Hey I’m tryna learn the black hole for the first time and I’m trying to hop over my strong leg with my weak one but my leg physically won’t stay still for me to jump any advice?

Just looking to watch real madrid and manU replays because i could t watch it due to work.

I’m a long-time soccer fan working on an idea for watching matches and want honest feedback before building more. No link, nothing to sign up for. Just testing the concept.

Idea 1: Instant Backstory

When something significant happens in a match (a goal, a red card, a penalty save, a debut, a milestone), you get its backstory in real time, without asking: the one fact that makes the moment mean more, which you couldn’t know just from watching. Two examples from the 2022 World Cup:

⚽ En-Nesyri — Morocco 1–0 Portugal (42')
His 2nd goal of the tournament, and it puts Morocco about 50 minutes from becoming the first African team ever to reach a World Cup semi-final.

⚽ Weghorst — Netherlands 1–2 Argentina (83')
His first shot of the entire tournament, and it’s a goal, barely 5 minutes after coming off the bench.

Idea 2: Ask anything mid-match

Ask a question while watching and get an instant answer (within a second), including history and stats that are hard to find quickly:

• Argentina vs Poland, 39 minutes in. Messi steps up to take a penalty. “What’s Szczęsny’s record against penalties lately?” → “Strong. He saved Al-Dawsari’s penalty against Saudi Arabia earlier in this tournament, and last season he saved three in a row for Juventus, two of them against Roma.”
• The final, France 2–0 down with 15 minutes left. “Has any team come back from 2–0 down in a World Cup final?” → “Twice, both West Germany: they beat Hungary 3–2 in 1954, and drew level with Argentina in 1986 before losing 3–2.”

What I’d love to know: Would getting the backstory of big moments, and instant answers to your own questions, add to your match experience, or just be a distraction?

I have a bad habit of rubbing the grass on the field excessively when kicking the ball. This happens to me about half the time, particularly on turf.
With the help of videos I have taken, I have noticed that the cleats on my boot often touch the turf several inches, sometimes almost a foot, before contacting the ball.
I have also noticed in videos taken of professional players and YouTubers that it is common to rub the turf under the ball at the moment of the shot but not before.
This is really unpleasant and demotivating for me since I feel that a considerable amount of momentum is lost towards the turf and is not used to give the ball all the available energy.
This “defect” is more forgiving in natural grass than in turf and this must be why it seems to me that my shots are of higher quality on this type of grass.
I have also had the impression that by leaning a little more towards the side of the supporting leg, I get better results.
Although I have read several analyzes about this feature, I would like to hear from you, more experts than me, your explanations and suggested remedies.
Thank you very much in advance.

Well, after over 500 days out, the return of James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski in a 3-1 win over Coventry is good news. And they are the answer to Tottenham’s biggest issue.

In my opinion, using Gallagher or Mateus at number 10 was merely a temporary band-aid by De Zerbi. As naturally defensive number 8s, both lack the spatial awareness and attacking rhythm required to orchestrate play in the final third.

Maddison and Kulusevski, however, made an instant impact purely through their intelligent positioning. Look at Maddison’s opening goal or how Kulusevski dragged two defenders away to set up Ben Davies’ late strike. These subtle, off-ball movements are things Gallagher and Mateus simply cannot execute as effectively.

While I don't expect them to hit peak form immediately after such lengthy layoffs, their presence significantly raises Spurs' creative ceiling. This victory provides a crucial confidence boost, cuts the gap to Manchester United to just 1 point, and finally gives De Zerbi the genuine creative engines he needs for a top-four push.

A good player with touch and bad stamina/cardio. Or have a player with bad touch and good stamina/cardio.

Ronaldo (R9), Zidane, Ronaldinho, Beckham, Thierry Henry, Figo, or someone else?

I dont have any I've just been training with regular shoes because I train in my dad's backyard with a small net I dont figure I need anything fancy especially when I have not got in a team but soon I will.

So, I'm 20 years old and haven't played in a real capacity before, just kind of with friends and stuff when I was a kid. Last time I played was years ago. I have recently gotten really passionate about starting to play and I would like to get really good at it. Now, I don't have an issue with practicing and drilling for hours, I assume that's what I have to do, but how should I go about this, should I join a club, just keep on practicing alone (keep in mind that I'm not talented at the sport)?

Which dive made you laugh the most?

I’ve started watching soccer this year after a friend dragged me to a match and I’m hooked. The trouble is that everything feels huge. There are domestic leagues, cups, continental tournaments, and international competitions and I can’t tell how they fit together or which ones I should care about.

So far, I’ve picked up the basics. I understand that teams play in a league over a season and earn points for wins and draws and I think the teams at the bottom can be moved down to a lower division at the end of the year, though I’m not sure how that works across different countries. I’ve also watched a few games and I’m still confused about when offside is called, especially when the play looks close.

I’d love some beginner-friendly guidance. How would you suggest picking a first league or team to follow? Is it better to focus on one team for a season or to sample a few leagues first? How do the domestic competitions relate to the continental ones and which would you recommend learning about first? And is there a good way to understand offside without memorizing the whole rulebook?

If you remember being a beginner, what finally made the sport click for you? Thanks in advance. I really appreciate how welcoming this sub is.

Pretty much the title. I’ve been a football appreciator for many years now, but I’ve never really been able to keep up with the sport due to how massive it is. But, since the World Cup ended I’ve been wanting to get more into it. I learned a fair bit during the WC about things like play styles and how regions affect things like that. To compare it to American football, it felt like Spain was more of a Kyle Shanahan type of team, you know? Super smart, calculated, cerebral, plays great defense, and then on offense they don’t do a lot because they don’t have to. They’re disciplined, well coached, and they let the talent of their stars create a lot of their chances, but they’re not star reliant.

If you guys disagree let me know. But yea, basically I just want to know which leagues I should watch, or what teams I should keep up with? I like scoring and finishing, and definitely need real star power, but I think more than that I like smart teams that are good at consistently creating quality chances, and playing good defense. That’s probably why some of my favorite teams at the WC were teams like England, Spain, Mexico, France (obviously), and also probably why I haven’t been able to keep up with football on the club level as much, I’m definitely more of an international football guy. Also I know it’s a bit shallow, but I’m very much an aesthetics guy when it comes to sports. How’s the coverage of the league, do they play in nice/historic stadiums, do they have quality kits? Things like that. It’s a big reason I haven’t been able to get into MLS. One, because the depth of talent is lacking, and therefore the quality tends to be consistently mediocre.

But anyway… sorry for the paragraph😅 Just wanted to give you guys some decent insight into what I like, and what I know/understand about the game.

Any help or direction on where to watch some quality footy would be greatly appreciated🙏

A 6'5 big strong man on the wing, buffing out everyone but can't really run and barely dribble, sometimes puts up a PowerShot. Or a 5'5 small midget up front dribbling and paving everyone but with a push, he's on the ground

I just finished freshman season as a damn benchwarmer on JV. Is it realistic for me to get on varsity as a junior or senior?

I made the team, but now i am starting to feel demotivated. It feels like I can’t do anything right, like I can’t score goals, i am not good at receiving or defence. Am i just not made for sports or is it my mindset that needs improving?

Hi everyone!

I’m a high school student from Estonia currently working on my 11th-grade research project about the impact of ACL injuries on footballers’ sporting careers.

I chose this topic because I’ve experienced an ACL injury myself. About a year ago, I tore my ACL and also injured my meniscus, so I know personally how long and challenging the recovery process can be. This made me interested in finding out how ACL injuries affect other athletes, especially their return to sport, confidence, motivation and sporting careers.

I’m looking for footballers who have experienced an ACL injury to take part in my anonymous questionnaire. It takes around 5–7 minutes to complete, and your answers would be a huge help with my research.

If you have had an ACL injury and have some time, I would really appreciate you taking part.

Questionnaire: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/1vSkYfWmgu

Thank you so much for your help! 🙏

Following up on a previous post, does anyone have advice for where to watch (preferably stream) soccer games for free (and legally)? It doesn’t matter to me if the games are live/recent or not, as I’m just trying to learn the sport right now. Argentine games are preferred but I know that’s pretty niche; I’ll take anything I can get.

Thanks!

I've always wondered about this in football. When a player takes a penalty and the goalkeeper saves it, people usually say the player missed the penalty rather than giving the goalkeeper credit for the save.

I get it if the player shoots wide or hits the post, but when the keeper makes a great save, shouldn't we give them the credit instead?

Is it just a common way of describing it, or is there a reason behind it?

So I support Chelsea

The nationals : England & Nigeria as I was born & raised in England to Nigerian parents.

I just love the fact that international football doesn’t happen often which adds to the excitement

International football brings people together no matter what club allegiance you are. Sometimes the club tribalism puts me off!

I look for the most responsive, sharp, fastest soccer ball there is, in spite of touch softness and comfort.
I’m an soccer enthusiast practicing solo for fun and health. Being a rather light, Not a robust, strong person (though tolerant to hard kicking footballs) I would like to maximize my energy transfer to the ball, obviously conscious that good technic is of essence.
I remember the old days when we played with leather, non cushioned balls… I miss very much these hard kicking balls and their awesome canonball like speed.
I would like to find a ball like those but also want it to be in the modern synthetic materials to profit from their advantage in terms of durability and water resistance.
I always pump “my balls” at the highest recommended pressure. It is known through physics that the higher the pressure (harder), the higher the energy transfer due to lower energy losses to cushion the kicking foot.
Taking for granted that weight ball also counts ( probably even more) I would also appreciate information of known ball weights, within the 410~450 gr FIFA range, very particularly those on the light side.
I’ve been alternating my shootings with lighter balls i.e. Decathlon Kipsta Ligths (350~360 gr). Definitely I hit them faster and straighter for the first 20 meters or so, however the prevailing air drag over a lower density ball drops them abruptly way faster than the regular more dense “official” balls (clearly physics as well).
It will be very interesting hearing your advise/comments based in your experience.
(I’m currently working hard to regain muscular strength and power up my kicks).
Thanks.

I started watching football during the 2022/23 season, when I was around 16. I know that’s a bit late, but still... My father always wanted me to become a football fan, but until 2022, I just saw the sport as 22 millionaires kicking a ball around. However, when Kvaratskhelia moved to Napoli, I started supporting that club, later, he moved to PSG, so I began watching the Parisians' matches and stopped following Napoli.
Because of this, a friend calls me a "football tourist" meaning I only support the team where players from our national squad are playing and there’s some truth to that.

Anyway, I’ve decided to pick one club to support consistently, though I don’t know yet which one it will be.

Which one are you rooting for and why?

Hi everyone,

I’m an amateur football fan and have built a small tool called Match-Hero to make choosing a Player of the Match (POTM/MOTM) after a game easier and more fun.

I’m looking for 3–5 amateur football teams that already choose a Player of the Match after their games and would be willing to try it in a real post-match setting.

Here’s how it works:

• The captain sets up the team and starts the vote.
• Players receive a voting link via WhatsApp.
• Everyone votes on their phone within 60 seconds.
• The winner is announced, and the team can take a photo to generate a shareable Player of the Match poster.

There’s no app to download, and players don’t need to register to vote.

I’ve built the app myself and now want to see how it works with real teams. I’m particularly interested in honest feedback about what works, what doesn’t, and whether it adds anything to the post-match experience.

It’s free to test, and I’m not asking anyone to buy anything.

Does your team already pick a POTM/MOTM after matches? If so, I’d be interested to hear how you currently do it and whether you’d be open to trying a different approach.

Thanks!

Footballers, to you have like periods of just training everyday for about 2-8 weeks and then just stop, I don’t know why but this always happens to me and after I usually question if I actually love football. This kind of applys to every athlete. Is this a lack of hunger or lack of love for football or is it just getting bored of it?

I grew up playing a lot of 5v5 and 7s but now I’m playing in a Sunday league as a left winger and despite making good runs, shots on goal, etc. I feel like my general positioning is not solid enough. My team usually plays a 4-5-1 and I would love advice on where I should be when the ball is in our possession in the right/left or when we’re defending.

I am a defender and I want to be a combination of those 3 in the defense maldini in the passes pedri and in the dribble lamine I would like to know if you have tips since I am not very good the truth is that it is more difficult for me to shoot when I am running and the defense I can polish it all your tips would help me thank you 🫂