Champions League Chit Chat & Bavarian Window Watching.
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Philipp Lahm and Anatoliy Tymoschuck look to the Champions League knockouts……way, way, way over there.
Category: Champions LeagueThe Tuesday Champions League Wrap of Liverpool Woe
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I gather I speak for many, if not most, when I say that seeing the best teams in the knockout stages is preferable – ’tis the Champions League after all.
But I’d be lying if I said that I wasn’t thrilled at the prospect of not having to hear the British media bang on about the [...]
The Champions League Chit Chat Where We Pretend To Care About Games Not Barca – Inter.
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Category: World FootballThe Ins & Outs & Ins of Champions League Knockouts Qualification
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Isn’t it nice to see a compilation/trailer with a soundtrack which isn’t a thumping pop song which leaves one wanting for a wounded cow in labor? Or any song by Fort Minor?
This is the game of the day for Tuesday, and arguably the game of the week. Until this weekend, at least, when that quasi-friendly [...]
Tags: APOEL, Arsenal, Atletico, AZ Alkmaar, Barcelona, Bayern, Besiktas, Bordeaux, Champions League, Chelsea, CSKA Moscow, Debrecen, Dynami Kyiv, Fiorentina, Inter Milan, Juventus, Liverpool, Lyon, Maccabi Haifa, Manchester United, Marseille, Milan, Olympiacos, Porto, Rangers, Real Madrid, Rubin Kazan, Sevilla, Stadard Liege, Stuttgart, Unirea Urziceni, Wolfsburg, World Football, ZurichThe Offside 100: 2000-09, THE RESULTS!
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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 [...]
Category: World Football Tags: Anelka, Ballack, Barcelona, Beckham, Buffon, C-Ron, Cafu, Champions League, Chelsea, Del Piero, Fabregas, Forlan, Gattuso, Giggs, Gourcuff, Iniesta, Inzaghi, Juventus, Kaka, Keane, LA Gaaxy, Lampard, Legends, List Offside 100, Makelele, Man United, Marta, Messi, Milan, Mutu, Nesta, Owen, Real Madrid, Ribery, Robben, Roma, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Rooney, Scholes, Seedorf, Shevchenko, Top 100, Totti, World Football, Xavi, zidane, ZolaThe Haves, Have-Nots & Never-Hads of the Champions League
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They must fall.
And so four games in, the Champions League contenders and pretenders have been separated fallen into place for the group stage which, a few spots aside, could’ve been drawn up in August by a blind chimp and his serf, a man who tans.
Breaking down the likelies, unlikelies, and those who are already [...]
Tags: APOEL, Arsenal, Atletico, AZ Alkmaar, Barcelona, Bayern, Besiktas, Bordeaux, Champions League, Chelsea, CSKA Moscow, Debrecen, Dynami Kyiv, Fiorentina, Inter Milan, Juventus, Liverpool, Lyon, Maccabi Haifa, Manchester United, Marseille, Milan, Olympiacos, Porto, Rangers, Real Madrid, Rubin Kazan, Sevilla, Stadard Liege, Stuttgart, Unirea Urziceni, Wolfsburg, World Football, ZurichNothing Gets Past Gigi Buffon
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It’s probably not news to you that Juve and Italy’s Gigi Buffon is quite good at the old goalkeeping. But just in case there was any doubt, take a look at his save vs Maccabi Haifa in Champions League Group A yesterday.
First the close-range block, then the elastic lean backwards to palm it away from [...]
Category: Champions LeagueReal Madrid 2-3 Milan: Did the Champions League Just Get Interesting?
By: Daryl | 11 Comments
I’ll be honest, I’ve semi-ignored the opening games of the Champions League group stage. My general theory was that the early games are more or less meaningless, in that no team’s European campaign lives or dies by the results, and so therefore nothing much was at stake except for all the lovely lovely money UEFA [...]
Category: Champions LeagueWould You Rather: Club Win Champions League, or Country Win World Cup?
By: Daryl | 30 Comments
Just over a week ago, I gave everyone two hypothetical options. Option A: Your club wins the league title. Option B: Your country wins the World Cup. Club vs country. The most popular answer by far was “country” and winning the World Cup. The second most popular answer was “country, but if you’d said [...]
Category: World FootballHow the Bundesliga Could Take Serie A’s Fourth Champions League Spot
By: Daryl | 12 Comments
I’m not a huge fan of the UEFA Champions League group stages, especially not in the early matches as it all feels a bit pointless. The hype meets disappointment experience of yesterday’s Inter vs Barca game summed it up pretty nicely for me.
But at least there are UEFA cub-plots to keep us interested. Sub-plots like [...]
Category: World Football Tags: Bundesliga, Champions League, Germany, Italy, Serie A, uefa co-efficients, World Football, World SoccerDaily Dose: September 16th, 2009
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Links to click after you enjoy this bit of skill from Marseille’s Mamadou Niang…
Champions League highlights and reaction (CL Offside)
Top 5 playmakers in the world right now* (FootyTube)
Keegan + camera = quality entertainment (Pies)
Günter Netzer and the hair of legends (Germany WCB)
Football clubs, tribalism, ownership (Pitch Invasion)
The Shrewsbury shirt that’s louder than even 11 (Unprofessional [...]
Category: Daily DoseChampions League Matchday 1 Wednesday LiveBlog (or More Specifically: Inter vs Barça)
By: Daryl | 3 Comments
It’s the Wednesday portion of Champions League Matchday One. Eight games, but there’s really only one game if you’re a neutral. I’m talking of course about Dynamo vs FC Rubin Kazan. Or maybe Internazionale vs Barcelona.
Actually, Lyon vs Fiorentina could be a pretty entertaining game too, but the hype is all about Inter vs Barça. [...]
Category: Champions LeagueUEFA Champions League 2009/10 Prize Money
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When Michel Platini’s plan for clubs to spend only what they earn take effect, then prize money is going to get extra important. So now’s the time for clubs to start thinking about income, and what better cash cow is there than the the UEFA Champions League?
Jan beat me to this on Bundesliga Offside yesterday, [...]
Category: Champions LeagueChampions League Group Stage Day 1 Liveblog
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Look down.
(Not you, Axel.)
Is it time to take Manchester City seriously yet?
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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 [...]
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