November 7th, 2009

The Appeal of Hating a Great Footballer

By: Rob | Comments 9 Comments

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 Category: World Football


November 7th, 2009

The Offside 100: 2000-09, THE RESULTS!

By: Rob | Comments 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 Category: World Football
November 4th, 2009

The Offside 100: 2000-09

By: Rob | Comments 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 Category: World Football
May 21st, 2009

16 Soccer Postcards

By: Daryl | Comments 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 Category: World Football
February 5th, 2009

Daily Dose: February 5th, 2009.

By: chris | Comments 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 Category: Daily Dose


November 28th, 2008

Offside Rewind: Kiss Ma Arse.

By: chris | Comments 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 Category: World Football
April 9th, 2008

An Apology for Materazzi (but not from Zidane)

By: Laurie | Comments 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.” [...]

March 24th, 2008

Enzo Maresca Pulls A Zidane

By: chris | Comments 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 Category: Spain La Liga
January 14th, 2008

Zidane Parachutes for Charity (Video)

By: Laurie | Comments 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 [...]

January 7th, 2008

Quotes From the Man Behind Real Madrid’s Galactico Era

By: Laurie | Comments 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 [...]



December 19th, 2007

Happy 20th Birthday, Karim Benzema

By: Laurie | Comments 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.

December 17th, 2007

Zidane Considers Return to Real Madrid!

By: Laurie | Comments 7 Comments

Breaking news: Zinedine Zidane says he’ll consider returning to Real Madrid!
Yes! It’s true! He says it himself!

February 9th, 2007

Lilian Thuram in Heady Company

By: Bob | Comments 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 [...]

February 7th, 2007

Zidane Hangs with Spike Lee at NBA Game

By: Bob | Comments 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 Category: World Football
January 24th, 2007

Chicago Fire Try to Lure Zidane, a Cast of Millions to MLS

By: Bob | Comments 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 [...]

Category Category: MLS, World Football



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