Articles tagged with "world-football"
Soundoff: Nominate Your Favourite Football Films
By Daryl | November 6th, 2009Movies and soccer. Two things that traditionally don't mix well. In documentary form, maybe. But in scripted Hollywood form? No. For various reasons, it usually ...
Meet Elizabeth Lambert, the Roughest Soccer Player in the World
By Daryl | November 6th, 2009I've seen the above game described as a "catfight", but that absolutely does not do it justice. Bringham Young University vs New Mexico in the ...
That Was Quick: Spanish Supremacy In Danger.
By chris | November 5th, 2009While all were oohing and aahing over Barcelona's sex on a pitch football and the free-spending ways of Florentino Perez returning to Madrid, the biggest ...
Soundoff: Best Player/Manager In History (Uberman).
By chris | November 4th, 2009Earlier in the week we mentioned Johan Cruijff's return to the sidelines for the Catalonia national team. In the process, a certain sentence spilled across ...
The Offside 100: 2000-09
By Rob | November 4th, 2009As I let you know back when I posted up this year's FFT100, I'm a bit of a junkie for lists. They are utterly meaningless, ...
The Headline That Writes Itself.
By chris | November 4th, 2009Ronaldo? Andy Reid? A bloated Ronaldinho after a night on the town? Hardly. Thailand's top footballers will receive free burgers as part of their new three-year, ...
Champions League Matchday 4 Live Chat Chit
By chris | November 4th, 2009Champions League Matchday 5 Day 2 Live Chat Chit
Would You Rather: Win the Ballon d'Or or the FIFA World Player of the Year Award?
By Daryl | November 4th, 2009Most would agree that the Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year awards are the two biggest individual honours a footballer can ...
Champions League Live Chit Chat With Valeriy Gazzaev's Moustachio.
By chris | November 3rd, 2009Champions League Day 4 Liveblog
Nike's Airport - Norwegian Style.
By chris | November 3rd, 2009This is slightly late in the game, as it's a preview for the Norwegian 2009 Tippeligaen. The same Tippeligaen season which ended on Sunday. (Rosenborg ...
The Dreaded Wardrobe Malfunction. But French.
By chris | November 2nd, 2009[Spotted on l'OM Offside] Fantastique blog fodder from Marseille's favorite bench-riding l'enfant terrible Hatem Ben Arfa, who had a slight wardrobe malfunction this weekend. Summoned to ...
Football Clubs Need to Think About Prenups for Managers
By Daryl | November 2nd, 2009Is it just me, or are football clubs digging deep deep holes for themselves every time they sign a manager to a big money multi-year ...
Sunday MLS Playoff Roundup
By Dave Martinez | November 1st, 2009Today was in stark contrast to the mediocre playoff showings of yesterday, as all teams were playing with a little extra something. Maybe they ...
Podolski's Struggles At Köln Continue
By Dave Martinez | November 1st, 2009"We have all got to question ourselves, me included. We have a week and we have got to try to get our self-confidence back by ...
Poll: Does the Format for the MLS Conference Semifinals Need Changing?
By Laurie | October 31st, 2009I had a post on the the MLS Conference Semifinal format all ready in my mind before I wrote it. It was about how ...
Photo of the Day: No, Really. He's a World-Class Goalkeeper. He Only LOOKS Like Your Creepy Uncle
By Laurie | October 31st, 2009This is, of course, Gianluigi Buffon. World Cup winner with Italy in 2006. Any resemblance to the creepy uncle you won't allow to ...
Fan for a Match: Dagenham & Redbridge
By Daryl | October 30th, 2009Time for another Fan for a Match, where we pick a random team to support for the weekend. Two weeks ago, we pledged our support ...
Castrol Unleash Rankings Which Provide Ammo Against Rankings.
By chris | October 29th, 2009Nothing wrong with this picture whatsoever. It's a novel idea - compile a ranking which will help determine the world's best player. Castrol did it for ...
The Kasabian Guitar Hero Freestyle Footballers: Making Viral Video Good Again
By Daryl | October 28th, 2009Remember how last year we were complaining about viral football videos. About how they'd jumped the shark because it was all CGI and lies. Well, ...
The Game Of Their Lives: Alcorcon 4 - Real Madrid 0.
By chris | October 27th, 2009Be honest, you didn't give the early Copa del Rey round a second thought. Why bother? The juggernauts and quasi-big teams alike would dispatch ...
Nothing Says Impending Derby Like 'Police Protection'.
By chris | October 27th, 2009When a derby, a tried and true proper derby, comes rolling around the corner, the last thing you want as a fan is your team ...
Ivan Klasnić is Indestructible
By Daryl | October 27th, 2009Liverpool's win over Man Utd got all the Premier League attention this weekend, so Ivan Klasnić giving us yet more proof of his indestructibility went ...
Adidas XI vs Nike XI: Which Brand Has the Best Football Team?
By Daryl | October 26th, 2009Battle of the Brands In the world of soccer sponsorhip, there are two big boys: Adidas and Nike. Adidas sponsors footballers like Leo Messi and Ricky ...
POLL: Will Sir Alex Deal Rafa The Death Blow?
By Dave Martinez | October 24th, 2009A hobbled Liverpool squad limps home in hopes of a miracle as the struggling club faces an old, hated rival. Sir Alex Ferguson heads ...
Offside Rewind: There is No Escape
By Daryl | October 23rd, 2009Thanks to Jack for sending the above image to tips[at]theoffside[dot]com Here are seven strories you may have missed on The Offside and WorldCupBlog this week... Do you ...
Podcast: Top 5 Favourite Things About Sunday League Football/Amateur Soccer
By Daryl | October 23rd, 2009It's Friday, so must be time for some shameless podcast related self-promotion. Taylor from Man Utd Offside and myself have been hosting the Total Football ...
What Will You Watch This Weekend? El Súper Clásico, Superclásico, or Whatever We're Calling the Liverpool vs Man Utd Derby?
By Daryl | October 23rd, 2009We have three big derbies happening this weekend: We have El Súper Clásico in Mexico, the Superclásico in Argentina and what I'd consider the equivalent ...
Offside Soundoff: Nominate Your Favorite Footballer Tattoos
By chris | October 22nd, 2009Who's got the freshest ink? Footballers love their ink. We love looking at the ink of footballers. Some of us more than others. Much of this ...
Bobo Vieri Retires The Only Way Possible: In Court.
By chris | October 22nd, 2009One cannot avoid fate, for she is a persistent lass. Bobo Vieri has certainly never tempted fate, as he's followed his masterplan by stumbling into ...
Danish Lessons in the Consequences of Wife Beating.
By chris | October 21st, 2009Getting arrested in the public spotlight is harrowing enough. Doing your penance in public, on national television, in the game of the week? A draconian ...
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