

Articles tagged with "united states"
The Scottish invasion of MLS
By Ian Rose | May 4th, 2008Now a month into the thirteenth season of MLS, a few things are becoming clear. The Galaxy, for example, may not be particularly good, but they're certainly better than they were last season. Toronto has also strengthened, and the debacle at Housto ...
Photo of the Day: Slipping and Sliding to Victory
By Laurie | May 4th, 2008The Offside is now covering Women's Soccer! We now have a WPS blog and are just waiting for info about the teams. In the meantime, Melissa will be covering all topics dealing with the women's game, including national team news like this. ...
5 Things I Learned From the Honda, um, Superclásico
By Christian | April 27th, 2008In the same spirit of the ongoing "10 Things We Learned" series here at The Offside, I've decided to take a look back at last night's first MLS derby of the year, the L.A. Galaxy's 5-2 victory over Chivas USA. And I promise to be fair. Sure, t ...
Daily Dose 4.23.08
By Laurie | April 23rd, 2008Some news to read as you engage in penis theft: MLS: Longest unbeaten and winless streaks (Climbing the Ladder) Young Poles say "Nein" to Germany (Poland World Cup Blog) Best of the worst own goals (and Liverpool's Riise isn't #1) (R ...
Daily Dose 4.22.08
By Laurie | April 22nd, 2008Some news to read as you disappear after being carried off by helium balloons: Arsenal foursome goes Zoolander. (Arsene in particular is going to give me nightmares.) (Who Ate All the Pies, via The Beautiful Game) So what does the US's O ...
Photo of the Day: The Thrill of Victory
By Laurie | April 14th, 2008This is the US Women's National Team, fresh off their CONCACAF championship win over Canada on Saturday night. Does this photo define the word "happy" or what? Photo: US Soccer ...
MLS and the Copa Libertadores Question
By Christian | April 13th, 2008With the elimination of D.C. United and the Houston Dynamo in the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals for the second straight year, the questions have been flowing all week on what is needed for an MLS club to not only win the regional championship ...
Red Bulls 1 - 0 Carolina Railhawks
By Dave Martinez | March 28th, 2008Always nice to go into a season with a win. I just watched the replay. For you guys. So I hope you appreciate it. ;) First off, Claudio Reyna was the man of the match, hands down. And he did it within a strange line up . . . check this ou ...
Female Streaking for the Red, White & Blue
By Laurie | March 16th, 2008[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VGotp7ZEM0[/youtube] Here's what I want to know. Why is it that when we females get male streakers at soccer games they tend to be doughy, pudgy types? But when you guys get female streakers like Tiffany ...
RICHARDS OUT 3 MONTHS!
By Dave Martinez | March 11th, 2008Dane Richards has a torn MCL. He will not be on our pitch opening day. And we would be lucky if he started before a full THIRD of the season passes. Ce La Vie of a Metro fan. Now ladies and gentlemen, I would like to take you backstage here at theof
Chelsea goes American
By Jack | February 1st, 2008The Blues signed their first Yank on Thursday, with former World Cup winner Lorrie Fair joined Chelsea Ladies. The Former U.S. international won the Cup in 1999 and made 123 appearances for the States.
What I am Thankful For . . . .
By Dave Martinez | November 22nd, 2007HAPPY TURKEY DAY EVERYONE! After an awesome year for our league, here is what has made me a thankful fan: WHAT I AM THANKFUL FOR: o The 2007 MLS season: This has been a beautiful year, the best I have seen in my . . . um . . . fandom. Or somet
THIERRY HENRY : DREAMING NEW YORK . . . ? Could be a reality . . .
By Dave Martinez | October 17th, 2007Thierry Henry, once again, has stated his desire to play in the United States. In particular . . . . New York. Big thanks to Ives, who is absolutely the most reliable source there is in the MLS. When is he ever wrong?! Especially when he gets
Who Am I? What can you expect?
By Dave Martinez | July 23rd, 2007Ive posted the last few days, breathing some life back into what had unfortunately become a somewhat dead link to the rest of theoffside, and some may be wondering - who is this guy? Im not one for SUPER long and tedious intro's, so here goes. . . .
Update on California Kangaroo Skin Import Bill; The Battle is Heating Up
By David | June 1st, 2007What started off as an innocent struggle to kill and skin kangaroos for the feet of soccer players, is turning into a worldwide nightmare of US v. Australia. It would seem that this moral issue is more then just a battle over what is right and ethical, bu
Child Abuse?
By Michael | March 2nd, 2007So here's a big surprise for you: half of the Kansas City Wizards (either half, in fact) is better than a group of kids who can't buy a scratch ticket. As a way to put a positive finish on their time in Florida, the Wizards split their team and faced the





