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Daily Dose: June 30th, 2009
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Something to read while you watch Kaka arrive in Madrid…
The real reason Americans don’t like soccer… (East Coast Bias)
…and why it doesn’t matter anyway (MouthPieceSports)
Beginners guide to Croatian football (Dinamo Zagreb Offside)
How Zlatan Ibrahimovic breaks Jante’s Law (Soccernet)
How Brazil got pragmatic (SoccerLens)
Ronaldo’s replacement arrives (Man Utd Offside)
More bad news at Betis (La Liga Loca)
RvN tops [...]
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Tags: Antonio Valenica, brazil, Croatia, Daily Dose, Dinamo Zagreb, Man Utd, Real Betis, soccer, USA, World Football, World Soccer, Zlatan IbrahimovicVanderlei Luxemburgo is the New Ashton Kutcher
By: Daryl | 4 Comments
I’ve seen it reported on the internets recently that Vanderlei Luxemburgo resigned as Palmeiras coach via Twitter. Brilliant as that may sound, it’s sadly not true.
The less sensational but more accurate thing to say is that Palmeiras sacked Luxemburgo last Friday, because he disagreed with the club’s decision to sell Keirrison. But Luxemburgo used both [...]
Category: South AmericaWhy Xavi Might be Right About C-Ron
By: Daryl | 5 Comments
You know how sometimes a player says something to a reporter, and then what he says gets twisted into something it’s not? Well, this isn’t one of those times. Here’s what Barcelona’s Xavi had to say about (soon to be) Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo recently:
“I wouldn’t want him here,” said Xavi. “At Barça, we do [...]
Category: World FootballGoing From Bad To Worse In South America
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Starting off with “Ooh…ahh…death threats in Colombia!” probably won’t read any different than any other news story about South American football which hits the news feeds. Sadly, it’s par for the course these days. Argentina is running away with pole position and Brazil has been breeding future generations on the pitch, while Uruguay is still [...]
Daily Dose: June 29th, 2009.
By: chris | 1 Comment
Stuff to read while you watch Ronaldosaurus juggle a couple soda bottles which aren’t computer generated whatsoever…..
Spanish press thinks Cristiano is a sassy sissy. (La Liga Loca)
The future stars of the Prem in transfer rumor. (View From The Terraces)
The Brazilian celebration in photos. (Futbolita)
Another 5 lessons from the Confederations Cup. (guardian)
Jose Mourinho may have slept [...]
Category: Daily Dose Tags: Confederations Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo, Daily Dose, dinosaur, football, Inter, Italy, Jose Mourinho, Premiership, Real Madrid, Ronaldo, SpainHowler Files: The Gods Are Cruel.
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We’ve seen this so often. Goalkeeper does the “smart” thing by aiming to prevent conceding a corner kick and in the process wind up conceding something so much worse. In this case, Yokohama Marinos keeper Hiroki Iikura is especially generous, ushering in Gamba Osaka’s goal with a free ball and the appropriate arm motion. Hashimoto [...]
Category: AsiaCelebrate US Soccer & Michael Jackson By Parting With Money.
By: chris | 6 Comments
Ignoring for a moment that complete cash-grab that this is, do you suppose they realize Michael Jackson was a slightly controversial figure? No one’s denying his musical genius, but the man also had a tendency to rub people the wrong way – those people typically being little boys, should you believe the pedophilia accusations. And [...]
The Best Tournament in the US that Nobody Knows About, OR: Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Time!
By: Laurie | 10 Comments
It is summer in the US. What does it mean? It means Tournament Time! (Or Schedule Congestion Time, for you glass-half-empty types.) CONCACAF Champions League starts soon and SuperLiga is underway. And my favorite US tournament, the 95-year-old Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, heads into Round 3 this week. [...]
Category: World FootballWeekend Quiz Answers: Who Were the Players
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First, if you haven’t taken our weekend quiz, stop by this post and make your guesses, then come here for the answers.
Thanks again to reader Ranjeet for providing this week’s quiz. For future reference, anybody who provides me with quiz questions gets some serious Laurie’s Offside Gold Stars. And we all [...]
Category: World FootballDaily Dose 06.27.09 Confederations Cup Edition
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We’re all about the Confederations Cup today.
(And be sure to stop by this page tomorrow for all your Confederations Cup liveblogging action. Because if you don’t, we’ll know. Is all I’m sayin’.)
First: Why is this interview groundbreaking? Because it comes from the notorious soccer haters at ESPN. [...]
Category: World FootballConfederations Cup Training, OR: Get a Room!
By: Laurie | 4 Comments
Nothin’ much goin’ on today in the footballing world, except Brazil and the USA training for the Confederations Cup final. How are they doing that? Let’s take a look.
First, oh! Look! It’s Robinho and Julio Cesar.
What do you mean, what are they doing? They’re training. Duh.
[...]
Category: World FootballWeekend Quiz: The Difficult Club Quiz, Courtesy of Ranjeet
By: Laurie | 18 Comments
All right, boys and girls. Same format as a couple of weeks ago, but a little different. Because today, your quiz designer is reader Ranjeet, who gives us a quiz without my standard France and/or national team bias. So you’re on your own.
The rules, as stated previously:
I’ll give [...]
Category: World FootballOffside Rewind: Watch Your Step
By: Daryl | 1 Comment
Seven stories you might have missed this week…
Don’t like your team’s new strip? Change it.
Tell us who your team should sign this summer
The most disappointing player of all time?
Do Spain have anything to worry about?
Can an African team win the World Cup in 2010?
The Vuvuzela: get used to it
Four very suspicious “retirements” in Iran
Category: World FootballDaily Dose: June 26th, 2009.
By: chris | No Comments
Stuff to read while you watch the six goal highlights from England & Sweden…….
ManU’s new Charlie Brown kit. (Football Fashion)
Footage of the showdown in Chinatown. (Red Bulls Offside)
Michael Jackson: Ex-chairman of Exeter. (Unprofessional Foul)
The US rediscovered itself. (Soccer Training Info)
The gangs are taking over Argentinean football. (guardian)
The new career for untalented football lovers: sporting director. [...]
Category: Daily DoseShowdown in Chinatown 2009 Highlights
By: Daryl | 2 Comments
The 2009 Showdown in Chinatown was this past Wednesday. If you’re unfamiliar, that’s where the NBA’s Steve Nash organizes a game of soccer in New York City featuring big names from the worlds of basketball and football.
In attendance this year were… from the world of football: Claudio Reyna, Thierry Henry, Javier Zanetti, Salomon Kalou, Ryan [...]
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