Borussia Mönchengladbach's Great Last Minute Escape

  When it all comes down to it, it doesn't matter how they did it. There wasn't all that much football on display in Borussia Mönchengladbach's last ...

Kinhöfer pulls an Øvrebø as Bayern Dusel returns

  Bayern eventually overcome Klinsmann's bad karma with an emphatic 3-0 victory over Leverkusen and with referee Thorsten Kinhöfer still confused about what constitutes a penalty ...

Manuel Neuer overcomes Bayern Trauma - Bayern overcome Klinsmann Trauma

  This is not Manuel Neuer's way of paying tribute to one of Germany's best ever goalkeepers - it is his way to exact revenge. Revenge ...

Islanders heavy favorites heading into the USL season

Now that the Islanders amazing CCL run is over, lets move on and get back to an unfinished business. On April 18th the Islanders ...

Islanders out of CCL, as they fall in penalty shootout

It was a sad ending to a great story. A team puts the Islanders out of the CONCACAF Champions League (CCL). Cruz Azul lead the ...

Weekly Dose 06.04.09

Third division table toppers Union Berlin are building a stadium for the fans by the fans. (Deutsche Welle: VOD - MP4) Hoffenheim's fairy dust has evaporated ...

Jens Lehmann makes a good Touchdown Pass Receiver

On Friday Jens Lehmann signed his contract extension and on Saturday he decided to give something back to his fans. In Stuttgart's away game against ...

Solo Goals Galore: Raffael and Grafite and Krzynowek

It was an uncharacteristic match for Hertha Berlin against Borussia Dortmund (1-3). Their defense and goalkeeper weren't infallible and their offense wasted dozens of chances ...

Speechless...

Islanders win! Cruz Azul the latest victim...

Boricuas play great soccer, not just baseball... Ironically a major upset for Puerto Rico on Tuesday night in the World Baseball Classic was offset by ...

Islanders vs Cruz Azul - CONCACAF Champions League Semifinal

The Puerto Rico Islanders will meet Mexico's Cruz Azul on Tuesday March 17th in the 1st leg of the CONCACAF Champions League semifinals, at Juan ...

Damn Islanders! They did it again...

Damned by most experts all over the soccer world and against all odds, the Puerto Rico Islanders did it again! They won when they ...

The Fabulous Islanders stun another champion!

Jens Lehmann doesn't like Headbands

Read on if you can spare 12 seconds for another perfectly trivial and perfectly bloggable Jens Lehmann moment. Jens Lehmann is currently on his lap of ...

WAGs, HABs, Video Games and More: An Intro to Some of Our Quirkier Blogs

Last weekend I gave you a quick overview of our EPL blogs here at The Offside. Today I thought I'd introduce you to some ...

Video: Philipp Lahm makes David Copperfield look like an Amateur

  Ever wondered what would have become of Philipp Lahm, had he decided against the career of a pro footballer?

Quote of the Day: Three Fantastic Goals

The third goal was fantastic. The fourth too. And the second as well. Lucien Favre's stream of consciousness in the wake of Hertha's 4:0 victory over ...

Video: Frankfurt Fans sing the Pippi Longstocking Theme

  Actually, they just sing "schalalalala" and then "Hey Eintracht Frankfurt!" followed by more "schalala", but they do it to the tune of the Pippi Longstocking ...

Name and Shame: Wolfsburg's Diving Duo

The Culprit: Grafite (11 goals / 1 assist) and Edin Dzeko (5 goals / 7 assists) The Team: VfL Wolfsburg The Indictment: Chronically weak sense of balance. The ...

Top 5 Kevin Kuranyi Misses

With over three goals per game the Bundesliga is currently enjoying its' highest scoring season in over twenty years. In fact it's probably more difficult ...

Name the Goal

  Listen to the recording above and take a guess. The goal has been scored this weekend (in the Bundesliga of course). If you have problems ...

Return of the Pink Panther

Because we could all use a little pink panther too cheer us up and get us through what is sure to be a wacky transfer ...

The Bundesliga Offside Halloween Special

Warning: This blogpost is rated M for blood, gore, and violence. What better way to celebrate Halloween on a Bundesliga blog than to bring you the ...

van Bommel returns; Bayern wins

Today, Bayern took the pitch to take on Karlsruhe and Captain van Bommel returned to the starting line, rightfully so. After coming off of ...

Video: 70s Bundesliga Kits (complete with expressive dance number)

West Germany in 1974. Bayern were busy winning their European Cup triple. The German national team was busy winning the World Cup. Kraftwerk were busy ...

Jens Lehmann - Early Season Highlights

We're only one and a half months into the new season and Jens Lehmann has already produced two slapstick gems for me and you to ...

Viva Colonia: From New York to South Africa to Cologne

When a Brazilian girl on the streets of New York starts to chant the carnival song Viva Colonia...   ..and when a bunch of kids in South ...

Franck Ribery's Daughter applauds Werder Bremen

  Here's Franck Ribery's daughter applauding Werder Bremen, after they just made it 5-0 against Bayern Munich this weekend. Seems Franck or his wife have done ...

The Jan Schlaudraff Goal Construction Kit

For a goal of the month quality goal by Jan Schlaudraff we need two ingredients: a = a chipped ball over an onrushing goalkeeper. We'll take ...

Forbidden Cities: The Story of the Revierderby

Right in time for the biggest derby in Germany: a 25 minute documentary to help you brush up on your Schalke and Borussia Dortmund knowledge. ...