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/spain-la-liga/finances-el-clasico-always-wins.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/finances-el-clasico-always-wins.html#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:22:18 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/finances-el-clasico-always-wins.html The yearly list of football club annual revenue is out yet again and the gap between the two Spanish behemoths and the rest of the field is growing ever wider. Despite the trophy success of last year, Barcelona has lost the financial Clasico to Real Madrid…yet again (lucky number seven in a row) – and [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/finances-el-clasico-always-wins.html/feed 1 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/mls/kei-kamara-dons-the-gorilla-suit.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/mls/kei-kamara-dons-the-gorilla-suit.html#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:46:16 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/mls/kei-kamara-dons-the-gorilla-suit.html This takes down February’s best footy related video award easily. Kei Kamara of the Kansas City Wizards dons the gorilla suit for a series of pranks during a set of real or staged interviews. It doesn’t really matter – it’s all awesome. It is also very likely Cyprion Hedrick wet his pants. ]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/mls/kei-kamara-dons-the-gorilla-suit.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/kitties-taking-over-the-world.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/kitties-taking-over-the-world.html#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:20:12 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/kitties-taking-over-the-world.html A pitch invasion took center stage during the first half at Anfield this evening, if only because no one else could. There’s something in here about the cat being more productive than Andy Carroll, too. Also, it already has at least three Twitter accounts. Of course. (One of them.) Another cat, a black one, bolted across the [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/kitties-taking-over-the-world.html/feed 1 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/balotelli-feels-the-magic.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/balotelli-feels-the-magic.html#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:23:07 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/balotelli-feels-the-magic.html Beyond anything which Mario may or may not be doing…what an odd sequence to catch during a game, isn’t it? Fans get caught doing things quite often, but not players seated in cushy boxes. That said….Mario makes a coke can disappear. I think. Which is pretty nice. Though I imagine the higher ups would prefer he [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/balotelli-feels-the-magic.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/bundesliga/bayern-the-good-guys.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/bundesliga/bayern-the-good-guys.html#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:01:42 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/bundesliga/bayern-the-good-guys.html If you’ve paid any attention to the Bayern Munich news bits over the past years, you’ll know that they’ve got some characters running the show. Thus their public persona isn’t exactly seen as the cuddly teddy bear, smiled-at-least-once-in-their-lives types. So to hear that they gave Borussia Dortmund, a direct competitor, a loan which saved them [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/bundesliga/bayern-the-good-guys.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/learning-to-tackle-possibly-a-couple-years-late.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/learning-to-tackle-possibly-a-couple-years-late.html#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:42:13 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/learning-to-tackle-possibly-a-couple-years-late.html This might be a touch simplistic and naive, but… Shouldn’t DVDs on ‘how to tackle’ be handed out to the youth teams of Premiership clubs, rather than the guys getting six figures a week to go in at some poor man’s ankles? But the higher ups at the FA in England have deemed it a necessary act. [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/learning-to-tackle-possibly-a-couple-years-late.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/serie-a/no-time-for-playing-in-the-snow.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/serie-a/no-time-for-playing-in-the-snow.html#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:18:16 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/serie-a/no-time-for-playing-in-the-snow.html Footballers already get millions to play a game as their career, delighting in an extended childhood. Why not go all the way and stop for playtime in the snow as well? Actually, Joel Obi’s plunge into a snowbank really just serves as further proof no game should ever be canceled due to snow. It should be [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/serie-a/no-time-for-playing-in-the-snow.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-best-matchup-in-football.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-best-matchup-in-football.html#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:31:42 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-best-matchup-in-football.html At least for 2011-12. Having already played once this season to raucous applause, Palermo and Inter danced once again at the San Siro today amidst the snow. Their first meeting was nice, Palermo snatching a 4-3 victory and giving neutrals the joyous gift of 7 goals. Tonight they did one better collectively – a 4-4 draw, [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-best-matchup-in-football.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/serie-a/vareses-true-ghost-goal.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/serie-a/vareses-true-ghost-goal.html#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:43:13 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/serie-a/vareses-true-ghost-goal.html Portions of Italy have been belted with snow over the past two days, canceling a number of matches as they dismiss the delight of a winter wonderland. The Serie B match between Livorno and Varese made it til the very end, however, with Magnus Troest (big arsed central defender) scoring a brace. This is the [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/serie-a/vareses-true-ghost-goal.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/the-hancuffed-everton-fan.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/the-hancuffed-everton-fan.html#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:19:10 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/the-hancuffed-everton-fan.html One of the biggest days of the football year – the transfers are far more important than the games – and the thunder’s been stolen by some nutjob who decided to handcuff himself to the post during Everton and Man City at Goodison Park. He was protesting…ummm… Never before has a Premier League match been interrupted by [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/the-hancuffed-everton-fan.html/feed 0