Articles tagged with "europe"
Flip off the fans and you might get sued or beaten up
By Bob | April 9th, 2007In this crazy media world of ours if something happens in more than one place it is likely to be labeled an epidemic. That ...
A Top Secret European Super League
By Bob | April 2nd, 2007In the past few weeks we've seen a lot of mummers about how UEFA wants to change the Champions League and how FIFA is concerned ...
Another Possible Change to the Champions League
By Bob | March 29th, 2007In their continued efforts to make the Champions League the center of the football universe, UEFA officials are toying with the idea of including domestic ...
Threatening to Harm Cristinao Ronaldo or a Piss Collector will land you in Trouble
By Bob | March 22nd, 2007Normally when teams are preparing to face an opponent they don't like to reveal their game plans ahead of the match. Belgium goalkeeper Stijn ...
Edgar Davids Said Knock You Out
By Bob | March 19th, 2007It was that type of day for PSV Eindhoven in their 5-1 loss against Ajax. A 40-yard cannon of a shot from Edgar Davids ...
Sevilla Keeper Andres Palop Scores 4 Minutes into Injury Time
By Bob | March 15th, 2007It was a bizarre one in Ukraine Thursday with the UEFA Cup holders Sevilla barely escaping elimination against Shakhtar Donetsk. The first goal in ...
Spanning the Globe: Weekend Wrap-up
By Bob | March 5th, 2007It was another busy football weekend in leagues around the world. While teams like Inter Milan and Celtic continued their march towards titles, the ...
It's Tough out there for Coaches and Referees
By Bob | March 1st, 2007The word from Spain is that Sevilla coach Juande Ramos is going to be fine after spending a night in the hospital after being knocked ...
Spanning the Globe: Weekend Wrap-Up
By Bob | February 26th, 2007We're moving into the fun part of the year with the races in leagues around the world heating up and tightening up. There was ...
Platini: The More Referees the Merrier
By Bob | February 14th, 2007Good news for all of the students who skip their homework to spend all day reading The Offside. We are here to tell you ...
Imagine the Wikipedia Entry if Ireland had Lost
By Bob | February 8th, 2007International football took center stage this week with a number of friendlies helping to remind us all that national teams still exist. The one ...
It Turns Out Red Star Belgrade isn't going Bankrupt
By Bob | February 7th, 2007The rivalry between Belgrade's two biggest teams, Partizan and Red Star, is among the fiercest in the world. In recent years the "eternal derby" ...
Sebastien Sansoni Takes a Bite at his Opponent
By Bob | February 7th, 2007If The Offside had a budget to hand out awards we'd offer up the Dumb Player of the Week trophy to French defender Sebastien Sansoni, ...
Spanning the Globe
By Bob | January 29th, 2007Chances are you probably don’t have the time to follow every football league in the world closely. Never fear. We are here to help. Here’s ...
Needing to win by 11 Goals, they did
By Bob | January 26th, 2007Long before Malta became a juggernaut in international football, they took part in one of the strangest games in history. The minnows faced a ...
Hooligans, You Might want to Leave your Fingerprints at Home
By Bob | January 25th, 2007Technology is a grand thing. The same tools that are being used to nab those dreaded terrorist at international borders are now being used ...
2006 UEFA Team of the Year
By Bob | January 19th, 2007The ballots have been counted and the final results are in for UEFA's Team of 2006. The online voting was done by fans from ...
Spanning the Globe: Holders Held, Minnows Miracles, Kissing Adriano
By Bob | January 8th, 2007Chances are you probably don’t have the time to follow every football league in the world closely. Never fear. We are here to help. Here’s ...
Player Sales Drive South American Football Profits
By Bob | December 22nd, 2006With their signings of Boca Juniors sensation Fernando Gago, River Plate striker Gonzalo Higuain, and Fluminense fullback Marcelo, Real Madrid has spent 40 million Euros ...
Euro 2008 Qualifiers to be Broadcast on the Internet
By Bob | December 18th, 2006Tis' a glorious time to be a football fan of countries such as Lichtenstein, Faeroe Islands and my much beloved Snow Leopards of Kazakhstan. ...
A Name to Remember: Anthony Vanden Borre
By Bob | December 14th, 2006Perhaps that draft you felt this morning came from the proverbial opening of the winter transfer window. We are just a few weeks away ...
The 1713 Treaty of Utrecht Rears its Ugly Head
By Bob | December 6th, 2006Think back to your days in high school history class. You sat at your desk hoping the cute cheerleader sitting on the other side ...
Today's Lesson: Always Remain Upwind from the Tear Gas
By Bob | November 30th, 2006If you have ever had the misfortune of being anywhere near tear gas, you'll understand why Feyenoord's Henk Timmer looks like he is the victim ...
A Name to Remember: Tarik Elyounoussi
By Bob | November 30th, 2006Norway is a country that has helped us all learn how to pronounce names like Morten Gamst Pedersen and Ole Gunnar Solskjær. For a ...
Norway offers the Greenest Pastures for European Footballers
By Bob | November 27th, 2006Forget England and Spain. Don't even think about signing to play in Italy or France. If you are a footballer who wants to ...
CSKA President: It is ok to Bribe other Teams' Players
By Bob | November 20th, 2006Fresh off of his clubs Russia premier league title clinching victory this past weekend, CSKA President Yevgeny Giner has not only admitted to paying bonuses ...
Keeper Stefan Postma does the ADO Den Haag in his Sex Tape
By Bob | November 16th, 2006You would think by now that celebrities and public figures would know that if they go ahead and make a tape of themselves making whoopie ...
Europe's Best Dressed Footballers
By Bob | November 15th, 2006It has been a lot of fun reading your choices for Europe's top player this year. The rumors are now swirling that my prediction ...
The Call for Restrictions on Foreigners in Club Football Grows
By Bob | November 7th, 2006The one and only Franz Beckenbauer has joined the list of people who think that proposals to force club teams to field at least six ...
Ivelin Popov has been ordered to get Married and we're Here to Help
By Bob | October 30th, 2006The Offside has never been confused with an online dating site but that is all going to change today. We are here to provide ...
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