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Daily Dose 2.29.08
By: Laurie |
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Happy Leap Day, everybody! Here is some news to read as you ship your marijuana UPS:
Best quote ever by a DC United player. (DC United Offside)
Eduardo may be at Euro 2008 after all (World Cup Blog)
The Amaranto are in the house. (Reggina Offside)
Derby County the worst Prem team ever? (Times Online)
What drives your fandomhoodness? [...]
Weekend Watch: Send in the Clones
By: Daryl | 4 Comments
A quick guide to the weekend’s action:
Category: Weekend WatchThe Offside Fantasy League: Walcott’s World?
By: Daryl | No Comments
Another weekend of Premier League games tomorrow, and another chance to score some points in The Offside Fantasy League. It’s also a big weekend for a certain young striker who (somehow) went to the 2006 World Cup.
Obviously the Eduardo injury was horrific, and all the attention surrounding Arsenal’s 2-2 draw with Birmingham has quite [...]
Category: English Premier LeagueIdiot Finally Punished for Knocking Juande Ramos Unconscious
By: Daryl | No Comments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbOKRT_YRDc
The fool who thought it was OK to throw a bottle at Juande Ramos during last season’s Sevilla vs Real Betis Cope Del Rey game has finally received his punishment. An unnamed 31 year old (so it wasn’t Martin Jol then) is banned from all public sporting events for two years (I’d ban him from [...]
Category: Spain La LigaPhoto of the Day: The Children
By: chris | No Comments
Children play before an Israeli cup game in the streets of Sakhnin, home of the only Arab club in the IPL. (Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images)
Category: Photo of the DayEverything That Is Right With Euro 2008: Mr. Boombastic
By: chris | 3 Comments
At first I was hugely skeptical. I mean, the Euros are a pretty big deal. Not only that but they’re, you know, European. (Feel free to send that brilliant revelation right there to the awards committees.) However, the more time passed, the more I realized this is an absolute stroke of genius move from the [...]
Category: World FootballBeckham’s Face + Chinese Condoms = Zero Population Growth
By: Laurie | 6 Comments
I am fairly certain that eventually the day will come when I can share with the people in my real life exactly what it is I do with my time during the day. And it won’t result in them revoking my PTA membership and yanking away my Mother of the Century Award.
That [...]
Category: World FootballClassic Soccer Commercials: Va Va Voom
By: Laurie | 1 Comment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38P1j-quVw4
Confession: This award-winning commercial is one of my favorites. Ever.
And it has nothing to do with the French accent.
No. Really.
(Thierry Henry met his now-ex-wife Claire while they were filming this. She’s the one in the shirt. And yes, this story was much more romantic and fun to tell [...]
Category: World FootballIt’s Officially Philly (and the SOBs Rejoice)
By: Laurie | 5 Comments
I’m guessing we have some hungover SOBs in Philly this morning.
(SOB = Sons of Ben. What did you think I meant?)
Sons of Ben, if you’ll remember, were the supporters group without a team. The gang from Philadephia who have been working and pushing and hoping that the gods of MLS expansion would someday [...]
Category: MLSReal Madrid Are Taking Our Children!
By: Daryl | 7 Comments
Much like the evil child catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Real Madrid are being accused of stealing children. Brazilian club Vasco de Gama have a (presumably) talented 15 year old on their books by the name of Philippe Coutinho, who should be protected from any attempts at an international transfer by FIFA rules. But [...]
Category: World FootballKaka Renews, Marca & AS Close Offices
By: chris | 2 Comments
As if The Rickster wasn’t earning enough money already, he’s done gone and signed himself over to the Rossoneri until 2013. This means two years more contracted to be making Milanese hearts go aflutter at the San Siro, which is currently doubling as both an old age home. And no, cynics, this isn’t being misreported [...]
Daily Dose 2.28.08
By: Laurie | 1 Comment
Some news to read as you leave your waitress a horse as a tip:
The only Toronto preview with lumberjacks, Ren and Stimpy and malfunctioning zambonis. (AOL Fanhouse)
Wayne Rooney is not the next Slash, and why it’s a bad idea for ManU fans to rely on Noel Gallagher from Oasis for musical support (Sniffing [...]
Maybe Rafa Benitez Should Rotate the Other Way
By: Daryl | 4 Comments
Steven Gerrard is taking the tough love approach to Liverpool’s 2007/8 season. Out of the FA Cup and with no chance of winning the Premier League, the team’s only real hope for silverware is the Champions League.
Given Rafa Benitez’ excellent CL record with Liverpool, and the 2-0 lead over Inter Milan from the knockout stage [...]
Category: English Premier LeagueYour Sympathies Please for Paddy Kenny
By: Daryl | 8 Comments
Making a defensive error that costs your team a goal is a horrible feeling. I know this from experience. Scoring an own goal is even worse. I know this from experience too. Making a mistake that knocks your team out of a cup competition is worse still, because there’s no coming back from that. Again, [...]
Category: EnglandNeeded: FIFA 08 Players for The Offside Cup!
By: Laurie | 9 Comments
You, yes you, could be the proud winner of The FIFA 08 Offside Cup!
Dave, a self-proclaimed FIFA 08 addict from RBNY Offside, is organizing a FIFA ‘08 Tournament.
Here are the rules, cut and pasted directly from his post:
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