Articles tagged with "africa"
Photo of the Day: Ominous
By chris | February 11th, 2008This photo was taken the day before Cameroon faced Egypt in the ACN final. The dark clouds in the background didn't just forecast the weather, ...
Weekend Recap: Up on Top
By Laurie | February 11th, 2008A 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 ...
Weekend Watch: The Scent of Victory
By Laurie | February 8th, 2008Just a few of this weekend's interesting matches: Saturday Ghana vs. Cote d'Ivoire. African Cup of Nations 3rd place playoff. A lot of ...
Now Drogba Loves Chelsea Again, But Not CAF
By Daryl | February 5th, 2008Not so long ago, Didier Drogba was all set to ditch Chelsea. "Something is broken at Chelsea," remember? Well after a few months under Avram ...
Daily Dose 2.4.08
By Laurie | February 4th, 2008Some news to contemplate as you're getting arrested for hitting a police officer with a snowball: And the African Player of the Year is... (World Cup ...
Bouna Time! Senegal's Top Keeper Parties, so Colorado's Coundoul Plays the Cup
By Laurie | February 1st, 2008French teams had 58 players in the African Cup of Nations. The English leagues had 42. (Although from their whining, you would have ...
This Just In: South Africa "Highly Unlikely" Not to Win WC 2010!
By Martha | January 30th, 2008Monday afternoon, during what was one of about a billion -- give or take -- World Cup-related events in South Africa to come over the ...
Daily Dose 1.29.08
By Martha | January 29th, 2008Things to read after the Blue Man Group shove a camera down your throat (allegedly): Mourinho to Valencia? (The Sun) Free Taylor Twellman! (Who Ate All ...
FIFA Bans Kenyans for Graft. But Jack Warner's Still Grafting.
By Laurie | January 26th, 2008Do the words "FIFA Corruption Investigation" make anybody else snicker? In a kind of cynical and jaded way? They shouldn't. I know ...
Photo of the Day: Upping the Ante
By Martha | January 24th, 2008After seeing yesterday's PotD featuring a Nigeria supporter clad in body paint and briefs to support his team, this Ghana fan decided to do him ...
Weekend Recap: The Giant Killers
By Laurie | January 21st, 2008Saturday's Games US 2 - 0 Sweden. US Soccer is still trying to convince FIFA that this is, in fact, the USMNT's 500th ...
Sulley Muntari's Left Foot is Better Than Yours
By Daryl | January 21st, 2008Ghana came very close to disappointing the 40,000 home crowd at Accra yesterday in their opening 2008 Africa Cup of Nations opening game against Guinea. ...
Africa Cup of Nations at WCB: Ghana vs Guinea LiveBlog
By Daryl | January 19th, 2008The Africa Cup of Nations kicks off tomorrow, and there'll be updates here on The Offside from now until the last ball is kicked. But ...
Weekend Watch: Give it some Thought
By Laurie | January 18th, 2008Some games you may want to consider for this weekend: Saturday US vs. Sweden. It's the US Men's National Team's 500th game. And they have ...
Get Ready for African Cup of Nations Kick-Off
By Daryl | January 18th, 2008The African Cup of Nations (or Africa Cup of Nations, if you want to go with the rebranded moniker) kicks off this weekend, with hosts ...
MLS SuperDraft Liveblog
By Laurie | January 18th, 2008The MLS SuperDraft is today at 11:00 Pacific. It's going to be shown live on ESPN2, and also at MLSnet.com. As far as ...
Al Bangura Gets to Stay in Britain
By Laurie | January 14th, 2008We reported here previously on the plight of Watford midfielder Al Bangura. You may remember that in November he was ordered deported from ...
Daily Dose 1.11.08
By Laurie | January 11th, 2008Some news to read as your macaw scares off a burglar: Beckham, year two. (Don't worry. This isn't a puff piece. Or ...
Daily Dose 1.10.08
By Laurie | January 10th, 2008Some news to peruse as you fake illness so you can live in hospitals for three years. You know that supposedly gay player from Brazil? ...
If It's Club vs Country, Then What's the Score?
By Daryl | January 9th, 2008We keep hearing about Club vs Country and the African Cup of Nations, but is anyone keeping track of the score? Just me, as it ...
Daily Dose 1.8.08
By Laurie | January 8th, 2008Some news to peruse as you worry that you missed Divorce Day: We won't see Joey Barton's arse on the pitch for awhile. (Telegraph) Kristine Lilly will ...
Daily Dose 1.7.08
By Laurie | January 7th, 2008Some news to read as you spray paint a police officer: Does your country exist? FIFA might say no. (Culture of Soccer) Jeff Agoos is Red ...
Daily Dose: 1.03.2008
By Martha | January 3rd, 2008Things to read with your totally sweet Hello Kitty contacts: The Unfortunate Torpor Of Newcastle United. (200%) The baby-centric celebration has gone (another step) too far. (Guardian) Pato ...
Daily Dose: 1.02.2008
By Martha | January 2nd, 2008Things to read as you blame a pterodactyl for your car accident: Who founded your club? (The Culture of Soccer) Exploring non-league football in England. (Pitch Invasion) The ...
The Offside Rewind: Drink Up!
By Martha | December 29th, 2007•The worst transfers of the first half. •Remembering our favorite matches of 2007. •Disturbing "clean up" methods in Ghana ahead of the African Cup of Nations. •Loving El ...
My Offside Favorites of 2007
By Laurie | December 27th, 2007The end of the year is a time for looking back at where we've been. And where I've been is... Well, mostly here. ...
Ghana Burns Entire Town to the Ground for African Cup of Nations 2008
By Daryl | December 23rd, 2007Over on World Cup Blog, I've been slowly but surely getting very very excited for the 2008 African Cup of Nations in Ghana. But excitement ...
Daily Dose 12.21.07
By Laurie | December 21st, 2007Some news to read as you make 80 prank calls to 911. The most-hated Arsenal XI? (Spurs Pies) Who knew Hitler was a Tottenham fan? (Johnny ...
Zimbabwean Star Can't Collect Prize Because They Haven't Printed Enough Money
By Laurie | December 21st, 2007You have to feel for players in Zimbabwe. The country has rampant corruption and chronic shortages, and inflation is currently running at 15,000% a ...
Daily Dose 2.20.07
By Laurie | December 20th, 2007Some news to read as you make up a shark attack: Fergie is NOT happy about that ManU Christmas party. (The Soccer Blog) And the best football ...
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