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The Importance of Training the Core Muscles
Strengthening the core muscles (abdominals/obliques/low back) is often neglected by several athletes, including soccer players, who equate strength needs primarily for the lower body due to the obvious demands of the sport of soccer. Several athletes do not realize that all force generated by the musculoskeletal system in the upper and lower body either originates, is stabilized by, or is transferred through the trunk and low torso. Given this fact, if soccer players are to develop their full strength and power potential, then a portion of their strength & conditioning program should focus on the abdominals/obliques/low back.
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It's official: David Beckham to return to Galaxy for two seasons
The Galaxy confirmed Wednesday afternoon that midfielder David Beckham has signed a new two-year contract with team, a deal reportedly worth $15 million.
"This was an important decision for me," Beckham said in a statement. The English star turned down an 18-month, $18.7-million offer from the French club Paris-St. Germain to return to Major League Soccer. "I had many offers from clubs around the world. However I'm still passionate about playing in America and winning trophies with the Galaxy.
The agreement will be officially announced at a press conference in Los Angeles Thursday.
In deciding to stay with the Galaxy, which signed the former English team captain to a five-year deal in 2007, Beckham put his family's desire to remain in Southern California over the potential to earn millions more in Europe.
"I've seen first-hand how popular soccer is now in the States and I'm committed as ever to growing the game here," Beckham, who turns 37 in May. "My family and I are incredibly happy and settled in America and we look forward to spending many more years here."
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Beckham's decision a huge win for MLS
It was nearly five years ago when David Beckham stood in a shiny suit at Home Depot Center, basking in the California sun, ushering a new era in Major League Soccer as confetti rained down at the announcement of his signing with LA Galaxy. The most famous soccer player in the world, Beckham was coming to America to help raise the sport's profile. Whether fair or not, Beckham was expected to change the fortunes of American soccer in five years, assuming he stayed that long.
Beckham stayed all five years of his contract, but instead of changing American soccer, it was he who ultimately wound up changing. After his five seasons in MLS and five years living in Los Angeles, Beckham's priorities changed. He went from being the biggest human billboard in sports, a player who's career seemed driven by marketing dollars, to being a family man who reveled in the simple life LA allowed him to live; as simple a life as you can have being David Beckham.
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Zamora strikes late to down Gunners
Arsenal suffered a late 2-1 defeat at Fulham while Chelsea were on the right end of a last-ditch win at Wolves and Blackburn failed to kick on from their historic win at Old Trafford as they slumped to defeat at home to Stoke.
The Gunners had started the better side in the London derby and took the lead in the 21st minute. Aaron Ramsey dinked in a ball that took a deflection, it found the unmarked Laurent Koscielny who was able to calmly plant a header into the far corner from seven yards out.
It looked like being two almost straight away when but Fulham survived thanks to two superb saves from David Stockdale. First Theo Walcott's cross found Ramsey who fired a shot in from 12 yards, Stockdale parried that, then diverted Alex Song's follow-up onto the post.
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Wayne Rooney 'fined over night out'
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been fined the equivalent of a week's wages by the Premier League club for a night out over the Chrismas weekend, according to press reports on Monday.
Rooney was dropped by United ahead of their shock 3-2 home loss to Blackburn last Saturday, officially because of fitness concerns.
But several British newspapers reported that the star was punished for a below par training session on December 27 after a Boxing Day evening out with wife Coleen and team-mates Jonny Evans and Darron Gibson against team orders.
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Barca, Real bid to set up Copa Clasicos
Real Madrid and Barcelona can set the stage for another pair of "clasicos" by beating Malaga and Osasuna when Spanish football returns from its annual winter break this week with the Copa del Rey's round of 16.
Madrid and Barcelona both play their first leg at home, and big victories there would all but end their opponents' hopes of pulling off an upset in the return match.
Strong results for the Spanish giants would also set up another likely matchup between them later this month, as the winners will meet in the two-legged quarterfinals of the cup competition.
Malaga hasn't beaten Madrid since its return to regular first division football in 1999, while Osasuna will face a Barcelona side that has won its last five matches at the Camp Nou by a combined score of 26-0.
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Ancelotti takes charge of PSG training
Carlo Ancelotti took charge of his first training session of Paris Saint-Germain here on Monday under the eyes of the Parisian club's Qatari bankrollers.
Nasser al-Khelaifi, installed as the PSG president, watched a light session alongside the club's sporting director Leonardo at Doha's Aspire Academy.
The duo had a long chat with Ancelotti as the players jogged and stretched for the best part of 30 minutes, newly-appointed assistant coach Claude Makelele also making his debut.
One notable absentee, however, was former England captain David Beckham, whom PSG have so far failed to lure to the French capital from Los Angeles.
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