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Kristina Cardoso

Kristina Cardoso

I have known Krissy’s family for many years and watched her father play soccer. I was her father’s assistant coach with club soccer for a season. Krissy has always had a passion for the game and has grown as a player over the years. She is very versatile being able to play at various positions on the field. I had the pleasure of interviewing Krissy through email recently. Continue reading

QUOTE: If you are first…

QUOTE: If you are first…

If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing. — Bill Shankly

QUOTE: If a team wants to intimidate…

QUOTE: If a team wants to intimidate…

If a team wants to intimidate you physically and you let them, they’ve won. — Mia Hamm

QUOTE: Football is a difficult business…

QUOTE: Football is a difficult business…

Football is a difficult business and aren’t they prima donnas. But it’s a wonderful game. — Queen Elizabeth

Jersey Numbers

Jersey Numbers

If you’re wearing jersey number 10, you must be good right?! Some famous players have worn the number 10 jersey such as Pele of Brazil, Diego Maradona of Argentina and Zinedine Zidane of France. Did you know that jersey numbers were first introduced in 1928? Not only were they used to easily identify players, but they also identified positions on the field. Continue reading

QUICK FACT: The Penalty Shot

QUICK FACT: The Penalty Shot

Did you know that William McCrum was the inventor of the penalty shot? Being a member of the Irish Football Association, he proposed the idea of a penalty shot in order to stop defenders professionally fouling attacking players in order to stop a goal. The idea was submitted in June 1890 and approved in June 1891.

QUOTE: The ball is round…

QUOTE: The ball is round…

The ball is round. The game lasts ninety minutes. This much is fact. Everything else is theory. — Sepp Herberger