i’m not going to tryout for my schools soccer team, i want to do soccer at the end of the year though( summer soccer) how can i build up my skills through the school year to prepare for this? i don’t have much background experience but i really want to play and really enjoy it. school tryouts are in a day so i am nowhere near ready for that and have other sports coming up anyways(i am 15-17) if that helps

edit: for the people saying i waited for last day to prepare thats not what i’m asking! i need advice for spring/summer/ indoor soccer NOT the school soccer starting in a few days!!! also wgat to bring for tryout? do i need to buy cleats and shin guards for that ?

edit 2 : ty for all the kind advice i’ve been given , i am going to keep practicing all my skills and cardio (though more so skills as i’m a runner) i practice in sneakers does that make a difference? i’m practicing shooting, dribbing , passing and sprinting i have a net i practice on outside for atleast 30 mins a day plus workouts and practice inside i am dedicated to make the team in the spring/summer season

I am not a new fan, just wondering. I know it’s taboo to switch from one big club to another, but what if you switched support from a big club, to one in a lower division? What do you guys think?

I got a new place with a decent sized yard and a net I got “for my kid” but it needed to be levelled but now I’m having to convince people that it’s not going to hold me and my kid back just because the ground is now flat. I play Sunday league level so very poor quality pitch and same with my kid there playing in the same crapy fields full of divots. Does practicing on such uneven ground really benefit you that much I thought it would improve it and thought my kid would appreciate to help get to better know how the ball moves properly.
Is having uneven ground benefiting your ability?

Did you start watching because of the tournament and stick around afterward? Would love to hear from the newer fans

I’m a 30F, played as a defender in younger years and now playing as a winger. I’m new to shooting, I’m struggling to shoot with power.

There’s so many things to remember- accelerating on approach to the ball, getting the plant foot close to the ball, continuing my leg swing after I’ve shot. It’s a bit overwhelming.

I’ve noticed I consistently am not hitting the ball with the part everyone says to hit it with. You can hear it even, with my shots compared to my team mates at practice. I’m struggling to turn my foot so that it hits the midfoot. I often seem to hit it with the toes or side foot it instead.

This is even when the ball is stationary. I find shooting when the ball is in movement even harder- eg to anticipate how far ahead the ball will go and to know where to put my plant foot.

Looking for advice other than “practice more” please!
Would be grateful for drills to figure out how to bend my foot first, as I’m not hitting that ball correctly.

Any advice or resources?

So i was watching a soccer game and i thought to myself “This is cool, this is entertaining, but wait, what if the referee is secretly deciding the action or outcome of the game”

For example what if he wakes up in the morning and says to himself “Im going to use my power make todays game exciting for everyone. If the game is boring i might make it exciting by awarding a few penalties, a few free kicks. I might give red cards to make things more dramatic. I might kick a few players out to even things out, or to give a certain team an advantage. I might even make sure a certain team wins“

In the end it seems it doesn’t really matter how good soccer players are, or all the years they spent training, because ultimately the referee can determine the action or outcome of a game if he really wants to. In other words he plays a big role.

I am new to soccer and i want to know what position i should play if im 165 lbs and 6’1 ft

Players have become expensive now. Just about any decent player goes for at least €60 million. PL teams (and a handful of other big non PL teams) are splashing the cash. I don't watch too much of the Italian and French leagues. Just curious: how are teams in those other leagues able to keep up with the expensive players, considering most teams in the other leagues don't have that much money from TV rights? Outside of PL teams, and 5-6 other big UEFA teams, and Saudi teams, are other European teams also buying players worth €50 million to €100 million?

I’ve been a decent juggler for a while . I’ve recently picked up a futsal ball and became a lot better at juggling and wanted people’s feed back if they done the same . And If so how much better did you become. Thank you in advance

this is not even in debate, and it shouldn't be the biggest debate in football, when you compare him with different criterias, Messi wins all the time, some kids who know football only from TikToks would say blah blah blah Ronaldo is better from only goals, and Champions Leagues, and some random people also write they are both G.O.A.T's, that doesn't make sense, it is like like saying that gold medalist is at the same level as the silver medalist, and i don't wanna even talk about the Neymar Glaze, he is only top 7 of his generation after Messi, Ronaldo, Lewa, Suarez, Neuer, and Salah.

Hi guys,

For the first time, me and my mates are joining a 5 a side league this season. However, we are shite (bar one of us).

How do we get the best success, what formations and tactics work best and any other tips would be great!

I know football season in the big 5 European leagues has begun recently and there’s a lot of people thinking about what league to choose. My opinion La Liga is the best choice for Americans and Canadians for wanting to watch the big 5.

Reason #1: 2 Biggest Clubs

La Liga has Real Madrid and FC Barcelona those are probably the 2 biggest and most prestigious football clubs in the world both in the same league. You get to watch the Lakers and Celtics of football or the Yankees and Dodgers.

Reason #2: Best Superstars

La Liga is famous throughout football history for being the home to the biggest names in the sport, Ronaldinho, Messi, Ronaldo, Ronaldo Nazario, Kylian Mbappe, Lamine Yamal, Rodri, Vinicius Jr, Jude Bellingham, Raphina. Most of the biggest global stars over the last 25 years have played in La Liga.

Reason #3: More convenient match times

La Liga games are primarily played at night locally, that means that in the US they all come on at regular times, in other leagues games may start at 4 or 5 am if you’re on the west coast. Real Madrid and Barcelona games primarily begin at 12 PM or 3 PM in the US and are more centered around a globalized time slot.

So I keep hearing commentators say guys like Trent Alexander-Arnold or Josko Gvardiol are playing as inverted fullbacks.I thought defenders on the wing are supposed to stay wide and cross the ball into the box, but these guys are drifting straight into the middle of the pitch with the midfielders. Doesn't that leave the whole flank wide open for the other team to counter-attack?plus For reliable streams and events, I'd highly recommend checking out Sportsflux. This site is super clean compared to most sports hubs, completely skips the frustrating ad pop-ups, and serves up a crisp HD live feed the entire time

so i play defense ( usually wing back ) and id say im not too bad at it because im fast and ive got a bit of strength.

also, ive got experience in the position after a few years of playing in it.

the problem is, i only ever started playing as a defender because i couldnt dribble to save my life, and i wasnt confident playing in any further outfield positions.

i feel like i would have more fun playing in a position that is more attacking, but i dont want to go and perform horribly.

how do i improve my close control and dribbling so i can actually play what feels best for me?

I’m new to football. Only watched the 2026 World Cup and now I’m trying to get into football properly.

But there are SO many leagues, clubs and competitions happening at once that I genuinely don’t know what to follow.

My country doesn’t really have a football scene either, so where do I even start?

If you were starting from zero, what league/club/competition would you tell me to follow first?

New to football, yada yada. I’ve taken a liking to Brighton. A few questions:

1) is Europa Conference League the same thing as UEFA? Is this essentially just two tiers below Champions League?
2) how does this league work? It says they’re in a 2 leg play-off. I understand the 2 leg part, they take the aggregate score and all that. But why is it a play-off? If they lose the match today (0-0 aggregate score) are they simply out of the Conference League?
3) does placing well or winning the Conference League guarantee you a spot in the league above that (Europa League?) next year?
4) how many leagues are they in? I know they have EPL, Conference League, and the FA Cup. Are there going to be other random leagues?

Sorry if that’s a lot but I’m confused brotha!

I'm 16 and I've only played soccer once when I was like 6 and then once in 8th grade. I'm a junior and my school needs a couple more players to make a JV team. Is it too late to start again? I have no skills and not much knowledge on the game, which is why i stopped in 8th. Is this a bad idea? If I should join, what should I practice before the first game in I think a week or 2?

In American sports it’s pretty easy to know what it means when a player had a bad game. Take baseball for instance. If a player had 5 plate appearances/at bats and went 0-5 meaning he didn’t get a hit, and on defense, he commited 2 errors, you can say he had a terrible game. What exactly constitutes a “bad game” for a footballer though?

Hi! Any soccer leagues for men in queens? I really want to join a league but I can only by on weekends.

Quick question re the subject. Making it overly simple, but I know xG is based on the where the shot is taken from, and xGOT is based on where the shot is placed, the question is are these independent of each other, e.g. does a shot to the lower right corner of the goal have the same xGOT if it's taken from near the spot as a winger trying to do a near post poke, or would the winger have a lower xGOT based on tight angle, etc?

Today my coach made me do conditioning and I'm sore but I have a game tomorrow. How do I get rid of the soreness, and be able to perform at my best tomorrow.