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/united-states/never-too-young-for-a-backheel-flick.html http://www.theoffside.com/united-states/never-too-young-for-a-backheel-flick.html#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 10:52:29 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/united-states/never-too-young-for-a-backheel-flick.html This is apparently from an u11 game in Virginia. There is very little else to say, even if it was entirely unintentional. This arguably makes him the most technical American in the world already. Hopefully he gets some life coaching from Freddy Adu. (As in….this is how not to do it.) ]]> http://www.theoffside.com/united-states/never-too-young-for-a-backheel-flick.html/feed 1 http://www.theoffside.com/united-states/charlie-davies-dream-debut-for-dc-united.html http://www.theoffside.com/united-states/charlie-davies-dream-debut-for-dc-united.html#comments Sun, 20 Mar 2011 15:44:19 +0000 The Offside http://www.theoffside.com/united-states/charlie-davies-dream-debut-for-dc-united.html He may have come off the bench and he wasn’t the player of the game, but the night belonged to Charlie Davies. Just one goal was enough to make it an unforgettable night at RFK, but that would have been too ordinary for Davies’ story. There had to be something even more special than his [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/united-states/charlie-davies-dream-debut-for-dc-united.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/united-states/never-too-young-for-felony-brawl-charges.html http://www.theoffside.com/united-states/never-too-young-for-felony-brawl-charges.html#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:31:56 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/united-states/never-too-young-for-felony-brawl-charges.html Brawls happen. Sometimes they seem to happen a bit more frequently in ertain places, but they happen on every level at some point. Tis the nature of the competitive beast. A junior brawl erupted in Florida last week, the scale of the scrum proportional to the level itselt – twas a high school game. Though [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/united-states/never-too-young-for-felony-brawl-charges.html/feed 1 http://www.theoffside.com/united-states/weekend-tv-soccer-schedule-usa.html http://www.theoffside.com/united-states/weekend-tv-soccer-schedule-usa.html#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 20:52:52 +0000 The Offside http://www.theoffside.com/united-states/weekend-tv-soccer-schedule-usa.html This coming weekend, we have a plethora of matches being shown (legally) to US soccer fans on the various cable and satellite networks. The big match in England is Chelsea vs. Manchester United on Sunday. Fox Soccer shows us once again how important the Club World Cup isn’t by showing the final on [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/united-states/weekend-tv-soccer-schedule-usa.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/united-states/brian-mcbride-gets-the-honorary-lego-treatment.html http://www.theoffside.com/united-states/brian-mcbride-gets-the-honorary-lego-treatment.html#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:05:35 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/united-states/brian-mcbride-gets-the-honorary-lego-treatment.html Apparently he’s best remembered for a liver disease during his time in Columbus? He looks quite ill. ]]> http://www.theoffside.com/united-states/brian-mcbride-gets-the-honorary-lego-treatment.html/feed 2 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/ligue-1-matchday-1-fixtures.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/ligue-1-matchday-1-fixtures.html#comments Sat, 07 Aug 2010 16:56:21 +0000 Sarah http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/ligue-1-matchday-1-fixtures.html That’s right, Ligue 1 kick-off is scheduled to start in just a short amount of time.  And for American fans who thought they would be relegated to watching feeds online all season, there is some good news.  Two channels will be showing Ligue 1 this year, allowing fans to see (up to) four games a [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/ligue-1-matchday-1-fixtures.html/feed 4 http://www.theoffside.com/united-states/npsl-us-amateur-final-four-begins.html http://www.theoffside.com/united-states/npsl-us-amateur-final-four-begins.html#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:30:34 +0000 Ryan http://www.theoffside.com/united-states/npsl-us-amateur-final-four-begins.html The National Premier Soccer League will be hosting the 2010 NPSL Final Four in Madison, Alabama on July 29-August 1, 2010. Four teams will come together from across the United States to take part in the fourth NPSL championship weekend. What is the NPSL you might ask? The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), is the [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/united-states/npsl-us-amateur-final-four-begins.html/feed 0 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/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/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