Bad behaviour is penalised on the soccer field, but the green card aims to reward the nice gestures of players to promote fair play. This initiative was born in Cádiz in 2013 and was implanted by the Royal Federation of Soccer of Andalusia a year after. The green card received the Fair Play Award from […]
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An electronic trainer to help soccer teams win
For the first time, scientists have identified the styles of play of various soccer teams from an objective point of view. They conducted an international study, led by the University of Granada, which analyzed 97 teams from Spanish and English leagues. Their conclusions can help to improve coaches and training sessions to prepare for games.
Miguel Reina, the goalkeeper who became a legend of Andalusian soccer
Miguel Reina (Cordova,1946) started playing soccer with his friends of the Santa Marina neighbourhood when he was just four. His first team was the FC Cordova, where he played in first division for the first time aged seventeen. He was transferred to the Barcelona in 1966 and played there for seven years. His son Pepe […]
Street soccer: an NGO uses sport as a therapy to work with homeless people
Soccer as a therapy to recover self-esteem, sports to clear the mind and work with values such as solidarity, compromise and perseverance. The Rais Foundation is an NGO that works with homeless people. This association has started the ‘Street Soccer Program’ in Seville, aimed at homeless people.