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Top 10 Goals of 2008
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Trying to accurately list the top 10 goals of anything, much less a year, is merely an exercise in banging one’s head against the wall. There are very few unanimous choices, and certain people appreciate certain types of goals better. Like overhead kicks and the video above. But the video is probably the best compilation [...]
Category: World FootballMy Favorite Things of 2008, Part III
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Chris and Daryl started this one out (although Daryl’s was technically his “favourite” things, which I believe is entirely different.) Now it’s my turn, so here are some of the things that made my 2008 a little brighter.
MLS pairing with YouTube
Finally, a league that recognizes that video sharing is friend, not enemy. [...]
Category: World FootballMy Favourite Things of 2008, Part II
By: Daryl | 4 Comments
Chris has already shared his favorite things of 2008 in Part I, so now it’s my turn. There may be a little overlap, but my list is already better because I’ve spelled the second word of the title the way nature intended. Just saying.
Anyway, here’s what I enjoyed most in the year two thousand and [...]
Category: World FootballMy Favorite Things of 2008, Part I.
By: chris | No Comments
This the end of the year (in case you don’t own a calendar) and as is custom, it’s time for year end lists. You might do the world’s best XI, we decided to do our most favoritest things of 2008 (the three of us doing our own – lord knows Yoann Gourcuff’s crotch was not [...]
Category: World FootballEnglish Football to Tackle Homophobia. On a Budget.
By: Daryl | 3 Comments
It’s been a long time coming, but English football has decided that 2009 is the year to finally start fighting homophobia. Apparently several organizations are teaming up for a promotional video speaking out against the homophobia that exists in football – and it does.
Here’s the lowdown:
The Football Association (FA), the Professional Footballers’ Association, the players’ [...]
Category: World FootballDaily Dose: December 30th, 2008.
By: chris | No Comments
Stuff to read while you enjoy the best of crazy in 2008……..
Footballers attack one another over giant breasts at nightclub. Shocker. (101 Great Goals)
The biggest flop of 2008: a certain Portuguese winger. (Reuters Soccer Blog)
The Top 10 players looking for English real estate in 2009. (EPL Talk)
The Bundesliga’s worst XI of the first half. (Deutsche [...]
Category: World FootballSome More Fun Videos to Remember 2008
By: Laurie | No Comments
Year-end is the time to give thanks for videos that stay up for an entire year. (As opposed to those taken down by video nazis who are apparently afraid that watching them might make people become fans. Or something.)
Here again are a few of those videos:
As several people have pointed out, [...]
Category: World FootballRon Jans Gives Ref A Cheeky Bird
By: chris | 4 Comments
The simple fact that Groningen boss Ron Jans decided to flip off the ref is nice, but the manner in which he did it is simply brilliant. He so stealthily gave the ref his one-fingered salute, seizing the moment like a recently punished little kid whose parent had just turned their back before adding the [...]
Category: Dutch EredivisiePratt Sets New Record for Fastest Red Card
By: Daryl | No Comments
That tackle you can see above (update: image has now been removed, but you can see it here) might be historic.
It’s by Chippenham striker David Pratt, 21, who slid in straight after kickoff and got himself a red card with just three seconds on the clock.
According to my calculations, if Pratt lasted just three of [...]
Category: World FootballTransfer Talk: Arshavin to Arsenal, Not Spurs
By: Daryl | 7 Comments
Two days left until the January transfer window opens. I can already feel a bit of a draft. Here’s what might be blowing through…
Zenit’s baby-faced Russian magician Andrei Arshavin is still being linked with a move to North London, but now it’s Arsenal instead of Spurs. Arshavin’s not really a Cesc Fabregas replacement (more of [...]
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Tags: Andrei Arshavin, Antonio Valencia, Arsenal, Craig Bellamy, Diego Milito, Emile Heskey, Florent Malouda, Genoa, Inter, Jermain Defoe, Jermaine Pennant, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Shay Given, Spurs, Transfer Talk, Wigan, World FootballDaily Dose 12.29.08
By: Laurie | 1 Comment
Some news to read as you get a discount on shoes for hitting an image of George W. Bush:
Although the actual title of the post is “Crappy Lookalikes,” they’re not. Some of these are uncanny. (Italy World Cup Blog)
The Premier League’s Half-Term Report (EPL Offside)
And it’s Christmas vacay time for [...]
Category: World FootballWhy We Loved YouTube (and DailyMotion) in 2008, Part 1
By: Laurie | 3 Comments
Instead of the standard year-end review, we thought we’d take a look at some of the most interesting and entertaining videos that we’ve posted on The Offside this year. This is Part I. Look for more as the week progresses.
Yes, it’s been a year. In January, the puppet Jose made [...]
Category: World FootballRefs Get Some Egyptian Brotherly Love
By: chris | No Comments
You’re got twin brothers. One’s the coach for Egyptian club El-Masry, the other is the assistant. First brother is Hossam Hassan, Egyptian national team legend. He’s sent off for disputing the referee’s calls, thus enters his brother Ibrahim. Ibrahim, as any brother of the world’s most capped player ever would, tries to carve his own [...]
L’Equipe Names Best XI of 2008
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Although less a “Best of XI” and more a “Best of Barca, Spain & ManU”. As is the case with so many year-end top whatever lists, they seem to have merely taken the best players off the best teams of 2008. Not that most aren’t deserving, simply that there is surely some wiggle room and [...]
Category: World FootballAre You Sure It Was Stevie Gerrard and Not Joey Barton?
By: Daryl | 3 Comments
Is it just me, or is Steven Gerrard’s arrest on suspicion of assault last night completely out of character?
If it was Joey Barton, then we’d all just shrug. He’s got history in this department (and then some). But as far as I can remember, Gerrard’s been a model pro for the last ten years (that [...]
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