Remember the scene and line from the Full Monty when the ex-boss, Gerald was trying to get the lads to lineup and Dave the pie man finally figures it out by proclaiming it's the "Arsenal Offside Trap"  "The Arsenal offside trap. Lomper 'ere is Tony Adams right? Any bugger looks like scoring, we all step forward in a [. Click to continue reading...

Some news to read as you watch your 89-year-old granny knit sweaters for the people whose tires she slashed: Will Chivas USA make the playoffs? (Chivas Offside) Ryan Babel lays down the beats in a rap video. Probably NSFW, particularly if your boss speaks Dutch. (And who knew that the word f***ing is pronounced [. Click to continue reading...

Remember that more-than-half-the-field goal I linked to yesterday. Yeah, me neither.

Well here it is.

Daryl at The Offside did some private investigation and found out this guy's twin also scored a great -- and equally bizarre -- goal over the weekend.

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There's been some debate about exactly how offside works, mostly surrounding Ronaldinho's goal for Milan against Inter. Luckily John Cleese recorded the above explanation of the offside rule for 2006 tv show "The Art of Football". So that clears that up then. [via Soccer Training Info] Click to continue reading...

Some news to read as you die from eating hot chili sauce Top 14 finishes from the past seven days (101 Great Goals) The ten most hated people in football (Caught Offside) Time for history lessons for Italian footballers? (SoccerLens) A touching man-love player video that may bring a tear to the ladies' eyes (HABs Offside) Video technology: [. Click to continue reading...

Men and those with sensitive stomachs may want to click out now. Still here? Okay. Don't say I didn't warn you. This post is all about welcoming you, our dear (and especially our female) readers to our newest blog, HABs Offside. But by way of introduction, I would like to share [...] Click to continue reading...

In light of the recent accusations that Lyon get favored by arbitration by getting calls decided their way and the brouhaha over video replays, I thought I would post the results of an in depth investigation by Nice Matin, who took a look at every single error in every single Ligue 1 match in the 2007/2008 season.

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The headlines wrote themselves this morning for all the wrong reasons. Rob Styles' itchy whistle finger contrived to invent a new type of offence for awarding a penalty of which he is yet to explain to the media.

It was pretty clear to everyone that it wasn't a penalty and Styles was spooked by the OT faithful and immediately blew.

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It's (arguably) Google's 10th birthday today. Obviously a lot of readers find The Offside via Google, and most of the search terms that land people here are obvious and enough. Things like team names and player names. But not all of them. Here's a selection of some of the more interesting search terms that have bought people [. Click to continue reading...

Claude Puel says that the only game he's thinking about is tomorrow's game against Nancy, but we all know he's lying because next Tuesday is Lyon's crucial match against Bayern Munich, a game that Lyon need to get at least a draw in if they want to keep their hopes of qualifying for the round of 16.

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Something to read while you pay your $2,000,000 worth of speeding tickets... Bosnich comeback ends badly (Mariners Offside) Just a finger wag for Polkraine (BBC Football Blog) Vela still the new Henry? (Footballing World) The Homeless World Cup (Unprofessional Foul) In defence of Thierry Henry (La Liga Review) Ray Hudson goes too far (Eleven Devils) Managing Newcastle like managing Madrid (NUFC Blog) Dave's [. Click to continue reading...

Video ansehen

Bei diesem bösen Foul von Unsportlichkeit zu reden, scheint maßlos untertrieben, aber das Video mit dem Schlachtruf von Leonidas aus der Gewaltorgie 300 hat schon eine gewisse Komik.

Tomáš Jun, Stürmer beim FK Teplice, kann darüber vermutlich dennoch nicht lachen und dem Möchtegern-Kung-Fu Kämpfer Jiří Kladrubský, der offiziell als Abwehrspieler bei Sparta Prag geführt wird, sollte das Lachen hoffentlich vergehen, wenn er vom tschechischen Fußballverband für sein Foul bestraft wird.

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Something to read while you think twice about ice cream... Marta coming to America (WPS Offside) Pipe and slippers time for the Carling Cup? (Reuters Soccer Blog) Sergio Aguero to Middle Eastlands? No. (Soccernet) Welcome to ITV4 Fergie (The Spoiler) Blanco-Donovan now BFF (Red Card) More Brazilians at the Bridge (Chelsea Offside) Now Eto'o hearts Pep (STI) Chas 'n Dave to manage Newcastle? Click to continue reading...

Something to read while being glad Li Jiao isn't your roommate... DC United need web developers (Behind the Badge) David Bentley wouldn't cut it as an Offside blogger (The Spoiler) When was football's golden age? (200%) The great Gerrard and Lampard England debate, part 1,234,443 (Times Online) Why Platini's attack on Wenger makes no sense whatsoever (The Run of Play) Gareth [. Click to continue reading...

It's become one of those personality defining questions: Beatles or Stones? Tea or coffee? Blonde or brunette? And now mariconada_phoenix has gone and asked it on Forums Offside: FIFA or Pro Evo? The latest versions of both games will be released in the next couple of months: FIFA '09- October 3rd in Europe October 14th in North America Pro Evolution [. Click to continue reading...

Peyton Manning, on a soccer blog, huh? Just watch this new Sony commercial to find out...



Well, I'll definitely look elsewhere for electronics. Great job Sony! Jerks...

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Something to read while your big arse lands you in jail... Five football court cases to come (The Spoiler) Roughing up skilfill players, yay or nay? (Soccerlens) Catch up withh Igor Biscan (The Guardian) Four Associations Cup to start in 2011, sans Three Lions (England WCB) Motivational advice from The Voyeur (EPL Talk) Pirates of the Mediterranean (Valencia Offside) Johnny Exantus: everything [. Click to continue reading...

My friends, with all your great contributions (Goose, Alex and others) I wanted to repeat a request I made earlier on (Blog Improved Post)... The Eredivisie Offside Blog likes more editors! Club oriented stuff, other than the already covered Ajax and PSV, and generic Eredivisie football news, insights, videos, fun stuff. Click to continue reading...

Just like Jeff Cunningham's career the FC Dallas blog has been resurrected.

I'm Louis, a 21 year old college student who loves the beautiful game. I like to watch a little bit of everything but my favorite is MLS and the US National Team. I'm thrilled to be writing for The Offside and will be bringing you the latest Hoops news, fiery opinions, and general nonsense for seasons to come.

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Manchester United 1 - Middlesborough 1

Amos, Da Silva, Vidic, Brown, O'Shea, Nani, Possebon, Anderson, Giggs, Welbeck, Ronaldo
Subs from Zieler, Manucho, Gibson, Tevez, Cleverley, Gray, Eckersley

1st Half
Alves and Brown seem to be having quite a battle.

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Something to read while you learn that honesty is always the best policy... Some brief love for Ji-Sung Park (Man Utd Offside) Raul really likes playing for Madrid (The Spoiler) Amr Zaki - unsurprisingly good (Kornheiser's Cartel) Balls through the ages (Football Filter Blog)* The future of Dutch football (Netherlands WCB) Man City - poorer than advertised (The Run of Play) Ten [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal moved smoothly to the top of the Premier League and Right Result table with an impressive win at Bolton Wanderers. All did not go according to script at their former bogey ground though... Emmanuel Eboue netted his first league goal for the Gunners but the Ivorian's equaliser should have been ruled out for offside. Click to continue reading...

Yes, it's hardly something to get overly excited about (although I love this kind of enthusiasm). But good times call for celebration, even through just five games of the season, as Arsenal sits on top, one point ahead of Chelsea and Liverpool. The biggest point of triumph is the elimination of the dropped points at Fulham.

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An excellent three-points at the Reebok against a team that used to intimidate us, and who managed to put us on the back foot in the early stages of the game.

Despite opening brightly, and comprehensively out-passing Bolton, they took the lead through a goal which, again, asked questions of our ability to defend from set-pieces. Click to continue reading...

Tacitus: "Crime, once exposed, has no refuge but audacity."

Audacious.
That's the word for it.

Over the last week, English football provided us with numerous examples of the different types of corruption that are destroying the game for the benefit of powerful insiders and the gambling industry. Click to continue reading...

AEK, after beating Iraklis 1-0 at home AEK are now tied for second place with PAOK and Ergotelis. AEK got the ball in the net early on in the first minute of the game however the goal was dissalowed because of an offside call. Ignacio Scocco scored, his first goal in the Superleague, in the 14th [... Click to continue reading...

With some help, the Wizards pushed themselves back into the playoff race with a 2-0 win over Toronto FC last night. Their result along with DC United's loss to LA put KC 1 point back of the final playoff spot. As for the Wizards result, we saw the same lineup that the Wizards put out in their 2-0 win over LA last week. Click to continue reading...

Dirk Kuyt is convinced Fernando Torres and Robbie Keane will soon start scoring for Liverpool despite drawing a blank against relegation favourites Stoke.

Tony Pulis' well-organised, defiant Potters forced an unlikely goalless draw and celebrated as if they had won the Barclays Premier League title. Click to continue reading...

Rafa Benitez was left to rue a "strange" decision that saw the Reds denied a goal, in a frustrating 0-0 draw with Stoke at Anfield. Stevie Gerrard had a goal ruled out by referee Andre Marriner, as he gave Dirk Kuyt offside, even though he didn't even touch the ball and there was no flag from the assistant. Click to continue reading...

Well, it's top of the league for Arsenal with a 3-1 win over Bolton.

Games up there are rarely dull and yesterday was no exception. We started brightly but found ourselves a goal behind early on as our central defensive weakness was exposed again. From a corner William Gallas stood watching as Kevin Davies ran off him, leaving Kolo Toure with two men to mark, and the Bolton man got to the ball first to head his side in the lead.

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The Galaxy snapped their 12-game winless streak in some style, dissecting a defense that had more holes than their own for a 5-2 win capped by a Pete Vagenas (!) volley in the 81st minute.

Donovan scored his third and the Galaxy's fifth in second half stoppage time although he appeared more than a tad offside.

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Me, 28 year ago... The shame.... Hi all, just a little word from our sponsor :-)... No, just kiddin... But in all honesty, you should know that this world cup blog - as it's called - and the related The Offside is doing very very well, thank you. And mostly because Click to continue reading...

Wow. Wow. Melbourne do it again with just 10 men. And an Archie special in the last 4 seconds.
But the real message from this and the Sydney/CCM match was the A-League is now all about speed and strength combined. If you don't have this physicality across the park, you are making up the numbers. Click to continue reading...

Who thinks to ever do this? Great shot by Mr. Photographer.

Superb find by The Offside. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal have today beaten Bolton Wanderers 3-1 to move to the top of the Premier League table. The home side took a surprise lead after just 15 minutes at the Reebok when Kevin Davies headed in a Joey O'Brien corner.

But the lead didn't last long. After some intense pressure from the Gunners, Emmanuel Eboue scored his first goal for the club getting onto the end of a Nicklas Bendtner ball through, although replays suggested he may of been offside. Click to continue reading...