Articles tagged with "match-previews"
Draw Happy Celts, Polish Duo to Say "Do Widzenia"?
By JT | December 11th, 2007For supporters of Celtic, the next two days are going to be exceptional. We can sit back, with qualification for the knockout rounds of ...
Napoli-Parma (or let's get that taste out of our mouths, shall we?)
By Joe | December 8th, 200738 That is the number of matches in Serie A. On paper and during the pre-season, it sure sounds like an eternity. Plenty of time to ...
Milan-Celtic Preview: Four Burning Questions
By JT | December 4th, 2007Heading into today's monster Champions League match with Milan, some simple facts are known. If Celtic avoid defeat, they'll advance to the knockout rounds for the ...
Seperating the wheat from the chaff
By Joe | December 1st, 2007Avoiding the drop is always the first priority for a newly promoted side. It's obvious Napoli's expectations are a little bit higher. The side is ...
Celtic-Shakhtar Donetsk: Let's Get it On!
By JT | November 27th, 2007Since Celtic defeated Benfica a few weeks back, the date of 28 November has had a giant green circle around it. The international break ...
Bring on the pink
By Joe | November 8th, 2007Napoli travel to Sicily to take on last year's first half Serie A darling on Saturday night. The rosanero have drawn five straight matches since ...
Match Preview: New England v. Chicago [Eastern Conference Final]
By Johnathan | November 8th, 2007It's just under an hour till kickoff now. Just under an hour until the Chicago Fire and New England Revolution renew their rivalry in Foxborough, ...
Celtic-Benfica Preview: Judgment Day?
By JT | November 6th, 2007Two weeks ago, Celtic traveled to Lisbon seeking a mere point from their clash with Benfica, and almost got it. A late goal from ...
A good old Southern Italian matchup
By Joe | November 2nd, 2007I have a soft spot for almost any southern Italian side. The way I look at it, you can combine the financial resources of just about ...
Napoli - Viola preview
By Joe | October 30th, 2007Things have been hopping since Napoli's historic victory over Juventus. The entire orderal with Marcelo "I was only trying to avoid Gigi" Zalayeta was exhausting. First ...
Napoli - some club from Turin
By Joe | October 25th, 2007I hate Juventus with a passion difficult to describe. Let me count the ways: they've had Frenchmen as talismanic leaders...not once but twice, Luciano Moggi, ...
Benfica-Celtic: High Noon in Group D
By JT | October 24th, 2007The landscape of Champions League Group D will become significantly more clear today as Celtic and Benfica go head-to-head at Lisbon's Stadium of Light trying ...
SPL Matchday 10: The derby cometh
By Ian Rose | October 19th, 2007Well, it's here, the first Old Firm derby of the season. No one outside of the great land of Scotland may care much, but ...
The Old Firm V: Match Preview
By JT | October 19th, 2007Tomorrow morning at the ungodly hour of 0730 est, the 286th league installment of football's greatest derby takes place at Ibrox between Rangers FC and ...
Napoli - Roma preview
By Joe | October 18th, 2007The Derby del Sud resumes in Serie A as Napoli and Roma once again take the field at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday afternoon. The ...
Napoli - Argentina preview
By Joe | October 4th, 2007Napoli travel to Milan for the first time in six years on Saturday night to take on Argentina in a critical World Cup qualifier. The ...
Celtic-Milan: An Old Nemesis Returns
By JT | October 2nd, 2007I try to keep things positive here on the Celtic Offside, attempting to avoid disparaging opponents too frequently, unless of course they reside on the ...
Westfalenstadion to host Hamburg
By Steven | September 25th, 2007The English (I mean German) Bundesliga is back in action today, with Dortmund looking to get back on the winning track against Hamburg. Last Saturday, we ...
Napoli - Livorno match preview
By Joe | September 24th, 2007Rookie Livorno coach Fernardo Orsi brings his squad into San Paolo on Wednesday for the fifth match of the season. The mid week encounter will ...
The Celtic/Hibs Relationship in Song
By JT | September 22nd, 2007I've always thought of Hibs as Celtic's little cousin to the east, with the Irish/Catholic roots and all. But since about half of the ...
Napoli - Empoli match preview
By Joe | September 19th, 2007Napoli travel north to Tuscany to take on Empoli FC at the Stadio Carlo Castellani. Gigi Cagni took over the Tuscan side in January 2006 ...
Shakhtar Donetsk-Celtic: Ding Ding
By JT | September 18th, 2007No one says it better than Apollo Creed. In a Champions League group that is full of matchups with old adversaries, its appropriate to ...
Napoli - Udinese Giornata 2a preview
By Joe | August 31st, 2007Napoli travel north to Udine in hopes of securing some points and setting straight the dismal showing against Cagliari. While an exciting in-week Coppa Italia ...
Celtic v Spartak Moskva: It's On
By JT | August 29th, 2007Today is the day that we've waited two long weeks for (it feels like so much longer, doesn't it?). After Celtic's doggedly determined performance ...
Napoli - Livorno (Coppa Italia) match preview
By Joe | August 27th, 2007Napoli welcome A.S. Livorno to the San Paolo on Wednesday evening in the 3rd, and final, elimination round of the Coppa Italia. From here on ...
Napoli - Cagliari Preview
By Joe | August 23rd, 2007The Stadio San Paolo should be electric for Napoli's first home match in Serie A since a 2-2 draw against AS Roma on June 10, ...
Aberdeen v Celtic Preview: Post Euro Hangover?
By JT | August 18th, 2007Once again I have failed in my mission to locate an Aberdeen supporter to preview this weekend's match, but this time its my fault. ...
Matchday 2: Schalke 04 vs. Borussia Dortmund
By Steven | August 17th, 2007There is no need for an introduction to this one. It may be early in the season, but it's still the derby. Schalke will be ...
Litex and Hajduk and MIKA, oh my! ... A preview of today's matches
By Ian Rose | August 16th, 2007Unlike that other European tournament, the UEFA Cup doesn't split its match rounds over two days. All 33 first legs of the Cup's second ...
Spartak Moskva v Celtic Preview
By JT | August 14th, 2007The day has finally come. When we last saw our beloved Bhoys in Europe they were standing toe-to-toe with eventual Champions League winner AC ...
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