikuti 6 klub itu Persisam Samarinda digantikan oleh Persiba Balikpapan. Sedang pertandingan PSS melawan PSIM akan dilakukan pada hari kedua, yaitu 28 September.
Menurut Mulyono yang lebih sering disebut Mbah Mul, Piala Kraton akan memperebutkan Piala Bergilir yang sebelumnya direbut PSS dan uang pembinaan dengan jumlah total Rp 50 juta.
(kr)

FUTSAL SKILLS AND FREESTYLE NEW VIDEO !!! @ MUST SEE

Futsal Laws of the Game

Dimensions
The pitch shall be rectangular. The length of the touch line shall be
greater than the length of the goal line.
Length: minimum 25 m
maximum 42 m
Width : minimum 15 m
maximum 25 m

International matches
Length: minimum 38 m
maximum 42 m
Width: minimum 18 m
maximum 25 m

Pitch markings

The pitch shall be marked with lines. These lines belong to the areas of which they are boundaries. The two longer boundary lines are called touch lines. The two shorter lines are called goal lines. All lines shall be 8 cm wide. The pitch shall be divided into two halves by the halfway line. The centre mark shall be indicated at the midpoint of the halfway line. A circle with a radius of 3 m shall be marked around it. The pitch and its features are shown in the following diagram :

The penalty area
The penalty area shall be marked out at each end of the pitch as follows:

Quarter circles, with a 6 m radius, shall be drawn centred on the outside of each goal post. The quarter circles shall be drawn from the goal line to meet two imaginary lines 6 m in length drawn at right angles to the goal line from the outside of the goalpost. The upper part of each quarter circle shall be joined by a 3.16 m line running parallel to the goal line between the goalposts. The curved line marking the outer limit of the penalty area is known as the penalty area line.

The penalty mark
A mark shall be drawn 6 m from the midpoint between the goalposts and equidistant from them.
The second penalty mark
A second mark shall be drawn on the pitch 10 m from the midpoint between the goalposts and equidistant from them.
The corner arc
A quarter circle with a radius of 25 cm from each corner shall be drawn on the pitch.
Substitution zones
The substitution zones are the areas on the touch line in front of the
team benches that the players shall use to enter and leave the pitch.

• the substitution zones are situated in front of the team benchesand are 5 m in length. They shall be marked at each end with a line 8 cm wide and 80 cm in length, 40 cm of which is drawn on the pitch and 40 cm off the pitch.
• the area in front of the timekeeper’s table 5 m to either side of the halfway line shall be kept clear.

The goals
The goals shall be placed in the middle of each goal line. They shall consist of two upright posts equidistant from each corner and joined at the top by a horizontal crossbar. The distance (inside measurement) between the posts shall be 3 m and the distance from the lower edge of the crossbar to the ground shall be 2 m. The goalposts and the crossbar shall have the same width and depth, 8 cm. The goal lines shall be the same width as the goalposts and the crossbar. Nets, made of hemp, jute or nylon, shall be attached to the back of the goalposts and crossbar. The lower part of the nets shall be attached to curved tubing or another suitable means of support. The depth of the goal, i.e. the distance between the inside edge of the goalposts and the back of the net, shall be at least 80 cm at the top and 100 cm at ground level.

Safety
The goals shall have a stabilising system that prevents them from overturning. Portable goals may be used provided that they are as stable as normal goals.
Surface of the pitch
The surface shall be flat, smooth and non-abrasive. The use of wood or artifi cial material is recommended. Concrete or tarmac should be avoided.

Decisions

1. If the goal lines are between 15 and 16 m in length, the radius of the quarter circle shall be 4 m. In this case, the penalty mark shall no longer be situated on the penalty area line but shall be drawn at a distance of 6 m from the midpoint between the goalposts
2. A mark shall be drawn outside the pitch, 5 m from the corner arc and at right angles to the goal line to ensure that this distance is observed when a corner kick is taken. The width of this mark shall be 8 cm.
3. Two additional marks, each at a distance of 5 m to the left and the right of the second penalty mark, shall be made on the pitch to indicate the distance to be observed when a free kick is being taken from the second penalty mark. The width of this mark is 6 cm.
4. The team benches shall be situated behind the touch line, immediately beyond the free space in front of the timekeeper’s table.

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UEFA Champions League

UEFA Champions League is a football championship annual Club between the clubs most successful football team in Europe, and is often regarded as a trophy level of the most prestigious clubs in Europe. This championship was first coined by a French sports magazine. Cup-shaped trophy is nicknamed "The Big Ears", and the first trophy is different from what is now contested (made by Stadellman). Cup is now contested the 6th edition. Initially fighting championship trophy called the European Club Champions Cup or the European Champion Clubs' Cup, which is usually abbreviated to European Cup (European Cup, and is different from the European Cup as it is known in Indonesia today which refers to the European Championship). These championships began in the 1955/56 season with a fall of two leg system, ie each team plays two games, one away and one at home, and the team with an average score of the highest forward to the next round. Only teams in the league champions of each country, plus the champion holder at that time, the right to participate this competition.

Most title holders
Real Madrid CF have won this competition nine times and became the largest in all of Europe. The teams are the next most successful was the AC Milan (7 times champion), Liverpool FC (5 times champion), FC Bayern Munich and AFC Ajax (4 times winner).

About Champions League

Music that accompanied the beginning of each television broadcast the championship and was written by Tony Britten, based on a song composed by George Frideric Handel called Zadok the Priest, and performed by the Chorus of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Especially for a team that never won the Champions League 4 times, on the left sleeve will have the Champions League logo and written a collection of trophies. Are like Ajax, for example, for having won 4 times on the left sleeve there is the Champions League logo accompanied by the number of trophies earned.

In the last 19 seasons, only one team that successfully defended the Champions League title (then the format and its name is still the Champions Cup) for two consecutive seasons, that is AC Milan who was then still predicated The Dream Team. At that time, Milan won the 1988/1989 season, beating Steaua Bucharest 4-0, and next season (1989/1990) they beat Benfica 1-0.

At the end of the 2004/05 season, there is a problem. Liverpool won the Champions League that season right away directly to the play-offs next season, but Liverpool in the domestic league at number five. Everton which is a ranking of 4 to protest, so that Liverpool and Everton remain opted Champions League next season (Everton through qualifying) and the UK also has five teams into the Champions League (the most in one country).

Source : http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liga_Champions_UEFA