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/bundesliga/apparently-white-men-can-jump.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/bundesliga/apparently-white-men-can-jump.html#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:30:16 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/bundesliga/apparently-white-men-can-jump.html Not gracefully, though. Is this the man you’d want tattooed across your back? Alright, yes – most sincerest apologies. Jurgen Klopp: Football god. Rock on, Klopp lovers. Rock on. ]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/bundesliga/apparently-white-men-can-jump.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/photo-of-the-day/pucker-up-for-sergio-ramos.html http://www.theoffside.com/photo-of-the-day/pucker-up-for-sergio-ramos.html#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:00:33 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/photo-of-the-day/pucker-up-for-sergio-ramos.html Which would have a greater turnover: Real Madrid or a Sergio Ramos kissing booth? Is that a trick question? Perhaps. Line forms behind Cristiano Ronaldo, ladies. Meanwhile, a Barcelona fan gives her thoughts on the situation after the jump. (Not really, but it’s rather close to the expected reality, no?) ]]> http://www.theoffside.com/photo-of-the-day/pucker-up-for-sergio-ramos.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-game-of-love.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-game-of-love.html#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:00:32 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-game-of-love.html Caption: Hans Martinez (L) of Universidad Catolica vies for the ball with Maximiliano Moralez of Velez Sarsfield during their Copa Libertadores 2011 football match at the San Carlos de Apoquindo stadium in Santiago, on April 07, 2011. (Photo by Claudio Santana/AFP/Getty Images) But what’s really happening is they’re holding hands, the big brother leading his (tiny) little [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-game-of-love.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/photo-dani-alves-creep.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/photo-dani-alves-creep.html#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:38:59 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/photo-dani-alves-creep.html I can’t quite put my finger on what unsettles me about this picture, but I am rendered terrified, eyes dancing around the room furiously for either ninjas, levitating objects or a rape whistle. Or, as a friend put it: “There is a certain Rohypnol vibe.” Good job, Dani. ]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/photo-dani-alves-creep.html/feed 6 http://www.theoffside.com/photo-of-the-day/hes-either-the-messiah-or-the-karate-kid-maybe-both.html http://www.theoffside.com/photo-of-the-day/hes-either-the-messiah-or-the-karate-kid-maybe-both.html#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:00:06 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/photo-of-the-day/hes-either-the-messiah-or-the-karate-kid-maybe-both.html Pepe Reina poses for arguably the picture of the year thus far before the Europa League match between Liverpool and Sparta Prague. (AFP Photo/Joe Klamar) ]]> http://www.theoffside.com/photo-of-the-day/hes-either-the-messiah-or-the-karate-kid-maybe-both.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/photo-siamese-triplets.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/photo-siamese-triplets.html#comments Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:53:31 +0000 Jan http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/photo-siamese-triplets.html Borussia Mönchengladbach’s midfield trio/triplet Marco Reus, Michael Bradley and Thorben Marx celebrate Reus’ goal against Bayern Munich (1-1). A great team goal (jump to 3m35s) assembled by Reus, Bradley and Bobadilla. (Photo by Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images) ]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/photo-siamese-triplets.html/feed 3 http://www.theoffside.com/photo-of-the-day/complete-the-picture-matt-taylor-bolton.html http://www.theoffside.com/photo-of-the-day/complete-the-picture-matt-taylor-bolton.html#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:49:10 +0000 Jan http://www.theoffside.com/photo-of-the-day/complete-the-picture-matt-taylor-bolton.html We are not looking for a caption for this photo for a change. Instead it’s time to use your Google Image/YouTube skills – or image/video search tool of choice skills – to find the missing parts of this photo. The ones that help us understand why Bolton’s Matt Taylor is looking the way he is [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/photo-of-the-day/complete-the-picture-matt-taylor-bolton.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/leagues/photo-of-the-day-from-pato-with-love.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/photo-of-the-day-from-pato-with-love.html#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:01:11 +0000 Dave Martinez http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/photo-of-the-day-from-pato-with-love.html Happy Valentine’s Day Everyone! . * Pic courtesy of Off The Post ]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/photo-of-the-day-from-pato-with-love.html/feed 1 http://www.theoffside.com/photo-of-the-day/caption-this-thats-a-boob.html http://www.theoffside.com/photo-of-the-day/caption-this-thats-a-boob.html#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:30:28 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/photo-of-the-day/caption-this-thats-a-boob.html (For those who struggle with object identification.) Jokes at the ready… There should be something about needing another to make a pair of boobs on the pitch. (See: Cassano, Antonio.) ]]> http://www.theoffside.com/photo-of-the-day/caption-this-thats-a-boob.html/feed 9