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/world-football/david-beckham-lifetime-of-achievement.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/david-beckham-lifetime-of-achievement.html#comments Sun, 19 Dec 2010 19:13:57 +0000 Sarah http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/david-beckham-lifetime-of-achievement.html David Beckham: Before Victoria, Madrid, Armani and LA Tonight, David Beckham will receive a lifetime achievement award from the BBC.  There are few people that would argue that David Beckham has not achieved a lot in his lifetime.  Both on and off the field, he has left a dent not only on the game but he [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/david-beckham-lifetime-of-achievement.html/feed 2 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/rooney-and-ferguson-on-a-break-or-ready-to-break-up.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/rooney-and-ferguson-on-a-break-or-ready-to-break-up.html#comments Sun, 17 Oct 2010 23:21:45 +0000 Sarah http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/rooney-and-ferguson-on-a-break-or-ready-to-break-up.html Happier Times? Transfer rumors have surrounded Wayne Rooney since his personal life was (again) plastered all over the front pages of the English press.  When he was dropped by Alex Ferguson for Manchester United’s game against Everton, most people thought it was a protective measure (given the abuse Rooney would be exposed by his former club). [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/rooney-and-ferguson-on-a-break-or-ready-to-break-up.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/mls/beckham-scoring-from-the-field-screaming-from-the-bench.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/mls/beckham-scoring-from-the-field-screaming-from-the-bench.html#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 04:19:59 +0000 Sarah http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/mls/beckham-scoring-from-the-field-screaming-from-the-bench.html Beckham scored his first goal of the season tonight in the LA derby against Chivas USA.  It was scored from a free-kick position right outside the box and landed in the top right corner.  [Insert Bend it like Beckham joke here.]  His last goal for The Galaxy was September 9, 2009.  Despite it being [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/mls/beckham-scoring-from-the-field-screaming-from-the-bench.html/feed 1 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/ten-footballers-id-like-to-see-biopics-of.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/ten-footballers-id-like-to-see-biopics-of.html#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:51:33 +0000 Rob http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/ten-footballers-id-like-to-see-biopics-of.html So today is Oscar day, so like many other people, movies are on my mind. Last year we had a couple of unusally great little football films in Looking for Eric and The Damned United, the latter a biopic of Brian Clough which proved a fascinating insight into the man (albeit in a nicer way [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/ten-footballers-id-like-to-see-biopics-of.html/feed 8 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/serie-a/drama-in-milan-as-inter-win-derby-2-0.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/serie-a/drama-in-milan-as-inter-win-derby-2-0.html#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:14:14 +0000 Rob http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/serie-a/drama-in-milan-as-inter-win-derby-2-0.html The Derby Della Maddonina produced a fair bit of drama today, as you might expect. Going into the game, Milan were six points behind Inter, with a game in hand. Well bad news for those who like close title races – Inter saw off Milan by two goals to win their [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/serie-a/drama-in-milan-as-inter-win-derby-2-0.html/feed 16 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/an-alternative-christmas-message-from-sepp.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/an-alternative-christmas-message-from-sepp.html#comments Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:19:23 +0000 Rob http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/an-alternative-christmas-message-from-sepp.html In the UK, and possibly other parts of the World, The Queen’s Speech on Christmas Day is somewhat of an institution. The whole country stops to go “Bloody Queen, coming on telly and lecturing us on Christmas” and are briefly united in a dislike for the monarchy. Or maybe that’s just my family? Anyway, the Queen [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/an-alternative-christmas-message-from-sepp.html/feed 2 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-offside-100-2000-09-the-results.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-offside-100-2000-09-the-results.html#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:03:35 +0000 Rob http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-offside-100-2000-09-the-results.html Last week, I asked you to vote for you favourite 20 players of the decade, here in this very post, are the Top 100 players of the last 10 years, voted for by you, the readers and bloggers of the offside. First thing I want to say is thank you, everyone for the absolutely amazing response [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-offside-100-2000-09-the-results.html/feed 25 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/mls/landycakes-vs-beckham-bigger-mls-audience.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/mls/landycakes-vs-beckham-bigger-mls-audience.html#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:30:33 +0000 Daryl http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/mls/landycakes-vs-beckham-bigger-mls-audience.html Are you bored of the Landon Donovan vs David Beckham catfight yet? I’m not. In fact, I think seeing these two air their arguments in public was the one and only thing that could have made the “Beckham in Los Angeles” story interesting again. Who knows? Maybe one day we’ll look back and realize it was [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/mls/landycakes-vs-beckham-bigger-mls-audience.html/feed 5 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/daily-dose-january-29th-2009.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/daily-dose-january-29th-2009.html#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:00:17 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/daily-dose-january-29th-2009.html Stuff to read while you casually put the ball in from 40 yards out during a friendly at an RV park…… A brilliant Harry Redknapp postmatch crib sheet. (Top Spurs) WAG does pop music video without a great deal of clothing. (The Spoiler) Another in the Becks to Milan crowd. (mCalcio) Everyone’s a Barca fan these days, including Kobe [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/daily-dose-january-29th-2009.html/feed 1 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/offside-rewind-links-only-a-mother-could-love.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/offside-rewind-links-only-a-mother-could-love.html#comments Sat, 08 Nov 2008 04:00:33 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/offside-rewind-links-only-a-mother-could-love.html Discussing Stevie G’s “penalty”. Strange yellow cards in Croatia and Brazil. David Beckham’s MLS career could be over sooner than people thought. But even without His GoldenNuggets, MLS will still have goals. Champions League has goals too. Lots of them. The neverending war between the Premier League and the world wide web wages onward. Lionel Messi’s reputation takes a hit [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/offside-rewind-links-only-a-mother-could-love.html/feed 0