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Offside Rewind: Lowering Your Standards
By: chris |Good game? Yes. Putting a draw on DVD? Oof.
Diego Maradona is Argentina’s new coach. Seriously…
…but maybe it won’t be the apocalyptic disaster everyone expects.
Don’t love Barca above your king.
Could it be the year of the underdog?
A clever person’s footballing edition of Bohemian Rhapsody.
The time for debating video replay has passed.
Freddie’s trading in his CK undies [...]
Daily Dose: October 31st, 2008.
By: chris |Stuff to read while you score an insane goal from distance………
A look at the Bundesliga’s transfer fees by club. (Bundesliga Offside)
Things aren’t exactly looking up for Bremen. (Guardian Unlimited)
Scottish blogging imitating life. (Celtic Offside)
Roman Pavlyuchenko didn’t want to leave Mother Russia, says mother from Russia. (The Spoiler)
Dimitar Berbatov tests out modeling face while filling up [...]
Ronaldinho’s Forgetting Teammates Already
By: chris |“He’s a great champion. I hope he’s happy with us. We’ll take turns taking free kicks,” Ronaldinho speaking on the incoming David Beckham.
Beckham’s a nice free kick taker, Ronaldinho’s not bad himself. But perhaps he’s forgotten that the Rossoneri are currently employing someone many consider the best free kick take in the world, a certain [...]
James Bond Surveils Ballack-Löw Peace Summit
By: chris |Though I suppose if it were actually James Bond, the pictures would look a lot less grainy. But still, one can’t help but look at these photos of the meeting – the one where Michael Ballack & Jogi Löw man hugged and made up before awkwardly shifting to tension breaking subjects like chicks and cars [...]
Photo: SWP Gives Gareth Southgate the Finger(s)
By: Daryl |Have you ever played football with or against someone you know to be perfectly nice, only to see them turn into a raging animal on the field? Football does the strangest things to people.
Take miniature Man City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips and ‘Boro boss Gareth Southgate for example. Two of the more mild-mannered men in [...]
Premiership Predictions Week 11: Spurs to Beat Liverpool
By: Daryl |Saturday, 1 November 2008
Everton v Fulham, 12:45
Looks like an Everton win, until you realize the Toffees have only picked up two home points this season. And Andy Johnson (finally) found his shooting boots on Wednesday, so maybe he’ll do a Bentley against his old employers. If you’re feeling ambitious, AJ’s 250-1 for a hat-trick.
Odds: (win/draw/win [...]
Pundits Can Be Fans Too
By: chris |Watch this video and tell me if Phil Thompson is a) happy, b) sad, or c) indifferent.
Phil’s not exactly one to hide his emotions and feelings on live television, but Arsenal – Tottenham was such a magical game it transcended fandoms and I can imagine this was the reaction of many across England when Lennon [...]
Daily Dose: October 30th, 2008.
By: chris |Stuff to read while you celebrate your goal with a pirate hat, arrr……..
Abby Wambach listed by Chinese gov’t as potential threat in Beijing. (ESPN)
10 surprising Premiership statistics. (EPL Talk)
It may still be a foreigners league, but English managers are on the rise. (Reuters Soccer Blog)
An ode to last evening: Frank Lampard’s gorgeous goal taking a [...]
Poll: Will David Beckham Ever Play for LA Galaxy Again?
By: Daryl |So, it’s official. David Beckham is definitely joining AC Milan on loan from LA Galaxy. We even know the exact date – January 7th, 2009.
Here’s the official statement from the Galaxy’s website:
David Beckham remains under contract to the LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer and will return to the club for training and the start [...]
No More Free Rides For Sheffield Wednesday
By: chris |(I cringed at the headline too.)
There are a certain number of things profession athletes can count on: money, a certain degree of fame, lots of free clothes, and not having to pony up for commutes on “official business”. That is, unless you play for Sheffield Wednesday.
Financial times are tough, and it’s not exclusive to the [...]
MLS’s New Phil Anshutz Trophy! It’s Not About the Galaxy!
By: Laurie |MLS has a new trophy for the MLS Cup winners. The latest redesign is the new 24 inch, 43 lb. Philip F. Anschutz Trophy, named after the LA Galaxy owner.
But it’s kind of telling that the articles on the new trophy feel a need to point out that LA Galaxy owner Anschutz [...]
CR7 is So Damn Sexy
By: Laurie |Do you ever see a photo (or two) and get an uncontrollable urge to cut it down to what’s really important?
Football Fan’s Rhapsody Video
By: Daryl |This is a bit special. Not too long ago, genius BBC Radio Five Live listener Teletext Alex rewrote Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”, replacing every single word with a footballer’s name. There’s video of Alex performing his version on Danny’s Baker’s Five Live show on the BBC website.
But even better than that, some clever YouTuber has put [...]
Back With More Liverpool Impressions
By: chris |Darren Farley has become way famous doing uncanny impressions of current and former Liverpool stars; namely Stevie G, Jamie Carragher, Rafa, Michael Owen and Peter Crouch – thankfully he stays away from the accompanying robot dance. And demand is high, so he’s back with more impressions, including those which made their way to Sky Sports. [...]
Daily Dose: October 29th, 2008.
By: chris |Stuff to read while drive around aimlessly with your friends…..
Boris Johnson wants football clubs to spend their money on something other than overpriced imports. (The Spoiler)
Assessing the North London derby. (Guardian Unlimited)
Bernd Schuster’s choice gestures for Athletic Bilbao. (101 Great Goals)
Jose gets a haircut. (Off The Post)
As expected, no one thinks Diego Maradona can cut [...]




