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/south-america/pele-v-diego-round-morning-medication.html http://www.theoffside.com/south-america/pele-v-diego-round-morning-medication.html#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 01:58:46 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/south-america/pele-v-diego-round-morning-medication.html Or Pele v Argentina. Or Diego v Argentina. Or Brazil v Argentina. Or maybe Pele’s mind v reason. Or maybe Diego v holding his tongue. There are a lot of wars being waged that aren’t due to end before one of both of these gentlemen perishes. Pele thumped the world with his (unbiased) thinking that Neymar [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/south-america/pele-v-diego-round-morning-medication.html/feed 2 http://www.theoffside.com/south-america/pele-pops-up-for-air-again.html http://www.theoffside.com/south-america/pele-pops-up-for-air-again.html#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:00:01 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/south-america/pele-pops-up-for-air-again.html The official FIFA website says 925 days to kickoff. This means 925 days of people requesting Pele’s opinion. Opinions on such things as Lionel Messi and football and Lionel Messi and Brazil’s hosting capabilities and Lionel Messi and quantum mechanics and Lionel Messi. Posed Leo v Neymar (the Brazilian attacker playing at Santos), Pele offered his [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/south-america/pele-pops-up-for-air-again.html/feed 1 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/grandpa-peles-comin-to-town.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/grandpa-peles-comin-to-town.html#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:26:24 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/grandpa-peles-comin-to-town.html The World Cup is going back to Brazil, which means we’re surely due for an unforgettable atmosphere, but it also means we’re going to be subject to Pele’s ramblings on the entire universe for the next three years. Not that he ever needed an excuse, , but as the tournament’s ambassador, he’s just not going [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/grandpa-peles-comin-to-town.html/feed 1 http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-march-21st-2011.html http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-march-21st-2011.html#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:30:24 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-march-21st-2011.html Apparently 8th division teams can score off corners too. [FANartisch] Mad Jens back in the frame. (Studs Up) Israeli stadia. (The Best Eleven) L’enfant terrible in flux. (Left Back In The Changing Room) Youth football unconventional. (Cheeky Chip) Try reading this past the first two paragraphs with patience. (Futfanatico) Umbro’s weekly tee giveaway. (Twitter) Talk about Pele. Win stuff. (Back Page Football) Mourinho being [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-march-21st-2011.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/south-america/soundoff-happy-birthday-diego.html http://www.theoffside.com/south-america/soundoff-happy-birthday-diego.html#comments Sat, 30 Oct 2010 16:34:39 +0000 Sarah http://www.theoffside.com/south-america/soundoff-happy-birthday-diego.html Will Maradona make 50 look cool or will 50 finally be the year that tames Diego? For my own personal entertainment, I hope its the former and not the latter.  But, should Diego finally decide to abandon the lime light (and the press let him…) and disappear into football history oblivion – we can’t really [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/south-america/soundoff-happy-birthday-diego.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/soundoff-the-greatest-5-a-side-team-of-all-time.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/soundoff-the-greatest-5-a-side-team-of-all-time.html#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 09:00:22 +0000 Daryl http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/soundoff-the-greatest-5-a-side-team-of-all-time.html In honour of the FA Umbro Fives national 5-a-side competition happening in England (with a final played at Wembley, no less) I’ve had a go at selecting the greatest 5-a-side team of all time, using players past or present. So one goalkeeper, four outfield players, two subs, one manager, all combining to make one unbeatable [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/soundoff-the-greatest-5-a-side-team-of-all-time.html/feed 6 http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-september-1st-2010.html http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-september-1st-2010.html#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:25 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-september-1st-2010.html Don’t do this. A little virtual in reality. (The Best Eleven) RvdV has been taking tanning lessons from CR. (Never Captain Nicky Butt) Pele’s newest digs – for you. (Football Fashion) The men who put themselves in the middle. (Futfanatico) Mino Raiola is fat, brokers phat deals. (Italy Offside) Mourinho isn’t Harry Potter – not yet that mature. (Dirty Tackle) Capello pays [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-september-1st-2010.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/south-america/2010-copa-libertadores-winner-is-internacional-so-mexicos-wait-continues.html http://www.theoffside.com/south-america/2010-copa-libertadores-winner-is-internacional-so-mexicos-wait-continues.html#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:37:30 +0000 Daryl http://www.theoffside.com/south-america/2010-copa-libertadores-winner-is-internacional-so-mexicos-wait-continues.html Brazil’s Internacional are your Copa Libertadores 2010 winners after beating Mexico’s Guadalajara 3-2 in Brazil last night, and 5-3 on aggregate over two legs. Seems 2010 is the year for clubs named Inter to win continental titles. Inter started the game with a 2-1 lead from the first leg in Mexico, and so maybe expected to [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/south-america/2010-copa-libertadores-winner-is-internacional-so-mexicos-wait-continues.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-ultimate-footballer-playlist.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-ultimate-footballer-playlist.html#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:30:48 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-ultimate-footballer-playlist.html 101greatgoals has unearthed football’s latest musical ‘crossover’ star, Neil Danns. I question the crossover bit because from everything you hear about Crystal Palace’s financial situation, Neil simply may be supplementing his Championship paycheck to keep the electricity on. You can judge for yourselves – I won’t be buying his album, and I’m sure Eric Clapton [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-ultimate-footballer-playlist.html/feed 5 http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-february-15th-2010-pele-photo-extravaganza.html http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-february-15th-2010-pele-photo-extravaganza.html#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:52:07 +0000 Daryl http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-february-15th-2010-pele-photo-extravaganza.html Something to read while you take in the photo of Pelé in action May 8th, 1960, Malmö, Sweden… Photo:AFP/AFP/Getty Images Some of Pelé’s favourite photos of himself in “Memories of a Legend” (Life) Newish photos of Pelé during the 1966 World Cup in England (Life) Delicious digital Pelé photo flip book (Rei Pelé) Bad news: US National Soccer Hall of [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-february-15th-2010-pele-photo-extravaganza.html/feed 0