The 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 Maturation of Mesut Özil, or: Who Needs Diego?
By: Daryl | 4 Comments
[10 minutes of highlights (via 101GG). May take a while to load. Be patient.]
Remember when Diego left Werder Bremen for Juventus, and we wondered if young Mesut Özil was really capable of filling the gap left by the Brazilian? Well, the answer is yes. See the highlights of Werder’s 6-0 win over Freiburg above.
Özil scored [...]
Category: BundesligaBidone d’Oro Nominees Announced, Serie A Stars Duck.
By: chris | 13 Comments
With December fast-approaching, The Season is in the air. Christmas? Absolutely not. It’s awards season. The Argentine sensation known as Lionel Messi has already nabbed the Onze d’Or, a precursor to the Ballon d’Or (with a heft more patriotism) which has predicted the BdO three times in the last four years. Otherwise they select a [...]
Category: World FootballThe Offside 100: 2000-09, THE RESULTS!
By: Rob | 25 Comments
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
By: chris | 8 Comments
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
By: Daryl | 5 Comments
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 LeagueThe FFT100 – Agree? Disagree?
By: Rob | 50 Comments
Esteemed Football magazine FourFourTwo has released its latest issue, for me the most exciting one of the year, the one that contains the countdown of the 100 Best Players in The World, according to them.
This is the third year that they’ve run the list, Kaká and C-Ron being the previous winners. Below I’ve give [...]
Category: World Football Tags: Akinfeev, Arsenal, Arshavin, Barca, Barcelona, Casillas, Chelsea, De Rossi, Drogba, Eto'o, Gerrard, Giggs, Gomez, Ibrahimovic, Iniesta, Inter, Juventus, Kaka, Lampard, Liverpool, Man City, Man United, Messi, Milan, Pepe, Pique, Puyol, Real Madrid, Rio Ferdinabd, Robben, Roma, Ronaldo, Sevilla, Tevez, Totti, Valenica, Van Nisto, Villa, World Football, XaviDaily Dose: October 8th, 2009.
By: chris | 1 Comment
Stuff to read while you enjoy a decade’s worth of sweet, sweet Lithuanian goals….
Markus Babbel tells his players just where the blame lies. (Ball Spiel)
The latest lesson in footballing Spanglish. (Futfanatico)
Puma’s AFCON kits are looking quite good. (Football Fashion)
Heather Mitts is going back to Philly. (The Equalizer)
The state of the Azzurri. (Football Italiano)
Canna fails a [...]
Category: Daily DoseJose Mourinho Is Back
By: chris | 7 Comments
The last few weeks have seemed uncharacteristically calm in Italy, what with Inter’s Jose Mourinho keeping a tight lip and all. But it’s all coming back ’round again as Jose’s antics return. There were a few jabs thrown in the direction of Juventus, an act that seems as necessary to Jose’s being as breathing, and [...]
Category: Serie ASheva and Nine Other Reputation Ruining Transfers
By: Rob | 4 Comments
So Shevchenko has finally ended his Chelsea nightmare and rejoined Dynamo Kiev. Once the most feared striker in the world, he never really made an impact at Chelsea, which is a shame because it has tainted his once fearsome reputation, and he seemed to deal with the whole situation with some dignity.
Regardless, there is [...]
Tags: Ajax, Brolin, Buffon, Chelsea, Collymore, Europe, Inter, Juventus, Kiev, Leeds, Liverpool, Man United, Mourinho, Quaresma, Rebrov, Shevchenko, Sir Alex Ferguson, Transfer Talk, Van der Saar, Veron, Watford, World FootballWeekend Watch and Predictions: La Liga, English Prem, Bundesliga, Serie A
By: Daryl | 15 Comments
No shortage of big games to choose from this weekend. La Liga is finally go, which means we’ll see the new look Madrid in action. Two of the Big Four meet in England for the first time. Four of the Big Four meet in Italy (though in two separate games obviously) and Bayern have the [...]
Category: Weekend WatchA Video Sampling From Preseason Friendlies: Emirates Cup, Barclay’s Asia Trophy, Peace Cup, and World Football Challenge
By: Laurie | 3 Comments
Your 90th minute How the HELL did he do that? goal of the weekend, courtesy of Andrei Arshavin of Arsenal in the Emirates Cup. Emirates Cup this year consists of Atletico Madrid, Rangers, Paris Saint Germain and, of course, Arsenal, the hosts. Day 1 of the tournament was Saturday. Day 2 is [...]
Category: World FootballDaily Dose: July 28th, 2009
By: Daryl | No Comments
Something to read while you watch Diego score on his Juventus debut with a double roll-over…
Comparing two Lopez long bombs (KC Wizards Offside)
Both of which have this beat (The Spoiler)
Football vs cricket (SoccerLens)
Pies emerges from legal limbo (WaatP?)
ESPN building it’s UK content (AP)
Putting BeckhamGate in perspective (Soccer Training Info)
Why you can’t trust transfer rumours…* (F365)
*… [...]
Category: Daily DoseDaily Dose 07.22.09
By: Laurie | No Comments
Some news to read as you reflect on the sheer awesomeness of Italian games where somebody (read: Amauri) gets red-carded and there is a little quote balloon in what is probably Arabic in the video and you have no idea what it says but you’re pretty sure it reflects quite poorly on somebody’s mother:
Pictures: [...]
Category: World FootballTransfer Talk: Mind Your Own Business.
By: chris | 2 Comments
This is Adriano Galliani’s world, we’re just living in it. Whilst discussing Milan’s transfer rumor, Uncle Fester accidentally (on purpose) broke the news of a deal all the way up in Germany.
Do you get the feeling Stuttgart’s suits were popping champagne all over one another when this rude little nugget dropped?
“Huntelaar will go to [...]
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