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<item><title>Rangers&#39; Favorite Ref Strikes Again</title><link>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/rangers-favorite-ref.html</link><dc:creator>Ian Rose</dc:creator><pubDate>2008-05-10 10:30:38</pubDate><description>

Rangers took a big step toward finishing off the SPL title today, finishing off Dundee United 3-1.  The real story of the game, though, ...</description><content:encoded>

Rangers took a big step toward finishing off the SPL title today, finishing off Dundee United 3-1.  The real story of the game, though, ...</content:encoded></item><item><title>Bobby &#34;the Brain&#34; Heenan discusses FC Dallas, Beckham and more.</title><link>http://dallas.theoffside.com/game-analysis/bobby-the-brain-heenan-discusses-fc-dallas-beckham-and-more.html</link><dc:creator>Robert</dc:creator><pubDate>2008-04-17 08:20:33</pubDate><description>Welcome to an extra-special FC Dallas post, today I have “put together” an “interview” with former wrestler/manager/wrestling commentator and legend Bobby “the Brain” Heenan. If ...</description><content:encoded>Welcome to an extra-special FC Dallas post, today I have “put together” an “interview” with former wrestler/manager/wrestling commentator and legend Bobby “the Brain” Heenan. If ...</content:encoded></item><item><title>Photo of the Day:  Who Got the Call?</title><link>http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/champions-league/photo-of-the-day-who-got-the-call.html</link><dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator><pubDate>2008-04-11 12:30:20</pubDate><description>


 
We&#39;ll give you three guesses as to which manager will be sending the referee champagne after this game.

This is, of course, Liverpool manager Rafa ...</description><content:encoded>


 
We&#39;ll give you three guesses as to which manager will be sending the referee champagne after this game.

This is, of course, Liverpool manager Rafa ...</content:encoded></item><item><title>Episode 16: International Friendly Day</title><link>http://podcast.theoffside.com/weekly-podcast/episode-16-international-friendly-day.html</link><dc:creator>Ian Rose</dc:creator><pubDate>2008-03-26 01:04:28</pubDate><description>It sounds like a rather ridiculous holiday, like Love Day from the Simpsons, but no, Wednesday is going to be jam-packed with international football, and ...</description><content:encoded>It sounds like a rather ridiculous holiday, like Love Day from the Simpsons, but no, Wednesday is going to be jam-packed with international football, and ...</content:encoded></item><item><title>Gordon Taylor Wants Invisible Force-Field Around Referees</title><link>http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/gordon-taylor-wants-invisible-force-field-around-referees.html</link><dc:creator>Daryl</dc:creator><pubDate>2008-03-24 16:45:43</pubDate><description>PFA chief exec Gordon Taylor has reacted to the recent refereeing controversies involving Ashley Cole, Javier Mascherano and player dissent by suggesting an exclusion zone ...</description><content:encoded>PFA chief exec Gordon Taylor has reacted to the recent refereeing controversies involving Ashley Cole, Javier Mascherano and player dissent by suggesting an exclusion zone ...</content:encoded></item><item><title>Should UEFA have a say on hard tackles?</title><link>http://uefa.theoffside.com/europe/should-uefa-have-a-say-on-hard-tackles.html</link><dc:creator>Ian Rose</dc:creator><pubDate>2008-02-28 15:08:47</pubDate><description>The media uproar around Martin Taylor&#39;s tackle on Eduardo, and the horrifying break that resulted, has begun to subside, leaving the questions of why this ...</description><content:encoded>The media uproar around Martin Taylor&#39;s tackle on Eduardo, and the horrifying break that resulted, has begun to subside, leaving the questions of why this ...</content:encoded></item><item><title>Michel Platini Wants to Give Refs Extra Eyes</title><link>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/michel-platini-wants-to-give-refs-extra-eyes.html</link><dc:creator>Daryl</dc:creator><pubDate>2008-01-17 15:00:46</pubDate><description>Not literally. He&#39;s not planning some weird bionic implants. But with so much at stake in seemingly every football match, there&#39;s a definite clamour for ...</description><content:encoded>Not literally. He&#39;s not planning some weird bionic implants. But with so much at stake in seemingly every football match, there&#39;s a definite clamour for ...</content:encoded></item><item><title>Germans Sue Match-Fixing Referee for Millions</title><link>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/germans-sue-match-fixing-referee-for-millions.html</link><dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator><pubDate>2008-01-07 15:00:09</pubDate><description>Match fixing doesn&#39;t pay in Germany.  Or rather, it does pay, to the tune of €67,000 and a plasma TV.  But if the ...</description><content:encoded>Match fixing doesn&#39;t pay in Germany.  Or rather, it does pay, to the tune of €67,000 and a plasma TV.  But if the ...</content:encoded></item><item><title>Roberto Carlos gives the linesman a shower</title><link>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/roberto-carlos-gives-the-linesman-a-shower.html</link><dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-11-15 10:30:24</pubDate><description>[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=vhJ_JKLJBMA[/youtube]
You undoubtedly woke up this morning wondering what in the world Roberto Carlos has been up to since he left Real Madrid for Fenerbahce.  ...</description><content:encoded>[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=vhJ_JKLJBMA[/youtube]
You undoubtedly woke up this morning wondering what in the world Roberto Carlos has been up to since he left Real Madrid for Fenerbahce.  ...</content:encoded></item><item><title>Upon further review, Marcelo Zalayeta won&#39;t be suspended</title><link>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/upon-further-review-marcelo-zalayeta-wont-be-suspended.html</link><dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-10-31 09:30:20</pubDate><description>[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=awYfAprNUlY[/youtube]

The lingering furor from Juventus&#39; match against Napoli on Saturday is interesting on a few levels.  You have a club that has been involved ...</description><content:encoded>[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=awYfAprNUlY[/youtube]

The lingering furor from Juventus&#39; match against Napoli on Saturday is interesting on a few levels.  You have a club that has been involved ...</content:encoded></item><item><title>Juventus want to be treated like everyone else</title><link>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/juventus-want-to-be-treated-like-everyone-else.html</link><dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-10-29 09:30:14</pubDate><description>[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=SD1SEOTPmGs[/youtube]
The tough decision of the day: which of the blown calls is more impressive?  The one above or the one below?  They both ...</description><content:encoded>[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=SD1SEOTPmGs[/youtube]
The tough decision of the day: which of the blown calls is more impressive?  The one above or the one below?  They both ...</content:encoded></item><item><title>Phil Neville: The Referees favor the Big Clubs</title><link>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/phil-neville-the-referees-favor-the-big-clubs.html</link><dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-10-22 10:30:39</pubDate><description>One of the lessons we learned from the Premiership this weekend is that it was only the second time this season that all of the ...</description><content:encoded>One of the lessons we learned from the Premiership this weekend is that it was only the second time this season that all of the ...</content:encoded></item><item><title>FIFA to test out Goalmouth Referees at Club World Cup</title><link>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/fifa-to-test-out-goalmouth-referees-at-club-world-cup.html</link><dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-10-09 13:00:35</pubDate><description>[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_3Zx12zROw[/youtube]
Good news for referees hanging out on the unemployment line and for those of you who enjoy watching videos of referees getting clocked by balls ...</description><content:encoded>[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_3Zx12zROw[/youtube]
Good news for referees hanging out on the unemployment line and for those of you who enjoy watching videos of referees getting clocked by balls ...</content:encoded></item><item><title>&#39;He&#39;s clocked him one in the jewels&#39;</title><link>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/hes-clocked-him-one-in-the-jewels.html</link><dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-10-08 13:30:08</pubDate><description>[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=swOokQZKbM8[/youtube]
I was going to do a little write up of the incident above in which Joel Griffiths of the Australian club Newcastle Jets takes his ...</description><content:encoded>[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=swOokQZKbM8[/youtube]
I was going to do a little write up of the incident above in which Joel Griffiths of the Australian club Newcastle Jets takes his ...</content:encoded></item><item><title>The Referee was clearly offside</title><link>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-referee-was-clearly-offside.html</link><dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-10-03 11:30:25</pubDate><description>[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRw-RYFbcT4[/youtube]
We&#39;ve all seen games when the referee&#39;s decisions have affected the outcome, but rare is the time when the referee&#39;s goal scoring prowess is the ...</description><content:encoded>[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRw-RYFbcT4[/youtube]
We&#39;ve all seen games when the referee&#39;s decisions have affected the outcome, but rare is the time when the referee&#39;s goal scoring prowess is the ...</content:encoded></item><item><title>Go to your room and apologize for your refereeing errors</title><link>http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/go-to-your-room-and-apologize-for-your-refereeing-errors.html</link><dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-08-20 09:30:25</pubDate><description>

The 2007-08 English Premier League season still has that new car smell and already there is an all too familiar situation where a referee is ...</description><content:encoded>

The 2007-08 English Premier League season still has that new car smell and already there is an all too familiar situation where a referee is ...</content:encoded></item><item><title>Rule Change Proposal: Injure a player and spend time on the touchline</title><link>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/rule-change-proposal-injure-a-player-and-spend-time-on-the-touchline.html</link><dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-08-14 11:30:23</pubDate><description>It often seems like an inordinate amount of time is spent discussion how the rules of soccer could be changed, while in reality the sport ...</description><content:encoded>It often seems like an inordinate amount of time is spent discussion how the rules of soccer could be changed, while in reality the sport ...</content:encoded></item><item><title>Ref Payments &amp;amp; An Italian Club.  Like An Ordinary Sunday in Serie A.</title><link>http://celtic.theoffside.com/celtic/ref-payments-an-italian-club-like-an-ordinary-sunday-in-serie-a.html</link><dc:creator>JT</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-07-28 09:00:12</pubDate><description>Tomorrow’s friendly with fallen Serie A giant Parma was nearly called off over payments (or lack thereof) to referees.  Apparently there is a bit ...</description><content:encoded>Tomorrow’s friendly with fallen Serie A giant Parma was nearly called off over payments (or lack thereof) to referees.  Apparently there is a bit ...</content:encoded></item><item><title>Brazilian Referee to Pose in Playboy</title><link>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/brazilian-referee-to-pose-in-playboy.html</link><dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-06-19 11:00:57</pubDate><description>It has been quite the week for gender equity in the profession of soccer referees.  The German football association announced that a 28-year-old female ...</description><content:encoded>It has been quite the week for gender equity in the profession of soccer referees.  The German football association announced that a 28-year-old female ...</content:encoded></item><item><title>Referees Need Hugs Too</title><link>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/referees-need-hugs-too.html</link><dc:creator>Daryl</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-06-16 10:24:10</pubDate><description>

Who&#39;d want to be a referee, eh? This poor fella in black was innocently refereeing a game in Northern Ireland between Bangor and Lisburn Distillery ...</description><content:encoded>

Who&#39;d want to be a referee, eh? This poor fella in black was innocently refereeing a game in Northern Ireland between Bangor and Lisburn Distillery ...</content:encoded></item><item><title>Your Weekly Referees being Attacked Round-up</title><link>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/your-weekly-referees-being-attacked-round-up.html</link><dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-06-12 09:00:30</pubDate><description>You might think the life of a referee is pretty darned glamorous.  You get to spend 90 minutes a game running in circles, while ...</description><content:encoded>You might think the life of a referee is pretty darned glamorous.  You get to spend 90 minutes a game running in circles, while ...</content:encoded></item><item><title>The Undermining of the Race in Spain</title><link>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-undermining-of-the-race-in-spain.html</link><dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-05-22 09:00:42</pubDate><description>With Real Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla and Valencia all within a mere four points of one another at the top of the table, Spain&#39;s La Liga ...</description><content:encoded>With Real Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla and Valencia all within a mere four points of one another at the top of the table, Spain&#39;s La Liga ...</content:encoded></item><item><title>FIFA to try out Four Linesmen System</title><link>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/fifa-to-try-out-four-linesmen-system.html</link><dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-05-02 09:00:07</pubDate><description>With the exception of a certain octogenarian, we all know that is tough out there for referees.  The game is played at such a ...</description><content:encoded>With the exception of a certain octogenarian, we all know that is tough out there for referees.  The game is played at such a ...</content:encoded></item><item><title>82-year-old Fan Referees Football Match</title><link>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/82-year-old-fan-referees-football-match.html</link><dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-04-25 10:30:17</pubDate><description>I know that when I am 82 years old and I encounter a blogger who needs help punching out a post about David Beckham&#39;s penis ...</description><content:encoded>I know that when I am 82 years old and I encounter a blogger who needs help punching out a post about David Beckham&#39;s penis ...</content:encoded></item><item><title>A Yellow Card for a Peck, a Red Card for a Making Out</title><link>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/a-yellow-card-for-a-peck-a-red-card-for-a-making-out.html</link><dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-04-24 10:30:41</pubDate><description>
Referees are used to taking abuse from players and fans, but apparently they aren&#39;t accustomed to receiving some lovin&#39;.  In Brazil this past weekend ...</description><content:encoded>
Referees are used to taking abuse from players and fans, but apparently they aren&#39;t accustomed to receiving some lovin&#39;.  In Brazil this past weekend ...</content:encoded></item><item><title>Friday News Roundup: Will It Ever End in Catania?</title><link>http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/friday-news-roundup-will-it-ever-end-in-catania.html</link><dc:creator>Martha</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-04-20 13:00:17</pubDate><description>•After the latest overturning of Catania&#39;s stadium ban caused quite understandable controversy (apart from inevitable FIGC issues, the court that made the decision apparently doesn&#39;t ...</description><content:encoded>•After the latest overturning of Catania&#39;s stadium ban caused quite understandable controversy (apart from inevitable FIGC issues, the court that made the decision apparently doesn&#39;t ...</content:encoded></item><item><title>A Wheelchair-bound Referee is Wheeling the Lines</title><link>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/a-wheelchair-bound-referee-is-wheeling-the-lines.html</link><dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-04-12 11:35:22</pubDate><description>One of my favorite writers passed away yesterday.  Kurt Vonnegut was 84.  While reading some of the obituaries that have been written about ...</description><content:encoded>One of my favorite writers passed away yesterday.  Kurt Vonnegut was 84.  While reading some of the obituaries that have been written about ...</content:encoded></item><item><title>Dutch Referee Eric Braamhaar Celebrates a Goal</title><link>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/dutch-referee-eric-braamhaar-celebrates-a-goal.html</link><dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-03-23 09:00:12</pubDate><description>

The goal in the video above seems simple enough.  There is nothing spectacular about it.  It was Ajax&#39;s fifth goal in a 5-1 ...</description><content:encoded>

The goal in the video above seems simple enough.  There is nothing spectacular about it.  It was Ajax&#39;s fifth goal in a 5-1 ...</content:encoded></item><item><title>They got everything, but they didn&#39;t take his Referee Jersey</title><link>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/they-got-everything-but-they-didnt-take-his-referee-jersey.html</link><dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-03-08 12:15:41</pubDate><description>You can&#39;t blame Brazilian referee Marcelo de Lima for being a bit distracted during Wednesday night&#39;s match between Flamengo and Madureira.  You also can&#39;t ...</description><content:encoded>You can&#39;t blame Brazilian referee Marcelo de Lima for being a bit distracted during Wednesday night&#39;s match between Flamengo and Madureira.  You also can&#39;t ...</content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#39;m David Beckham and I did not approve this Political Ad</title><link>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/im-david-beckham-and-i-did-not-approve-this-political-ad.html</link><dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-02-22 11:30:49</pubDate><description>Everyone is looking to capitalize as Brand Beckham continues its inevitable build up until that sacred moment when the Golden One steps foot on American ...</description><content:encoded>Everyone is looking to capitalize as Brand Beckham continues its inevitable build up until that sacred moment when the Golden One steps foot on American ...</content:encoded></item></channel>
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