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Daily Dose: 09.05.08
Stuff to read while you get arrested for indecent exposure at a nude beach….. The inevitable has happened: WAGs Offside (WAGs Offside) Reliving King Kev’s first Newcastle departure. (Off ...
2008 U.S. Open (and Coffee Pot) Cup Final Preview
The U.S. Open Cup makes me sad. Sad because the majority of MLS teams don’t take it seriously enough. It’s a problem that’s been blogged to death but never solved. One recent advance...
Daily Dose 08.28.08
Something to read while you hide from Storsjöodjuret the Swedish Sea Monster… Who’s leaving MLS next? (WVHooligan) No Team GB in 20120, but maybe a Team Scotland (Leaders We Deserve) Fre...
Daily Dose 08.27.08
Something to read while your bank changes your password… Rapids leave their mark on Bryan Namoff (Behind the Badge) C-Ron to Real move back on? (Marca) Old Firm debut for Edu? (Rangers Offside)...
Beheading in LA: Alexi Lalas and Ruud Gullit are Out the Door
There was a bloodbath in Los Angeles today as Galaxy GM Alexi Lalas got the boot and coach Ruud Gullit packed up his balls and went home. The official story is that Gullit resigned. There’s a ...
Daily Dose 08.08.08
Something to read while you get a little too friendly with a park bench… End of the Mad Jens Mannschaft era (Germany WCB) Anthony Annan - Blackburn’s Makelele? (101 Great Goals) Arsenal a...
Toronto FC Fan Willing to Trade Important Body Part for Dwayne de Rosario
I love Craigslist. You can find anything on there: Jobs, apartments, true love, one night stands (ahem, apparently) and - best of all - trades. Like this one. One brave Toronoto FC fan has offered to ...
Houston Dynamo’s Craig Waibel Equals 63 yard NFL Field Goal Record
You read that right. Dynamo defender Craig Waibel equalled the NFL record 63 yard field goal while kicking with the Houston Texans for charity. OK, so it wasn’t a game situation and no one was r...
The Enquiring Fan’s Guide to What Those Transfer Rumo(u)rs Really Mean
A couple of weeks ago, The Offside got an email request for help in figuring out transfer rumors. Could we please offer up a list of both legitimate and illegitimate sites so readers can figure out f...
Daily Dose 07.14.08
Some news to read as you legally flip people off and drink from an unregistered keg in Belmar, New Jersey: WAG wannabes, dust off your fake nails, fake tans, fake personalities and spike heels. Cris...
That SuperLiga “Bonus,” Or When Is $1 Million not $1 Million?
When is $1 million not $1 million? When you’re dealing with MLS of course! Quick background: SuperLiga is the tournament that was created last year to showcase David Beckham provide a place...
Daily Dose 07.12.08
Something to read while you hope no one responds to this ad… MLS originals, there from the start (Booked for Dissent) Refs “evening out” number of fouls? (For the Integrity of Socce...
Photo of the Day: Motion, Captured
Ever wonder how they make the movement in the video games look so realistic? Like this. This is Toronto FC’s Maurice Edu, performing a bicycle kick in a “motion capture” session fo...
The Blanco Video: When the Censorship Becomes the Story
A couple of days ago I posted this video that shows Chicago Fire Designated Player Cuauhtemoc Blanco punching DC United player Clyde Simms in the gut in a US Open Cup game. Blanco received a red card...
The Offside Euro 2008 Champion: Charles Snyder
Over three weeks of tournament action and only one country stood tall: Sweden. Ibrahimovich proved to be unstoppable in the virtual world, earning glory for his country where the real world left a b...
MLS Fans, We Have an All-Star Team
MLS fans, it’s time! Time to start thinking about the July 24 MLS All-Star game, where we can once again prove that our best-of-the-best can beat an off-season, mid-table European squad. Afte...
Resistance is Futile, So I Give You: Transfer Rumors. Michael Bradley, Freddy Adu, Peter Crouch, and More!
I fought the urge all weekend. Alas, I am human. I can fight no longer. So I give you: Transfer Rumors. Today, a few from Europe. Tomorrow, a smattering from MLS and perhaps elsewhere. On th...
A Song for Marcelo Saragosa
For those of you that are either not MLS fans, or were too distracted by the Euros to notice, FC Dallas and the Houston Dynamo played on Thursday night to a 1-1 draw. What won’t show up on most...
