The greatest skills Ronaldinho Gaucho showed on a football pitch Unique Thread 🧵 ( Number 10 will shock you 🥶)

“Confidence comes from preparation.” — Kobe Bryant

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Miron Muslić’s managerial career is still in its relative infancy, but the Plymouth Argyle FC manager is writing an incredible story 💚 Muslić was born in Bosnia but had to leave the country with his family aged 9. He found a home in Austria as a refugee, and football was his main outlet

COACHING FOOTBALL SESSIONS: They can be complex. But there are some thoughts which can help. Here's 6 (& you can use them today).

Det e ikke over! BODØ/GLIMT TIL SEMIFINALE! ⭐️ Den FØRR EVIGE stad!

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Manchester City are saddened to learn that Åge Hareide, the Club's first Norwegian player, has passed away at age 72. Åge played 24 games for the Blues from 1981 to 1982 and later managed Norway, Denmark and Iceland during an incredible 54 year career as player and manager.

Abel Cedergren (16) er solgt til Slavia Praha🤝 Nok et stort talent tar steget fra Stabæk til en større klubb ute i Europa. En anerkjennelse til alle som har jobbet med utvikling både i Snarøya og Stabæk-akademiet⚽ Stabæk Fotball ønsker Abel masse lykke til og på gjensyn💙

🇳🇴 Abel Cedergren v sezoně 2025 nastřílel 4 góly za tým Stabæku U19, dalších sedm zásahů přidal za B-tým. Ve svých šestnácti letech si připsal také pět startů za první tým Stabæku. Nyní se připojuje k #SKSBtym Velkommen til Slavia! 🍀 📰 slavia.cz/article/23776

🇳🇴 Abel Cedergren joins Slavia The sixteen-year-old Norwegian youth international arrives from Stabæk IF and has signed a contract until December 2028. Our new talented striker will join the B team during pre-season. Welcome to Slavia, Abel! ❤️🤍

That is brilliant 🔥 Jens Petter Hauge gets a third for Bodo/Glimt in style 💫 📺 TNT Sports & discovery+ UK

🇳🇴✨ Jens Petter Hauge (26) with a great goal against Manchester City. 🤩

depth x width x proximity around | through | beyond The foundation for multi-directional football

A Champions League fairytale — the European adventure continues 💛 Bodø/Glimt after MD5 😬⬇️ #UCL

3v3 is a hot topic at the moment, with some coaches embracing it, but others still not sold on the idea. For me, more touches, more involvement, and more technical outcomes can only be a good thing. It will take some getting used to, but it will benefit the players.

8. If you haven’t seen it, the recent video by James Lawrence Allcott is a well-explained example of this idea. Worth watching. youtube.com/watch?v=wohn8P…

In their very first Champions League campaign: ✅ Bodø/Glimt 3-1 Man City ✅ Atleti 1-2 Bodø/Glimt ✅ Bodø/Glimt 3-1 Inter #UCL

Lastly, against Inter Milan in the second-leg especially, Knutsen’s side showed their steel sitting in a more passive defensive block 4-4-2 dropping into a low block, quick to apply pressure in central areas and stayed strong despite Inter throwing a lot at them (30 shots!)

Are mini goals useful in build up excercises? We’re often told on coaching courses to split the build up into mini game - we all do 5v5/6v6 unit work But do stationary mini goals represent the dynamic nature of the game? Is it the best way to teach players how to separate?