You know, I really thought I could do the work of two full-time jobs, a few freelance writing assignments and still keep up with my beloved blog... It didn't happen. Here are my picks for the weekend - the updated... Click to continue reading...

It is with great pleasure that I welcome everyone to new Offside home for Russian team blog With the start of the World Cup qualifiers as well as many exciting developments in the Russian Football world, I look forward to keeping you informed of one of the most exciting Football communities Click to continue reading...

Something to read while you reflect on the worst robbery attempt ever... Starting a new blog with some bad news (Boca Juniors Offside) Does Shevchenko Pave the Way for Kaka (Buzzin' Football Blog) Look out for online hooligans (EPL Talk) Birds and badges (Just Football) Football and your health (SoccerLens) Reflections on Olympic football (Unprofessional Foul) Altidore and Rossi BFF (USA WCB) Click to continue reading...

Today marks an important day for the DCUMD blog, and for the entire DC United franchise in general. It is the day that we unveil the new gimmick that may soon become this blog's trademark. That's right, it's the Benny Awards! (also known as the Bennies)

Over the course of the rest of the season, each Tuesday we will release a new award category, and you the reader will be able to vote. Click to continue reading...

Woohoo. The blog FiveLittleThings published my travel tips!

FiveLittleThings about Backpacking by Stuart Brandwood

Plus the BBC quoted me the other day! I know this is a pretty dull little blog but it's nice to know people out there are reading. Click to continue reading...

Long time readers of this blog know I liked having Kallon on our team.  He wasn't here long, and he was certainly difficult to manage, but there is no denying the guy has a killer instinct.  Anyway, he's finally found a new team.  Details here. Click to continue reading...

The Greek Super League (GSL) is just under a week away; and here at the Greece Blog we're counting down the days to kickoff of the 2008/2009 season with a preview for each of the sixteen clubs comprising Greece's top level of football. Panthrakikos will look to convert their success they Click to continue reading...

Stuff to read while you get arrested for not paying your library fines....... An interview with Cesc. (Guardian) Perhaps Africa's talent doesn't begin and end on the pitch. (Reuters Soccer Blogs) Two weekends on, parity ahead in the prem? (EPL Talk) "Don't Hassle the Hoff-enheim". (The Bundesliga Blog) Sheva heads back home to Milan. Click to continue reading...

i was reminded of the Yogi Berra quote in this blog post's title yesterday when i went to a Sports Authority store in Wisconsin looking for a New York Jets Brett Favre jersey.

Being a lifelong Green Bay Packers fan, it took a monumental management mess up (in my mind) to get me to do this. Click to continue reading...

"Chelsea FC have agreed terms for Andriy Shevchenko to return to AC Milan. Details of the agreement will remain confidential. The move is subject to a successful medical."

And, with that statement on the Chelsea FC website, Sheva's nightmare in London is finally over.

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I know that this is a blog that supposed to be about the Italian national team. But for today, instead of writing about the Azzurri, I'd gonna blog about an issue that's becoming pretty big in football. It's a post that's part-rant, and part-observation. It has almost nothing to do with Italy but everything to do with national teams, clubs and money.

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Tottenham 0-1 Sunderland (Richardson 55′) Stadium: White Hart Lane, LondonDate: Saturday 23 August 2008 Competiton: English Premier League Time: 15:00 BST, 10:00 EST It's the second week of Premiership football and Tottenham Hotspur will take on Sunderland at White Hart Lane. Soccerlens has the action live! Click to continue reading...

Stuff to read while you find naturally growing marijuana plants at the beach.... Lesson: Don't leave your children unattended around British tourists. (Unprofessional Foul) Becks playing for Preston North End way back in the day. (The Spoiler) Stuff overheard after the US game. (Dan Loney Blog) Somebody's questioning Fabio Capello & his trophy cabinet. Click to continue reading...

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The Columbus Crew's Nigerian midfielder Emmanuel Ekpo has a chance this saturday to add an Olympic Gold medal to his resume. He and the rest of the Nigerian Olympic team will take on defending champion Argentina for the Olympic gold. Click to continue reading...

I've posted the greatest soccer commercial ever made on the blog, done by Nike soccer. Here is a video of behind the scenes. It lets you see a little of the personalities of Ruud van Nistelrooy, Wesley Sneijder, and Cesc Fabregas. Click to continue reading...

The Wizards are auctioning off a lot of different pre-game things for the upcoming game against the LA Galaxy. You can bid to be the pre-game entertainment, the national anthem singer, pick the charity to be the Kicks for Kids Donation, and the Color Guard Donation. Auctioning anything they can with the pregame has gotten the Wizards noticed by Freakonomics, a blog with the New York Times (thanks to Peter for sending this my way). Click to continue reading...

We have now switched to our new servers and will quickly ascertain what extra services we need to keep up with the increased load we are getting on the site. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Newcastle United Blog – Site News", url: "http://nufcblog.com/2008/08/21/site-news/the-newcastle-united-blog-%e2%80%93-site-news/" }); Click to continue reading...

I've had Arsenal fans bombarding this blog, telling me how good Mikael Silvestre is and what a good signing he is for Arsenal. I struggle to believe that any of these fans would have been saying the same thing a week ago if TribalFootball was running the story. Whilst admittedly having a soft spot for [. Click to continue reading...

Don't blog angry. Don't ever blog angry. Sorry, but I have to break this cardinal rule in the middle of the night. Sue me. Sitting on my couch it's hard to recall a time where I was as infuriated watching a game as tonight's USMNT 1-0 victory over the no-class, dirtbags on the Guatemala national team. Click to continue reading...

So I know the majority of my readers are American, but I still want to post this email I got from a UK marketing firm. They are raising awareness for youth sporting initiatives in Britain by allowing people to vote for the initiative they want to receive funding.

I'm writing on behalf of Norwich Union who are working to help local sporting initiatives across Britain.

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I'm not feeling all that happy today. This morning, just about every paper and Arsenal blog held the story that Mikael Silvestre might be joining us in a cut price deal from United, in order to either slot into our defence or provide squad backup. A story that initially seems ludicrous is gathering momentum, and it [. Click to continue reading...

I've got to credit Du Nord and the US Soccer Blog for this, but who can come come up w/the best caption to this photo? Click to continue reading...

I've had my fair share of scraps over football in my time, but never the organised hooligan business. Whilst not something I'd be involved in personally, I am intrigued about how it all works. Why do they go around kicking the crap out of people every weekend? Do they really love the club? How much [. Click to continue reading...

The Charlatans, fronted by Salford lad Tim Burgess, performed at V Festival at the weekend, receiving rave reviews. Their most recent album was given away free online for fans, ranking 2nd in the indie chart. This was a band fully involved in the Madchester scene that was knocking about in the 80s, becoming popular after supporting [. Click to continue reading...

Stuff to read while you realize the resale value of public toilets is not all that wonderful..... Football with a basketball guy. (Unprofessional Foul) It's never too early to sound the alarm. (Reuters Soccer Blog) Big Phil's #2 is a moustachioed muscleman. (Sniffing The Touchline) Citeh fans have been packing on the winter pounds a bit early this year. Click to continue reading...