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March 30th, 2007

The Offside Rewind: Come Together

By: Bob | Comments 2 Comments

Staying on top is something only a few have managed
Does ESPN strike out or hit a home run with its MLS ads?
Pimp their ride. Premiership players’ favorite cars
These jerseys look familiar
Can’t a guy wear his undies on a balcony without the world watching?
You might want to think twice the next time P-Diddy invites you [...]

Category Category: World Football


March 30th, 2007

MLS Season Preview: Red Bull New York

By: Bob | Comments 3 Comments

That scent you smell in the air is the 2007 MLS season cooking. It is going to be a tasty one and our bloggers are whetting our appetites by previewing each team. Today we take a look at Red Bull New York. Crack open an energy drink, pour in some vodka and [...]

Category Category: MLS, World Football
March 30th, 2007

Weekend Watch: Make yourself Comfortable

By: Bob | Comments No Comments

Life returns to normal this weekend now that those silly little international games are over and club football has resumed. There are a couple of cup finals being played, some critical matches in many leagues and probably a few games that you could care less about. Here is a random sampling of what [...]

Category Category: World Football
March 30th, 2007

The 25 Most Valuable Football Clubs in the World

By: Bob | Comments 7 Comments

I have no doubt that you are sitting in your palatial mansion right now wondering how to spend the billion dollars you earned this week from your bank account interest. You like football and you wouldn’t mind owning a club or two. Not being one to purchase anything but the best, you are [...]

Category Category: World Football
March 30th, 2007

We’re Messing with you Texas, until you Blog for The Offside

By: Bob | Comments 8 Comments

Growing up as a small boy on a farm without electricity, I dreamt of the day when I would be involved with a Web site that had a blog for every MLS team. After years of shoveling manure and milking cows at 4:30 in the morning, that day is nearly here. With a [...]

Category Category: MLS, World Football


March 30th, 2007

Great Passing, Great Goals

By: Bob | Comments 1 Comment

Everyone loves to see a player shred through a defense all on his own to score, but is there anything more beautiful than watching a goal develop through total team passing? The passing in the video above often outshines the finishing with some of the efforts pretty enough to get you up off your [...]

Category Category: World Football
March 30th, 2007

Top Earning Footballers in 2006

By: Bob | Comments 18 Comments

Move over David Beckham. There is a new king on top of the ridiculously large mountain of money paid to footballers. According to Forbes magazine annual list of top paid football players, Barcelona’s Ronaldinho supplanted Beckham as the player with the most money entering his bank account in 2006.

Category Category: World Football
March 30th, 2007

Daily Dose 03.30.07

By: Bob | Comments 3 Comments

Some stories to read while you give up sex to live forever…

Your WAG of the Week (Italy Offside)
If you prefer men, your naked NSFW Pele-in-the-shower-with-other-men picture of the week (OMG)
Gary Neville won’t be invited to the neighbourhood block party (Manchester Evening News)
Even when you earn £50,000 a week you can still declare bankruptcy (ITV)
Michael Schumacher [...]

Category Category: World Football
March 29th, 2007

MLS Season Preview: Colorado Rapids

By: Bob | Comments 9 Comments

We are counting down the seconds to the start of the 2007 MLS season. Today we take a gander at Arsenal Colorado or as traditionalists like to call them the Colorado Rapids. Penning the words that shed the light on the season ahead for the Rapids is the one and only Clint. [...]

Category Category: MLS, World Football
March 29th, 2007

Another Possible Change to the Champions League

By: Bob | Comments 7 Comments

In their continued efforts to make the Champions League the center of the football universe, UEFA officials are toying with the idea of including domestic cup winners from across Europe into the qualifying mix. Under proposals that will be discussed by UEFA in June, the winners of each country’s main domestic cup competition could [...]



March 29th, 2007

Disturbing Football Pictures of the Week

By: Bob | Comments No Comments

Well, arguably more disturbing than CR7 in his undies. These two pictures aren’t related but I like to think this is what Diego Maradona would look like if he saw Sepp Blatter walking down the street dressed in traditional clothes from Uzbekistan. The FIFA czar-for-life is in Central Asia this week undoubtedly spouting [...]

Category Category: World Football
March 29th, 2007

Study: Watching Football in a Pub is a good thing

By: Bob | Comments 1 Comment

Much credit to the researchers at the Canterbury Christchurch University. They somehow convinced somebody out there to fund them to do a study on why people enjoy watching football in a pub. Talk about a brilliant way to fund free pints while you watch football down at the local! There is still [...]

Category Category: World Football
March 29th, 2007

Is it a Dive if you are Struck by Lightning?

By: Bob | Comments No Comments

Beware of the elements when playing football. If you aren’t swept up by a tornado or getting smacked by wind-blown signs you might be taken down in the box by a lightning strike as the video above shows. The lightning strike game evidently took place in Johannesburg. The most interesting part to [...]

March 29th, 2007

Daily Dose 03.29.07

By: Bob | Comments 2 Comments

Some stories to read while you marry someone two feet taller than yourself….

And now we have blogs for Chivas USA and Columbus (Chivas USA Offside) & (Columbus Crew Offside)
A site dedicated to same-sex romantic/erotic stories about footballers. The Internet does serve a purpose (Open Goal)
MLS preseason power rankings (WVHooligan)
The best teams in Mexico the past [...]

Category Category: World Football
March 28th, 2007

MLS Season Preview: LA Galaxy

By: Bob | Comments 2 Comments

The kickoff to the 2007 MLS season is right around the corner and our merry cast of bloggers have the league covered like white on rice. Today we take a look at the LA Galaxy, a team that will be the focus of much international media attention come July. Your tour guide is [...]

Category Category: MLS, World Football



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