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Aaron | Jul 21st, 2006 |
18 CommentsLast night I was refereeing a high-level U16 Boys club match in Saratoga Springs, NY. The home team went on to win by a score of 5 - 1, but that's not important.
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Aaron | Jul 13th, 2006 |
6 CommentsOne of the many people who appreciated my unbiased perspective on this year's World Cup matches recently emailed me to ask if I thought that Germany 2006 could be deemed a success. I've had a few days to think about things and I must say, my opinion is pretty mixed.
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Aaron | Jul 10th, 2006 |
68 CommentsClearly, it wasn't supposed to end this way. Sure it would've been a fairy tale ending to an illustrious career if Zizou could've carried Les Bleus to victory, but who could've predicted a scenario as ugly and shameful as this. Sent off in the 110th minute of the match for an outrageously stupid headbutt to the chest of ... [read]
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Aaron | Jul 7th, 2006 |
10 CommentsFIFA has made their choice for the Final in Berlin. Argentina's Horacio Elizondo will be the man to ensure fair play when Italy and France kick off at 9pm at the Olympiastadion on Sunday. It's a decision that I support as Elizondo and his crew have proven to be top-notch throughout the tournament.
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Aaron | Jul 6th, 2006 |
12 CommentsTen of the starting twenty-two players in tonight’s France-Portugal semifinal in Munich were sitting on a yellow card prior to the match. With Uruguayan referee Jorge Larrionda in the middle, I was wondering how many of them would be facing suspension by the time the match was over. Judging by Larrionda’s previous performances as well as that of ... [read]
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Aaron | Jul 5th, 2006 |
5 CommentsI spent the day walking around the center of Berlin – along the River Spree and down to the Brandenburg Gate. Seeing all the people milling about, it was hard to imagine that less than two decades earlier I would’ve been standing alongside the Wall – on the east side.
I took a few minutes to look at a memorial ... [read]
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Aaron | Jul 4th, 2006 |
13 CommentsWell, if you’ve been reading my reports about the referees’ performances at the matches at this year’s World Cup, you’ve probably heard me say more than once that it’s time to get rid of offside altogether, or at the very least, amend it drastically in order to reduce the frequency of controversial and/or wrong decisions by the Assistant Referees. ... [read]
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Aaron | Jul 3rd, 2006 |
4 CommentsThat morning at breakfast I offered up a wager to Sean – one of the guys who runs this website. “Give me 3 to 1 odds and I’ll take France.” He took me up on the offer, but like an idiot, I backed down.
Eight years earlier I was in Vegas for the final between these same two ... [read]
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Aaron | Jul 3rd, 2006 |
8 CommentsSean and Chris (the two guys who run this website), Mika (their friend from Portland), and I headed out to grab a late breakfast at the Hackescher Markt on the morning before the two remaining quarterfinal matches. We grabbed one of the many outdoor tables set up on the cobblestones in the plaza there.
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Aaron | Jul 2nd, 2006 |
3 CommentsAfter the game was over at the Olympiastadion I stuck around for about fifteen minutes watching the celebrations. The German team went together to each corner of the pitch to thank their fans. And the Argentine team came out for a quick salute to their supporters as well. But they quickly departed, knowing that this was not ... [read]
News from The Offside
By: Bruno Romani | May 11th, 2008
Campeonato Brasileiro is back.
The headline of the weekend could’ve been the defeat at home of current champs São Paulo against Grêmio, 1-0. Coach Celso Roth saved his head this time. But this is not the big news.
Goalie Nei, from Vitória, could’ve been the name of the weekend, but Cruzeiro did not welcome back well the [...]
By: Ted | May 11th, 2008
I had hoped, as all sports fans do, for the best. But I also feared the worst. Last week Milan looked phenomenal, while the Viola looked tired and rusty. Fiorentina absolutely needed to win this week to have any shot of staying in the Champions League race; anything short of maximum points [...]
By: Ian Rose | May 11th, 2008
A few things to read over in between airlifting manta rays:
The next next Ronaldo’s first year at United (Soccer Blog)
Stevies G and P are playmakers (Touchline Dad)
Does this make Brian McBride the new Steve McQueen? (English Soccer Talk)
Modric says goodbye to Zagreb (Croatia World Cup Blog)
Keegan gives credit where it’s due (NUFC Blog)
By: Kevin | May 11th, 2008
Must look good in blue and red, great first touch mandatory. Must be a team player and a fast learner. Patience and ability to learn new systems is essential. Catalan skills desired, but not essential. Please apply to:
Pep G
Camp Nou
Avignuda Aristides Mallol
Barcelona, Spain
All replies kept confidential.
By: Inara | May 11th, 2008
Remember when I mentioned the UNFP Awards? Today, the ceremony took place.
Unsurprisingly, Karim Benzema won Player of the Year, beating out teammate Jeremy Toulalan, Marseille’s Mahamadou Niang, and Bordeaux’s Wendel. He’s the fourth Lyonnais in a row to win the award - Florent Malouda in 2007, Juninho in 2006, and Michael Essien in [...]
By: lorenzo | May 11th, 2008
“10, 100, 1000 Toni non fanno un solo AMAURI!”
More after the jump…
By: Mike | May 11th, 2008
Well, now the boring business on grass involving 22 men and a ball is out of the way SFC can return to what it does best - off the field power struggles. The EGM on Friday should see Rupert Lowe and Michael Wilde assume control of the football club once again due to their combined [...]
By: Ian Rose | May 11th, 2008
It’s May, and while most people in the world are reveling in the sunshine and flowers and all that, you and I have our minds elsewhere. It’s title time, and it seems like every day around this time of year, some league or cup or other trophy is decided. Now that the streamers [...]
By: Tamim | May 11th, 2008
we lost 2-1 but won 4-2 on aggregate and we are through. well, i have no idea what happened there because the match was neither broadcasted on tv nor radio so all i know is the result. so we are in the quarter finals along with the best 7 clubs in Africa. before the match [...]
By: Bob Kellett | May 11th, 2008
Thursday
Portland Timbers 0-0 Rochester Rhinos - Recap here
Friday
Charleston Battery 3-1 Miami FC Blues - You really only need to know a couple of things about Miami. The first is that their Brazilian striker Alex Afonso should be playing at a higher level than the USL First Division. He scored his fourth goal in [...]
By: Ian Rose | May 11th, 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWPIFHVotCY
The English football season is one thing, but the first season of my favorite ever sports puppet show has to end on the same day? On our last dose for a while of puppet Mourinho, the Special One sings a very special song for a very special Man City manager, who had, by all [...]
By: Rob | May 11th, 2008
All wekk we’ve been giving you the chance to vote in your CL team of the season. On paper this might be the most one (well two) sided battle of all time (fittingly perhaps for wingers). With two of the best players in the world playing on the wings, maybe this will be a forgone [...]
By: David | May 11th, 2008
CSKA Moscow (yes, I’m back in Russia), seem to have a good scouting network. Their team is based around a few very exciting Brazilians: Dudu Ceranse (sp?), Jo, Vagner Love and Daniel da Silva Carvalho.
This guy is a very similar player to Andrei Arshavin (see hopeful signings No1). He’s a flair player who can [...]
By: Nick | May 11th, 2008
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By: Christian | May 11th, 2008
After their shocking elimination at the hands of the San Lorenzo this past week in the Copa Libertadores, River will now need to put that dark night behind them if they are to continue their push to win the Clausura. You can see the game against Gimnasia (LP) delayed on Fox Soccer Channel at 11PM [...]
By: Come | May 11th, 2008
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By: Steve | May 11th, 2008
It’s the new trend in blogging so I would like to leave my 14 faithful readers with the awesome option of choosing the next article for the Seattle blog. Here are the options. Vote by leaving a comment and remember, you can vote more than once!!
1. Fight to the death for Seattle soccer [...]
By: Come | May 11th, 2008
It was Pedro Pauleta last game at the Parc des Princes tonight. After 5 years playing for Paris and 109 goals, which make him the top striker in the history of the club. So the stadium was packed with 45 350, new record since the Parc has been rebuild. Well the game itself was stressful [...]
By: Ian Rose | May 11th, 2008
It’s a good day for Uniteds. For the second time in their history, Waitakere United of New Zealand have won the Oceanic Football Confederation Champions League, the top club competition for the seven countries that remain in the post-Australia OFC. It’s the smallest by far of the six FIFA confederations, but the win [...]
By: Jan | May 11th, 2008
That’s how we did our blogging this week.
Anna had a little present for Bayern Munich. (Stuttgart Offside)
Stuttgart finally get a dedicated football stadium arena. (Stuttgart Offside)
Tim Wiese is walking in Toni Schumacher’s shadow. (Bundesliga Offside)
Scarfs for girls or scarfs for fans? (Bundesliga Offside)
Kaka and Eto’o could be playing for Berlin next season. (Hertha Offside)
It [...]
