The only thing worse than Mario Gómez's choice in sleeve length was his performance at Euro 2008. He missed more or less everything. But Mario's not so super Swissaustrian adventure was the exception not the rule, and he's already found the target twice for Stuttgart this season. So ill-advised short sleeves or not Mario Gómez is [. Click to continue reading...

We' re very pleased to announce [drumroll please....] the launch of Forums Offside. We love (most of) the discussion that happen in The Offside and World Cup Blog community and think that a forum is an excellent and logical way to help that community grow further. So Forums Offside is exactly what it sounds like. Click to continue reading...

As I've written about youth soccer over the years, I've always been surprised how few youth soccer parents there seem to be who are active online related to youth soccer. The coaches are and obviously some parents can be very vocal online. But overall, you get a sense of silence online from youth soccer parents. Click to continue reading...

We are in the thick of it right now, so while we are taking yet another battering by all the recent performances it might be a good time to reflect on the bigger picture as this is as much a learning curve for us as fans as is it is for the board, management and [...] Click to continue reading...

I spend a fair deal of time, in fact far, far too much time, reading Charlton internet message boards such Charlton Life: Forum and the rejuvenated Covered End Choir and I know from comments made over the Board room table that I'm not the only director who does so. I am perhaps the only director [... Click to continue reading...

When I started On The Pitch a few years ago, it was one of only a handful of blogs that dealt with youth soccer, and one of the only ones entirely dedicated to it. Amazingly enough, for a sport that has approximately 17 million children participating in it, there are still few sites dedicated to [... Click to continue reading...