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Football has evolved over the years and each year has it's own wonders. Free kicks are awarded after a defender fouls an opponent. There are different types of free kicks; direct which the taker can opt to shoot direct to the goal and indirect where the taker passes the ball. I will expound the indirect one. 52 years a go, a mad genius free kick was taken when Everton played against Coventry City. This was October 1970 when Coventry City by then were regular top flight team. Everton were on the receiving end when Coventry used this undiscovered trick. By the look of things, this free kick seemed to be planned and practiced during training session before Coventry City unleashed it against Everton. As the wall lined up, Coventry's Willie Carr stood over the ball innocently and suddenly gripped the ball between his heels and flicked it into the air. Striker Ernie Hunt swung back and smashed a volley that found the back of the net. What a genius ...

Viviane Corazone Aquino Odhiambo alias Corazone Aquino is a Kenyan female footballer playing as a midfielder for Tanzanian giants, Simba Queens. She was born on 2nd October 1998 currently she is 23 years old. Before joining Simba Queens, Corazone Aquino was playing for Kenyan Women Premier League side, Gaspo Women Football Club helping them cling 40 points for the last season's campaign. Due to her ball control and positioning prowess, Corazone had calls flowing in from Tanzania. Simba Queens gave her a deal. During her first season as a Simba Queens player, Viviane has achieved a lot including winning the Player of the tournament of the just ended Cecafa women for clubs which was won by Simba Queens. Corazone Aquino has been vital for the 'Wekundu wa Msimbazi' Simba Queens title triumph bagging the lone goal which enabled Simba Queens edge past Ugandan She Corporates from the penalty spot. Despite of her football life, Corazone Aquino has been giving men sleepless nights d...

Arsenal have really thrived under Mikel Arteta and they have shown great flexibility in tactics. One of the key tactic that Arteta has been struggling to use is the inverted fullback and temporary fullback approach. Arsenal lacked players who could play this tactic and that's the main reason Mikel Arteta signed Oleksandr Zhinchenko. The Ukrainian midfielder-turned fullback can be deployed as an inverted fullback. Let me expound this tactic into detail: Inverted fullback explained: An inverted fullback is either right back or left back who plays as a midfielder when the team is in possession. This tactic is widely used by managers who utilise the total football or tiki taka approach.  Temporary fullback explained: This is a midfielder who plays as a either right back or left back when his team is in possession. Most football teams prefer a midfielder to drop and collect the ball deep in their defence but this gives more numerical advantage in the midfield.  Advantages of this t...

It is a taboo for an African married couple living with their parents. Most of our cultures would not take that kindly. Even the scriptures say it all. 'Man shall leave his parents homestead and together with his wife so that the two may be one.' Unfortunately, for Cristiano Ronaldo, it is totally different. Perhaps, he chose to go against the scripture and the African culture. Ooh... He ain't an African. Almost forgot that! Cristiano still lives with his mother despite having kids and his wife, Georgina Rodriguez. In a press interview, Cristiano Ronaldo opened up about many things that makes him live with his mother. We are going to discuss all of them. No stone will remain unturned. "My mom raised me and sacrificed her life for me. She would go to sleep hungry for me to eat." Cristiano remembers their life before football. His mother used to work as a cleaner so that the family could have something to eat. The Portuguese talisman remembers how his mother worked ...

Despite of Mohamed Salah bagging goals week in week out, the Egyptian superstar has left many people puzzled due to his humble being. The Pharaoh's captain likes peace keeping and you will never find him being angry or quarreling with any player. He just wears his evergreen smile. Mohamed Salah is among the top influential Muslim figures in the world right now. His scoring ability has won so many hearts. According to report released by one news outlet in England, since Liverpool signed Mo Salah, crime rates in Merseyside have really dropped. Back in Egypt, Mohamed Salah is loved and adored by many. They reckon him as their greatest ever professional footballer ever seen coming from their soil. They even voted for him during their presidential elections! Mo Salah became second during the election despite of his name not being on the ballot. Egyptians wrote his name and canceled all other aspirants. So, you can refer to him as President Mohamed Salah. Sometimes back, people thought t...

Once Eric Cantona said, "You can change your wife, house and everything. But you cannot change your favorite football club!" Indeed it is true that football fans will be ready to suffer  heartbreaks but still support their clubs. Here are 8 World class footballers who support their rival teams: Vinicius Jr The Young Brazilian has been a Barca fan since he was a child. Vinicius even cried when Barcelona made a come back against PSG in the famous 'Remontada'. Since Neymar was playing for Barcelona by then, Vinicius just fell in love with the club. Real Madrid wanted to sign Neymar but it is Barcelona who won the Brazilian signature. Real Madrid's president Florentina Perez, swore to sign any Brazilian wonder kid and got Vinicius. Luka Modric The Croatian soccer magician was a Barcelona fan since he was a child. Even at his time at Tottenham Hotspurs, the Croatian playmaker was on the verge of joining FC Barcelona. Eventually, Real Madrid won his signature. Ivan Raki...

Lionel Messi is among the best ever players in football. The Argentinian magician has done incredible things on the pitch like scoring goals and amazing dribbling skills. Even some of the best ever footballers idolizes Lionel Messi. Today, we are going to look at players who idolized Messi. Neymar Jr Since his spell at Santos, Neymar was an incredible player even Brazilian legend, Ronaldinho, hailed by then young talent and told reporters that he would be the next big thing in football. When he joined Barcelona, he worked hard and made a deadly trio with Lionel Messi alongside Luis Suarez. The Brazilian star had Messi as his role model even he was asked who is the best player in the world and answered, 'Messi'. Isco I know you are wondering how comes Real Madrid player see Messi as his idol instead of Cristiano Ronaldo or Zidane. Well, me too but this article will unfold the whole truth. Isco idolized Messi and even named his dog after the Argentinian. When he was asked about i...

  Pep Guardiola is actually among the best managers to ever coach the beautiful game of football. The Catalan's prowess in football management is usually seen in success in the clubs he has managed from Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City. In fact, Guardiola's dominance has made the EPL to look like a farmer's league! Apart from all achievements, honours and tactical obsessions from Pep Guardiola, today I want to talk about something different. I am the first person revealing to you this treasure.. Am pretty sure if you want to be a football manager, you should come up with your own mechanism, this is not just an advise to football managers actually but to all people. We should come up with means to release our stress. Football management is among the most stressing tasks and Pep Guardiola knows it. He even developed his own shock absorbers to tackle this challenge. Let's dig deep into his home match day routine at the Etihad Stadium. In the morning at 6am, Pep...