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/ronaldo-gets-a-sendoff-prenatal-vitamins.html http://www.theoffside.com/south-america/ronaldo-gets-a-sendoff-prenatal-vitamins.html#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:29:11 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/south-america/ronaldo-gets-a-sendoff-prenatal-vitamins.html Well, he deserves every plaudit in the book, every celebration he can possibly muster, and every tranny hooker he can possibly confuse for a real woman from now until the end of time. He was one of the true greats and he was allowed a sendoff with the Selecao yesterday, celebrating one of the generation’s [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/south-america/ronaldo-gets-a-sendoff-prenatal-vitamins.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/ronaldos-legend-increases-by-the-day.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/ronaldos-legend-increases-by-the-day.html#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:00:51 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/ronaldos-legend-increases-by-the-day.html Despite being one of the world’s greatest ever, Ronaldo’s twilight was neither graceful nor particularly easy. From the weight to the injuries to the tranny surprise to an eventual retirement expediated by an unforeseen Copa exit, his best memories are long gone – and getting further away by the day. The man apparently had to wear [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/ronaldos-legend-increases-by-the-day.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-february-21st-2010.html http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-february-21st-2010.html#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 20:00:19 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-february-21st-2010.html Deportivo’s historic goalie goal. [101gg] More than just football. (Guardian) Not so great in Guatemala. (BBC) The universal language. (IBWM) Suspicious eyes. (Studs Up) Life below the Med. (Iffy’s Inside Track) Ronaldo’s finest. (Total Soccer Show) The lower division hybrid. (The DA) ]]> http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-february-21st-2010.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-february-17th-2010-2.html http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-february-17th-2010-2.html#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:00:20 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-february-17th-2010-2.html All of Ronaldo’s goals at PSV. Nene’s seasonal swandive. (WSC) FIFA’s corruption at work again. (The DA) And someone trying to fix it. (SI) Interview with Bert Tiddle. (Soccer Training Info) Hertha’s bright rebound. (DW) How to deal with loss. (Surreal Football) Quiz time. (Avoiding the Drop) ]]> http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-february-17th-2010-2.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/daily-dose-february-16th-2010.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/daily-dose-february-16th-2010.html#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 23:00:39 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/daily-dose-february-16th-2010.html Apparently Fernando Torres’ replacement didn’t cost £35m. Kid’s 16. (Exaggerated English hype in 3…2…) Gattuso’s real problem. (Studs Up) A shifted focus. (Three Match Ban) Crossing the channel controversially. (ESPN) Grasshoppers migrate. (Avoiding The Drop) Fawning over the legend. (IBWM) Sporting’s lost its legend. (WSC) The Italian enigma. (Just Football) ]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/daily-dose-february-16th-2010.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-february-14th-2010.html http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-february-14th-2010.html#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:44:21 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-february-14th-2010.html A sampling of Ronaldo’s top 10. Ronaldo’s defining moments. (Back Page Football) Ronaldo’s wide reach. (Three Match Ban) Advocating coming out of the closet…sort of. (Avoiding The Drop) Most of Ronaldo retired. (The DA) Stuttgart not too good to drop. (Rafa Honigstein) Zlatan: soloist cock…sort of. (Futfanatico) Derby d’Italia in photo. (Football Nomad) Love poem from Dick & Andy. (Studs Up) ]]> http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-february-14th-2010.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/ronaldo-calls-time.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/ronaldo-calls-time.html#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:13:59 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/ronaldo-calls-time.html This is certainly not the way one of the greatest players of our generation wanted to go out. The injuries, the form, the controversy – both in the short and relative long term. With Corinthians bowing out of the Copa Libertadores and the ensuing maelstrom which arose, Roberto Carlos has left the club for a [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/ronaldo-calls-time.html/feed 1 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/brazilian-legends-reliving-the-mcdonalds-commercial-glory-days-ronaldos-obviously-involved.html http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/brazilian-legends-reliving-the-mcdonalds-commercial-glory-days-ronaldos-obviously-involved.html#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:00:13 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/brazilian-legends-reliving-the-mcdonalds-commercial-glory-days-ronaldos-obviously-involved.html Back in the early 90’s, McDonald’s had an epic ad campaign featuring basketball superstars Michael Jordan and Larry Bird, and in these ads they played H-O-R-S-E for the lofty prize of roadblocked arteries, only on a scale befitting their audacious abilities (both the game and their arteries). And possibly using sneaky camera work too. It was [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/brazilian-legends-reliving-the-mcdonalds-commercial-glory-days-ronaldos-obviously-involved.html/feed 0 http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-january-24th-2010.html http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-january-24th-2010.html#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 22:06:30 +0000 chris http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-january-24th-2010.html Andy Gray and Richard Keys are in a slight bit of trouble. [101gg] Andy’s punishment. (Studs Up) Ronaldo’s swansong. (Tim Vickery) Understanding La Liga. (Phil Ball) Beware: Zizou has lawyers, will sue. (Dirty Tackle) Not quite Sammer time. (Rafa Honigstein) Football down to the basics. (The Draw Specialist) Barca up close – real close. (B&A) ]]> http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/daily-dose-january-24th-2010.html/feed 1 http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/weekend-dose-november-21-2010.html http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/weekend-dose-november-21-2010.html#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 05:14:32 +0000 Sarah http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/weekend-dose-november-21-2010.html Colorado Rapids: Not just the Western champions of the East…but the whole MLS. Colorado Rapids won the MLS Cup tonight, beating FC Dallas 2-1 in extra time. Dallas took the lead in the 34th minute with MLS MVP, David Ferreira, scoring a goal before Colorado Rapids forward, Conor Casey, equalized just after half-time (56′). In the [...]]]> http://www.theoffside.com/daily-dose/weekend-dose-november-21-2010.html/feed 1