Monday 28 March 2011

Craziest Save Ever

Columbia's Goalkeeper Renee Higuita was well known for being a little bit crazy. He had a big mass of hair and reputation for doing the unpredictable. In 1995 England were playing a friendly game against Columbia at Wembley. Liverpool player Jamie Redknapp took a shot on goal and this happened leaving everybody watching the game completely stunned...


Maradona - The Hand of God

Ever wondered why Maradona's name is always associated with handball? Well, its because in the 1986 World Cup Quarter Finals he scored a goal with his hand that helped to knock England out of the World Cup.. Watch it here..


But whilst he is famous in England for the "hand of god" goal, he was also one of the greatest players to ever kick a football. In that very same game he also managed to dribble around half of the England team and score one of the finest goals in World Cup history...


When Goalkeepers Score Goals

Goalkeeper's are just there to stop the ball going in the net right? Think again - every now and then a goalkeeper can pop up and score for you and save the day. Take a look at some of these fantastic goalkeeper goals...

My favourite on this one is number 5... What an overhead kick!!



But one of the greatest scoring goalkeepers of all time is Jose Luis Chilavert. Chilavert was the Paraguay international goalkeeper and he managed to score 62 goals in his professional career - some of which were truly outstanding!



Ronaldo Vs Messi - Super Skills


Two of the best players in the world in a video that shows off some of their very best skills and tricks. Ronaldo is so powerful and fast but Messi is the player with the closest ball control and best balance - who do you think wins?

Roberto Carlos - Three Impossible Goals

Carlos is one of Brazil's most famous defenders
Hi Kids, if you think its boring to be a defender then think again! Roberto Carlos was probably one of the best left-backs of his time. He won a World Cup with Brazil, four La Liga titles and three Champions League titles with Real Madrid and scored some of the most memorable goals ever - here are just three of the incredible strikes he managed in his career...





The Coolest, Most Painful and Stupidist Throw-Ins in the world

Is this the coolest Throw-in in the world?


But remember kids - it can go very wrong - this looks painful...ouch poor guy!!


And sometimes they just go plain wrong...



Wayne Rooney's Best Ever Goal for Manchester United

Rooney Practises his dentist face - "now open wide!"
We all know about Wayne Rooney - sometimes he is a bit of a brat but he really can play football when he puts his mind to it - here is a short video about what is probably his best ever goal for Manchester Untied. Not only was it an absolute cracker but it was scored this season in a really important match against the Red Devils' biggest rivals - Manchester City and it turned out to be the winning goal as well.

Thiery Henry "My 3 Favourite Goals for Arsenal"

Henry- The Karate Kid!
Thierry Henry was one of the greatest players ever to play for Arsenal - he was a total legend and a brilliant footballer - here are his favourite three goals of the 226 he scored for Arsenal between 1999 and 2007. My favourite is the first one because I love it when footballers do something completely unexpected and inventive!




Stjarnan FC: The Best Goal Celebrations Ever

Hi Guys - We all know about the flips, the hand behind the ear and the arms raised aloft - but here are some of the very best goal celebrations you will ever see! They are an Icelandic football team who have made a name for themselves because they spend more time practising their goal celebrations than practising football! Brilliant stuff!


And one more...


Mario Bollotelli - "I can't get my bib on" - Epic Fail

Hi Kids, remember when you were 4 years old and your coach had to help you put your bib on for you? Well don't worry - it seems that even 20 year-old professional football players struggle from time to time!

Thursday 24 March 2011

Welcome to Saturday Sam's Saturday Soccer School Store Cupboard!

Saturday Sam at you're service
Hello and welcome to the Saturday Soccer School Store Cupboard. My name is Saturday Sam and I will be updating my new website with lots of exciting, funny and interesting football stuff, as well as the odd picture of you and all the other future football superstars that come to our Saturday morning lessons at Varndean College in Brighton. I want you to keep coming back and enjoying the videos and training tips that I will be putting up on the website from my HQ in the Saturday Soccer Store Cupboard. Feel free to leave us comments in the comment boxes below the articles and let us know if you have seen anything you think we should put up on the website.

Oh yes, and make sure you keep practising hard - if you want to be as good as some of the superstars that will be shown on the site, you will need to keep training and listening to your coaches. See you all at Varndean on Saturday.