Articles tagged with "World Football"
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Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-13 10:15:28
If you're like me and feel that we don't have enough viewing options in the US, let me offer up a broadband option that I wasn't aware of till last week: ESPN360.com.
No guarantees for anybody else, but I was able to watch it for free because my ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-13 07:30:32
It's money-grubbing! It's undemocratic! It's limiting less wealthy fans' access to their beloved teams! It's...it's just like in the US!
Inara over at Lyon Offside has done a great job keeping English-speaking Ligue 1 fans aware and informed of ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-12 16:00:25
I think this is rather self-explanatory.
Hot.:.
Carlo Ancelotti.:
I'll be frank regarding Carletto: his substitutions often suck ass. At least whenever I've watched, especially this season. And boy does he love to use 'em early. He ushered i ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-12 15:00:43
The Mexican National Team has not won in the US in this decade.
Most people I talk to agree that Mexico plays better. Meaning prettier. Meaning if there were style points, there would be no contest. Mexico would win it all. Unfortunately wha ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-12 13:23:42
A lot has been made of Frank Lampard and the dreaded contract buyout made even more dreaded by the Andy Webster ruling. However, it may be a future Chelsea player, and one of the continent's greatest "prospects", who has the first marked impact on th ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-12 12:00:57
For all the moonlit romance one might experience during a jaunt to Italy, there's also Antonio Cassano, a man who obviously knows how to please the ladies in a, shall we say, "efficient" manner. It's no surprise Talentino likes good drink, good food ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-12 09:20:00
You have to love the British tabloids. Who else could come up with a headline like "Cocky Willy Disses Dons"?
What really upsets me about this particular headline is that we at The Offside didn't think of it first.
But the article is actuall ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-12 08:00:13
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This is how famously troubled São Paolo loan star Adriano got himself sent off against Santos on Sunday. He goes nose to nose with Santos defender Domingo, but then can't resist giving ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 | 2008-02-11 21:04:08
Laurie also writes on the France page at World Cup Blog and the LA Galaxy page at The Offside.
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-11 18:00:50
Stuff to read while you get your breast implants covered by workers comp....
Chelsea-Liverpool not exactly eliciting high praise. (Guardian Unlimited)
One could never accuse Damien Duff of having delusions of grandeur. (Newcastle United Blog) ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-11 16:30:48
1. Standards have dropped
There's been a lot of praise heaped on Man City fans for respecting the minute's silence before the Manchester derby, in memory of the 1958 Munich Air Disaster. Obviously it's a good thing that City fans honoured the silenc ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-11 16:00:21
You know your favorite eccentric aunt? The one who lives in jeans and sports jerseys, and never misses a home game, and swears like a trucker when the other team scores?
The one who knows more bawdy jokes than you do, and tells them better too? ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-11 11:30:04
I know, revolutionary reporting, huh. Sports Illustrated put up their annual list of top earning athletes, separating it into two separate categories: Americans and Non-Americans. (You know, being an American publication and all.) Not surprisingly, s ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-11 10:00:14
A few results from the weekend:
Saturday
Ghana vs. Cote d’Ivoire. African Cup of Nations 3rd place playoff. I really expected Didier Drogba's Cote d'Ivoire team to come back after their 4-1 thrashing by Egypt in the semis. They didn't. The ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-11 07:30:36
As an AS Roma fan, I often – too often – dream of the day when science and technology will allow for someone to splice and dice the DNA of Francesco Totti, Daniele De Rossi and Alberto Aquilani to create God’s gift to football: Francesco De Aqu ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-10 16:00:56
Some things to think about as you view real hair from the first twelve presidents:
Amazingly, idiots did not ruin the moment of silence. (EPL Talk)
Cristiano wants to be remembered as "a great player and a great man." We'd bet on one out o ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-10 14:00:17
The guy with the trophy? Egypt's captain Ahmed Hassan after his team's hard-fought 1-0 win over Cameroon in the African Cup of Nations final today. Does he look happy or what?
And who's the guy in the background with the dyspeptic grimace? F ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-10 10:00:00
Let's say you're Japan. Relations with your huge, powerful neighbor are always a bit strained, but they've become moreso recently since dumplings made by this neighbor sickened your fellow countrymen. (Thousands of people have reported feeling ill, ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-09 16:42:19
Stuff to do while you sneak into a church to look at porn on a nun's computer....
Mohamed Aboutreika makes the good player guide (Just Football)
A history of Revs attacking midfielders under Steve Nicol (Blue Blooded Journo)
An advance look at t ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-09 11:29:22
With the Cope de Verano (now called Torneos de Verano) over and done with, Argentinean football got serious again this weekend with the Clausura 2008 kick off. It's a fascinating year for Argentinean football because last season saw the big boys fall ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-09 07:00:57
• What's your most memorable game experience?
• The end of the Premier League as we know it?
• Europe snatching up MLS players. Is Beckham responsible?
• Sepp Blatter's 6 + 5 may not equal yours.
• A Franco-En ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-08 17:00:41
Some news to read as you circumcise your children with a utility knife.
Where's Waldo? (You need to click this link, even if just for the opening photo.) (The Offside Rules)
Landon Donovan creates an international incident with his bodily ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-08 16:00:25
Just a few of this weekend's interesting matches:
Saturday
Ghana vs. Cote d'Ivoire. African Cup of Nations 3rd place playoff. A lot of people thought these two strong, star-heavy teams would meet in the final. Instead they were both knocke ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-08 15:00:45
Metz, France. September, 2007. I'd been traveling in France alone. I had a free weekend before going home, so I took the high-speed train out to Metz, on the German border, and bought a ticket to the Metz-Lyon game the next day.
Metz is not a ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-08 14:00:48
Rob Styles may have felt hard done by when the Premier League dropped him for refereeing the August 2007 Liverpool vs Chelsea match like a blind man. But rough as it can be in the Premier League for the men in black, it could be a lot worse. It could ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-08 13:00:06
Real Madrid President Ramon Calderon has finally killed off the Kaka to Real Madrid rumour, which we genuinely feared was going to live forever. The rumour actually predates The Offside, as it all started when Calderon was elected Real president in J ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-08 11:30:30
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This video shows highlights from the UK show "David Beckham's Soccer USA." At about the four minute mark you'll see DC United's former keeper, Troy Perkins, save a Beckham free kick in las ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-08 11:30:30
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This video shows highlights from the UK show "David Beckham's Soccer USA." At about the four minute mark you'll see DC United's former keeper, Troy Perkins, save a Beckham free kick in las ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-08 10:00:44
Yesterday Daryl talked about the EPL's plans to add a game to the Premier League season, with that game played outside of the UK to build the EPL's global brand.
("Build the EPL Global Brand" = Sell more Derby County jerseys to fans like you and ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-08 07:00:35
Hey, MLS fans! Guess what? David Beckham and the LA Galaxy will be on this year's first ESPN2 Thursday night show!
The Galaxy? I know. You're shocked. But I'm quite certain this was totally random.
And I'm certain that the choice of the ...
