My Sport Diary

by Andrew Hill With the draw finished, Europe now knows how the eight groups will be composed and rubs its hands with the excitement that games like: Milan- Real Madrid, Bayern-Roma, or Manchester United-Valencia produce. Year after year it just keeps getting better; and with the draw complete we just can't find reasons to believe that this year will be the exception. The UEFA Champions has gathered its 32 contenders in 8 eight groups of 4 teams each, and is now impatiently awaiting for the kick-off this coming month, on Tuesday 14th and Wednesday 15th. For the 56th edition of the tournament, the city of London will have the honor to host the final that will be played on May 28th, 2011, at Wembley Stadium with the presence of 90,000 fortunate spectators. The defending champions, Inter, will fight for one of the two tickets in group A that lead to the knock out phase against Werder Bremen, Tottenham and Twente. The coach who guided them to win the trophy, Jose Mourinho, is no longer...

by Mario Cobian Kicking the Soccer Ball Harder with these 4 easy steps: 1 Use a different part of your foot.Depending on what part of your foot you are using, another section might be better off for kicking the ball harder.The inside of your foot is really not meant for power. This part of your foot is great for passing, and even penalty kicks, but not for kicking the ball particularly hard. You will be very accurate with it, but have little power.The best part of your foot to use to kick with some real power is the laces. This refers to the part of your soccer cleat where the laces are, or the top of your foot.Using this part of your foot will allow you to use your body full power and torque and explode through the ball, which is what will generate the power. 2 Address the ball better.Kicking harder is more than just swinging your leg faster. One thing that can improve your power output is how you address the ball.This refers to the way your body approaches the ball as you go to kick...