

Champions League
The Offside Euro 2008 Champion: Charles Snyder
By: Dave Martinez |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 [...]
Those Champions League Final Penalty Kicks
By: Daryl |Chelsea fans look away now. We already posted these in the LiveBlog today, but thought it was worth spotlighting them here. Read on for a few reflections on those all important efforts from 12 yards…
Champions League Final 2008 LiveBlog: Chelsea vs Man Utd
By: Daryl |AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER NEMENOV
…
Chelsea 1-1 Man Utd
AET - Man Utd win 6-5 on penalties.
Lampard 45′ - Ronaldo 26′
Luzhniki Stadium, 21st May 2008
Kick off: 22:45 local time, 19:45 GMT
Key Matchups in the Champions League Final
By: Daryl |It’s Chelsea vs Man Utd today, so heree’s a breakdown of the key head to head battles between players, management and billionaire businessmen.
Play the Champions League Final Whack-a-Mole Game
By: Daryl |Ever wanted to whack a Chelsea player on the head? How about a Man Utd player? How about both?
Well now you can, sort of, because we’ve been sent a nice little Champions League themed variation on the old Whack-a-Mole game (pictured) to share with you. Except instead of moles you can choose to whack either [...]
Champions League Final Predictor Contest
By: Ian Rose |It’s been a while since we at The Offside (and specifically, The Offside Podcast) had a giveaway. I don’t want to ruin any upcoming surprises, but let’s just say we’ve been saving prizes up for a certain large event that happens in June. Before that, though, there is a certain other game on [...]
More Locker Room Material for Drogba
By: Ian Rose |Nemanja Vidic may have been a bit busy with a Champions League semifinal of his own a few weeks back, but he should have been paying a little attention to the other one as well. Before the second leg of the semi between Chelsea and Liverpool, Rafa Benitez lashed out at Didier Drogba with [...]
Daily Dose 5.16.08
By: Laurie |Some news to read as you have a talk with your vodka bottle. And it talks back*:
Fake firebombs, big-screen TVs and low-alcohol beer. How SwissAustria is keeping you safe for Euros (Euro 2008 at World Cup Blog)
Does that Italian ESPN spot perpetuate stereotypes? (Italy World Cup Blog)
Best keepers in the EPL? (Keeper [...]
“Quarantine” for British fans Heading to Moscow?
By: Laurie |Last month before the France-England friendly in Paris, I had the thrill of being sardined into a Metro train heading out to the stadium as several drunken English fans launched into off-key renditions of, among other things, “God Save the Queen.”
It’s a good thing the ride was short, because by the time we got to [...]
Football is the New Diplomacy as Ticket = Visa in Moscow
By: Daryl |Remember how the Champions League Final was going to be a nightmare because it takes so long to get a Russian visa? There was pessimistic talk of Manchester United and Chelsea fans being unable to get their paperwork done in time and European club football’s showpiece event taking place in front of a half empty [...]
How To Ruin A Season, by Adrian Mutu
By: chris |It has been an altogether fantastic season for the Viola, their first with a clean slate after the turmoil of Calciopoli. They’ve spent most of the season in fourth place and made a deep run into the UEFA Cup, before running into the Scottish team bus. Boasting a young, promising nucleus, the two unquestioned stars [...]
Champions League Semi Final LiveBlog: Chelsea vs Liverpool (2nd Leg)
By: Daryl |Chelsea 3-2 Liverpool (agg. 4-3)
Drogba 33′ 105′ - Torres 64′
Lampard (pen) 98′ Babel 118′
Kick-off: 7:45 GMT
Read on for the LiveBlog…
Liverpool and Chelsea Videos. Because you can’t have too much pre-Champions League Excitement
By: Laurie |http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28bqdoP2IWc
Yesterday we did some Barcelona and Manchester United highlight videos to get you thinking about Champions League.
So today? We need to do some Liverpool (above) and Chelsea (below.)
Because you can’t have too much pre-Champions League excitement.
Chelsea v Liverpool Champions League Preview: It’s Almost Over
By: chris |Chelsea 1 - Liverpool 1
If you don’t know how the score got that way you must’ve been in a coma for the last ten days. Either that or you’re a part of the Riise family and still in denial.
The first leg wasn’t historically terrible, but it certainly wasn’t one most (sane) people would choose [...]
Man Utd vs Barcelona Champions League Semi Final LiveBlog (2nd Leg)
By: Daryl |
Man Utd 1-0 Barcelona (agg 1-0)
Scholes 14′





