Just How Corrupt is European Football?
By: Daryl |
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It’s difficult to answer that question with any precision. But seems the answer is “a lot more corrupt than we realized”. Because German prosecutors think it’s corrupt enough that 200 games of European football need to be investigating. Including 12 in the Europa League and at least three in the Champions League. Yes, that Champions [...]
Category: World FootballLearning to Love Football’s International Break
By: Daryl | 6 Comments
It’s international break time in world football right now. Dates that FIFA has blocked out on the calendar for international play. Which means no club football (or at least no high level club football). Which means someone somewhere is complaining about the international break. And I say to them: Please stop.
I don’t exclude myself or [...]
Category: World FootballDaily Dose: November 13th, 2009
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Something to read while you support your national team hanging out the window of a moving vehicle. On Friday 13th.
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World Cup playoff preview – African qualifying preview
Like ill-informed radio shows about Asian soccer? Then you’ll love this… (Podcast Offside)
Premier League legends to cherish right now (EPL Talk)
A reminder that penalty kicks aren’t so [...]
Category: Daily DoseRémi Gaillard: Foot 2009
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I know this isn’t new. I also know that Chris already posted it on Water Cooler Offside. But I don’t care. It’s Friday, and this video needs to be shared.
For those unfamiliar, Rémi Gaillard is a famous/infamous prankster, sort of like a French version of Dom Joly. The key difference between Joly and Rémi is [...]
Category: World FootballWater Cooler Offside: Take a Gulp
By: Daryl | 2 Comments
Please allow me to bring one of the newer Offside blogs to your attention. It’s called Water Cooler Offside, and it’s written by Laurie, Chris and myself. I say written, it’s really a lot of cutting and pasting. Water Cooler Offside is basically a “behind the scenes of The Offside” blog. It’s videos, photos and [...]
Category: World FootballDjurgårdens Fans Not Good at Celebrating, or: Why You Should Support Assyriska in 2010
By: Daryl | 9 Comments
I didn’t really have a favourite Swedish Superettan (second tier) team to support until recently. But then Luka emailed The Offside and persuaded us to start a blog for Assyriska Föreningen, and I’ve been following their fortunes through the season.
Assyriska finished 3rd in the Superettan, which was enough to earn a promotion/relegation playoff vs the [...]
Category: World FootballMy 10 Favourite Foreign Language Football Phrases
By: Daryl | 21 Comments
One of my favourite things about The Offside and WorldCupBlog is that we’re a bit international. As a result, I’ve been exposed to a lot of non-English language football words and phrases that I otherwise may not have discovered.
There are far too many to list them all, obviously, so below I’ve put together a [...]
Category: World FootballIs There a Name For Zlatan’s Trick vs Mallorca?
By: Daryl | 19 Comments
I hope everyone has seen Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s magical assist for Barcelona vs Mallorca this weekend. I saw it live on TV and instinctively applauded. Even though I was alone. Bit odd maybe, but a testament to Zlatan’s talents.
Chris spotted the above YouTube vid of the clip over at Unprofessional Foul and posted it on Water [...]
Category: Spain La LigaSupporting Hertha and Bayern From the Other Side of the Berlin Wall
By: Daryl | 1 Comment
It was 20 years ago today that the Berlin Wall fell, and so Jan posted the above video about Helmut Klopfleisch on Bundesliga Offside, which I’d also like to share with readers here on the front page.
Klopfleisch was either very brave or very crazy, because – in a nutshell – he lived in the GDR [...]
Category: BundesligaOffside Rewind: Let’s Be Friends
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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 [...]
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Tags: Gigi Buffon, Hatem Ben Arfa, Johan Cruyff, Rewind, Stephen Appiah, World Football, World SoccerSoundoff: Nominate Your Favourite Football Films
By: Daryl | 19 Comments
Movies and soccer. Two things that traditionally don’t mix well. In documentary form, maybe. But in scripted Hollywood form? No. For various reasons, it usually ends in either cheesy emotions, unconvincing action, or Robert Duvall’s Scottish accent in A Shot at Glory.
But not always. There are a handful of good football movies out there. [...]
Category: World FootballMeet Elizabeth Lambert, the Roughest Soccer Player in the World
By: Daryl | 31 Comments
I’ve seen the above game described as a “catfight”, but that absolutely does not do it justice. Bringham Young University vs New Mexico in the Women’s Mountain West Conference college tournament last night was more like the roughest game of soccer ever captured on YouTube, and it featured the roughest display of defending I’ve ever [...]
Category: World FootballWould You Rather: Win the Ballon d’Or or the FIFA World Player of the Year Award?
By: Daryl | 11 Comments
Most would agree that the Ballon d’Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year awards are the two biggest individual honours a footballer can win. Bigger even than my Netherton Colts East U-14 Manager’s Player of the Year Runner-Up trophy (pictured?). But which award is really the one to win?
Category: World Football“Worst Miss Ever!” – Except This Actually Might Be
By: Daryl | 5 Comments
YouTube videos (and blog posts, including some of mine) often come with hyperbolic titles. So when I see anything titled “Worst _____ Ever!”, I immediately reach for my skeptical spectacles.
However, the above YouTube video titled “Worst football miss ever!” made me put them down again. I’m not saying that it’s categorically, definitely, no takesy-backsies the [...]
Category: World FootballFootball Clubs Need to Think About Prenups for Managers
By: Daryl | 8 Comments
Is it just me, or are football clubs digging deep deep holes for themselves every time they sign a manager to a big money multi-year contract? News broke over the weekend that former Inter coach Roberto Mancini had finally reached a settlement with his old club. A settlement that apparently made him €8m richer.
The headliney [...]
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