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/north-america/precursor-to-legal-proceedings.html http://www.theoffside.com/north-america/precursor-to-legal-proceedings.html#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:46:13 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/north-america/precursor-to-legal-proceedings.html Fernando Arce, on the left, had a yellow card next to his name from yesterday’s CONCACAF Champions League game between Santos Laguna and Cruz Azul. It’s a wonder Christian Gimenez, on the right, didn’t show up with a skull and crossbones next to his. No video yet, so the good money says Hollywood is waiting until [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/north-america/precursor-to-legal-proceedings.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/north-america/defending-the-mls-combine.html http://www.theoffside.com/north-america/defending-the-mls-combine.html#comments Sun, 09 Jan 2011 19:51:05 +0000 The Offside http://www.theoffside.com/north-america/defending-the-mls-combine.html With some of the top college talent ever present and the future of MLS on the line, the 2011 MLS Combine demands respect. While the event has been written off in previous years as unnecessary, tedious, and boring, the videos coming out of the first day alone paint an entirely different picture. ]]> http://www.theoffside.com/north-america/defending-the-mls-combine.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/north-america/congratulations-to-university-of-akron-2010-college-cup-winners.html http://www.theoffside.com/north-america/congratulations-to-university-of-akron-2010-college-cup-winners.html#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 02:18:41 +0000 The Offside http://www.theoffside.com/north-america/congratulations-to-university-of-akron-2010-college-cup-winners.html College soccer is on the rise in the United States, with record attendances this season. Few teams have exemplified that growth like University of Akron, whose soccer program has enjoyed fantastic support over the past few seasons. Now they have a trophy to show for it as well. Today, the “Zips” of [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/north-america/congratulations-to-university-of-akron-2010-college-cup-winners.html/feed 1 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/mls/new-york-red-bulls-defeat-juventus-in-friendly.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/mls/new-york-red-bulls-defeat-juventus-in-friendly.html#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 01:48:34 +0000 Francesco http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/mls/new-york-red-bulls-defeat-juventus-in-friendly.html Living in the tri-state area, I’m pretty lucky that over the years many European teams have come to play in the New York area. Since I have been a calcio aficionado since birth, any time an Italian team has come to play here I have always jumped at the chance to go and see them. [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/mls/new-york-red-bulls-defeat-juventus-in-friendly.html/feed 12 http://www.theoffside.com/north-america/the-mexican-volcano-stadium.html http://www.theoffside.com/north-america/the-mexican-volcano-stadium.html#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:30:17 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/north-america/the-mexican-volcano-stadium.html Volcanoes are a big current affair, you know, which is how the stadium plans for Estadio Chivas popped into current view, despite being announced over a year ago. The headline It Is A Football Stadium Inside A Volcano is thankfully misleading: no one’s building a 42,000 seater which will one day be incinerated by lava and [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/north-america/the-mexican-volcano-stadium.html/feed 5 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/video-le-toux-nets-hat-trick-in-home-debut-of-the-union.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/video-le-toux-nets-hat-trick-in-home-debut-of-the-union.html#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 02:26:12 +0000 Dave Martinez http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/video-le-toux-nets-hat-trick-in-home-debut-of-the-union.html What a way to debut at home! The Philadelphia Union beat DC United in a thriller, 3-2 in what was a night of firsts. Their first win, their first home game, their first home win for that matter, and their first hat trick. That honor went to the stellar Sebastian Le Toux [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/video-le-toux-nets-hat-trick-in-home-debut-of-the-union.html/feed 4 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/caption-this-there-is-no-choking-in-football.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/caption-this-there-is-no-choking-in-football.html#comments Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:47:58 +0000 Dave Martinez http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/caption-this-there-is-no-choking-in-football.html Roy Miller of the New York Red Bulls and Pat Noonan of the Seattle Sounders . . . Getting to know each other. CAPTION AWAY! ]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/caption-this-there-is-no-choking-in-football.html/feed 14 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/obamaglory-defensive-partnership-has-no-future.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/obamaglory-defensive-partnership-has-no-future.html#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:02:08 +0000 Jan http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/obamaglory-defensive-partnership-has-no-future.html Glory, mascot of the women’s soccer team Washington Freedom, commits a foul following a mistimed tackle. Michelle Obama succeeds with the initial tackle, but the kid just picks up the rebound and breezes past her. In her defense, her aim wasn’t to stop the kids in the first place, but to get them moving. “Mrs. Obama’s [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/obamaglory-defensive-partnership-has-no-future.html/feed 6 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/throwball-to-futbol-nfl-star-chad-ochocinco-may-make-the-switch.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/throwball-to-futbol-nfl-star-chad-ochocinco-may-make-the-switch.html#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:26:46 +0000 Dave Martinez http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/throwball-to-futbol-nfl-star-chad-ochocinco-may-make-the-switch.html Some players transcend their sport, whether through their performance or personality. In the NFL, one player does both; Chad Ochocinco. Much like the collective bargaining mess in the MLS, the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement has less than 24 months till expiration, and players are already beginning to throw the first blows in what [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/throwball-to-futbol-nfl-star-chad-ochocinco-may-make-the-switch.html/feed 7 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/who-will-wipe-away-fernando-gagos-tears.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/who-will-wipe-away-fernando-gagos-tears.html#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:30:33 +0000 Dave Martinez http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/who-will-wipe-away-fernando-gagos-tears.html Fernando Gago has been desperately looking for playing time ahead of the World Cup. Once a solid starter for Real Madrid, he has become a much appreciated but set aside commodity on the bench of Los Blancos while the newest crop of Galactico’s take charge of the famed Spanish side. But that isn’t [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/who-will-wipe-away-fernando-gagos-tears.html/feed 6