The Appeal of Hating a Great Footballer
By: Rob |
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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, [...]
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 Offside 100: 2000-09
By: Rob | 59 Comments
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. [...]
Category: World Football16 Soccer Postcards
By: Daryl | 12 Comments
I was reading Football Filter recently (which I recommend, by the way) and came across a link to this Flickr pool devoted to soccer postcards.
The pool does exactly what it says on the box, and currently consists of 275 images of football related postcards. Some are images of stadiums, some of players, some are part [...]
Category: World FootballDaily Dose: February 5th, 2009.
By: chris | No Comments
Stuff to read while you get a rock up the arse while your driver describes it with hand gestures………
Marco Materazzi still winning big bucks in lawsuits from Germany ‘06. (AFP)
Werder Bremen’s headscratching January market move. (The Bundesliga Blog)
“Why Quaresma Failed at Inter Milan, and What Chelsea Fans Can Expect” (mCalcio)
Henrik Larsson, The Ageless Wonder, signs [...]
Category: Daily Dose Tags: AZ Alkmaar, Chelsea, Daily Dose, Henrik Larsson, Inter, materazzi, Ricardo Quaresma, Werder Bremen, zidaneOffside Rewind: Kiss Ma Arse.
By: chris | 1 Comment
Expansion drafts in Europe?
Unnecessary showboating in Denmark.
The greatest flash of yellows known to man.
The women’s game has a Rory Delap too.
Should the Copa America be expanded?
Yoann Gourcuff does a Zizou, all of France fawns.
Viral videos disappoint, so we recall the good times.
Category: World FootballAn Apology for Materazzi (but not from Zidane)
By: Laurie | 2 Comments
Over on my France page, I have a commenter who stops by every month or so to ask, “Has Zidane apologized to Materazzi yet?”
I used to respond, but now I just kind of ignore it. Because the answer will never change. And that answer is: “Not in this lifetime.” [...]
Enzo Maresca Pulls A Zidane
By: chris | 1 Comment
And then goes completely batshit on Monday for some odd reason. First off, as you can see in the above video, Enzo – a yo-yo starter, in and out of the first team – decided he didn’t appreciate the tug from the angelic Kun Aguero and went all Zizou on his ass. (Kun gets a [...]
Category: Spain La LigaZidane Parachutes for Charity (Video)
By: Laurie | No Comments
ZIZOU-PARACHUTISTE POUR ELAUploaded by flo_6
Watch fast! These kinds of videos tend to disappear within a few days.
Here we have Zinedine Zidane jumping out of an airplane for ELA, one of his favorite charities, which raises money to fight leukodystrophies. He’s skydiving out of the plane with the French national skydiving team.
I’ve [...]
Quotes From the Man Behind Real Madrid’s Galactico Era
By: Laurie | 1 Comment
I was clearing out old magazines last night and found a Planet Football from before World Cup. (I should add this to my next “You May Be Addicted to Soccer” quiz — “You never throw out old soccer magazines and can spend hours on back issues.”)
Inside was a very interesting [...]
Tags: Beckham, Figo, Jorge Valdano, Real Madrid, Roberto Carlos, Spain La Liga, World Football, zidaneHappy 20th Birthday, Karim Benzema
By: Laurie | 11 Comments
Every once in awhile, when the camera angle is just right, I look at Karim Benzema and think, Zidane.
It’s not surprising. Both were born to Algerian parents of Kabyle descent, so you might expect them to share the deep-set eyes, the high cheekbones, the strong brow.
But it’s more than that.
Zidane Considers Return to Real Madrid!
By: Laurie | 7 Comments
Breaking news: Zinedine Zidane says he’ll consider returning to Real Madrid!
Yes! It’s true! He says it himself!
Lilian Thuram in Heady Company
By: Bob | No Comments
Zinedine Zidane might have the most famous head in France, but it will be Lilian Thuram’s cranium that will be on display for the whole world to see. A reproduction (the real one is still being used) of the French international and Barcelona defender’s head will be on display at an upcoming exhibit at [...]
Zidane Hangs with Spike Lee at NBA Game
By: Bob | 9 Comments
Perhaps this was FIFA’s punishment for the headbutt in the World Cup Final. Zinedine Zidane spent his Tuesday evening sitting near Arsenal fan Spike Lee and watching an NBA game between the lowly New York Knicks and Los Angeles Clippers. He was spared the Wayne Rooney treatment from the players. Before anyone [...]
Category: World FootballChicago Fire Try to Lure Zidane, a Cast of Millions to MLS
By: Bob | 7 Comments
You have to feel a bit sorry for the Chicago Fire and the rest of the teams in Major League Soccer. They know that short of signing Pele to a long-term contract nothing they do will make more of a splash than David Beckham agreeing to play for the LA Galaxy. You can’t [...]
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