Articles tagged with "j-league"
The Offside Guide to Summer Soccer
By Daryl | June 3rd, 2009The big European leagues have declared their champions and shut up shop for the summer. They won't be back until August. So this is where we ...
Naka's Leaving on a Jet Plane
By Matt | May 25th, 2009"I don't know when he'll be back again." Bad John Denver references aside (and hopefully the last one on this blog), Shunsuke Nakamura is ...
Let the Figo Bidding Commence
By Daryl | May 21st, 2009With his Inter contract about to expire, Figo will - in his own words - "no longer play at a high level." Figo is 36 ...
A Name to Remember: Lee Keun-Ho
By Daryl | May 12th, 2009Take a look at this J-League goal from Jubilo Iwata's South Korean attacker Lee Keun-Ho. Dribbling along the touchline Lee goes around the keeper and ...
meet Yoshito Okubo
By j | January 6th, 2009Wolfsburg's new striker Yoshito Okubo arrived at the clubs headquarters and was introduced to the media. The twenty-six year-old striker comes over from J-League side ...
Offside Rewind: Celebration Time.
By chris | November 14th, 2008Arsenal should be in the Championship. If footy bloggers ruled the universe. Brazil's search for the country's sexiest fan. Italy's all-refugee football club. Didier Drogba flings currency into the ...
Japan's Attempt to Curb Arsenal-itis
By chris | November 13th, 2008Some clubs bring the full cavalry to their cup matches because it's the only competition they have a chance at making a decent showing. Other ...
CIS Cup 1/4 Finals and Naka to Japan?
By Matt | October 27th, 2008In recent history, whenever Celtic have reached this level of the CIS Cup they always seem to falter. A combination of the coaching staff ...
Asian Champions League Final Set; Wikipedia Predicts Winner.
By chris | October 22nd, 2008Defending champs Urawa Red Diamonds had the upper hand as they hosted Gamba Osaka in the semifinal of the Asian CL semifinals today, having drawn ...
When in Goal, Attention Span Is Everything
By Laurie | October 10th, 2008Looks like this J-League goalkeeper forgot his Ritalin. And while I was trying to figure out where that video came from (no luck so ...
Japanese Fan Attacks Players On Pitch
By chris | September 21st, 2008Add this to the list of many reasons why the J. League needs to come mainstream. Kashiwa player Alex was lining up to take a ...
J-League Hot Potato
By chris | August 11th, 2008This goal would be absolutely fantastic at any point during a game. 95th minute down one? Nigh unbelievable. Ball's sent hurtling through the air by ...
J League Returns After Month Break
By Ian Rose | June 24th, 2008After over a month of no laser lightshows, and no killer whale mascots, the J League returns to action tomorrow. With the European Championship ...
Could Michael Owen Really be Headed to Japan?
By Laurie | May 13th, 2008The EPL season is over. The new league champions have been crowned. What does this mean? It means: Cue the latest round of rumors ...
J League Update: Antlers continue to tumble
By Ian Rose | May 10th, 2008At my old high school, our symbol was the Buck, leading not only to a ridiculous mascot that looked more like a moose, but also ...
Japanese Footballer Still Fighting "Garlic Ban"
By Daryl | May 2nd, 2008Japan is arguably the wackiest corner of the football world right now. Don't believe me? Did you not read about the J-League underwear thief? And if ...
The Case of the Mysterious J-League Underwear Thief
By Daryl | May 2nd, 2008An unnamed J-League footballer was arrested this week for breaking into a 21 year old woman's apartment and stealing her panties. The 26-year-old Kashiwa Reysol ...
J League Update: Mon the Gas Men
By Ian Rose | April 20th, 2008Another weekend is in the books for the best league in the world (in terms of mascots and light shows), the J League. ...
J League Update: Kashima battles the Red Diamonds (and loses)
By Ian Rose | April 13th, 2008First Flaming Lips reference on the front page of the Offside? Until proven wrong, I'm claiming it. It's been a crazy weekend in the J ...
J League Update: This ain't your Grandpa's Grampus
By Ian Rose | April 5th, 2008We've made a pretty big deal here on the Offside (and rightfully so) about the MLS entering its thirteenth season, and thus, becoming a teenager. ...
Japanese Soccer Season Begins With a Pitch Invasion
By Daryl | March 1st, 2008You probably wouldn't expect pre-season cup sponsored by a photocopier to cause a pitch invasion in Japan, but that's exactly what happened today. The Xerox ...
J-League vs K-League, The Future of the All-Star Game
By Daryl | February 22nd, 2008All-Star games are going international. The traditional J-League exhibition game between fan-selected East and West teams is being replaced by a J-League All-Stars XI ...
Our First Bicycle-Related Sex Scandal
By Martha | January 24th, 2008I have no idea how we missed this the first time around, but way back in June, J-League player Naoya Kikuchi was involved in a ...
Stojković Returns to Japan
By Martha | January 22nd, 2008The last time anyone heard the name Dragan "Pixy" Stojković, it was probably in the context of the violence at Red Star Belgrade at the ...
Kashima Antlers Take Japanese Double
By Martha | January 2nd, 2008Sanfrecce Hiroshima, who fell to Division 2 at the end of the J-League relegation playoff, saw their miracle Emperor's Cup run stopped on New Year's ...
Urawa Seeking Reinforcements After Collapse
By Martha | December 28th, 2007Before they manfully battled The Might AC Milan to a respectable 0-1 result in the semifinals of the Club World Cup, Japan's Urawa Reds had ...
Adding Insult to Injury
By Martha | December 8th, 2007You may recall the news from earlier this week that Ivica Osim, one of football's most magnificent characters, is recovering with near-miraculous speed from a ...
Daily Dose 05.05.07
By Daryl | May 5th, 2007Please tell me you're not reading these stories on your compubeaver... Aston Villa's brand new retro modern club crest (EPL Talk) Plymouth boss Ian Holloway is also ...
Daily Dose 09.20
By Bob | September 20th, 2006Some stories to read while you decide that your penis transplant wasn't such a great idea after all..... * Arsenal's new digs looking like a house ...
A Name to Remember: Washington
By Bob | August 23rd, 2006His full name is Washington Stecanela Cerqueira, but in true Brazilian football fashion he is simply known as Washington. Perhaps the first player to ...
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