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/africa/togo-suspended-from-next-two-african-cup-tournaments-seriously.html http://www.theoffside.com/africa/togo-suspended-from-next-two-african-cup-tournaments-seriously.html#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:17:11 +0000 Dave Martinez http://www.theoffside.com/africa/togo-suspended-from-next-two-african-cup-tournaments-seriously.html The African Football Confederation has suspended Togo from participating in the next two African Cup tournaments due to governmental interference following the terrorist attacks that caused the death of their assistant coach, bus driver and press officer, injuring up to six others in the process. You read that correctly. Here is the story in a nutshell for [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/africa/togo-suspended-from-next-two-african-cup-tournaments-seriously.html/feed 18 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/is-it-time-to-take-manchester-city-seriously-yet.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/is-it-time-to-take-manchester-city-seriously-yet.html#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:09:40 +0000 Rob http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/is-it-time-to-take-manchester-city-seriously-yet.html Big result in the Premier League today as Manchester City beat Arsenal 4-2. This not only provides them with their first league win over “Big Four” opposition this season, but also keeps their 100% record in tact. Alright so they’ve only played 4 games, but 4 wins out of 4 is [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/is-it-time-to-take-manchester-city-seriously-yet.html/feed 13 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/google-wants-everyone-to-know.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/google-wants-everyone-to-know.html#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:00:28 +0000 Laurie http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/google-wants-everyone-to-know.html Google would like you to know that, contrary to rumor, they do not censor images for political content. Even explosive little hot potatoes like this one of Egyptian player Mohamed Aboutreika at the African Cup of Nations. From the blog from a Google software engineer. Every now and then a story surfaces that Google [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/google-wants-everyone-to-know.html/feed 4 http://www.theoffside.com/africa/photo-of-the-day-ominous.html http://www.theoffside.com/africa/photo-of-the-day-ominous.html#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:00:11 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/africa/photo-of-the-day-ominous.html This photo was taken the day before Cameroon faced Egypt in the ACN final. The dark clouds in the background didn’t just forecast the weather, but also the game ahead. Cameroon lost 1-0. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) ]]> http://www.theoffside.com/africa/photo-of-the-day-ominous.html/feed 1 http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/african-cup-of-nations/africa-cup-of-nations-final-at-world-cup-blog.html http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/african-cup-of-nations/africa-cup-of-nations-final-at-world-cup-blog.html#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:00:45 +0000 Daryl http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/african-cup-of-nations/africa-cup-of-nations-final-at-world-cup-blog.html After three weeks of brilliant attacking football, long range goals, Samuel Eto’o breaking records and Nigeria not being very good, it’s the Africa Cup of Nations Final today. It’s the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon versus the Pharaohs of Egypt in what should be an excellent game of football. Cameroon knocked out host Ghana in the [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/african-cup-of-nations/africa-cup-of-nations-final-at-world-cup-blog.html/feed 1 http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/african-cup-of-nations/photo-of-the-day-pure-joy.html http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/african-cup-of-nations/photo-of-the-day-pure-joy.html#comments Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:00:56 +0000 Laurie http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/african-cup-of-nations/photo-of-the-day-pure-joy.html This is Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o after the Indomitable Lions’ surprise 1-0 win over Ghana. The expression on his face says it all. (Photo: ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP/Getty Images) ]]> http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/african-cup-of-nations/photo-of-the-day-pure-joy.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/african-cup-of-nations/heres-why-andre-bikey-will-miss-the-africa-cup-of-nations-final-tomorrow.html http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/african-cup-of-nations/heres-why-andre-bikey-will-miss-the-africa-cup-of-nations-final-tomorrow.html#comments Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:45:15 +0000 Daryl http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/african-cup-of-nations/heres-why-andre-bikey-will-miss-the-africa-cup-of-nations-final-tomorrow.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3ptEXSTB_4 Cameroon beat Ghana 1-0 on Thursday and will play Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations final on Sunday, but defender Andre Bikey will not be joining them. The Reading man is suspended after being sent off for this moment of insanity in the final few minutes of Cameroon’s semi-final win. Apparently Bikey felt the [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/african-cup-of-nations/heres-why-andre-bikey-will-miss-the-africa-cup-of-nations-final-tomorrow.html/feed 2 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/weekend-watch-the-scent-of-victory.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/weekend-watch-the-scent-of-victory.html#comments Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:00:25 +0000 Laurie http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/weekend-watch-the-scent-of-victory.html Just a few of this weekend’s interesting matches: Saturday Ghana vs. Cote d’Ivoire. African Cup of Nations 3rd place playoff. A lot of people thought these two strong, star-heavy teams would meet in the final. Instead they were both knocked off in the semis, leading to what should be a much more [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/weekend-watch-the-scent-of-victory.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/african-cup-of-nations/africa-cup-of-nations-quarterfinals-at-world-cup-blog-2.html http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/african-cup-of-nations/africa-cup-of-nations-quarterfinals-at-world-cup-blog-2.html#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:00:17 +0000 Daryl http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/african-cup-of-nations/africa-cup-of-nations-quarterfinals-at-world-cup-blog-2.html The Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals got off to a cracking start yesterday, when the Ghana vs Nigeria showdown actually lived up to the hype. It was a brilliant mix of mutual respect, hard tackling and cramp. Lots and lots of cramp as both sets of players ran themselves silly. Despite having captain John Mensah [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/african-cup-of-nations/africa-cup-of-nations-quarterfinals-at-world-cup-blog-2.html/feed 0