Top of Table!

Woohooo! Celebrateeeeeee!!!!! It's a great feeling to be at the top, I must admit. And to win by 4-0 too! I could not find a stream ...

Daily Dose: October 23rd, 2008.

Stuff to read while you try to fire Santa Claus....... No debating it any more, video replay is a must. (Reuters Soccer Blog) ESPN struggles to understand ...

Back on Track

Well, we were 2nd for about....24 hours. That's good right? The game was good! And I actually mean it this time. As usual, the hero was ...

A Five Tonguer: Yoann Gourcuff

This French hottie has been sizzling on and off the pitch for both Girondins Bordeaux and Les Bleus. He's been racking up goals and assists ...

Gourcuff: to Buy or Not to Buy

I think like everyone else, the big question that bothers me when I try to sleep is: will Bordeaux buy Gourcuff? Okay, so maybe it's been ...

Introducing our New HABs Offside Five-Tongue Rating System!

In the comments on the Philippe Mexes post, reader Johonna offered up the following. I am not saying that I dont want to go ...

A Bunch of Numbers

I am obsessed with this chart and you can probably understand why. Look at that, the only two players that have played the full 90 ...

Cavenaghi Linked with the Reds (and other rumours)

I'll miss posting random Cavenaghi pictures... You can probably imagine how upset I am to hear this. Okay so goal.com not is not the most reliable source, ...

Gourcuff's Stunner Against Romania

Some Might Be Disappointed...

To hear that Gourcuff has hooked up (hmm, is that the right word to use?) with Olympic swimmer Laure Manaudou. :) (I may not have time ...

As We Head Into the Weekend...

The big news, of course, is the game against ASSE tomorrow (which will sadly be missed as I am heading to university fair). School work ...

Bordeaux - OM, hopefully liveblog

http://fr.justin.tv/zykoo 2' WHAT IS THIS? I JUST TURN IT ON AND KONE SCORES? It looks like it came off a mistake from Chalmé. 1-0 4' My god, ...

Gourcuff & Diarra Against Serbia

I couldn't watch the game as I was in school, but reports (and friends) say that Gourcuff had a fantastic 90 minute showing against Serbia ...

Lyon vs. Lorient Preview

Benzema celebrates after scoring Lyon's only goal in last year's 2-1 loss to Lorient. This week, Lyon travel to Brittany to face FC Lorient at Le ...

week 2 Bordeaux preview part two

In continuation of part one of the Bordeaux match preview, my clear point is that Laurent Blanc has assembled the squad most likely to threaten ...

Jeremy Mathieu to Bordeaux? Guess not.

This picture has nothing to do with this post, but if Martha's Nice crush is Rool, Cavenaghi must be my Bordeaux crush. That's right Toulouse, you ...

Welcome to Bordeaux

(I'll admit it -- the white kits look pretty good.) (Sorry for the lame title, I'm terrible at coming up with them.) Anyway, a proper ...

Yohann Gourcuff Finally Comes Back To His Senses

Yohann Gourcuff has been loaned to FCG Bordeaux for the upcoming season. Cool! Where were you two seasons ago when he announced he was leaving Stade ...

Mmm ... Transfer Rumors for Breakfast

[Posts on the death of Gabriele Sandri and subsequent events are collected here; this post is being updated with today's news. It's been announced that ...

LORIENT: I'm Sorry, I Didn't See You There

As the start of the season looms, it’s time for the France Offside to give you an in-depth look at each of the 20 teams ...

A Name to Remember: Yoann Gourcuff

We're always on the lookout for the next big thing. Before any other kid on the block had a pet rock, we had an ...