Uruguayan Diego Godin, seen here foiling Ronaldo of Real Madrid, is one of the world’s best defenders and a key member of Atlético’s rock solid defense
Until the weekend’s upset 2-1 defeat to lowly Levante, Atlético Madrid were tied on points at the top of the Spanish La Liga, without doubt the highest quality league in the world based on performances in continental UEFA club competition.
Eddie Howe has been instrumental in the rapid rise of bournemouth through the divisions in the UK
What a turnaround in those eight years.
With the English Premier League coming to a close Bournemouth have secured their spot in the top flight for next season. While Leicester’s run to the championship has been something of a fairy-tale, the performance of Bournemouth is also unprecedented.
Ensuring young players understand the why is vital to creating intelligent creative footballers of the future.
“Behind every kick of the ball, there must be a thought” – Dennis Bergkamp
“Football is a game played with the brain” – Johan Cruyff
Some of the greatest footballers of the last 40 years cannot be wrong.
Football is a game that requires intelligence.
Former All Whites captain Earle Thomas, watches on intently as Will Pepper surges forward in a recent league fixture for University Mt Wellington
As New Zealand football fans watch the glamour of the EPL from afar, it is hard to believe that it is almost 40 years to the day that Spurs played Auckland Football at Newmarket Park.
Playing a starring role for Auckland that day with two assists was Earle Thomas, Top Flight Football Academy coach.
Pixar’s phenomenal success owes a lot to it’s philosophy to failure and learning
Creators of classic movies franchises Toy Story, Cars and hits Ratatouille and Inside Out amongst others, Pixar has come a long way since Steve Jobs invested US$10 million to own the business in 1996. In 2006 the company was sold to the Walt Disney Company for US$7.4 billion.
