http://www.theoffside.com League Football, Soccer News and Views from Around the World Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:55:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/the-home-straight-but-who-will-take-the-league-titles.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/the-home-straight-but-who-will-take-the-league-titles.html#comments Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:06:39 +0000 Rob http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/the-home-straight-but-who-will-take-the-league-titles.html We’re entering that wonderful part of the season, where every game matters because the title is on the line. Unless, you watch the SPL. Anyway, the title races this years are really hard to call. In France any one of six teams could win the league. The Premier League is still a three horse race. [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/the-home-straight-but-who-will-take-the-league-titles.html/feed 9 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-offside-euro-2008-champion-charles-snyder.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-offside-euro-2008-champion-charles-snyder.html#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:00:54 +0000 Dave Martinez http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-offside-euro-2008-champion-charles-snyder.html 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 [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-offside-euro-2008-champion-charles-snyder.html/feed 5 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/clubs-on-the-verge-of-domestic-titles.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/clubs-on-the-verge-of-domestic-titles.html#comments Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:00:46 +0000 Inara http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/clubs-on-the-verge-of-domestic-titles.html Though there’s still several weeks left in most European football leagues, some domestic title races are already over. In Portugal, Porto were declared champions (though they might be relegated) while in Greece, Olympiakos won their 36th title (thanks in part to a court decision). This weekend could see a few more clubs step into the [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/clubs-on-the-verge-of-domestic-titles.html/feed 4 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/players-going-on-strike-is-the-latest-fashion.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/players-going-on-strike-is-the-latest-fashion.html#comments Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:00:29 +0000 Inara http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/players-going-on-strike-is-the-latest-fashion.html Players from Boavista have announced that they will be on strike this weekend due to the fact that their salaries are two months overdue. The Porto based club, currently 10th in the BWIN Liga, know that a win may allow them to move into eighth, but according to the players’ union, the Boavista squad will [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/players-going-on-strike-is-the-latest-fashion.html/feed 1 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/all-about-promotion-whos-coming-up-in-europe.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/all-about-promotion-whos-coming-up-in-europe.html#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:00:01 +0000 Laurie http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/all-about-promotion-whos-coming-up-in-europe.html The other day we talked about the rather depressing subject of relegation. Today though? The sun is shining, so let’s move on to a much happier topic: Promotion. What second-level European teams may be moving up to the top flight? This is not just a pride issue. It’s a huge [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/all-about-promotion-whos-coming-up-in-europe.html/feed 13 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/if-relegation-happened-today-who-would-go-down.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/if-relegation-happened-today-who-would-go-down.html#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:00:21 +0000 Laurie http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/if-relegation-happened-today-who-would-go-down.html Ah, relegation. It’s every club’s biggest dread. (With the probable exceptions of the EPL’s Derby County, or French Ligue 1’s Metz, or SPL’s Gretna, where death might be the only event better able to offer pain relief.) And it’s a rite of passage around the world. (Unless, of course, you’re American.) Relegation [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/if-relegation-happened-today-who-would-go-down.html/feed 13 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/bwin-liga/the-magnificent-fall-of-uniao-leiria.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/bwin-liga/the-magnificent-fall-of-uniao-leiria.html#comments Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:00:05 +0000 Ian Rose http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/bwin-liga/the-magnificent-fall-of-uniao-leiria.html We all marvel at teams that seem to perform beyond their potential, the little guys that come out of nowhere, emerging from relative obscurity to make miracle runs in their league, cup, or sometimes even in Europe. Unless they happen to beat our beloved clubs along the way, we tend to adopt these teams, [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/bwin-liga/the-magnificent-fall-of-uniao-leiria.html/feed 1 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/bwin-liga/porto-win-their-23rd-title-but-could-be-relegated.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/bwin-liga/porto-win-their-23rd-title-but-could-be-relegated.html#comments Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:00:10 +0000 Inara http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/bwin-liga/porto-win-their-23rd-title-but-could-be-relegated.html Porto cruised to their third successive title today after beating Estrela Amadora 6-0 at home. Now that’s what I call winning with style. Watch Lucho Gonzalez, Tarik Sektioui, Ricardo Quaresma, Bruno Alves, and Lisandro Lopez (as well as Mauricio, who scored an own goal) share the spoils below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJylFlGG4V8 Having accumulated 63 points and with only [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/bwin-liga/porto-win-their-23rd-title-but-could-be-relegated.html/feed 8 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/golden-whistle-blows-on-porto-president.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/golden-whistle-blows-on-porto-president.html#comments Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:30:43 +0000 Daryl http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/golden-whistle-blows-on-porto-president.html This story has been rolling around for a while now, but Porto President Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa will finally strand trial on the charge of bribing a referee before a game in 2004. Da Costa (allegedly) handed referee Augusto Duarte a hefty payday of €2,500 before Porto’s league game against Beira Mar, and was [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/golden-whistle-blows-on-porto-president.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/photo-of-the-day-losing-blows.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/photo-of-the-day-losing-blows.html#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:00:14 +0000 Martha http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/photo-of-the-day-losing-blows.html Porto captain Lucho Gonzalez reacts as his team suffer only their second loss of the season, going down 0-2 to third-place Sporting Lisbon yesterday. The Offside Blogging Team can also be found at these Offside blogs: Roma | African Cup of Nations | LA Galaxy | Serie A | Les Bleus | Gli Azzurri | [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/photo-of-the-day-losing-blows.html/feed 2