Where did Chelsea blow the Premiership?

There were a slew of questionable performances -- and results -- from Chelsea this season. Many of these could be seen as reasoning as to why the Blues failed to capture their third Prem crown in four years. Which particular one do you think was the ...

Is the Premier League Top Four Unbreakable?

As Newcastle's unbeaten run came to an end against Chelsea yesterday, Kevin Keegan looked at Avram Grant's bench and saw Frank Lampard, Joe Cole and Andri Shevchenko lounging around. Then he looked at his bench and saw Cacapa. Then he decided the Pre ...

Farewell Bobo Vieri?

There is no denying that Christian (Bobo) Vieri in the late 1990's and early 2000's was one of, if not the deadliest striker in the world. The Aussie-born striker was a goalscoring machine, and scored with such ease. He would just power past defe ...

Forget The Title, Tottenham Wins The Race

Surely destined for Chelsea, Manchester United or Liverpool in recent times, the shock heard 'round the footballing world today came when Tottenham freakin' Hotspur announced they have reached an agreement to sign Luka Modric from Dinamo Zagreb f ...

The Offside Cup - Semi Finalists!

So here we are! 2 weeks away from the final! Congrats to everyone who has advanced this far. Your doing a great job. Here are your results: RESULTS Celtic 1 –2 Barcelona Barcelona 2 – 1 Celtic Man U 4 – 1 AC Milan AC Mi ...

Basement Banter

Not the happiest of times in Leghorn for the moment, the unemployement rate is still disastrous, Silvio Berlusconi gets back in to office (which must make the citizens of the PCI birthplace very proud)(what is this like the 64th Government post W ...

Spurs Looked Worse then I Felt After Watching

Holy crap! That was awful, just plain awful. You remember when you were a kid and your folks would make you eat some vegetable that just smelled about as bad as possible? Like it was harvested from your old gym teachers shorts after a week straig ...

Is Cashley Really Sorry?

Ashley Cole apologized today for his absurd behavior following an even more absurd tackle on Tottenham defender Alan Hutton during yesterday's 4-4 draw with Spurs at Brett Hart Lane. MC Cashley went in studs-up with a writhing slide, which easily coul

Grant Does It Again

Sure, it was a great match.  A classic? Maybe.  But get real.  It was a loss, even if we still walked away with a point. Chelsea's dramatic 4-4 draw with Tottenham yesterday at Brett Hart Lane had it all -- and by all I mean goals.  The Blues blew

All That (C)Ash, Still No Class...

Spurs 4 - 4 Chelsea. You can't buy this one, Roman! So... How about that tackle from Cashley Cole? In the words of the man himself: "I got the ball!". He did indeed. Ball. Man. Shin. Leg... the list goes on. It's not supposed to be a replay

Spurs/Chelsea Highlights

All the highlights from yesterdays 4-4 derby draw.

All That (C)Ash, Still No Class...

Spurs 4 - 4 Chelsea. You can't buy this one, Roman! So... How about that tackle from Cashley Cole? In the words of the man himself: "I got the ball!". He did indeed. Ball. Man. Shin. Leg... the list goes on. It's not supposed to be a r ...

Chelsea 4, Tottenham 4 -- In Pictures

PL Recap: Jog On

...this season.

PL: Revenge Is At Hand

Remember this Avram? You better. And so should the rest of the Blues as we embark on a revenge mission tomorrow against Tottenham at Brett Hart Lane.  This is a most crucial affair, one that could see us pull level on points with second-place Arsenal

Spurs bounce back; Rip London Rivals 4-0

Coming off of two straight losses since claiming silverware Spurs found themselves in a must win Sunday v. West Ham and, with the exception of the first few minutes of the game, Tottenham Hotspur have seemingly gotten themselves back on track. Two

Round of 16 First Leg Wrap-up

Anderlecht 0-5 Bayern Munich Wow. This always looked like a lopsided tie, but I didn't expect this. With ten goals in their last two European matches, and five different scorers in today's match, Munich is starting to look like the favorite everyone wa

Episode 12: Eduardo, Gazza and the Race for Spain

Six of one, half a dozen of the other, as they say, and here we are at Episode 12 of the Offside Podcast. This week, Anne Ramzy, Daryl Grove and Ryan Knapp join me to talk about the events of the week that was in world football. We discuss Gazza's break

Yeah, About That Quadruple

OK, after a few days of contemplation, I believe I'm ready to discuss this debacle. Out-thought, out-played, out-managed and simply outclassed, Chelsea relinquished its hold on the Carling Cup on Sunday. Tottenham dealt their London rivals a hammer bl

Let's Get Started On This Quadruple Thing

It's that time again folks, time to start winning hardware.  Chelsea's trek for a quad begins Sunday at Wembley -- a place quickly becoming a temporary resident for the Blues -- in the Carling Cup final.  Fellow Londoners Tottenham will be attempting

The UEFA Cup "league table"

I got to thinking last night about different ways to talk about the 16 remaining teams in the UEFA Cup. Which side really is the favorite? What has their form been like? I decided it might be interesting to look at the last 16 UEFA Cup teams as a leagu

Celtic Green, Barca News & Fat Spurs

Not that we didn't already know that Celtic are one of the top twenty clubs in the world (actually top 1), Deloitte's Football Money League for 2006/7 now confirms it. The Bhoys are 17th in the table, behind the usual suspects, Real Madrid, Man U, et al.

Defoe is 'Only On Loan'.... For Now

It has been revealed/admitted by Pompey executives today that Jermain Defoe's transfer from Tottenham to Pompey is only a loan deal. OH CRAP! However Pompey fan's don't be worried. It turns out this happens quite a lot. When the clubs realise they aren

Deadline Day Defoe Deal!!!

In a fantastic deal for Pompey, Jermain Defoe reunited himself with former mentor Harry Redknapp. The striker simply hadn't been getting the games at Spurs, however now he's got a chance to cement a first team place I have great confidence in his goal

Sissoko & Stendardo Now, Mellberg In July, Tiago Still Retarded

Reports out of Italy are confirming the signing the Momo Sissoko and Olef Mellberg this morning. Momo has apparently signed a contract for four and half seasons that will see him at Juventus until June of 2012. Liverpool will be given 11 million euros up

Only Five Days Left

Silly season went by very quickly, and though it doesn't seem like it, Lyon have been fairly busy during this transfer window. We sold Nadir Belhadj to Lens, loaned Fabio Santos to Sao Paulo for six months, received Marc Crosas on loan from Barca, and bou

Coppa Italia Quaters, Plus Goodbye Tiago - Hello Sissoko!

Fielding a starting eleven for this one was no easy task. Yet, you just knew with the atmosphere being what it has always been when these two teams get together, those who got the nod for either squad would be playing some spirited football. Or at least t

All the Goals from Yesterday and a Couple of Opinions

I remember hearing Martin Jol sing the praises of Jermaine Jenas all the time during the his time with Spurs. It always occurred to me that either one or all of these points must be true of the Midfielder: A.) He's a God in practice B.) Jol is try

Pile it on

More injury woes for Sunderland: Kieran Richardson's injured hamstring will keep him out for three weeks. "We'll persevere," said Roy Keane. "Perseverance is possibly the biggest word you can use in football. You get setbacks and the result on Saturday w

EPL Round 23: Tottenham Hotspur FC vs Sunderland AFC

Another tough pill to swallow as comedy defense is once again the theme of the day in Sunderland's 0-2 defeat at White Hart Lane today. Kieran Richardson did not make the trip to London after injuring his hamstring in training, meaning Paul McShane