Daily Dose: August 21st, 2009

Something to read while you watch Alan Brogan and wonder: "How much better would the Irish national team be if all the Gah players switched ...

Corinthians Get Some Good PR, Learn How To Celebrate & Andre Santos Has Snoop Dogg Bling

A couple weeks ago Corinthians were the shame of Brazil, desperate for some type of good news. Bad celebrations, fans killing rival fans, setting more ...

What happened?

The same friend and a new post. I mean, what is happening? Flamengo was playing very good, then we lost "Copa do Brasil" quarter-finals in the last ...

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Oi Bem-vinda a Pato the offside

Hello offside world! My name is Ro, some of you might know me from over at AC Milan the offside, those that don't no need ...

Nilmar Wins the Copa Sudamericana at the Death

You know how when you were a kid you used sit out in the backyard pretending to rise above the defense for the winning header ...

Just Say No To The Back-Pass

Bruno of Brazil Offside fame found a wonderful clip from recent domestic action featuring a goalkeeper and the goalkeeper's worst nightmare: the back-pass. If done ...

Pato, Before He Was the Messiah

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0hqeN8L0l8[/youtube] As hard as it is to believe, there was a once a time when no one knew anything about a kid called The Duck. When ...

Money & Transfers

Money & transfers, like peanut butter & jelly, it seems like these two were made for each other. So without further undo let's talk about ...

Internacional is the King of the Cups in South America

Last night, Internacional and Pachuca played the second-leg of the Recopa. The Mexican team held a 2-1 advantage from the first game, and sought to ...

Champions League? No, Copa Libertadores!

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Gremio Fans attack Internacional Director but don't set him on Fire

On the outside, fans of the Brazil club Gremio might appear to be as warm and as sweet as the one pictured here, but don't ...

The World's Best Team and a Heck of a Plane Ride

Who says the FIFA Club World Cup isn't exciting? In addition to laying stake to somewhat dubious claim of being the best club team ...

Ducks, Cranes and the Club World Cup

The FIFA Club World Cup tournament is kind of an odd bird. This year's version features one of the world's richest teams, Barcelona, as ...

FIFA Club World Cup Draw

I've always thought that the tournament featuring the top club teams from the 6 continental confederations has had a bit of a identity crisis. ...

Fans Setting Fire to the Stadium Video of the Week

It seems like just yesterday that we posted a story about some fans in Brazil causing a little mayhem by setting fire to portable toilets ...

Internacional Sets Copa Libertadores on Fire

Brazilian club Internacional emerged from the smoke to capture the Copa Libertadores trophy last evening. Internacional played Sao Paulo to a 2-2 draw in ...

Internacional in Control of Copa Libertadores

São Paulo fans further deplete the ozone layer as they watch their team take on fellow Brazilian side Internacional in the first leg of the ...

Goalkeeper Looks to Break Goal Scoring Record

There are many forwards around the world who would like to have the goal scoring career that Sao Paulo's Rogerio Ceni has had. The ...

Rioting Fans Set Toilets on Fire in Brazil

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