The Offside

North Americans on the Move: Julian de Guzman, Charlie Davies, Freddy Adu, Jozy Altidore

Laurie — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:24:49 +0000

This was the week where North Americans got a little love in the transfer market. First we saw Gooch (Oguchi Onyewu) get picked up by AC Milan — arguably the biggest move ever for an American outfield player. And now we’ve got a few other interesting moves or potential moves for players with [...]

Marketing Soccer Through…Basketball?

Laurie — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:00:59 +0000

Remember the “World Series of Football”? Oh, come on. Of course you do. It was a four-team round-robin competition born in 1991, revived in 2005, where three international clubs would come to the US in their off-season and play each other and an MLS team. Last seen on US shores [...]

This Weekend on The Offside: Match Predictions for MLS and Gold Cup

Laurie — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:00:16 +0000

There’s a lot happening on weekends at The Offside and World Cup Blog. Starting this week I’ll be doing a weekly post highlighting some of the matches, with links to our team blogs. Be sure to click on the links for more in-depth coverage. MLS is in midseason, and this weekend all [...]

Rewind: You Go This Way, I’ll Go That Way.

chris — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:30:24 +0000

Everyone gets a Michael Owen brochure. But who really needs one? Will everybody stop linking JT to Man City? Lorient unveils a horrendous new kit. So we counter with your favorites. CR9 is the new Beatles. A big American gets a big move.

Daily Dose: July 10th, 2009

Daryl — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:00:48 +0000

Something to read while you consider Real Madrid’s new policy on red boots: (Only players costing €90m+ may wear them) Obama vs Lula (The Gaggle) It’s Friday, so Artur Boruc is angry (Dirty Tackle) Beware of orange and green (Houston Offside) White wedding for Pato (See the Cup) Looking for danger? (Pitch Invasion) Avoiding the score (Sport is a TV Show) Zizou in [...]

Photo: Robinho’s Cold Feet.

chris — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:17:02 +0000

These must be the wedding pictures every little girl dreams of. “This is me in my white dress and this is my husband scared out of his mind.” As a bonus, Robinho spots something slightly noteworthy somewhere over there after the jump. [The Spoiler]

Who Needs A Wasserman?

chris — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:00:07 +0000

It’s hard to determine just who was more successful with that Michael Owen brochure, because most of you probably know precisely what that headline means without having to read further. Wasserman Media Group is the agency that represents Michael Owen and created that ridiculous yet highly effective 32-page brochure which brought him from the bench of [...]

Daily Dose: July 9th, 2009.

chris — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:00:10 +0000

Stuff to read while you watch a not-quite-svelte Ronaldo score a hat trick….. A team worth shouting about: Athletic Bilbao. (SoccerLens) The ten most shocking transfers - nine of which come from the UK. (ESPN) Premier League might just lose its YouTube claims. (EPL Talk) The rise of Africa’s regular tournament. (Inside Futbol) Iker Casillas does charity work & dancing [...]

Michael Owen Style Brochures For Everyone!

Daryl — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:30:44 +0000

The infamous Michael Owen brochure has already provided much fun this summer. First there was the brochure itself, which was undeniably hilarious. The fact that Owen actually secured a move to a Big Four team does nothing to diminish that hilarity. Then came the spoofs. In yesterday’s Daily Dose we linked to Arseblog’s very nicely [...]

Photo: Health Conscious Fan At The Copa Libertadores

chris — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:30:10 +0000

Caption: Brazil’s Cruzeiro supporter smokes trough a surgical masks to protect against the swin flu before start the first leg football match of the Libertadores Cup final against Argentina’s Estudiantes de La Plata at La Plata City stadium in La Plata, Buenos Aires on July 8, 2009. Would somebody remove this man from the gene pool, [...]