Articles tagged with "world-soccer"
Will the Last DP to Leave MLS Please Turn Out the Lights?
By Laurie | November 21st, 2008Looks like we've got a veritable MLS Designated Player exodus on our hands this off-season. All "loans," of course. First we learned ...
Daily Dose: Nov 17th, 2008
By Daryl | November 17th, 2008Something to read while you wonder what the age difference is in this tackle... Spotted on the appropriately named (and excellently written) Dirty Tackle Wii + lego ...
Weekend Quiz: Name These Stadiums
By Daryl | November 15th, 2008Name of the game this weekend is name that stadium. Eight football stadiums from around Europe and South America. Can you name the stadium and ...
Mudball: Football in a Sinking Bog
By Daryl | November 13th, 2008It's been a while since we bought you a variation on the beautiful game like motoball (soccer on motorcycles) or fireball football (self explanatory). But ...
Daily Dose: Nov 12th, 2008
By Daryl | November 12th, 2008Something to read while you eschew foam fingers for a giant inflatable man member...... A new way to do player ratings (The Spoiler) The Fernando Torres Story ...
The New Premier League Drug Test That Even Rio Ferdinand Can't Escape From
By Daryl | November 11th, 2008Remember when Rio Fedinand "forgot" to go to his drug test? That won't be happening again. And not just because Rio seems to be a ...
Daily Dose: Nov 10th, 2008
By Daryl | November 10th, 2008Something to read while you watch the best finish of the weekend go into the wrong net... Happy birthday to ADP (Del Piero Offside) Immature fun at ...
10 Things We Learned in the Premier League: Manuel Almunia is Smarter Than He Looks
By Daryl | November 10th, 20081. Manuel Almunia is smarter than he looks (maybe) Have a look about 1:20 into this video: When Mikael Silvestre played him a dreadful backpass, Manuel Almunia ...
Why is Your Pocket Vibrating? Did Liverpool Just Score?
By Daryl | November 3rd, 2008Swedish researchers must be an odd bunch. For some reason they're currently working on new technology that will allow you to follow a football match ...
Premiership Predictions Week 11: Spurs to Beat Liverpool
By Daryl | October 31st, 2008Saturday, 1 November 2008 Everton v Fulham, 12:45 Looks like an Everton win, until you realize the Toffees have only picked up two home points this season. ...
New African Soccer Magazine is Now Free
By Daryl | September 30th, 2008Back in January we spent a month covering the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations on WCB. The three things I took away from this were: ...
10 Things We Learned in the Premier League
By Daryl | September 29th, 20081. Bring back Martin Jol and Sam Allardyce Hamburg are currently top of the Bundesliga under Martin Jol. Spurs are currently bottom of the Premier League ...
10 Ways to Improve Respect for Referees
By Daryl | September 22nd, 2008The respect for referees campaign isn't going so well. There was Mark Halsey's red card for John Terry being overturned, Stuart Atwell awarding Reading a ...
Daily Dose 09.02.08
By Laurie | September 2nd, 2008Some news to read as you stock up on Pop-Tarts to get you through the hurricane: More Kevin Keegan rumors. Is the guy fired or ...
Transfer Window 2008 Final Day LiveBlog
By chris | September 1st, 2008It's the final day of the transfer window and we'll be bringing you all the juicy stuff that happens as the deadline approaches at midnight: • ...
10 Things We Learned in the Premier League
By Daryl | September 1st, 20081. The rules don't apply if you're a billionaire. Newcastle owner Mike Ashley was spotted downing a pint at the Emirates while his team lost 3-0 ...
In Defence of Samir Nasri...
By Daryl | September 1st, 2008If you saw Arsenal 3-0 Newcastle on Saturday then you'll know that Joey Barton was reintroduced to the Premiership. Reintroduced but not rehabilitated. The recent ...
Weekend Dose 08.31.08
By Daryl | August 31st, 2008Something to read while you wait for your YouTube video to arrive in the mail... Is the world ready for Amateur wags? (Weekend Wonders) The DISH vs ...
Daily Dose 08.28.08
By Daryl | August 28th, 2008Something to read while you hide from Storsjöodjuret the Swedish Sea Monster... Who's leaving MLS next? (WVHooligan) No Team GB in 20120, but maybe a Team Scotland ...
Introducing The Offside and World Cup Blog Forums
By Daryl | August 27th, 2008We' re very pleased to announce [drumroll please....] the launch of Forums Offside. We love (most of) the discussion that happen in The Offside and World ...
Daily Dose 08.27.08
By Daryl | August 27th, 2008Something to read while your bank changes your password... Rapids leave their mark on Bryan Namoff (Behind the Badge) C-Ron to Real move back on? (Marca) Old Firm ...
Avaí Keeper Eduardo Martini Scores From His Own Box
By Daryl | August 25th, 2008Bless 101 Great Goals, for they do find us some fantastically odd strikes. Like this one. It's from the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, where Avaí ...
10 Things We Learned in the Premier League
By Daryl | August 18th, 20081. Debut goals are easy When Arsenal debutant Samir Nasri scored just four minutes into his Premier League career, he set the tone for goalscoring debutants ...
Deco - Good at Football, Bad at Tackling
By Daryl | August 18th, 2008Deco introduced himself to the Premier League with a brilliant display for Chelsea against Portsmouth. Playing alongside Joe Cole and behind Nicolas Anelka he had ...
Daily Dose: 08.15.08
By chris | August 15th, 2008Stuff to read while you portray yourself as an adult video inspector..... Football questions you never knew you needed answered. (Metro) How to survive the relegation fight. ...
Prem 08-09: The Sack Race
By chris | August 15th, 2008The beginning of the Premiership season is upon us, and that means a few things: i. If you root for someone outside the Big Four, ...
Mutu Owes Chelsea €17.17 Million. Does That Seem Fair?
By Daryl | August 14th, 2008It wasn't widely report at the time, but back in June FIFA decided that Adrian Mutu owed Chelsea €12 million (£9.6 million) compensation. Why? For ...
Premier League Should Have Seen Man City Mess Coming
By Daryl | August 12th, 2008Despite all the rumours of human rights abuse, Thaksin Shinawatra passed the Premier League club owner "fit and proper test". Why? Because he had money. ...
Wanna Stick It To The Oil Industry? Root For Bayern
By chris | August 8th, 2008Uli Hoeness, much like the common man, is fed up with the oil industry. Oil prices? Absolutely insane. Leaders of the industry? Spawn of Satan. ...
Daily Dose 08.01.08
By Daryl | August 1st, 2008Something to read while you make the most amazing catch ever... Things American sports can learn from soccer (Unprofessional Foul) Guzan's a goner (Chivas USA Offside) If FIFA ...
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