Like you we love soccer, we love playing it, watching it and coaching it. We love all forms of soccer; whether it is an impromptu kick about, a game of ‘heads and volleys’, or a bit of 5 a side.  Most of all we like to learn more about the beautiful game. So this issue we bring you Sepak Takraw – a form of soccer volleyball where the acrobatic skills will amaze you. We also look behind the myths of Brazilian football to examine why they are so good. We look behind the research to see how penalties can be scored or saved.  If you find one thing in this issue of Soccer IQ which may make you a better coach or player – or gets you talking soccer then we have done our job!

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“There are more spaces in football than people think…you can provoke the opponent with the ball, provoke him to move forward or sideways and open up a space.” (Andre Villas-Boas)