Universidad de Chile “La U” crowned champions of South America 2011

January 9, 2012

The University of Chile, or “La U” for short, won the Bridgestone South American championship tournament on December 14, 2011, beating Liga Quito of Ecuador in the second leg of the final series.  La U beat Quito 1-0 away, and then 3-0 at home in Santiago Chile, with two goals by Eduardo Vargas and one [...]

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El Clasico Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona World Soccer Goal Review Video Tutorial 121111

December 31, 2011

Soccer Video Tutorial for El Clasico Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona played on December 11, 2011 Get Satellite TV for your PC and watch all the games, movies and shows from all over the world! for almost half the cost of one month’s cable TV subscription! Find out more now. Click Here! For the video [...]

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3 goals and 3 points conceded by FC Bayern Munich vs 1. FSV Mainz 05

November 28, 2011

What is happening to FC Bayern Munich?  By conceding 3 goals this Sunday vs. Mainz 05, FC Bayern have given up their once 6 point lead at first place in the Bundesliga.  As a result of this loss, FC Bayern Munich has dropped to 3rd place behind Borussia Dortmund and Borussia M’gladbach, despite the fact [...]

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10 Reasons Why FC Bayern Munich Lost to Borussia Dortmund

November 20, 2011

Bundesliga FCBayern vs Dortmund Logos   1.    The absence of Bastian Schweinsteiger– Toni Kroos did not fill in well for Basti in the midfield – he lacks physical aggressive play – he is too dainty a player in my mind.  Kroos failed to win balls back in the midfield, as Schweini typically does and his [...]

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Congratulations to the Japanese Womens National Team!

July 19, 2011

I’d just like to congratulate and the Japanese women – playing their hearts out for their people – and to thank them for the example that they showed the world.  It was a class act from start to finish.  It was a display of brains and tactics over physical strength.  It was technique over muscle [...]

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Fouls! Fouls! and more Fouls! How costly they can be!

July 15, 2011

This video tutorial shows 5 examples of why committing fouls near or in the penalty area can be costly to your team.  The clips from the Womens World Cup 2011 feature: 1. Laudehr‘s foul against Sinclair in the first round game Germany vs. Canada 2. LePeilbet‘s foul against Schelin in the first round game U.S. vs. [...]

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Blitz Passes: featuring Xavi, Badstuber, Sahin, Maicon and Ballack

June 17, 2011

How top playmakers find forwards making diagonal runs with passes through the seams or gaps. Featuring Xavi, Badstuber, Sahin, Maicon and Ballack

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Why We Need Video Replays for World Cup, Champions League and All High Level Matches

June 14, 2011

In this blog post, I explain why we desperately need video replays for World Cup, Champions League and at all high level matches. Please check out my latest video commentary on the need  to implement video technology for the game of soccer at the highest levels, by clicking on this link. Controversial calls are almost [...]

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Mario Gomez high pressure on Uruguay’s Lugano

June 10, 2011

Mario Gomez steals the ball from Lugano to put Germany ahead in a recent friendly match against Uruguay.  A great example of forwards forcing turnovers by exerting high pressure.

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Welcome to ProSoccerTactics.com

May 25, 2011

ProSoccerTactics.com was founded by Richard Wiegand, a USSF certified coach and Connecticut State certified referee with over 30 years of experience playing, coaching and officiating the game of soccer.  In his youth, Richard played for the prestigious Blau-Weiss Gotschee in the New York Metro area, a team that won many local, regional, and state championships.  [...]

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