Articles tagged with "world-football"
Pavel Nedved Threatens to Call it Quits….Again
By Bob | December 6th, 2006One of my daily tasks while manning the World Cup Blog shop was to try to figure out if Pavel Nedved was or wasn't retired ...
Daily Dose 12.06
By Bob | December 6th, 2006Some stories to read while you play board games with Ozzy Osbourne.... All the delicious goals you can eat from Champions League matchday 6 (101 Great ...
Champions League Matchday 6: Barca and Roma Sail On
By Bob | December 5th, 2006There was the potential for today to be a huge day in the Champions League with a couple of heavyweights on the verge on being ...
Paul Jewell Promotes Drinking and Diving
By Bob | December 5th, 2006Just about every week in the English Premiership there seems to be at least one diving controversy that gets everyone up in arms. This ...
Bradford City Fans Write the Definitive Chapter on Leeds United's Demise
By Bob | December 5th, 2006It doesn't seem like too long ago that Leeds United was one of the better clubs in England. Currently in the relegation zone of ...
A Name to Remember: Khalfan Ibrahim
By Bob | December 5th, 2006You would think that a player that was named the Asian Footballer of the Year would have quite a presence on the Internet. We're ...
Can a Referee Yellow Card Himself?
By Bob | December 5th, 2006We've all seen players flop to the ground with the hope that they will draw a penalty against their opponent. Do you suppose the ...
Daily Dose 12.05
By Bob | December 5th, 2006Some stories to read while you put some clothes on before the next trip to the drive-thru.... Truly a thinking man's game (Law Society Blog) Why could ...
David James Encourages you to Recycle
By Bob | December 4th, 2006Portsmouth keeper David James has taken his fair share of criticism in these parts lately thanks to his bold and beautiful and scary and horrific ...
Sepp Blatter wants to ruin your Summer Vacation
By Bob | December 4th, 2006FIFA head honcho and close personal friend to all of us, Sepp Blatter, was back at it today, smoking the wacky weed and throwing out ...
Baghdad FC: Iraq's Football Story
By Bob | December 4th, 2006One of the best things about sports is that they can distract us from the realities of the world. We can all argue whether ...
George Best's Ghost Haunts the Liquor Cabinet
By Bob | December 4th, 2006When he was alive, Northern Ireland and Manchester United great George Best was prone to making news both on and off the pitch. Best, ...
Daily Dose 12.04
By Bob | December 4th, 2006Some stories to read while you discover the key to longevity.... That new Arsenal stadium sure is poisonous (Arsenal Offside) If you're looking to support an underdog ...
The Offside Rewind: It's in the Bag
By Bob | December 1st, 2006* Phil Neville fails the drinking game * Fabio Cannavaro has some golden balls * David James boldly goes where no man has gone before * Boca Juniors ...
Argentina Wins the Blind World Cup
By Bob | December 1st, 2006That's Argentina captain Silvio Velo doing what Silvio Velo does best: score a goal. Velo's goal was the difference as Argentina knocked off Brazil ...
Weekend Watch: Diamonds are Forever
By Bob | December 1st, 2006By my calculations, the weekend lasts 48 hours, which gives us all plenty of time to watch our favorite teams and to keep an eye ...
Save Scarborough F.C.
By Bob | December 1st, 2006Chances are you aren't a fan of the English North Conference club Scarborough F.C. But if you are a fan of football, take a ...
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By Bob | December 1st, 2006The statistics department at The Offside has been working a lot of overtime lately and they have produced a startling report that documents just how ...
Daily Dose 12.01
By Bob | December 1st, 2006Some stories to read while you get beat at bowling by a blind 94-year-old.... Keep an eye out for the captain, Charles Charlie Charles (Ramblings of ...
Steve Claridge wants to Play for your Team
By Bob | November 30th, 2006You would think after a playing career which saw him suit up for no less than 18 different clubs, Steve Claridge would have little problem ...
Daily Dose 11.30
By Bob | November 30th, 2006Some stories to read while you order a cold one from a 12-year-old bartender..... Sven gives great metatarsal (Who Ate all the Pies) David James' hair is ...
Cannavaro, Zidane, Ronaldinho Finalists for 2006 FIFA World Player of the Year Award
By Bob | November 29th, 2006Fresh on the heels of the somewhat divisive announcement that Fabio Cannavaro had won the 2006 Ballon d'Or, we learn today the names of the ...
Socci: Where soccer, basketball, and hackysack come together
By Bob | November 29th, 2006Maybe you are tired of traditional football and you have already mastered playing blind. If that is the case, you might be excited to ...
Daily Dose 11.28
By Bob | November 29th, 2006Some stories to read while you pick a better time to smoke crack..... If you're a football grounds voyeur, here is your version of Playboy (Groundtastic) If ...
Wayne Rooney is the Answer to the World's Energy Crisis
By Bob | November 28th, 2006Scientists have all the fun. When they aren't studying the testosterone of football players or the excitement of soccer or the biases of referees ...
Fabio Fallout: The Ballon d'Or Reaction
By Bob | November 28th, 2006How did you celebrate the news that Fabio Cannavaro received the Ballon d'Or as Europe's top footballer? I rushed out and bought this little ...
Dancing with the Ball
By Bob | November 28th, 2006As someone who played as a defender for most of my short-lived and highly unremarkable playing career, I have first hand experience with players using ...
Is the Tennis World ready for Maradona?
By Bob | November 28th, 2006If I had the money, I would hire Diego Maradona to be my personal cheerleader. He could follow me around all day and go ...
Daily Dose 11.28
By Bob | November 28th, 2006Some stories to read while you come up with a better excuse for missing work..... Maybe Liverpool would have better form if their players weren't on ...
Eleven Ronaldinhos
By Bob | November 27th, 2006If you saw his sensational overhead goal against Villarreal this weekend you might be thinking that there is only one player like Ronaldinho. As ...
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