The Offside Rewind: Looking Back

Do you realize that it was one year ago this week that David Beckham made his MLS debut against Chelsea while injured, destroying his ankle for pretty much the remainder of the season?

How time flies.

In other looks back, here’s what went on at The Offside and World Cup Blog in the past week:

• Rafinha and Diego have gone AWOL for the Olympics.
• Ronaldinho is also Olympics-bound. And he has his smile back.
• But Abby Wambach won’t be going.
• And Lionel Messi is still dithering.
• And in a final Olympic bit, want to watch Olympic soccer in the US? Here’s your schedule.
• In other news, here’s your guide to translating what agents, managers and players really mean during the transfer season.
• As we’ve always suspected, Cristiano Ronaldo’s parentage is suspect.
• This is what happens when the little guys defy UEFA’s corporate sponsors.

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