His full name is Oliver Rolf Kahn. He was born June 15, 1969 in Karlsruhe, Germany. He was a German soccer player and played the position of the goalkeeper for Bayern Munich. From 1988 until 1994, Kahn played for Karlsruher. He has played 86 games for the Germany national team. His nicknames are “King Kahn” or “the titan”.

Kahn begun his career at Karlsruher SC and in 1994 was transferred to Bayern Munich, his last professional club. He’s a modern goalkeeper, that manages his defenders splendidly and he also has the power of character to make himself heard and esteemed by his teammates, which is a surprising achievement considering he’s playing together with world class superstars at Bayern Munich and the German national team.

He is one of the most triumphant and famous soccer players of German in latest history, having won eight German championships, six German cups, the UEFA Cup in 1996, the UEFA Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup, both in 2001.

His personal contributions have received him four consecutive UEFA Best European Goalkeeper awards, three IFFHS World’s Best Goalkeeper of the Year awards. He is regarded to be one of the greatest goalkeepers of the all time and is the only goalkeeper in the history of football to win the FIFA World Cup Golden Ball (in World Cup 2002).

At 38 years of age, the majority players, even goalkeepers, make a decision to hang up their soccer boots, but not Oliver Kahn. For all we know, we might as well observe Oliver Kahn play for Germany in yet another World Cup in 2010.

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As a defender Carles Puyol remains somewhat in the shadow of players such as Ronaldinho, Samuel Eto’o or Lionel Messi, but with his energy, stamina and focus, he remains a favourite in the Nou Camp and is an essential member of the current line-up. Considered to be one of the best defenders in the world, Carles Puyol is also the first Catalan captain to have held the Champions League Cup aloft after the team defeated Arsenal in May 2006, the competition in which he was awarded Defender of the Year.

As team captain since the 2003-2004 season after Phillip Cocu left Barcelona for PSV Eindhoven, Puyol’s stocky build with legs built like tree trunks and a trademark head of curly locks all belie his speed and agility on the pitch and once he removes his shirt he reveals a ripped torso that is the product of many hours of hard training, impressively fee of any sign of body fat.

In fact Puyol’s dedication is such that he objects to being left out of a single match selection, even if it is for a rest period when the team is playing a number of matches is a short space of time and he has been noted to attend training sessions where he was specifically given a rest day.

Born in La Pobla de Segur, which is located in the interior of Catalonia, on April 13 1978, as a boy Carles Puyol played for the local side. He was signed for the FC Barcelona B team in 1996 at the age of 17 and made is first team debut in 1999 under Louis Van Gaal, when visiting Barcelona beat Valladolid 2-0.

Currently playing in the centre-back position, Puyol first played for Barcelona in the right back position when he was promoted from the B team. His original position as a boy was in goal, but when shoulder injuries prevented him from continuing he began to play as a striker, perhaps contributing to his attacking mentality today – you can only imagine what he would have been like as a goalkeeper given his absolute determination to stop the ball as a defender, but what is sure is that he would have played hard, perhaps contributing to his injuries.

Although he plays in the Spanish selection, which he has also captained on occasion, Carles Puyol is a Barcelona diehard through and through and it is difficult to imagine him playing for any other club when his contract expires in 2010, whatever offer was on the table. While Messi has been brought up at Barcelona – and there is no doubt about his current dedication to the club – it remains to be seen whether he could be lured away, but players such as Ronaldinho and Eto’o, whatever their brilliance, can only ever be considered hired hands.

In today’s game of soccer most would argue that the most important person in a team is the coach. But a new position has arisen from the depths of the grandstand and his importance has significantly increased. Can you guess who it is?

Big clubs all over the world are employing Sports psychologists for help and some have even put them on as full time staff. Sports psychology has become the next boom industry as clubs and coaches have discovered the power of soccer psychology.

The difference between winning and losing at the highest level can be separated by a thin white line. All players are extremely fit, skillful, strong and quick. But how many players are confident and mentally strong? Clubs have discovered this and have added psychology to their growing list of weapons.

Players these days have pushed their physical capabilities to the limit and the competitive edge has virtually flattened out. That’s until mental warfare stepped in with the arrival of soccer psychology.

Science has proven that psychology and the right mindset influences and improves soccer performance. Sports psychology also identifies weaknesses and offers counseling to players who might be suffering from a lack of confidence and low self-esteem. They can also monitor motivational levels within a team and assess the whole team on an individual basis.

Soccer psychologists can also identify the different personalities within the team and ensure that these personalities don’t clash and work together. Remember, a champion team will always beat a team of champions. Soccer psychologists make the transition from a team to a championship team look very simple. By correcting the mindset of the players and increasing the player’s confidence the dream of winning silverware becomes a reality.

Soccer over the years has claimed its fair share of victims. Players that have lost all confidence and cannot perform at the levels required have inevitably been shown the door at their respective clubs. How can we stop this? Most players that have lost their confidence also suffer from low self esteem. With low self esteem comes the nerves and anxiety. If you have this problem within your team, the use of a soccer psychologist will solve all your problems. They will help your players relax and also use mental imagery to build on their shattered confidence without even touching a soccer ball.

Sports psychology has been directly linked to team spirit. The greater the team spirit, the greater chance you have of winning trophies. That’s why we see the smaller clubs of Europe beating some of the heavy weights in the champion’s league. Are the players better at the smaller clubs? Or do they have team spirit? From watching the champion’s league, it’s clearly evident what the smaller clubs lack in talent they make up in spirit and confidence.

The main purpose of psychology in soccer is to prevent the players feeling like failures when they lose. By eliminating this feeling, psychologists are protecting the players self esteem. Could self esteem and confidence be the secret ingredient all the big clubs share?

Goalkeeper Chijioke Ejiogu is the number one goal tender for Double CAF Champions league winners- Enyimba Football club of Aba. He is one of the most consistent goalkeepers in the Nigeria Premier league. His dexterity between the goalpost while playing for amateur side- Arugo F.C in the late 1990’s during the F.A Cup Competition have earned him the nickname- Arugo Monkey.

Monkeys are one of the most acrobatic animals in the jungle, and they have the ability to jump from one tree to the other with so much ease and skill. These were the exact qualities that Chijioke Ejiogu displayed during the F.A Cup competition more than 15 years ago while starring for Arugo F.C.

He was quickly snapped up by Julius Berger F.C of Lagos immediately after his F.A Cup heroics, and helped the Bridge Boys to the final of the CAF Confederation Cup. His agility behind the post was soon noticed by the management of Enyimba F.C and he soon put pen to paper for the peoples Elephant in the 2008-2009 season.

The confidence he displays in organizing his defence line is quite amazing, considering the fact that football has become so competitive and tactical. One of the qualities that distinguish a good goalkeeper from a bad one is the ability to anticipate and deal with aerial balls and this is one of the strong points of Chijioke Ejiogu.

He has been invited to the national senior team on several occasions during the reign of Coach Christian Chukwu as Chief Coach of the Super Eagles, but on each occasion, luck has not been on his side. The desire to excel in the local league to enhance future call-ups has always been his main motivation, and this has seen him emerging as one of the stars in the star-studded Enyimba Football club.

Arugo Monkey has become a veteran of sort in the Nigeria Premier league and with each passing season, he has shown more maturity and better composure between the posts to the admiration of his fans all over the country. His acrobatic saves and daring maneuvers in front of strikers have earned him a place among the best Local league players.

It is hoped that the coming years will witness a change in the fortune of this charismatic goalkeeper who has paid his dues in the Nigeria Premier league in the past 10 years. His chances of putting on the green white green colors of the Super Eagles have been made a lot easier with the appointment of an indigenous Coach for National senior team in the person of Coach Samson Siasia in December 2010.

His complete name is Diego Alberto Milito. He was born in Bernal, Argentina on 12 June 1979. Diego Milito is a professional soccer player and now become a part of national team of Argentina. In club level, he presently plays for F.C. Internazionale Milano. In the field of arena, he is always played as a center-forward.

For international career as professional player, Milito made two goals on his first appearance in opposition to Uruguay in 2003. He participated for Argentina national team in the 2007 Copa América competition.

Milito is so powerful with a keen eye for goal. And he is considered as one of the finest headers of the ball in the modern game. In addition, he is also considered as a productive and consistent striker. His nickname is Il Principe (Italian for “The Prince”).

During his career as a professional soccer player, he ever played for some senior clubs. Some of them are Racing Club (1999-2004), Genoa (2004-2005), Zaragoza (2005-2008), Genoa (2008-2009), and Internazionale (2009- ). He got some honors with his clubs. And some of his honors are Primera División Argentina (Apertura 2001 with Racing Club), and Serie A: 2009, Coppa Italia: 2010, UEFA Champions League: 2010 (with Internazionale).

At Real Zaragoza, Diego Milito was a captain for the club, taking over this position from Gabriel who leaved for Barcelona in 2007. In the La Liga 2006-2007 season, he was one of players who got the top scorers. His goals assisted the club to a sixth position finish in the league.

Barcelona is one of the most popular short stay destinations in Europe and depending on the figures you see, perhaps the most popular ahead of Rome, Paris and Amsterdam.

One of the reasons for the city’s popularity is obvious – the historic city centre and its maze of narrow streets, mediaeval buildings including the gothic cathedral as well as the modernist architecture of Lluis Domenech i Montaner, Josep Puig i Cadafalch and, above all, Antoni Gaudi whose still unfinished Sagrada Familia is one of the most popular icons of Barcelona.

Another reason is perhaps simply that Barcelona is much cheaper than many other European cities and the price of hotels, restaurants and bars means you don’t have to break the bank to spend a weekend there.

But Barcelona is much more than pretty buildings and cheap food. It is the principle city in Catalonia, the autonomous regions of Spain that runs from the Pyrenees and the Costa Brava in the north, down past Tarragona and Costa Daurada in the south, and has a language and cultural identity completely distinct from what many people consider to be typically Spanish.

And it is also a sport lovers paradise with some of the biggest sporting events in Spain taking place in or around Barcelona.

Football

Barcelona’s first team, often known simply as Barccedila, is world-renowned and after a few years of lacklustre results a change of club management saw an end to their problems. FC Barcelona has won the Spanish La Liga for the last two years and a strong contender for the 2006-2007 season too. In addition they won the Champions League title in May 2006 against Arsenal.

No sport lover should consider a trip to Barcelona without a trip to Camp Nou, FC Barcelona stadium. Even if no match is on when you are there the stadium museum and tour is open daily. However the stadium only truly comes alive when packed with supporters and so your best option is to ensure you stay when Barcelona play at home. Matches are usually scheduled for Sundays, but can move to Saturday at short notice to be televised, so ensure that you stay on both nights to be sure.

Don’t forget that Barcelona has a second team, RCD Espanyol, which is also in the first division and the clashes between FC Barcelona and Espanyol are some of the most eagerly awaited in the footballing calendar.

Motor Sport

The race track at Montmelo is used throughout the year by teams testing their cars and once a year is home to the Spanish F1 Grand Prix. Thousands of visitors flock to Barcelona for the event, ensuring there is not a room available in the city and so it is always advisable to book a hotel well in advance. Also, the performance of Fernando Alonso in the last couple of years has ensured that the number of Spaniards attending the event has increased to make it a sell out event. Montmelo is a little way of Barcelona, but can be reached easily by train or car.

The other motor racing event to be held in Catalonia is Rally Catalunya, one of the events in the World Rally Championship which this year takes place 4-7 October 2007.

And local boy Dani Pedrosa is the firm favourite with locals at the Moto Grand Prix of Catalonia. Like the F1 Grand Prix, the event takes place at Montmelo near Barcelona and bikers from all over Europe descend on Barcelona for the event.

Golf

Catalonia also has a number of championship gold courses and many people who visit Barcelona combine it with a round or two of golf. In the Costa Brava in particular you can tee off with dramatic views of the Mediterranean, although you should be aware that green fees in Spain are expensive.

Math is all around us – at our works, homes and definitely in the sports and football predictions.

Frequently we find different connections between math and football, which are used by this game's greatest specialists. Some of them are basics of the football predictions posted on this website.

The true football fans still remember the Dutchman Dennis Bergkamp and his masterpiece goals. Sports commentators describe him as a genius, who mastered the football game to perfection and possessing extremely accurate shot, but what is he saying about himself.

"When I played in Holland I always tried to hit the ball over the goalkeeper. People always questioned me about this. Why would I want to humiliate the goalkeeper or to demonstrate arrogance? But I always explain: When the goalkeeper leaves his post he makes the angle to it less but opens the space above it. What I do isn't a show, it is mathematics. "

This advice came from the coach Louis Van Gaal, who teaches strategies for success in the match based on mathematical precision and order.
As his players state about him: Van Gaal isn't one of those coaches who will repeat to them: "do this, do that". He will leave the technical part to them, but he is a master of the tactical part and knows what should everyone do in order for the whole system to work properly.

"I hope that I know well the basics of math in football and try to apply them" – Ottmar Hitzfeld as coach of Bayern Munich in 2007.

Ottmar hizfield

Ottmar Hitzfeld graduated as a math teacher and now he is the most successful German football coach at club level. He won twice the FIFA award for best coach in the world and is one of the only three coaches who won the Champions League with two different teams. (Ernst Happel and Jose Mourinho are the other two).

Unlike most Germans, Hitzfeld carried his football career as a player in Switzerland .There he quickly arose as a top striker in the country, helping Basel win the championships in 1972 and 1973. While playing for the Swiss team, Hitzfeld graduated and received his diploma as teacher of mathematics and physical education.

We believe that we have found the next evidence proving that football is mathematics.

Hitzfeld is recognized for his managerial capabilities – the ability to control units in the team to work as one and to develop and apply different tactics. The coach is taught of perfectionism and he sticks to all the details that would lead his team to success. For example, as a coach of the Switzerland national team he led the players to train in specially selected mountain resort where it is estimated that the height above sea level is most favorable to the players to adapt to the specific conditions of South Africa.

Thus, estimating all the factors, Hitzfeld is following his main coaching philosophy – "The next match is the most important match and we must do everything to win."

Bearing in mind the mathematical education of Hitzfeld, his numerous successes in the football are definitely not accidental, after all this is a game which is often described by specialists as a game of strategies.

What is life like for a StarCraft foreigner? OSL. MSL. Proleague. SuperFight. eSports Seoul Festival. Courage. What do these events have in common? Prestige. Money. Fame. Korean only. Aside from the World Cyber ​​Games, foreigners have very little to train for. For the vast majority of foreigners, this is the only meaningful event on their calendar. Of course, there are small tournaments and leagues held by various organizations that foreigners use to pass the time; However, these are inadequate substitutes for genuine e-sports events.

Adolfo "eVaDe" Castillo, a regular World Cyber ​​Games competitor, comments, "[There is] a lack of offline tournaments. There is really only WCG, with maybe one other LAN tournament a year."

Tom "FroZ" Whittier, a player well known for his outstanding performances in the World Cyber ​​Games, expresses similar concerns. "There's not many opportunities to prove yourself [in the foreign StarCraft scene]," says FroZ.

StarCraft foreigners are stuck hiding in the background of mainstream eSports. In stark contrast, Warcraft III players compete in countless international LAN events each year. In addition to many large-scale offline competitions, Warcraft III players enjoy the unique and influential WC3L.

Where are the Warcraft III style leagues? The Warcraft III Champions League (WC3L) is the most competitive of the many existing Warcraft III team leagues. This league sends the top Warcraft III teams to Europe every season for a live LAN final. In the Warcraft III community, teams live and die based on the success of their qualification into the esteemed WC3L. The existence of a league of this caliber and influence is a giant boost to the lifeline of the international Warcraft III scene. StarCraft lacks such a boost. StarCraft teams lack motivation and organization as a result.

Cheaters

Cheating issues also persist as an ongoing problem for the community. A very high percentage of foreign StarCraft competitions are held online. This allows for people to cheat in a plethora of different ways.

Dan "Artosis" Stemkoski has been a part of the foreign StarCraft community for a long time. He has seen cheaters come and go over the years and still cites it as a serious problem. Dan comments, "There is a lot of dishonesty going around that does not get dealt with. Normally [cheaters] get away with a slap on the wrist if anything at all."

The foreign StarCraft community certainly does have a long history of being extremely lenient with cheaters of all sorts. People that have been caught cheating are still sought after to play on high-level foreign teams. Recently, many players have been investigated for map hacking; However, this has done little more than given the cheaters publicity. In other gaming communities, a player who is caught cheating often loses everything from his sponsor to his teammates.

From the outside looking in

Another serious problem for the StarCraft community is the psychologically troubling effect of being an outsider looking in. Everyone likes to be involved in the action. There isn't much action on the sidelines.

"[Foreigners] have no way to play in Korea's nice amateur leagues and tournaments," says Artosis. The Korean StarCraft community seems to make it a point to remain isolated from the rest of the World.

Greg "IdrA" Fields is a player who has made quite an impression on the foreign scene in recent years. He tells us, "Outside of Korea nothing comes close to the culture they have. I try to follow the pro-gaming scene but it's nearly impossible to really be a part of it."

With IdrA's recent win in StarCraft SuperStars, perhaps things will be changing for at least one foreigner.

It is a difficult situation for foreigners. No matter how hard a foreigner trains or how many tournaments and leagues he wins, he is still stuck at second best behind an entire community of elite gamers. Ordinarily, this would kill the competitive spirit of a community.

The community that never says die

As StarCraft player and broadcaster Nicolas "Tasteless" Plott observes, "[the foreign scene] is still very highly competitive, even if this scene lacks money tournaments people are still obsessed with being the best."

While World of Warcraft players enjoy high paying, highly publicized tournaments, StarCraft foreigners walk amidst a barren wasteland of big-time money tournaments. While Warcraft III cheaters are punished worse than most felons, StarCraft hackers are recruited by competitive teams. Mediocre Counter-Strike teams snatch sponsorships on a whim. Mainstream press celebrates children playing Halo 2. People have even made money playing Guitar Hero. Yet, StarCraft persists outside of Korea.

StarCraft players do not jump around from game to game looking for an easy win.

StarCraft foreigners are warriors

These individuals battle each other via the most demanding real-time strategy game ever made. And they do it without hope of reward. Why do they do it?

"StarCraft is a game for those who want to be challenged. I feel like a man when I play StarCraft," Tasteless remarks. This brings us to an interesting realization. StarCraft is self-rewarding. The very act of playing a game of this quality is a rewarding experience in and of itself. This is why it does not matter that the foreign scene is hanging on by a thread with close to one LAN tournament a year. It does not matter that online ladders are sporadic.

StarCraft lives on.

Nick "Testie" Perentesis has enjoyed a degree of success in the foreign StarCraft scene that very few others can claim to rival. His reason for sticking with StarCraft over the years echoes what we have all come to realize. "[StarCraft] is a fast paced, intense, and balanced game. And to this day, [it is] the most in depth RTS that exists in my opinion." Gamers like Testie are in the business of challenging themselves to the max. StarCraft is that challenge.

Chad "Goon" Tracy has been operating a community website called StarCraft University for the past six years. His website is dedicated to helping newcomers to the StarCraft community develop as gamers. Chad credits StarCraft itself for the sustained traffic his website receives. "It's the pure love of the game. I mean, this game has so many strategic options that it is almost impossible to completely conquer every aspect of the game … StarCraft is one of those games that just never gets old. It's a classic . " Chad believes that pure love of the game trumps any problems the community surrounding the game brings about. "It's like your favorite book or your favorite shirt. You just can't give it up," Chad says.

StarCraft players are doing more than just playing an old game. They are making a statement. StarCraft is worth it.

Lionel Messi is arguably the best soccer player in the world. He has won the B’lon Dor three times in 2009, 2010, 2011 and has played with the club FC Barcelona for years winning La Liga five times and Champions League three times while he was there.

His honors and success are substantial and have a lot to say about him as a player but today we’re going to dive deeper into Messi’s life to talk about his behavior open up a more intimate conversation about the young man.

He’s not very outspoken, neither is he very loud or overbearing when he is interviewed. He seems more withdrawn when he’s in public and he’s very soft spoken. To understand why he is this way you have to go back and look at the history and his beginnings at his training ground at La Masia in Spain.

The Argentinian caught the attention of scouts at a very early age. He was a young boy then. He was recruited and sent over from Argentina leaving his family and friends behind. When he first came to La Masia to train he was described as very quiet and shy, often indicating the longing of his parents. The first few years at La Masia were very hard for him as he wasn’t in the same boat as the other players because his family wasn’t very close to him distance-wise. Most of the other children were from Spain but they were very supportive of him and tried their very best to cultivate and nurture the growing Argentinian.

He grew up playing soccer and it’s his relaxation and also his job. Soccer is not a job to him as it is simply what he does at play. As he grew older he continues playing.

The environment at La Masia encourages humbleness. They never try to make money or fame an important aspect of life, instead they try very hard to create an environment that provides for a player to grow up well rounded. The go to school together and learn together. Part of the reason is because at La Masia you earn respect through humbleness. Academy Director Carles Folguera said, “… you can be humble if your surroundings are but it’s tough.” At La Masia they encourage a lot of camaraderie. Folguera also stated, “..the most important qualities for the boys is comradeship and humbleness.” Seems like this has been drilled into them at La Masia as part of their player creation process.

Coming from a poor background of a father who was a steelworker and a mother who was a cleaner, the Argentinian had a lot to thank for at La Masia. His former coach Guardiola was very happy to be at La Masia at the age of 13 because they were a very organized establishment that they “helped me grow up” and had “very good food.” From this you can see that there were fond memories to be had at La Masia, it’s a place where you needs are taken care of and coming from a poor family you have a lot to be thankful for such as having a good place to learn, play and train and also have good food to eat. Aside from that at La Masia there is 75 staff members including doctors and trainers to help with the needs of the players as they grow older. These all inclusive associates help develop a more balanced personality that does not need to feed on fame or fortune to feel appreciated and respected as the “family” has already ascertain and taken care of all your needs. All you have to do is play.

Messi still idolizes other players. His favorite soccer player he followed as he grew up was Pablo Aimar, someone he used to watch videos of and try to mimic his skills. To this day he still idolizes this man, someone who Messi has beaten in terms of records of achievement. At the age of 23 a TV show interviewed Pablo Aimar on his thoughts of Lionel Messi and had the interview recording replayed to Lionel Messi as he watched in awe and silent joy. This shows that he’s still a young person inside, someone who is very much still adhering to those feelings and emotions he had as a child.

So as you can see, La Masia never turned off the need for a person to hide their individuality and childishness. There are other things that are more important to La Masia such as respect through humbleness that bring out a different and very docile, humble and respectful person upon graduation of the program. Lionel Messi simply happens to be one of many very well rounded and nice players that graduated to play for Barcelona and other teams.