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/leagues/spain-la-liga/waynes-world-pepe-time.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/waynes-world-pepe-time.html#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:04:21 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/waynes-world-pepe-time.html The Stomp Seen ‘Round the World has taken front and center in the post-Clasico landscape, of course, and hanging on the fringes is one Wayne Rooney, who saw fit to call Pepe an idiot while Tweetering during the game last evening. This prompted a response from Guti, who’s got nothing better to do because he’s [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/waynes-world-pepe-time.html/feed 1 http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-july-7th-2011.html http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-july-7th-2011.html#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:21:19 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-july-7th-2011.html That’s cold. And the world stopped breathing. (Dirty Tackle) Don’t blame it on the Messi. (Jonathan Wilson) This would look swell in your parlor. (KCKRS) Transfers which will undoubtedly happen. Probably. (SB Nation) Heading to the CR. (EFW) A quiz, a quiz. (Avoiding The Drop) When they were young(er). (Three Match Ban) ]]> http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-july-7th-2011.html/feed 1 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/joe-cole-better-than-messi.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/joe-cole-better-than-messi.html#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:11:05 +0000 Sarah http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/joe-cole-better-than-messi.html   Well, at least if you are Steven Gerrard or a Liverpool fan (and maybe not even all of them).   As if expectations for Joe Cole weren’t high enough this season, having been recruited to help salvage Liverpool from their “horror” season last year.  But, now he is expected to do it in Messi-style.  As quoted [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/joe-cole-better-than-messi.html/feed 7 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/whod-make-your-ideal-five-a-side-team.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/whod-make-your-ideal-five-a-side-team.html#comments Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:52:29 +0000 Rob http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/whod-make-your-ideal-five-a-side-team.html Perhaps one of the reasons for my supposed illiteracy (see comments, here), is that I spend an awful lot of my time in front of my Xbox (it rots your brains or something). I love football games. In fact at University, I think I spent more hours playing PES 6 than I did doing my [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/whod-make-your-ideal-five-a-side-team.html/feed 31 http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-january-7th-2009-3.html http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-january-7th-2009-3.html#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:05:40 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-january-7th-2009-3.html An Indonesian fan with pace and dribbling but poor finishing skills. Community building in El Salvador. (Never Captain Nicky Butt) These players…so hot right now. (Soccer Training Info) Arguably the best player website/song ever. (Dirty Tackle) US Training sessions now to be held with Aris. (Avoiding The Drop) Shakhtar Donetsk sign the next big Brazilian thing. Again. (Brazil WCB) Photos of [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-january-7th-2009-3.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/who-said-ibra-hates-the-big-games.html http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/who-said-ibra-hates-the-big-games.html#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:42:42 +0000 Rob http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/who-said-ibra-hates-the-big-games.html After all the hype for todays massive El Clasico, the game never quite reached the heights that maybe we all hoped it would do. Not that Barcelona will mind, they came off 1-0 winners after supposed big game bottler Zlatlan Ibrahimovic came off the bench to blast a corking finish past Iker Casillas. I’ve always [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/who-said-ibra-hates-the-big-games.html/feed 16 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-appeal-of-hating-a-great-footballer.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-appeal-of-hating-a-great-footballer.html#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:27:37 +0000 Rob http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-appeal-of-hating-a-great-footballer.html Albert Camus, the philosopher, author and football fanatic, was once asked that if he had to choose between football and the theatre, which he would choose. He replied “Football, without hesitation.” And it’s little surprise, football has everything theatre has, and more. It has a story, but is unwritten. It has all the characters, the protagonists, [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-appeal-of-hating-a-great-footballer.html/feed 9 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/world-football/the-fft100-agree-disagree.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-fft100-agree-disagree.html#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:54:12 +0000 Rob http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-fft100-agree-disagree.html 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 [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-fft100-agree-disagree.html/feed 54