Articles tagged with "world football"
Don't Pass Back to This Goalkeeper, Ever
By Daryl | March 27th, 2008[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyBIZP1wSoE[/youtube] Defenders on Mexican team Puebla FC learned a valuable lesson over the weekend: Don't pass back to keeper José Guadalupe Martínez, ever. Joaquín Velázquez tried it in the 4th min ...
International Friendlies: Goals Galore
By chris | March 27th, 2008So what do you do when you're playing for your country but the matches are technically meaningless? Pad your highlight reel, that's what. A mixture of old standbys, up and comers, superstars in the now and relative nobodies provided some spectacu ...
Beckham & The Mrs. Interviewed By Da Ali G
By chris | March 27th, 2008I'm no fan of Beckhamania, as you can tell by today's Pic of the Day, but with Laurie on vacation, I would be terribly remiss if I didn't post a completely inappropriate, utterly hilarious video of Da Ali G interviewing the Beckhams a few years b ...
Daily Dose 3.26.08
By Daryl | March 26th, 2008Something to read while you visit Stonehenge... in Australia... Someone please choreograph these cheerleaders (Marking the Referee) Alexandre Pato begins his Brazil career in style (World Cup Blog) England's Golden Generation limps onward (Extra ...
More Bad News for Javier Mascherano
By Daryl | March 26th, 2008If you thought Javier Mascherano was unlucky to get a red card on Sunday, then you're not going to like this. As well as the mandatory one match suspension for his sending off, Mascherano is now being charged with improper conduct by the FA. The p ...
International Action is Thataway...
By Daryl | March 26th, 2008Regular Offside readers will already know about World Cup Blog, but newer converts may not be aware of our international footy focused sister site. So allow us to explain. World Cup Blog is where it all began two years ago, with blogs for each of ...
The Offside Podcast, Episode 16
By Daryl | March 26th, 2008Don't worry, Episode 16 of The Offside Podcast isn't all about surfing. But it is Big Wednesday in international football, with a fixture list of friendlies and qualifiers as long as Peter Crouch's leg. And so the four man podcast crew discuss all th ...
Turns Out Red Bull Doesn't Give You Wings
By Daryl | March 26th, 2008Fans of SV Austria Salzburg faced a tough choice back in 2005, when Red Bull bought their team. The new owners erased the team's name, history, violet-white colours and pretty much everything else non-energy drink related, resulting in Red Bull Salzb ...
Daily Dose 3.25.08
By Daryl | March 25th, 2008Something to read while you buy fake boobies for your doll... Does anyone care about England vs France? (Soccer Weblog) The 10 most unpopular people in the Premier League (Who Ate All the Pies?) Javier Saviola on the move again (mCalcio) Gettin ...
Ameobi is Not a Film Dave. Shut Up Dave.
By Daryl | March 25th, 2008[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dplW92iEKcM[/youtube] Another week, another Special One puppet video. As soon as Jose jumps the shark, let us know and we'll stop posting them, promise. But another great installment this week, with The Spec ...
Golden Whistle Blows on Porto President
By Daryl | March 25th, 2008This story has been rolling around for a while now, but Porto President Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa will finally strand trial on the charge of bribing a referee before a game in 2004. Da Costa (allegedly) handed referee Augusto Duarte a hefty payday of ...
Don't Have Guus To Kick Around The Rumor Mill Anymore
By chris | March 25th, 2008(Go here to check out that ingenious pic full size.) Not too long ago you couldn't hear the name "Guus Hiddink" without hearing "Chelsea FC" somewhere in the vicinity of the same sentence. Guus has ended speculation on his future - namely the one ...
MLS 2008 Preview: FC Dallas
By Daryl | March 25th, 2008MLS 2008 is even closer today than it was yesterday, so definitely time for another team preview with one of our awesome MLS bloggers. Today we see what the season holds for FC Dallas, courtesy of Robert from Dallas Offside... Nuts and Bolts ...
Ten Things We Learned in the Premier League
By Daryl | March 24th, 20081. The refs are mad as hell, and they're not going to take it anymore Javier Mascherano's sending off was a clear message to Premiership players: stop hassling the refs. The message is loud and clear, especially as the source of Mascherano's complai ...
So You Want to Write for The Offside...
By Daryl | March 17th, 2008...here's what we're looking for: Basics: You must be able to write in English. You don't have to be perfect, but we want accurate spelling and complete sentences that actually make sense. Readers like sentences they can read. Swearing is fine, ...
10 Things We Learned From Serie A This Weekend
By chris | March 3rd, 2008The Sans-Mutu Viola Are Just Fine You know, just in case a huge offer for Mutu swoops in this summer and it like quadruples his wages and la Viola can't possibly refuse that much money. But that would never happen, no siree. In case the purple-taint
The Offside Rewind: Wow, it really is this big!
By Bob | October 20th, 2006* Blogs, blogs, everywhere there's blogs * If you can't get away with choking a player, what's the point of coaching? * Maybe the only solution is to play without goalkeepers * UEFA says yes to corporate sponsorship * No, Tim Cahill won't be named the
Amazing Bicycle Kick Goal of the Week Redo
By Bob | October 20th, 2006After yesterday's glaringly erroneous post, I went and had my eyes checked. I was reassured that I still do have some vision left in my eyes and that the coke bottles I wear as glasses are the right prescription. So I am fairly certain that the abov
Weekend Watch: See the TV, Become the TV
By Bob | October 20th, 2006Lots of big matches this weekend in the world of football. While you are busy watching some of the giants slug it out, you might just want to keep an eye on these tilts as well. Saturday Norwich vs. Cardiff – Wouldn't it save us all some time if
Oh Boy, a Travel Gear Blog is Born
By Bob | October 9th, 2006The good folks at BootsnAll who make this site possible have launched a new site today that is worth checking out, especially if you are into cool gadgets and stuff that will make your travels easier and more enjoyable. The Travel Gear Blog offers up all
Advertise on The Offside
By Bob | July 28th, 2006Here at BootsnAll Travel Network, we just can't help ourselves when it comes to creating awesome football sites. After launching the incredibly successful World Cup Blog -- which has received tens of millions of page views, and has been mentioned in ...
Coming Soon: The Offside
By Bob | July 21st, 2006We've had so much fun with World Cup Blog that we have decided to keep the party going. In the coming weeks, we will launch The Offside. The site will take a humorous (we think), irreverent (we think) and occasionally insightful (possibly) look at club
Zidane and Materazzi Banned and Fined
By BootsnAll | July 21st, 2006After hearing both sides of the story, FIFA have banned and fined both Zinedine Zidane and Marco Materazzi. Zidane gets a three match ban from international football, Materazzi a two match ban. Are FIFA the only ones who didn't hear about Zidane's retirem
About The Offside
By Daryl | July 8th, 2006The Offside is part of the BootsnAll Travel Network. The site will take a humorous (we think), irreverent (we think) and occasionally insightful (possibly) look at club football from leagues around the world. If there is a sex scandal in England, we'll b
Champions League Final 2008 LiveBlog: Chelsea vs Man Utd
By Daryl | May 21st, 2004May 21st, 2008... ...
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