Soundoff: Who is Football’s Biggest Traitor?
By: Jan |
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I’ve been surfing around looking for bloggable El Clásico related material. I came across pillow fights disguised as boxing, black magic and French C.Ronaldo impersonators, but I couldn’t find anything relevant, that hasn’t already been covered by our Barcelona and Real Madrid Offside’s anyway. Then I found this little video, which chronicles El Clásico’s biggest traitors – from a Barcelona perspective. With Spain and England turning tomorrow into a Super Derby Sunday, I thought it might be time to honor those brave men, who crossed cities, broke taboos, embraced change and explored the human side of the enemy – all in search of a bigger paycheck. Get a dog for loyalty, it’s time to honor the biggest traitors in football.
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Category: World Football
Jimmy Bullard Submits his Entry for Goal Celebration of the Season
By: Jan | 1 Comment
(1m40s into the video – via 101GreatGoals)
For some imitation is the highest form of flattery. For Hull City’s Jimmy Bullard it’s just another brilliant addition to his growing body of work. For under fire manager Phil Brown, it’ll also be a welcome reminder that his relationship with the team is still intact and his campy coaching outbursts not forgotten.
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Category: World FootballBarcelona vs Real Madrid: Top 10 El Clásico Goals (Since the Invention of YouTube)
By: Daryl | 6 Comments
It’s El Clásico this Sunday, November 29th. You should know this already. If not, here are the details: It’s Barcelona vs Real Madrid at Camp Nou, arguably the greatest derby in club football. Kick off is 7pm local time, 1pm US eastern.
Real Madrid are currently one point ahead of Barcelona at the top of La Liga. Cristiano Ronaldo is back, but not 100% fit. Leo Messi and Zlatan Ibrhamimovic’s involvement is questionable. If you’re a fan of either team, this is obviously massive. If you’re a neutral, it’s still massively entertaining.
To whet your appetite for what shold be a cracker, above are supposedly the top 10 goals ever scored in El Clásico, featuring strikes from the likes of Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldinho. To be honest it’s really the top 10 goals scored in El Clásico since invention of YouTube. But still well worth a watch.
Category: Spain La LigaThe Uruguayan Rivaldo & The YouTube Era.
By: chris | 1 Comment
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I like the benefit of the doubt. Often times I give it for absolutely no reason at all. I’d like to believe that Uruguay’s Oli is secretly part canine and the Swiss keeper was emitting a high-pitched shriek which only Oli could hear and be pained by. Or maybe, as some have suggested, it’s merely the worst halitosis known to man after a steady diet of garlic concoctions. These, however, are unlikely to be true. Unfortunately, we can only assume Uruguay’s Oli is the new Rivaldo.
Remember when that was a good thing?
Category: World FootballWhat Your Offside and WorldCupBlog Bloggers are Thankful For…
By: Daryl | 17 Comments
It’s Thanksgiving Day here in the United States, a time to eat food and give thanks. (Unless you’re a turkey, in which case you do neither.)
About a week ago, I contacted all the Offside and World Cup Blog bloggers and asked them what football related thing they were thankful. Below you’ll find the collected responses.
Some are funny, some are heartfelt, many are both. If you read the whole list you’ll also learn a few things. Like who Tunisia’s new coach is, who made Lyon the team they are today, and what Corey’s latest nickname is.
Have a read, and please feel free to join in and share what you’re thankful for in the comments.
Category: World FootballDaily Dose: November 25th, 2009.
By: chris | 5 Comments
Doncaster Rovers are the new Barcelona.
- Life, Love, and Football in Kenya. (Football Is Coming Home)
- Rafa, if he cared about such things as “face”. (Studs Up)
- Luis Suarez’s assault on the history books. (ESPN)
- The “barçasmugometer”. (La Liga Loca)
- Ten Englishmen who will never make SA, but maybe should. (Football 365)
- Edwwin van der Sar contemplating showing up in South Africa. (guardian)
- Russia names its players of the year. (Russian Football Now)
Category: Daily DoseChampions League Chit Chat & Bavarian Window Watching.
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Philipp Lahm and Anatoliy Tymoschuck look to the Champions League knockouts……way, way, way over there.
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Category: Champions LeagueYasuhito Endō Wins Asian Player of the Year
By: chris | 4 Comments
Quick: name the last three Asian Player of the Year winners.
You can’t, can you? One maybe? I managed last year’s winner Djeparov, but my spelling was suspect and I only knew the name because of his ridiculous mullet-cum-bangs. The last three is merely an exercise in futility. And disinterest.
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Category: Asia
Bologna-Lazio Preview
I missed the first half of last week’s match against Inter, but it was a lot of what was to be expected: Bologna creating some chances and taking some shots, but ultimately tiring out against the more experienced and talented Milan team. There were some good plays, and I
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I couldn't think of a title, so there.
[caption id="attachment_301" align="alignleft" width="268" caption="Palermo"][/caption] Chievo Vs Palermo Today we host a team that honestly should be doing much better than us, but despite the Obvious difference in level, they only managed to get 2 measly points above us up till now, and let me remind you they aren't getting easy games
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Lazio - Bologna
Lazio will be looking to end their remarkable winless streak with a good result over lowly Bologna tomorrow in a game where both sides need to prevail. With the derby fast approaching, this our last chance to get a shot of adrenalin to the arm and there can be few
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A Poem of Encouragement for the Newly-Waived Evan Brown, Lamar Neagle and Michael Fucito
Happy belated Thanksgiving to all Seattle Offside readers. With luck, you have survived the holiday with your nearest and dearest like I have: without stabbing anybody. Or even better, without even wanting to stab anybody. Or at least without wanting to stab anybody until the visit
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Arsenal-Chelsea Preview
Chelsea Position: 1st, 11-0-2 (33 points, +25 goal differential) Recent Form: LWWWW Away Form: 4-0-2 Last Meeting: Arsenal 1-Chelsea 4 (5/10/09) Well, it's here. The big one. The London derby game that will go a long way to determine the league title this season. A Chelsea win would put us 11 points back, albeit with
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I leave you with this
In preparation for the game of the year tomorrow, let us joyfully sing together the anthem of the greatest football team on planet Earth. Tot el camp és un clam som la gent blaugrana Tant se val d'on venim si del sud o del nord ara estem d'acord, ara estem d'acord, una bandera ens agermana. Blaugrana al vent un
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Valencia-Mallorca
I am a little frustrated as my preview got deleted by mistake but since I had Valencia winning this game 2-1 and the boys from Palma ended up earning a hard fought draw in a game they probably should have lost, lets look at the game and its overall importance
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Cagliari-Juventus
For a game involving a team that is expected to contend for the Scudetto versus one still looking to find its identity, this weekends match in Sardinia quietly has the buildup of a game in which quite a bit is on the line. There is good reason to think this way
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Matchday 15: Saturday Highlights
LOSC Lille 4-0 Valenciennes FC Lille completely dominated Valenciennes to continue their surge up the table lead by a brace from Gervinho. The dribble leading to the second goal was classic for the Ivorian striker, who also had two exceedingly easy chances that went begging. The assistant referee "injury"
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West Ham 5-3 Burnley
Five goals. Really, I would have been satisfied with a two, but perhaps it was better that it was five considering that within the last twenty-five minutes the Hammers conceded three. Come on guys, I don’t need the stress. But it looked good early on. After seventeen minutes, Scott Parker,
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Coupet Out for the Rest of the Season
In case you haven't heard, our number one keeper and former French international Gregory Coupet is out for the rest of the season after horrifically fracturing his left leg while attempting to prevent a corner in the 82nd minute against Auxerre today. He went immediately to the hospital for surgery and
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PSG 1-0 Auxerre: The good, the bad and the ugly
A single goal from Jeremy Clement was enough to condemn league leaders Auxerre to their 4th league defeat of the season. Clement rose unmarked to head in a cross by Brazilian fullback Ceara in the 66th minute. In a game that never really set the heart racing, it was the
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The Yearly Trek To Purgatory
Atalanta v Roma Loathe Atlanata away. Absolutely despise it. Because every single year, Atlanata is typically pretty good. Right on the European bubble or thereabouts, which is nothing to scoff at in the Serie A. So obviously Atalanta away is a tricky fixture. But Roma always has been and is better,
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D Day + 3
Sunday, November 29th, 2009 15.00 Stadio Bentegodi, Verona I warriors, brigate rosanero, siamo forti e vinceremo! And so begins the real test... Sure, it was great to see the team put together a dominant performance on Thursday in the Coppa Italia, but let's be honest - a Serie B team that currently finds itself
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Ob La Di, Ob La Da: Bayern visits Hannover
It's not too early to surmise that the tragic death of Robert Enke will have a long lasting effect on the way German society considers depression and other forms of mental illness. In its own way, it may parallel the drug overdose death of Len Bias or the HIV diagnosis
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Inter v Fiorentina: The Italian Kings of Europe Come to Town
While the rest of us struggle in our respective groups, Fiorentina have swanned through and booked their place in the knock-out rounds of the Champions League. Good for them. Certianly, given our midweek performance, they will come to Milan in high-hopes of taking three points back to Florence. Funny thing
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Spurs 1 - Villa 1: The Unlikliest of Heroes...
Today saw Tottenham take on Aston villa away at Villa park, in a match that could've been greatly influential on the top 4 spots. Villa, who are 3 points below us on the table, could've drawn level with us and Arsenal with a win today. But because of the tie
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If a tree makes a mistake in the woods...
I apologize to every one of you, even the creepy guy on the right. So surprise surprise England won their game against Turkey on Thursday but the qualification rounds resume in March meaning I misread the Guardian article or it contained misinformation. Whoops. Moving on... Not containing misinformation is an
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Playing Leapfrog Atop the Table
I just wanted to write briefly and thank Gladbach for beating Schalke and thus relieving me of my fears that they would top the table this evening. Instead, it is our Green-Whites that leapfrog Leverkusen once again to sit atop the mountain that is the Bundesliga standings after a 2-2
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Jimmy Bullard is Hilarious
Hull City 1 Man City 1 The Tigers continued their outstanding run of form with a 1-1 draw against the Citizens of Manchester on Saturday. They have now taken 8 points out of 12 since the arrival of Adam Pearson, and Phil Brown surely will be sleeping a bit easier these
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Cittadella Recap and Parma Preview
Unfortunately, the writing after the jump is as dull and pedestrian as the title of the blog. Come to think of it, Napoli's play of late has also been dull and pedestrian. Gone are the manic highs of beating Fiorentina and Juve and a last gasp draw with
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Matchday: Lens-Marseille (Stade Félix Bollaert)
A very difficult challenge awaits Lens today at the Stade Félix Bollaert as powerhouse Marseille arrive with a sense of great urgency. The club's sporting director Jose Anigo has stated that this match is a must win if his club is to challenge for the Ligue 1 title this season.
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The Core
The Core is a 2003 sci-fi movie starring Hilary Swank, Aaron Eckhart, and Delroy Lindo. In the movie, the Earth's core has stopped spinning, causing massive natural disasters and threatening to wipe out all life as we know it. A team of scientists are charged to travel to
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Matchday 15: Lens vs. OM Preview
The expression I hope to see on Mandanda's face at the end of the game! OM's Sporting Director, Jose Anigo, has described OM's game against Lens as a "must win" for OM to be serious title contenders. Richard aptly pointed out in his last preview for Milan that this "must win"
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