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/daily-dose/daily-dose-july-15th-2011.html http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-july-15th-2011.html#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:41:07 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-july-15th-2011.html Reliving the Copa opening ceremony. This seems unnecessary. (Dirty Tackle) The wonder down in Brazil. (Three Match Ban) Calling on Cesc. (SB Nation) Good times for Chile. (Jonathan Wilson) These are the Champions. (Football In Sweden) Quiz time. (Avoiding The Drop) And more Champions, less known. (EFW) ]]> http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-july-15th-2011.html/feed 1 http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-june-1st-2011.html http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-june-1st-2011.html#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:17:47 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-june-1st-2011.html The tactics of the year gone by. (Football Further) Stockholm fire. (IBWM) The CL Final in revue. (The Carvalho Peninsula) Wrapping up the league. (La Liga Loca) The year ahead in calcio. (AFR) The Honigsteins. (Rafa Honigstein) They want YOU. (Total Soccer Show) ]]> http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-june-1st-2011.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-may-27th-2011.html http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-may-27th-2011.html#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 18:37:52 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-may-27th-2011.html [101gg] CL Final tactical preview. (Back Page Football) Pep on the outside. (Sid Lowe) The consequences of being a fan. (Studs Up) Homophobia and football. (twofootedtackle) French fashion. (Football Fairground) Travelling north. (Football In Sweden) On topic. (Professor Champions League) ]]> http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-may-27th-2011.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-may-24th-2011.html http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-may-24th-2011.html#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 18:24:01 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-may-24th-2011.html Liedson does kung-fu. Champions League’s best goals. (The Spoiler) The Polish vortex. (Back Page Football) The season’s end email. (Avoiding The Drop) Welcome to the machine. (Futfanatico) Prolific South Americans in Europe. (The Best Eleven) Appreciating architecture. (Left Back In The Changing Room) Fun with Kun not fun for AM. (La Liga Loca) ]]> http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-may-24th-2011.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/solving-the-clasico-riddle-in-iraq.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/solving-the-clasico-riddle-in-iraq.html#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 14:40:05 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/solving-the-clasico-riddle-in-iraq.html There was a bit of an argument over something which happened in one of the forty-two Clasico matches – no, really -that beat us senseless recently. The second leg of the Champions League semifinal involved a moment of controversy when Gonzalo Higuain had a goal ruled off for a foul on Cristiano Ronaldo (though wasn’t [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/solving-the-clasico-riddle-in-iraq.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/champions-league/the-champions-league-king-bows-out.html http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/champions-league/the-champions-league-king-bows-out.html#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 14:04:00 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/champions-league/the-champions-league-king-bows-out.html The distinct possibility remains that Raul, synonymous with the continent’s premier club competition, has played his last Champions League game. A two year deal with Schalke runs through next season and, barring any changes in those plans or shirt, he will not be in the Champions League next season, leaving the possibility, if not likelihood, [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/champions-league/the-champions-league-king-bows-out.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/champions-league/the-guardian-continues-their-classic-clasico-photojournalism.html http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/champions-league/the-guardian-continues-their-classic-clasico-photojournalism.html#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 16:34:35 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/champions-league/the-guardian-continues-their-classic-clasico-photojournalism.html The Guardian’s photo selection team is on a Clasico roll, providing us with the delight the encounters and the media barbs couldn’t. Pep and Leo celebrate their semifinal victory with euphoric delight – well, more delight for Leo and a sense of vigorous…something for Pep. Nothing insinuated by that photo cropping at all. Nothing. Gareth Bale, meanwhile, [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/champions-league/the-guardian-continues-their-classic-clasico-photojournalism.html/feed 1 http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/champions-league/uefa-has-a-bit-of-fun-with-mr-mourinho.html http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/champions-league/uefa-has-a-bit-of-fun-with-mr-mourinho.html#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 14:19:23 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/champions-league/uefa-has-a-bit-of-fun-with-mr-mourinho.html Is anyone else sick and tired of the whining and childish petulance from both sides of El Clasico? Apparently UEFA is not. In fact apparently UEFA is having a bit of fun with the whole thing. In one of Jose’s many ludicrous rants – the man’s descending into Sir Alex levels of delusion – he listed, [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/champions-league/uefa-has-a-bit-of-fun-with-mr-mourinho.html/feed 1 http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/champions-league/the-manuel-neuer-baby-making-show.html http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/champions-league/the-manuel-neuer-baby-making-show.html#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:22:36 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/champions-league/the-manuel-neuer-baby-making-show.html Two things happened yesterday: i. Manchester United played against a team nowhere near as good as Manchester United. ii. Manuel Neuer put on one of the finest Champions League goalkeeping performances you’re going to see for some time (again); in the process, probably making several babies (in the general Bavarian region). Sir Alex was soundly impressed and you [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/tournaments/champions-league/the-manuel-neuer-baby-making-show.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/heineken-launches-starplayer-champions-league-game.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/heineken-launches-starplayer-champions-league-game.html#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:07:09 +0000 Andy Slater http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/heineken-launches-starplayer-champions-league-game.html Heineken today launches their groundbreaking StarPlayer app which lets you play along live with Champions League games. And readers of The Offside have an exclusive chance to get involved]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/heineken-launches-starplayer-champions-league-game.html/feed 2