Running Training

[theBruiser500]

So this is a question about two parts of running, mainly how to have better ENDURANCE for many short/medium sprints, and then secondly how to be faster (this is all for playing soccer). In soccer when sprinting with the ball, sprinting to defend vs. an opponent, or when fighting for the ball vs. someone or dribbling vs. opponents it will leave me out of breath fast and my recovery time is bad.

Now I've been going to the track and running and pushing myself. But i've just been doing random work outs, like my friend told me one work out he did in track before was running a mile, 5 min. break, run mile, 5 min. break, run a mile. Today I invented my own workout of
run 1 mile (6 min. 20 seconds)
break
run 1 lap (1 min. 30 seconds)
break
run 1 lap (1 min. 15 seconds)
break
run 2 laps (3.05)
break
run 2 laps (3)

I'm a far ways away from one soccer guru online who says it's good to run 1 1/2 miles in 8.20 min (damn that's fast). Any ideas on what sort of running I should do, specific work outs? What sort of break time should I allow myself between running sets (is it important)? Should I start with the longer runs or shorter, etc. Thanks a bunch