Transfer news: Who the hell is Fabio Paim?

He's the next Ronaldinho (without all the weight). He also bears a strong resemblance to Jar Jar Binks. But I digress. Paim's a winger. A flashy one. ...

Man City Want Thierry Henry, Mark Hughes Just Wants Some Kompany

There was always something fishy about Man City's pursuit of Ronaldinho. It didn't feel quite right, I think for two reasons: 1) He was never ...

Photo: Ronaldinhosaurus

Ronaldinho mimics the facial expression of a dinosaur while an Argentinian performs an interpretive dance move behind him during the Olympics semifinal. (Fotonet)

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

The Good Brazilians in London: Yeah yeah, Portsmouth ain't exactly on their level, but Big Boss is going to be mighty pleased this season with Luiz ...

Brazil v Argentina in Olympic footy, a.k.a. The Granddaddy of Them All (until El Clasico, that is)

Okay, we have some down time before we put Wisla to the sword on the 27th, and what better way to spend it than cheering ...

When Star Meets Legend

Just wanted to share a video of Ronaldinho meeting the great basketball marvel Michael Jordan. Even great stars like Dinho, also considered a legend, are ...

Wake me up, when September Ends..

October is, roughly, the expected month of return for Kaká. And apparently, Milan doctor, Jean Pierre Meersseman, puts the blame on Brazilian national team doctor, ...

Preview to the Season Part II (Everton - Manchester City)

The season kicks off on Saturday, so here I'm boldly predicting where everyone is going to finish, while filling you in on the comings and ...

Daily Dose: 08.11.08

Stuff to read while you get paid in Homer Simpson money..... Various methodologies of keeping players. (SoccerLens) SWP sets up an academy to help kids become overpriced ...

And he scores!

Updated: This is when you go "WOOW" Ronaldinho hits the net twice against New Zealand. Brazil got their qualification card by beating New Zealand 5-0. Ronaldinho scored 2 goals, ...

Brazil 5 - 0 N. Zeeland: Ronaldinho Day!

Bear in mind that New Zeeland is a very innocent squad. Innocent to the point that Brazil kept humiliating them for the final half-hour, and ...

Dinho @ The Olympics

Ronaldinho had his mind set on playing for Brazil in the 2008 Bejiing Olympics before joining Milan. It was one of the big issues that ...

Dinho The Milanista

Ronaldinho officially signed for Milan on July 16th of 2008 and the deal was completely sealed on the 17th (after 2-3 years of rumors). The ...

Monday Milan Musings

I guess the first thing I should bring up is the Chelsea debacle from yesterday. Now first thing I want to say is that ...

Daily Dose 08.03.08

Something to read while you stay in the world's smallest hotel... Pachuca keeper photographed in compromising position (The Footie) Jack Wilshere impressing in pre-season (Goonerboy) 65 players looking ...

Footballer Fired for Being Too Fat

Fat footballers are part of the modern game. Whether it's players actually letting themselves go (see: Ronaldinho recently) or players who get lumped with the ...

Controversial Footballers #3 Samuel Eto'o

As part of our occasional series on divisive footballers (See previous entries Here and Here) we turn to Barcelona (for the time being) striker Samuel ...

Kaká: Its the money and stuff.

I'm going to open up a pub debate* to you all Offsiders. Kaká as you will know by now, is wanted by Chelsea, they apparently ...

Monday Milan Musings: Crisis

We all know that in the past I had advocated the sale of Kaka. Though at times I have believed it and even wished ...

Daily Dose 07.20.08

Something to read while you pay £72 million in rent... Chelsea taking the scenic route to self-sufficiency (Cheer Up Alan Shearer) Premier League on US TV schedule ...

Kaka to Chelsea Would Change Everything for the Premier League

Big Phil Scolari seems determined to bring some fellow Brazilians to Chelsea. After the recent massive €60m bid for Real Madrid's Robinho, news today is ...

Is the Ronaldinho Saga a lesson to Manchester United

Cast your mind back to those heady days of 2005. Greece were European Champions. Frank Lampard was voted England's player of the year. Zidane was ...

Samuel Eto'o Isn't Really Moving to Uzbekistan. Is He?

Some transfer rumours are so bizarre they make you dizzy, and they don't come much dizzier than Samuel Eto'o to Uzbekistan side Kuruvchi. But that's ...

Thursday Milan Musings: A Little Bit of Logic

Day three of the Ronaldinho era, and as I write this post I am watching Milan vs. ManU in the 07 CL semifinal. I ...

We Can Only Hope...

Ka-Dinho

That's right. In January, everyone was relishing Ka-Pa-Ro, and they did brilliantly while they played (notably the 5-2 win over Napoli). Well, now, the 'Ro' ...

Ronaldinho - The Bargain Brazilian?

"Ronaldinho is ours," Silvio Berlusconi told Sky Italia late last night. The man with the money has spoken, and Ronaldinho is indeed in Milan today ...

Transfer Talk: Brazilians on the Move

Latest transfer talk has all three of the above men involved in some kind of prospective transfer. Seems Ronaldinho is finally leaving Barcelona for AC Milan ...

€ 32 m offer confirmed

With the clock ticking on the Ronaldinho saga, I just want to reaffirm that Barcelona has confirmed they have received a € 32 m offer ...

are we to believe ?

Am I the only one who sees the entire Ronaldinho saga being played out with City being used as bait to drag the price up? ...