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PSG: Le Classique, and the Perils of Being a False Juggernaut
(ed. note: Is anyone else experiencing a great deal of automatic quitting as the game tries to load a match or the inbox immediately after a match? I've had that happen a bunch now, and it's extraordinarily frustrating. I'm running this on an older MacBook Pro with OS 10...
The Legend of Trezegol Continues...
Yesterday, we celebrated a milestone as our captain, Alessandro Del Piero, turned 35. There was another milestone of course this Saturday, when poacher-extraordinaire David Trezeguet banged in his 167th goal in all competitions to equal Omar Sivori as the 4th top scorer of Juventus...
Robert Enke: 24 August 1977 – 10 November 2009. RIP
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/european_football/article6911627.ece
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By The Skin of Our Teeth
A petition had been sent to the Vatican to begin the process of recognizing all Valencia CF fans as saints.
Its to be expected of course seeing how much suffering we are forced to endure week in and week out.
My blood pressure is high and my finger nails are non-existant.
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Awards and an Assignment
The Houston Dynamo announced their 2009 team awards Monday night at Dynamo Charities' Dynamo Awards 09, presented by Audi, held at the House of Blues.
Newcomer of the Year: Cam Weaver
Goal of the Year: Brad Davis, September 19 vs. Real Salt Lake
Dynamo Academy Player of the...
Anticipating the 2009 MLS Expansion Draft
I won't pretend to be an expert on the upcoming MLS Expansion Draft and tout all the inner workings of protected versus unprotected players, members of Generation Adidas (GA), the developmental roster, etc. I will, however, attempt to predict who I feel will be picked up by the...
Tactics Tuesday
I have to say that I have become infatuated with the 4-3-3 of late. Not so much that I want to use it when I role out my own teams, no, I can’t, it is far too complex a system and requires extensive tactical awareness and discipline. In fact the mere thought of this makes me cringe...
Happy 40th Jens, and other miscellaneous stuff
A very happy 40th birthday wish to Jens Lehmann; enjoy the break.
After a spiritless 0-0 draw away to M'gladbach Stuttgart will have some time to recover from injuries and fatigue. The spotlight of glaring deficiencies seems to have shifted a bit from defensive lapses...
Apertura 2009: Newell's Old Boys 2 – 1 River Plate
River Plate effectively said goodbye to any chance of qualifying for next year's Copa Libertadores after losing 2-1 to Newell's Old Boys Saturday afternoon. The loss leaves River 13 points from the last qualification spot with 18 left to play in the season, but based on their...
The Metro Reverse Curse Claims Zach Thornton
The Metro Reverse Curse lives.
What is the Reverse Curse? It is a temporary suspension of all footballing ability while wearing a Metro Bull kit that is magically cured once a player switches kits to another club. There are so many examples of this, but sticking to recent memory...
German Keeper Robert Enke Passes Away, 32.
Tragic news coming through this evening: German national team and Hannover 96 keeper Robert Enke has died through what most outfits are calling an apparent suicide by train.
"The victim is apparently national team goalkeeper Robert Enke from Hannover 96," a media officer...
Lippi-Cassano: The Real Reason?
Since Lippi has taken over the national team for a second time, the big question has always been, "Why aren't you calling up Antonio Cassano?" Cassano has widely been recognized as the best Italian player at the moment and there is no other talent in Italy that can even...
Quagliarella Slumps, Bigon speaks
I didn't see Napoli's scoreless draw with Catania, but from watching the highlights it didn't look all that bad. True, Catania are second from bottom, but it's the nature of Serie A that almost every game is difficult in some way, and even the worst Serie A teams can...
RIP Robert Enke
Rest in Peace with Lara.
Honored to have watched our HSV play yours over the last few seasons. ...
Rest in Peace Robert Enke
"German international goalkeeper Robert Enke has been killed after being hit by a train at a level crossing, police said on Tuesday. Police said that the death could be a suicide." - AFP
Words fail me. ...
Does Mark Hughes have a point about Match of the Day?
After the damning verdict from Alan Hansen about Manchester City's defending at the weekend, Mark Hughes has come out and critisised the highlights show, as well as pundits in general.
Basically he's had a go at them for trying to "nail" players "in the public...
The infamous teeth brusher
While Chelsea were cleaning up on the field, David was, too -- in the stands.
In what surely has to be considered one of the great moments in Stamford Bridge history, if not footballing history, the man we all now know broke out the ol' toothbrusher for a quick cleanse in the...
My 10 Favourite Foreign Language Football Phrases
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...
Match Video NOB 2 - 1 River
A couple of videos of Sunday's win over River. The first is a scant half a minute and shows each goal once.
The second is from a River fan site, but it gives several looks at each goal. Just note the difference in the announcer when Boghossian scores for Newell's and when...
Hooray for FC Hollywood
First of all, apologies to all of you for a slow response to this most interesting of weekends. Although I don't blame the match, I've been pretty sick for three days, but trying to make a comeback today.
Clearly, I don't want to write a match review. I'd simply...
PSG Fans Boycotting Trip to OM
The controversy with this fixture just won't go away! First there was the usual Classico build-up (including some cool NIKE videos), then the swine flu media explosion, fan mayhem, followed up by some temperamental club politics and then the French government decided to have...
Videos to Cheer Us Up: Mitchell & Webb
Yesterday, Monty Python. Today, Mitchell & Webb. To continue my efforts to cheer us all up, I bring you: Another video.
There's a chance that this one may hit a touch too close to home for some of us. I mean...waitwaitwait, did I say "us"? I meant YOU. Too close...
Matchday 12: Captain Future
The clubs at the top of the table keep crawling along. The clubs at the bottom keep sinking. Referees had a forgettable weekend and in between a player and a coach dropped bombshells.
Philipp Lahm. Bayern's disappointing draw at home against Schalke. Robben's moment of madness...
Reds pay for penalties – Barnsley 2-2 Sheffield United
[caption id="attachment_59" align="alignleft" width="346" caption="Kevin Blackwell\'s top secret plans"][/caption]On a cold, cold South Yorkshire night, temperatures ran high as an on form Barnsley side did battle with a Sheffield United...
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