Brad Barnett
Born and raised in the United States, I have a passion for the sport that is known as "soccer" here, and football everywhere else. My goal is to bring you my opinion and news that might be of interest to the readers. Along with the occassional post on soccerlens.com, I run footballkitsblog.com for Ahmed. Jump on over and take a look around.
The Best Goalkeepers of 2008
With the holiday’s over, and the New Year upon us. We at Soccerlens want to provide you, the readers, with the top Goalkeepers of 2008. Without further delay, here you go: Gigi Buffon The Juventus number one has long been received in the world as one of the best to currently play the game. In…
Best Goalkeeper Training Tips & Goalkeeping Equipment
Following on our article on the art and science of goalkeeping, here are some of the goalkeeper training tips that I utilize with my students as well as what I think is the best goalkeeping equipment out there today:
The Art and Science of Goalkeeping
Goalkeeping is a special position that takes a special individual to play. I should know – I have been playing it for 15 years and currently train goalkeepers with a local club here in the US and several camps throughout the year. What most people outside of football/soccer do not understand is that to play…
Fabio Capello Shirt
So you all are up to date with everything, Umbro has delayed the release of the 2008-10 England Away Kit until March 12th. However, our friends over at Subside Sports have unveiled a beautiful Fabio Capello shirt that will be given away free when you pre-order the new England away kit, or you can buy…
African Cup of Nations – Ghana 2008 – Team Kits
As we approach the opening ceremony of the African Cup of Nations for 2008, I thought I would give a brief synopsis on the kits the countries will be wearing. Much like I did for the Euro 2008 as well, if you want to go to the African Cup of Nations page just click here;…
Euro 2008 Kits
For many teams across Europe, the second biggest tournament to qualify and win would be the Euro. Behind the World Cup, of course. So it is a big time for all teams across the continent to unveil kits that will be worn for this event only, or for a couple years following. Though some of…
The MLS will…one day…get the RESPECT it desires…Seriously!
This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. You might call me crazy. You might call me insane. However I feel that the MLS will one day be viewed upon as a top league in the world. Here’s how the MLS will one day rival…
Will Soccer Ever Catch On in America?
With the signing of such internationally known stars as Beckham, Reyna and Blanco, many have asked me if I think soccer will every “Catch On” in America.
Bad Coaching Cost Americans World Cup Glory
For starters I want to say congratulations to Brazil and Germany for making to the final of the Womens World Cup (which plays on Sunday). They deserve it; the Brazilians outplayed the US in today’s semifinal match and deserve their place at a shot for the title. Now on to the horrible coaching job by…
MLS Playoff Race and Predictions
With the MLS regular season winding down, I thought it would be beneficial to give an update of where every team stands in both the east and the west divisions. As well as my predictions of which two teams will be in the final and who will end up taking home the MLS Cup for…
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