Articles tagged with "french-football"
Lyon (x) = Good, Marseille (y) = Bad. If League = Champions, Reverse Function
By Sam | October 3rd, 2007And the mystery continues. Lyon sucks in the Champions League, but are top in the Ligue. Marseille are outside the relegation zone on goal differential ...
League Cup Round of 16 All Set Up
By Sam | October 1st, 2007With all the buzz surrounding tomorrow and Wednesday's Champions League matches featuring Lyon-Rangers and Liverpool-Marseille, not many people took the time to check out what ...
The Daily-Or-So News Dispatch (07.09.30)
By Sam | September 30th, 2007+ This weekend we had the chance to catch up on late matches from Week 3, and the first one was Lyon-Lens at Gerland. Lyon ...
The Daily-Or-So News Dispatch (07.09.28)
By Sam | September 28th, 2007+ Djibril Cissé charged for attempted murder? Maybe! Besiktas' Brazilian midfielder Ricardinho has recently announced he plans to sue Marseille's international striker for the tackle ...
My Coupe Runneth Over: Holders Bordeaux Fall to Lowly Metz!
By Sam | September 27th, 2007We were blessed this week with the Round of "32" of la Coupe de la Ligue aka la Coupe en Carton aka la Coupe dont ...
Goal of the Week: Round 9
By Sam | September 26th, 2007With the curtain closing on last week's round in which Juninho emerged the winner, it is with even more pleasure that I bring you this ...
Matchday 9: Only in France
By Sam | September 26th, 2007Only in France does a team sport their opponents' shirts to play a match. Only in France does a player score a header that looks ...
Racism in the Stands Still Alive and Well, League Doesn't Really Care
By Sam | September 21st, 2007First off, here's a little-known fact for the lot of you. You're all probably familiar with Pascal Chimbonda, the novelty of France's World Cup squad ...
Représente ta ligue: Not a Bad UEFA Cup Start for our Boys
By Sam | September 20th, 2007If you're a France fan, it's hard not to be a UEFA Cup fan. We rock at it, before the knockout round at least. If ...
The Daily-Or-So News Dispatch (07.09.19)
By Sam | September 19th, 2007The big news on the French football front today was of course Lyon's slap-in-the-face trip to Barcelona, but let's not forget the other goings-on around ...
Représente ta ligue: The Lyon Sleeps Tonight
By Sam | September 19th, 2007Yes, I insist on using that headline every time, what of it? You've probably heard: Olympique Lyonnais were destroyed by Barcelona, Lionel Messi in particular, ...
Représente ta ligue: Forget the League, OM's Gunning for the European Championship
By Sam | September 18th, 2007Eight matches in Ligue 1 and only one win to show for it? Pish posh. They can lose against Valenciennes and Nice, but their ain't ...
Goal of the Week: Round 8
By Sam | September 18th, 2007Finally, some club football after international week. And you know what that means... Goal of the Week on France Offside! Nené picked up last week's ...
Matchday 8: Raaaar, we is Lyon and we eat you alive.
By Sam | September 18th, 2007Karim Benzema destroys you. Don't deny it. Anyway, here are the recaps from this week. Sorry for the lateness of the post, I'm hella-busy these ...
The Offside on Facebook!
By Sam | September 11th, 2007So being the entrepreneur that I am, I created a Facebook.com group to celebrate the goodness of TheOffside.com. If you have Facebook, join up, and ...
The French League Justice Heroes Strike Again
By Sam | September 7th, 2007Lors de la dernière rencontre du comité disciplinaire de la LFP, twenty-one one-game suspensions were handed out to Ligue 1 and 2 players combined. Also, ...
The Daily-Or-So News Dispatch (07.09.04)
By Sam | September 4th, 2007Bad news: September is upon us. So during the day while I could be blogging left and right, I have to go to high school ...
Goal of the Week: Round 7
By Sam | September 2nd, 2007Of the seven Goal of the Week posts I've done so far, none have been harder than this one. Last week's edition saw Jimmy Briand ...
Matchday 7: This is our House
By Sam | September 2nd, 2007Don't you just love it when it seems every other day your league has matches going on? I certainly do. Round 7 in everyone's favourite ...
The Daily-Or-So News Dispatch (07.08.31) Transfer Special!
By Sam | August 31st, 2007Hear that creak? That's the sound of the window closing. Forever. aka a few months. Boy-oh-boy did everyone's favourite league produce some fresh comings and ...
Représente ta ligue: Toulouse sees Red, Marseille to see Red, Lyon to Dance with Death, Lens Pwn in UEFA Cup
By Sam | August 30th, 2007Okay, first off, 4-0? Ouch. That's embarassing. I'll let Brian at the Liverpool Offside tell you more about it here. Now! The draw for the Champions ...
Goal of the Week: Round 6
By Sam | August 30th, 2007So basically, last round had no contest. Daisuke Matsui's ninja flick has to be one of the best scored in Europe this year. Which is ...
Matchday 6: Monaco and Valenciennes Cruisin'
By Sam | August 30th, 2007Only eight matches were played this week due to UEFA conflicts, and the ones that were played offered very little surprises. Lyon, Monaco, and Valenciennes ...
Goal of the Week: Round 5
By Sam | August 28th, 2007Le Mans are kickin' it FIFA Street-style. After having Grafite run away with the award for his backheel last week, I think I know who's ...
Matchday 5: That's more like it
By Sam | August 28th, 2007Thirty goals in ten matches, thanks so much. Many things to say about this week's action, including Lyon's win in the derby against Saint-Étienne, Marseille's ...
Gone for a few days
By Sam | August 22nd, 2007I gotta go back to bloody high school soon, so I'm making the most of what's left of summer, and I'm going to Saskatchewan (woo!) ...
The Daily-Or-So News Dispatch (07.08.22)
By Sam | August 22nd, 2007Grabbing her first-born child by the scruff of the neck, Mary hurried him inside the house and told him to stay there. She knew the ...
The Daily-Or-So News Dispatch (07.08.20)
By Sam | August 20th, 2007Staring blankly at the two options in front of the register, Molly couldn't make up her mind. Should she buy the transfer news, or the ...
Goal of the Week Competition: Round 4
By Sam | August 19th, 2007Welly welly well: Wouldn't you know it, last week's round finished in a dead heat between Gameiro and Bellion! Who knew. And boy-oh-boy do I ...
Matchday 4: Ligue 1 Gods still on Crack
By Sam | August 19th, 2007How often do you have three clubs tied for first place? And I do mean tied-tied, with the same number of goals scored and conceded. ...
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