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/world-football/jose-being-jose-in-a-parking-lot.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/jose-being-jose-in-a-parking-lot.html#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:41:08 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/jose-being-jose-in-a-parking-lot.html That’s Jose after last night’s Clasico, hanging out in the Camp Nou parking lot next to the referee’s car. He’s not waiting to tell him how much he enjoyed his performance or beg him for the maker of his cologne, I can tell you that much. Google Translate can do the rest. The man just loves [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/jose-being-jose-in-a-parking-lot.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/mirandes-this-years-cinderella.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/mirandes-this-years-cinderella.html#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:37:07 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/mirandes-this-years-cinderella.html Despite the nonsense about some other matchup in the Copa del Rey right now – can’t quite remember the names of those rather insignificant teams at the moment – the real story is not east, not west, but down. Way down in the third division. Mirandes, a humble little club in the north of Spain, [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/mirandes-this-years-cinderella.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/waynes-world-pepe-time.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/waynes-world-pepe-time.html#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:04:21 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/waynes-world-pepe-time.html The Stomp Seen ‘Round the World has taken front and center in the post-Clasico landscape, of course, and hanging on the fringes is one Wayne Rooney, who saw fit to call Pepe an idiot while Tweetering during the game last evening. This prompted a response from Guti, who’s got nothing better to do because he’s [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/waynes-world-pepe-time.html/feed 1 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/pepes-stompin-good-time.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/pepes-stompin-good-time.html#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:57:45 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/pepes-stompin-good-time.html Would anyone be opposed to a dawn execution for Pepe? The first leg of the Copa del Rey saw Barcelona win (with goals by Puyol and Abidal, as expected) and Jose Mourinho likely lose the services of his molester-moustachioed defender through suspension, with Pepe seeing no card for what appears to be – last segment – [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/pepes-stompin-good-time.html/feed 1 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/the-sevilla-wedding-collection.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/the-sevilla-wedding-collection.html#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:03:40 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/the-sevilla-wedding-collection.html A DVD gift set you never thought you’d get for Christmas. For whatever reason, Sevilla players seem happy enough to have their wedding videos posted on the internet. Possibly as more advertising for the production company; nevertheless, Alvaro Negredo is the second after Jesus Navas to have his day of matrimony filmed for what could be [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/the-sevilla-wedding-collection.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-table-setter-plate-cleaners.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-table-setter-plate-cleaners.html#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:52:51 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-table-setter-plate-cleaners.html According to the description (good luck getting a universally accepted tally on this stat), guess who’s currently leading Big Europe in assists this season? Yup. It’s pretty unfair when he’s surrounded by that type of talent, given the fact that rolling one onto the boot of a teammate is like rolling Adriano into a buffet [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-table-setter-plate-cleaners.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/under-valencias-tree.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/under-valencias-tree.html#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:19:34 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/under-valencias-tree.html Ads with footballers are typically cliched and formulaic. Valencia’s Christmas video is anything but, opening as though we’re about to embark on a Tim Burton film – the soundtrack does wonders. Or maybe it’s appropriately Batman’s true underground lair. And all simply to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. And possibly to buy some of their [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/under-valencias-tree.html/feed 1 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/jose-to-create-special-people.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/jose-to-create-special-people.html#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:32:15 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/jose-to-create-special-people.html There are a number of people whose behavior in football probably shouldn’t serve as a role model to children. One of them is Jose Mourinho, since he’s often busy behaving like a child. (You know – getting piggybacks and poking people in the eye.) And yet here he is, getting his own cartoon to nurture our [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/jose-to-create-special-people.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/the-andres-iniesta-clasico-show.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/the-andres-iniesta-clasico-show.html#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:23:39 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/the-andres-iniesta-clasico-show.html There were a number of solid performance in the weekend’s Clasico, but as the game wore on, the untanned genius that is Andres Iniesta began to take over the show entirely. It was a maestro’s performance worthy of its own lens on the internet. And look at that. Sit back and enjoy. [101gg] ]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/the-andres-iniesta-clasico-show.html/feed 0