Soccer is the fastest growing and most popular sport in the world. Soccer is called football in some other countries. Soccer is often played by adolescents, youths. However, all of people can play soccer and no matter how old they are.

How to go about building biceps is probably one of the most inquired about questions out there these days. After all, which guy wouldn't want to have an impressive pair of strong muscular arms with tall peaking biceps peaking out of them? The stereotype of a guy who works out at his gym has always been a huge guy with bulging biceps doing bicep curls.

Equipment
Board - A beginner should have a board that has a beveled edge (so the edges don’t catch as easily), has a little flexibility, and is sort of hourglass-shaped like a maxi-pad, so that it is relatively easy to turn.
Boots - The most important thing is that the boot always moves with your foot. Since the boot is bound to the board and you are controlling it with your feet, if your foot moves within the boot, your foot movement will not translate into board movement.

Board Anatomy
Nose - the nose is the end that usually point’s downhill
Tail - the tail is the end that usually points uphill
Toe edge - the side of the board where your toes are
Heel edge - the side of the board where your heels are
binding - the thing that binds your foot to the board.

The AFL Trade Period has come to an end, Chris Judd obviously has taken the lime light, this seasons trade period almost doubled last years Trade action - in the number of trades and player movement, overall Carlton was the most active.

CHRIS Judd says he chose Carlton because they are a powerful club and are going places. The Blues and West Coast completed their trade deal for the Brownlow medallist late in Trade week. Judd says he was always confident that the clubs would agree on trade and deal.

The Porno images were on Crows ruckman Ivan Maric's Facebook homepage. One was sent by fellow ruckman John Meesen, which features a female shagging a bloke; the other was posted by Crows defender Andrew McIntyre which was an animation of a penis with arms.

I am prepared for the fact I might never fight again - it's that serious," said Mundine, who is expected to leave the Sydney Eye Hospital tonight. "I have to be, man. My career is the furthest thing from my mind. Of course, I want to fight again. I feel like I'm just getting on top of my game - I can match it with any fighter in the world.

Geelong midfielder Jimmy Bartel is confident his runaway Brownlow Medal victory won't prove to be much of a distraction in the lead-up to Saturday's grand final against Port Adelaide. The 23-year-old polled 29 votes, including eight best-on-ground performances, to finish seven votes clear of Brisbane's Simon Black, the Kangaroos' Brent Harvey and West Coast tyro Daniel Kerr, who was ineligible due to a suspension.

THE saga of retired Essendon AFL champion James Hird's stolen jumper continues, with a 22-year-old man charged over the theft of the prized guernsey. The 250th game jumper signed by Hird and gifted to club stalwart Colin Hooper was swiped from a framing shop in Kew, in Melbourne's inner east, on September 1. It was later discovered by detectives investigating another matter at a home in Springvale South, in the city's outer east.

The Magpies are, if you listen to the jungle drums, favourite to sign him. Carlton, Melbourne and Essendon are also waiting for a call from Judd's manager Paul Connors. At least one of those clubs – Carlton – believes Collingwood is the front-runner. Adding to the intrigue is that Melbourne, the team Judd supported as a youngster, believes it is a chance to secure his signature.

One of the greats of the modern day game has announced his retirement from AFL football after a magnificent 15-year career. Nathan Buckley's leadership skills, determination and professionalism, coupled with his long list of accolades and notoriety as one of the greatest kicks of the football in the games long history make for an outstandingly well-packaged career.

MIDFIELDER Paul Licuria became the third key Collingwood player to announce his AFL retirement during an emotion-charged club best-and-fairest awards function. Licuria joined captain Nathan Buckley and defender James Clement in retiring post-season, meaning the Copeland Trophy dinner became as much a tribute as an end-of-season awards night.