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Ankle Strength Exercises to Reduce Injury Potential

One of the most common types of injuries that happen to soccer players are ankle injuries. Therefore, it might be beneficial for soccer players to implement a few ankle strengthening exercises into their soccer conditioning program. The best exercises for strengthening . . . (Click here to read the rest of the monthly soccer conditioning tip.)

January Training Camps Kick Off Busy 2008 for U.S. National Teams

Men Prepare for Friendly Against Sweden; Women Off to China for Four Nations Tournament; Nine Youth National Teams Training Camps in Full Swing

As 2008 begins, U.S. Soccer will kick off the new year in full swing with a total of 11 Men's, Women's and Youth National Teams holding training camps during the month of January. The majority of the camps will take place in two locations: U.S. Soccer's National Training Center at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., and IMG Academies in Bradenton, Fla. The HDC will be the most active location as a total of six different national teams will hold camps during the month, beginning on Thursday, Jan. 3 when the U.S. Men's and Women's National Teams return to action.

Men's National Team head coach Bob Bradley has invited in 26 players for a two-week training camp that will culminate with their first match of 2008 against Sweden on Jan. 19 at The HDC. The friendly can be seen live on Fox Soccer Channel at 8:30 p.m. ET. After the Sweden match, the MNT will be back in camp at the HDC in late January as they prepare to take on Mexico on Feb. 6 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.

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Diego Gutierrez 2007 MLS Humanitarian!

As the year comes to a close, we take a moment to honor Diego Gutierrez of the Chicago Fire and all of the 2007 MLS Team Humanitarian of the Year honorees.

Diego Gutierrez stands out as one of the most compassionate and passionate players since the inaugural MLS season. Diego supports over half dozen organizations on a national, regional and local level, collectively helping raise over one million dollars for worthy causes in 2007 alone.

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Spanish Debate: Does Pretty Football Matter?

Most prefer to watch flowing, attractive, attacking football, but in the hard-knock world of results in Spain, should it be a top priority?

Sexy football. A Liga manager will usually need to at least pay lip-service to the idea, while those higher up the table may need to put it into practice. That's why Bernd Schuster, Frank Rijkaard, and even Ronald Koeman must think carefully before answering questions regarding their style of play. Too much emphasis on it and they may be accused of navel-gazing: too little, and they'll be castigated as not understanding how the game works in Spain.

But why has style become such a huge watchword when there are no Liga points given for artistic impression? Is it so bad if you can absorb pressure and produce a few moments of magic, as opposed to passing until kingdom come and not winning? Let us investigate.

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Fab Has Fergie Fear Factor - Becks

David Beckham has described the fearsome presence of Fabio Capello and believes players will enjoy the uncompromising style of the new England boss. Beckham is relying on Capello to reach 100 international caps and has warned that the Italian will want to reign in his own way as he settles into his first week in the job.

Capello famously dropped Beckham at Real Madrid last season when the midfielder announced his deal with the Los Angeles Galaxy, although the 32-year-old was recalled and played a key role as his team claimed the La Liga title. Beckham saw enough in Capello last season to compare him to Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson.

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Argentina End Year On World High

Argentina will end 2007 as the world's best-ranked team, following the publication of the latest FIFA standings for December.

With few international matches being played in the past month, the rankings have seen little change since November with the top 20 sides all remaining fixed.

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FIFA - Who Will Be The Stars Of 2008?

A multitude of stars from across the globe excelled in 2007. It was Kaka who stood tallest on the end-of-year podium, flanked by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, although there is no denying the impacts made by Franck Ribery, Andrea Pirlo, Yasser Al-Qahtani, Rogerio Ceni and Didier Drogba, among others.

With the clock set to tick into another year, FIFA.com would like to hear who you think will emerge as the stars of 2008?

The aforementioned players will be keen to repeat their heroics over the last 12 months, and two former FIFA World Player of the Year recipients will also be desperate to rediscover their unmistakable touch after hit-and-miss years. Do you believe in Ronaldinho and Ronaldo? Click here to learn more.

Play Soccer With Pelé

We at 360 Soccer came into possesion of a "Play Football with Pelé", 1976, and honestly believe we needed to share the numerous invaluable soccer lessons provided by "O Rei" in this book. The game of Soccer will become more fun and rewarding if you take the time to learn his lessons about the game and life as presented in these pages. Just click on the Pelé image to link to this tremendous training guide.

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