Articles tagged with "cuauhtemoc-blanco"
The Offside's Utterly Unofficial Awards for Chicago - RSL. The "Eastern" Conference Finals
By Laurie | November 14th, 2009Final score Chicago 0-0 RSL aet, RSL takes it on penalties, 5-4. First, just like last year, we have to go with the "AMERICANS SUCK AT ...
Why I'm Supporting LA Galaxy and Chicago Fire in the MLS Conference Finals
By Daryl | November 13th, 2009I don't think I've ever revealed my Major League Soccer preferences here on The Offside. Truth is, I don't have any allegiance to any particular ...
I've got three words: Galaxy vs. Chicago Fire post-game analysis
By NathanHJ | October 4th, 2009And those word are: Gutting it out. The Los Angeles Galaxy took three points at home from a determined Fire team populated with a large ...
Galaxy vs. Fire Preview
By NathanHJ | October 1st, 2009The Los Angeles Galaxy takes on the Chicago Fire in a battle of second place teams on Friday, October 2 at 8PM. The game will ...
Galaxy vs. Fire Pregame
By jen | August 19th, 2009Let's play armchair manager, shall we? Sorry folks, no David Beckham or Eddie Lewis tonight due to red cards. This could mean we finally get ...
My Not-Much-of-a-Preview for Chicago-Seattle (OR: Beware of Blanco!)
By Laurie | May 1st, 2009If you haven't watched a Chicago game in the past couple of years, here's the one thing you need to know: Cuauhtemoc Blanco will piss you ...
Blanco's Bunny Hop and Other Signature Footballer Moves
By Daryl | April 21st, 2009Anyone watching Chicago Fire vs KC Wizards this past weekend saw Cuauhtémoc Blanco pull out the old Cuauteminha. Or, as Max Bretos calls it: "The ...
Weekend Quiz Answers: Who Were Those World Cup Goal Scorers?
By Laurie | March 29th, 2009Yes, this was a tough quiz, given that I didn't give you any time parameters. The goals were scored over a forty-year period, from ...
Links Links Links
By irish_steve | March 25th, 2009Here are some links to Fire news: The Fire vs UIC kickoff is now confirmed for 7pm. Blanco will leave the Fire at the end ...
Dallas vs Fire Game Preview
By irish_steve | March 20th, 2009Last night we saw the first MLS game of the season with Seattle trashing New Jersey 3 nil. Tomorrow, the real business starts when the ...
MLS 2009 Previews: Chicago Fire
By Laurie | March 17th, 2009Today's preview is brought to you by Irish Steve, one of the keepers of Chicago Fire Offside. He's joined over there by Johnathan, author ...
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 ...
The Offside's Awards for the MLS Eastern Conference Final
By Laurie | November 14th, 2008We all know the usual awards after a big game, right? MVP, Best Goal, blah blah blah. Those are so boring. So, ...
The MLS Conference Finals. Or Cup Semifinals. Or Whatever.
By Laurie | November 13th, 2008First off, why don't we just dispense with the absurdity right now and call these games what they are: The MLS Cup Semifinals. ...
The Circus Comes to Town!
By irish_steve | September 25th, 2008After watching the Fire get dismantled by Dallas last Sunday I decided that it would be better if I forgot about the game completely and ...
Dallas Preview
By irish_steve | September 20th, 2008The Fire come into this game on the back of their worst performance of the season against Colorado last weekend. With the playoff’s just around ...
Daily Dose 07.14.08
By Laurie | July 14th, 2008Some news to read as you legally flip people off and drink from an unregistered keg in Belmar, New Jersey: WAG wannabes, dust off your fake ...
The Blanco Video: When the Censorship Becomes the Story
By Laurie | July 11th, 2008A couple of days ago I posted this video that shows Chicago Fire Designated Player Cuauhtemoc Blanco punching DC United player Clyde Simms in the ...
MLS Fans, We Have an All-Star Team
By Laurie | July 10th, 2008MLS fans, it's time! Time to start thinking about the July 24 MLS All-Star game, where we can once again prove that our best-of-the-best ...
Cuauhtemoc Blanco is a Bad, Bad Boy
By Laurie | July 9th, 2008VIDEO HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM YOUTUBE BY CENSORS. Rumors all over the place today about Chicago bad boy/Designated Player Cuauhtemoc Blanco assaulting one or more players ...
One USL-1 Team Will be Playing in the US Open Cup Final
By Laurie | July 9th, 2008First thing about last night's US Cup quarterfinals: I don't think the USA Today writer who covered the Seattle-KC game is a footy fan. ...
We love you Cuauh!
By Albert | May 16th, 2008Cuauhtemoc Blanco in Chicago with MLS team Chicago Fire, threw the first pitch recently at a Cubs game. So this post is to show props to ...
Top 10 MLS Salaries in 2008
By Daryl | April 4th, 2008It's that time of year again, when the MLS Players Union releases the annual salaries of every player in a big long list. Some of ...
Why MLS Needs Blanco More Than Beckham
By Daryl | March 31st, 2008[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPFvHAzUgg8[/youtube] Think it's fair to say that Cuauhtémoc Blanco had a much better MLS 2008 Week One than David Beckham. While Beckham led LA Galaxy to ...
MLS 2008 Preview: Chicago Fire
By Daryl | March 26th, 2008Just a few days until MLS 2008 gets underway, so time for another of our magnificent MLS bloggers to deliver a team preview. Today, Sean ...
MLS Week 26 Review: Transmit Tim Lovejoy Across the Atlantic Ocean
By Daryl | September 30th, 2007[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWxXXrsTy8A[/youtube] Not so long ago, I had a good old rant about how MLS needs a decent highlights show to make it more accessible. Turns out ...
MLS Week 16 Review: Love Those All Stars
By Daryl | July 22nd, 2007[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIclPmEbNWE[/youtube] In a week of unprecedented MLS attention, the All Stars put on an impressive display to beat Celtic 2-0 in Colorado. The two Colombian Juans: ...
Celtic Shorts 07.12.07: Posh, Capone, & Cuauhtemoc
By JT | July 12th, 2007Things have been calm lately on the Celtic front as the Hoops prepare for their trip south to match up with Peterborough United and Queens ...
MLS Review Week 13: Where Have All the DPs Gone?
By Daryl | July 1st, 2007So this being July 1st, David Beckham and Cuauhtemoc Blanco officially became MLS players today. Beckham will be unveiled (maybe literally?) on July 13th, while ...
The Blanco signing and rampant racial tension
By Tom | April 19th, 2007
I hate to link to flamewars on internet messageboards, but this thread over on Bigsoccer (who apparently have abandoned the concept of moderating) is a ...
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