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In the first major upset of the 2010 World Cup, Switzerland used a Gelson Fernandez goal in the 52nd minute to shock Spain 1-0. Spain entered the competition as one of the favorites to win the entire tournament, but was shut down by a feisty Switzerland defense. Spain controlled possession throughout and outshot their opponents 25-9, but only 5 of their shots were ‘on goal’. It was the 5th consecutive World Cup shutout for the Swiss team, who made it through the entire 2006 World Cup without conceding a goal before being eliminated on penalty kicks in the quarterfinals.

While the first few games of the World Cup bordered on the uneventful side, the games since then have been anything but boring. There has been a lot more goal scoring, beautiful teamwork and even controversial calls by the officials.

Over the past several years leading up to the World Cup, Spain never had a problem scoring goals. That wasn’t the case against the rough squad from Netherlands in the final game of the World Cup.

This year’s World Cup has gotten off to an interesting start. There are both positives and negatives about the tournament that we will discuss.

This weekend’s EPL activity saw the “big four” all win while the 2 fakers to their dominance happened to be both beaten. Aston Villa moved back to where every person thought they might be, and Blackburn moved to where every person thinks they’ll remain.

Soccer is such an unpredictable game full of all sorts of twists, tricks and turns. You just never know what is going to happen from one minute to another.

Just about everyone loves playing soccer. It’s one of the most popular games worldwide with children. Even experts agree that soccer is good for you. Soccer players have the strongest legs and most stable minds compared to other athletes. And these are just some of the benefits of soccer.

It’s the first time both former finalist were knocked out at the group stages. France and Italy met in the final last World Cup and this year it looks like they will be meeting at the airport. So the group phase of the World Cup is over and boy oh boy were there a few unexpected results. So what went down exactly?

Rafa could have been paid a staggering 16 million pounds under the terms of his contract but reports suggest that he has accepted a sum around 6 million. Poor guy. Don’t feel too bad for him though, because of the move of one Jose Mourinho from Inter Milan it looks like he might already have a job in a few days time. Rafa did say before he left however. After 6 years 1 UEFA Champions League(2004-05), 1 FA Cup(2005-06), 1 UEFA Super Cup (2005), and 1 FA Community Shield (2006) the Rafa-lution is finally over.

Soccer is hard to play, but doesn’t require too much equipment. The primary thing you’ll be needing is the right footwear. You need cleats that are comfortable and easy to move in. Each game lasts around 90 minutes, and you have to be able to play the entire time. Here’s a guide to what gear you will need, head to toe, to play a soccer game.