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Judge: It is Safe for Italian Schoolchildren to Play Soccer
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The future of soccer in Italy is safe now that the country’s highest court has ruled that the sport can be still be played in school. A now adult who broke his arm by tripping over a ball while playing soccer in middle school in the mid-1990s brought a lawsuit that called soccer “a [...]
Category: World Football
Wait until Rafa Benitez teaches Mascherano this Move
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While Liverpool continue their rise in the English Premiership table, the same can’t be said of their manager Rafa Benitez who at least could muster a smile after his tumble in the above video. Lest you think that I am picking on Liverpool today here is an audio clip of Chelsea manager Jose [...]
Category: English Premier LeagueTransfer Talk: The Window is Closing
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After having a month to seal transfer deals, clubs all over the world are scrambling to get things done at the last minute. The winter transfer window closes for good tonight and as you would expect there has been plenty of activity today. Here are some of the highs and lows from today’s [...]
Everyone and no one wants to buy Liverpool
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Since they hung up the For Sale sign in the front window of Anfield a year and a half ago, Liverpool have attracted interest from local builder Steve Morgan, the ousted Thai Prime Minister, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, Montreal Canadiens owner George Gillett and a consortium associated with the Dubai government. Like [...]
Category: English Premier LeagueThailand Stage 15-Minute Protest during ASEAN Football Championship
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Just when you thought that the ASEAN football championship couldn’t get any more exciting, it has. After a controversial penalty award for Singapore in the 82nd minute of the first leg of the final, Thailand’s team walked off the pitch and staged a 15-minute protest before returning to the field to watch Mustafic Fahrudin [...]
Checking in with Paul Gascoigne
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When we last checked in with Paul Gascoigne he was busy causing actual bodily harm at 4:15am at a nightclub in London. Things could only go up from there, right? Well, maybe. Today we learn that Gazza is back off the wagon and is spending his time shopping at charity thrift stores.
Category: EnglandDaily Dose 01.31.07
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Some stories to read while you sell your life on Ebay….
If you are willing to act like an ass you can get a ManYoo season ticket (Season Ticket Feeling)
Those soccer video games can sure be addictive (Game Spot)
Bayern’s boss given the boot (Reuters)
Watford’s Jordan Stewart is ready to do the moon walk (The Sun)
John Sitton [...]
Category: World FootballIsmael Matar helps UAE get over the Hump
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The man on the right in the picture to the left is United Arab Emirates striker Ismael Matar who is both celebrating his goal against Oman and practicing riding a camel. Matar scored the lone goal in UAE’s 1-0 win in the final of the Gulf Cup on Thursday, but even before he gave [...]
Category: AsiaThe Offside Soccer Gear Store is Open
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You have two choices in life: Walk around naked or wear clothes. If you choose the clothes option you might as well look good and nothing could look better than wearing your favorite team’s colors. We’ve been busy stocking the virtual shelves of The Offside soccer gear store with your favorite team’s [...]
Category: World FootballFireball Football
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If the excitement of watching horses play soccer isn’t enough to get your blood pumping, here is another extreme version of the beautiful game. It is called Fireball and it involves the dubious decision of playing football with a ball that is on fire. Apparently the sport is a popular one in some [...]
Category: World FootballDavid Beckham to Help Redesign LA Galaxy Kit
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Fashion conscious members of the global worldwide The Offside audience are probably curious what all the cool kids in Asia will be wearing next year. We all know that it will be a David Beckham jersey and we all know that the jersey will belong to the LA Galaxy, but what we don’t know [...]
Category: MLSTransfer Talk: Not Bent out of Shape, Ronnie & Gooch Deals Done, Starlets Star Bright
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The window transfer window officially comes to a close Wednesday so all around the world players, agents and clubs are scrambling to get those deals done. The crazy season hasn’t been all that crazy this year, but that hasn’t stopped us from keeping on top of the rumors, deals and duds. Here’s a [...]
Daily Dose 01.30.07
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Some stories to read while you leave your contact lenses in for a year….
Never wear a ring when you play (Sports Column)
Save the date: Steven Gerrard getting hitched on 16 June (Kickette)
Why aren’t more people reporting that Landon Donovan has quit the LA Galaxy? (LA Galaxy Offside)
A Dear John letter from Jose (Who Ate all [...]
Category: World FootballIt has been a Good Couple of Days for Wayne Rooney
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Fresh on the heels of celebrating his marvelous goal against Portsmouth in the FA Cup, Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney can also celebrate that he won’t be called to testify in a case involving a 52-year-old grandmother of 16 with whom he allegedly had sex.
Category: English Premier LeagueDomenech: Materrazi ‘must have a weakness somewhere’
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If I thought Marco Materazzi had any brain cells left I would be worried about the effect of suffering two headbutts in less than a year will have on his cognitive abilities. I’m not too concerned about Materazzi’s mental health, but I do find it interesting that the man who provoked Zinedine Zidane’s World [...]
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