Although they rarely get the credit and spotlight forwards receive, midfielders are often at the center of game-winning plays in soccer. Soccer is truly a team sport. Each team fields 11 players that all must execute their own position-specific duties while also working together to defend and...
The technology can even tell whether the player is better as a midfielder(中场球员)or a defender(后卫).Amateur(业的) soccer players can download the AiSCOUT app and do athletic and technical trials(拔赛) with their smartphones. While anyone can upload their performance,outstanding players ...
The midfielder is semi-professional, like almost all of his national teammates. The San Marino squad is made up of office workers, personal trainers, students, a graphic designer, and one full-time professional – Nicola Nanni, who plays his club soccer for Torres in Serie C, the third tier...
"Most of the people on my team have athletic scholarships," says Mackenzie Jones, a midfielder on the women's soccer team at Grand Valley State University in Michigan, a Division II school. "I don’t know about anyone else, but I know that personally, I combine athletic and academic scho...
To understand what a false 9 is, let’s go into the history of the traditional number 9 position in soccer. Initially,numberswere assigned for a team based on the position you were going to play for the upcoming match. A goalkeeper was number 1, defenders wore lower numbers (2-5), mi...
In 2025, Bay FC midfielder Deyna Castellanos became one of the biggest contract buyouts in the league's history. / Kyle Terada-Imagn Images It's a new age in theNational Women's Soccer League(NWSL). One that provides many more reassurances to its players. ...
Biggest offseason move: Colombian defensive midfielder Jhojan Valencia promises to stifle opponents' attacking build-ups, which should allow players like captain Alex Ring to get more involved in the attack. Valencia can also provide cover for a defensive line that is a weak spot. 2022 will be ...
The formation leapt solely from Sampson’s imagination, the first (and to date, only) truly revolutionary tactical innovation to come from American soccer. The idea was to have two holding midfielders who’d alternate their sojourns forward, two playmakers in front of them always looking to ...
A clean sheet not only brings personal glory to the goalkeeper but also serves as a source of pride for the entire team. It is a collective effort that involves the entire defensive unit, including the center-backs, full-backs, and midfielders. Their coordination and communication play a cruc...
Possibly the most spectacular examples of scouting and signing are Leicester's purchases of N'Golo Kante --rated No. 2 central midfielder in the FC 100-- for only £5.5 million and Riyad Mahrez for just £400,000. The pair were later sold to Chelsea and Manchester City, ...