Offside Rewind: Let’s Be Friends
By: Daryl |
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Seven stories from The Offside and World Cup Blog this week:
Nominate your player/manager football ubermen
Gigi’s Buffon’s incredible Champions League save
Ballon d’Or or FIFA World Player of the Year: Which is shinier?
Norwegian homage to Brazilian airport ad
The return of Johan Cruyff. To Catalonia.
Stephen Appiah: No longer just an international footballer
Hatem Ben Arfa is an [...]
Category: World Football
Tags: Gigi Buffon, Hatem Ben Arfa, Johan Cruyff, Rewind, Stephen Appiah, World Football, World SoccerThe Dreaded Wardrobe Malfunction. But French.
By: chris | 1 Comment
[Spotted on l'OM Offside]
Fantastique blog fodder from Marseille’s favorite bench-riding l’enfant terrible Hatem Ben Arfa, who had a slight wardrobe malfunction this weekend. Summoned to enter a losing cause, Hatem whipped off his tracksuit to unsuspectingly unveil a #11 Mamadou Niang kit adorning his back. Not having legally changed his name, he was forced to [...]
Weekend Quiz Answers: Who Were Our Loyal Players?
By: Laurie | 12 Comments
First things, if you haven’t yet taken this quiz, stop by this post and make your guesses. Then come back here for the answers.
And Mexico fans, I tried to include a Mexican player. I really did. But I think my computer must be party to the whole US-Mexico rivalry thing, [...]
Category: World FootballDiving Files: Hatem Ben Arfa & Iker Casillas Ham It Up.
By: chris | 11 Comments
Hatem Ben Arfa is as contemptible as he is talented – and he’s quite talented. In the dying moments of last night’s draw in Amsterdam he was hit by Bruno Silva somewhere in the upper chest/throat. Fine enough, that’s a foul. But he didn’t go down right away. He felt his throat, looked up for [...]
Category: World FootballWhat Should Clubs do About Spoiled Players?
By: Laurie | 6 Comments
Interesting quote last week from Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Gregory Coupet, on why he left Lyon for Madrid:
“I felt there was too large of a gap between myself and the young players of OL. So much so, that I didn’t see anything of myself in the new generation. That to me is harder and harder to [...]
Category: World Football Tags: Arsenal, Cristiano Ronaldo, France National Team, Gregory Coupet, Hatem Ben Arfa, Karim Benzema, Lyon, Marseille, players behaving badly, Robin van Persie, Samir Nasri, William Gallas, World FootballHatem Ben Arfa Has a Bad Attitude
By: Laurie | 5 Comments
Let’s say you’re a talented player with a history of conflict with teammates and a reputation for having a bit of an attitude. You are left out of the starting lineup despite having scored in the past three games. Do you:
A) Do everything you can to show by your behavior that you [...]
Category: World FootballFashion Faux Pas: Marseille Edition
By: chris | 24 Comments
This is the year Lyon is supposed to go down, with Bordeaux and Marseille lining up as the hopeful victors. Well, if Marseille ends up winning they’ll be doing so in one of the worst kits in history. Somebody – Helen Keller maybe? – has decided that a good choice of fashion this year would [...]
Category: World FootballTranfer Talk: Ben Arfa, Dani Alves, Jo… It’s Not Just All Rumours You Know
By: Daryl | 6 Comments
The summer isn’t all about transfer rumours you know. Sometimes there are actual signings too. And to prove it here are some photos of famous footballers smiling and holding up shirts with their names on…
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