Champions League
Meet Your 2008/9 Champions League Matchball
By: Daryl |
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This is the Adidas FINALE 8 ball that will be used in every Champions League game this season. No, not this actual ball - there’s more than one of them. But this model. If you’re viewing this on The Offside front page then click for a larger image.
Hard to say how this ball differs from [...]
Category: Champions LeagueChampions League Group Stage Draw
By: Daryl | 6 Comments
It’s the draw for the Champions League groups stages today, featuring all the big teams like Man Utd, Real Madrid, AS Roma and, er, FC BATE Borisov.
We have a LiveBlog of the draw for you on Champions League Offside so head over there now to see who’s going to be playing who this season.
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Here are [...]
Category: Champions LeagueChampions League Third Qualifying Round - McClaren’s Revenge?
By: Daryl | 12 Comments
The big Steve McClaren plan was to fold up the brolly, dust himself off, pretend Euro 2008 never happened and go prove himself in foreign lands. And lo and behold, the Champions League Third Qualifying Round draw has paired his new team FC Twente with the Premier League’s very own Arsenal. I’ll bet he never [...]
Category: Champions LeagueThe Offside Euro 2008 Champion: Charles Snyder
By: Dave Martinez | 5 Comments
Over three weeks of tournament action and only one country stood tall: Sweden. Ibrahimovich proved to be unstoppable in the virtual world, earning glory for his country where the real world left a bit to be desired. Standing in the finals against a tough Croatian squad, they dispatched their opponents 2-1 for [...]
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Tags: Africa, African Cup of Nations, Asia, Australia, Bundesliga, BWIN Liga, Champions League, Club World Cup, CONCACAF, Daily Dose, Dutch Eredivisie, England, English Premier League, Europe, French Ligue 1, Leagues, Mexico, MLS, Name to Remember, North America, Oceania, Photo of the Day, Podcasts, Polls, Romania, Scottish Premier League, Serie A, South America, Spain La Liga, Tournaments, UEFA Cup, United States, Weekend Watch, World FootballThose Champions League Final Penalty Kicks
By: Daryl | 12 Comments
Chelsea fans look away now. We already posted these in the LiveBlog today, but thought it was worth spotlighting them here. Read on for a few reflections on those all important efforts from 12 yards…
Category: Champions League Tags: Champions League, Chelsea, Cristiano Ronaldo, Didier Drogba, Edwin Van der Sar, John Terry, Man Utd, penalties, Ryan GiggsChampions League Final 2008 LiveBlog: Chelsea vs Man Utd
By: Daryl | 163 Comments
AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER NEMENOV
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Chelsea 1-1 Man Utd
AET - Man Utd win 6-5 on penalties.
Lampard 45′ - Ronaldo 26′
Luzhniki Stadium, 21st May 2008
Kick off: 22:45 local time, 19:45 GMT
Category: Champions LeagueKey Matchups in the Champions League Final
By: Daryl | 5 Comments
It’s Chelsea vs Man Utd today, so heree’s a breakdown of the key head to head battles between players, management and billionaire businessmen.
Category: Champions LeaguePlay the Champions League Final Whack-a-Mole Game
By: Daryl | No Comments
Ever wanted to whack a Chelsea player on the head? How about a Man Utd player? How about both?
Well now you can, sort of, because we’ve been sent a nice little Champions League themed variation on the old Whack-a-Mole game (pictured) to share with you. Except instead of moles you can choose to whack either [...]
Category: Champions LeagueChampions League Final Predictor Contest
By: Ian Rose | 22 Comments
It’s been a while since we at The Offside (and specifically, The Offside Podcast) had a giveaway. I don’t want to ruin any upcoming surprises, but let’s just say we’ve been saving prizes up for a certain large event that happens in June. Before that, though, there is a certain other game on [...]
Category: Champions LeagueMore Locker Room Material for Drogba
By: Ian Rose | 14 Comments
Nemanja Vidic may have been a bit busy with a Champions League semifinal of his own a few weeks back, but he should have been paying a little attention to the other one as well. Before the second leg of the semi between Chelsea and Liverpool, Rafa Benitez lashed out at Didier Drogba with [...]
Category: Champions League Tags: Champions League, Champions League Final, Chelsea, Didier Drogba, Manchester United, Nemanja VidicDaily Dose 5.16.08
By: Laurie | No Comments
Some news to read as you have a talk with your vodka bottle. And it talks back*:
Fake firebombs, big-screen TVs and low-alcohol beer. How SwissAustria is keeping you safe for Euros (Euro 2008 at World Cup Blog)
Does that Italian ESPN spot perpetuate stereotypes? (Italy World Cup Blog)
Best keepers in the EPL? (Keeper [...]
“Quarantine” for British fans Heading to Moscow?
By: Laurie | 2 Comments
Last month before the France-England friendly in Paris, I had the thrill of being sardined into a Metro train heading out to the stadium as several drunken English fans launched into off-key renditions of, among other things, “God Save the Queen.”
It’s a good thing the ride was short, because by the time we got to [...]
Category: Champions LeagueFootball is the New Diplomacy as Ticket = Visa in Moscow
By: Daryl | No Comments
Remember how the Champions League Final was going to be a nightmare because it takes so long to get a Russian visa? There was pessimistic talk of Manchester United and Chelsea fans being unable to get their paperwork done in time and European club football’s showpiece event taking place in front of a half empty [...]
Category: Champions LeagueHow To Ruin A Season, by Adrian Mutu
By: chris | 3 Comments
It has been an altogether fantastic season for the Viola, their first with a clean slate after the turmoil of Calciopoli. They’ve spent most of the season in fourth place and made a deep run into the UEFA Cup, before running into the Scottish team bus. Boasting a young, promising nucleus, the two unquestioned stars [...]
Champions League Semi Final LiveBlog: Chelsea vs Liverpool (2nd Leg)
By: Daryl | 83 Comments
Chelsea 3-2 Liverpool (agg. 4-3)
Drogba 33′ 105′ - Torres 64′
Lampard (pen) 98′ Babel 118′
Kick-off: 7:45 GMT
Read on for the LiveBlog…
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