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/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/world-football/the-offside-100-2000-09.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-offside-100-2000-09.html#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:00:13 +0000 Rob http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-offside-100-2000-09.html As I let you know back when I posted up this year’s FFT100, I’m a bit of a junkie for lists. They are utterly meaningless, and yet compelling at the same time. With it being the end of the decade, there are tonnes of lists of the best albums, films, videos, celebrities etc floating around. [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-offside-100-2000-09.html/feed 60 http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-august-28th-2009.html http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-august-28th-2009.html#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:00:14 +0000 Daryl http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-august-28th-2009.html Something to read while you watch Konrad Frys score straight from kick off… Say ¡hola! to our first Spanish language Offside blog (Atlético Nacional Offside) Don’t mess with Paolo Montero (Dirty Tackle) Platini plans to get tough on debt (GOAL) The American company marketing Russia’s World Cup bid (Match Fit USA) Francesco’s season off to a goalden start (Totti Offside) FIFA’s [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-august-28th-2009.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-51008.html http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-51008.html#comments Sun, 11 May 2008 01:30:28 +0000 Ian Rose http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-51008.html Some things to read while you’re being sacked over a donut hole: We’re down with ADP (Del Piero Offside) Just another 2-goal, 9-man comeback (The Beautiful Game) Does Poland have the nastiest derby? (Pitch Invasion) Ben Olsen, the working man’s Beckham (Soccer Training Info) Does anyone ever really finish the 92? (The Groundhog) We have a champion in Turkey (Galatasaray Offside) ]]> http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-51008.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cars-of-the-stars-which-cars-do-footballers-drive.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cars-of-the-stars-which-cars-do-footballers-drive.html#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 15:30:36 +0000 Laurie http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cars-of-the-stars-which-cars-do-footballers-drive.html According to Forbes.com, the average EPL player made $2.2 million last year. And what did he spend it on? Expensive toys. And it’s not just the EPL guys, either. Highly-paid players all over are coughing up cash for the grownup versions of Hot Wheels. So what kind of vehicles do some of our richest [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cars-of-the-stars-which-cars-do-footballers-drive.html/feed 7 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/del-piero-gets-euros-call-up-in-sticker-form.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/del-piero-gets-euros-call-up-in-sticker-form.html#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:15:56 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/del-piero-gets-euros-call-up-in-sticker-form.html The Italian company Panini puts out stickers books or albums for the children when the big tournaments come rolling around. Each team participating gets its own album, and each player has a sticker representing them, which can then be placed in the book. Since the book comes out two months ahead of time, they have [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/del-piero-gets-euros-call-up-in-sticker-form.html/feed 2 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/serie-a/ten-things-we-learned-from-serie-a-this-weekend.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/serie-a/ten-things-we-learned-from-serie-a-this-weekend.html#comments Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:25:50 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/serie-a/ten-things-we-learned-from-serie-a-this-weekend.html Reggina Calcio needs better goal celebrations. As you can see above. Franco Brienza could be the surprise recall of the Euros. The little man did pretty alright playing with Luca Toni on the island a few years back, and he’s looking like a man possessed for Reggina these days. Maybe The Don would like to rekindle some of [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/serie-a/ten-things-we-learned-from-serie-a-this-weekend.html/feed 4 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/serie-a/derby-ditalia-serie-a-is-exciting-again.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/serie-a/derby-ditalia-serie-a-is-exciting-again.html#comments Sat, 22 Mar 2008 23:31:03 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/serie-a/derby-ditalia-serie-a-is-exciting-again.html It’s quite strange to consider the Derby d’Italia just that these days, as the two clubs represented are one which has worn the lone black eye (just or not) for Calciopoli and another which stands a very good chance of donating zero Italians to Roberto Donadoni’s Swissaustria squad this summer. Not to mention the Derby [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/serie-a/derby-ditalia-serie-a-is-exciting-again.html/feed 8 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/serie-a/feeling-extra-romantic-get-hitched-with-the-bianconeri.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/serie-a/feeling-extra-romantic-get-hitched-with-the-bianconeri.html#comments Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:00:25 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/serie-a/feeling-extra-romantic-get-hitched-with-the-bianconeri.html It’s often said that women have been planning their wedding day since their days as a young girl. You know, the big wedding in the big church with thousands of people and flowers growing out of the pews and a gorgeous dress and some guy who can whisk them off to fairy tale land and [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/serie-a/feeling-extra-romantic-get-hitched-with-the-bianconeri.html/feed 7 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/10-things-we-learned-from-serie-a-this-weekend-2.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/10-things-we-learned-from-serie-a-this-weekend-2.html#comments Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:17:56 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/10-things-we-learned-from-serie-a-this-weekend-2.html The Sans-Mutu Viola Are Just Fine You know, just in case a huge offer for Mutu swoops in this summer and it like quadruples his wages and la Viola can’t possibly refuse that much money. But that would never happen, no siree. 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