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Your BBC Freddy Adu Update

The Offside Rules 11 November @ 01:35 PM EST
Apparently feeling nostalgic for the year 2004 and all those Campbell's soup ads, the Beeb got all Tweet-stalker and tracked down The Biggest Midget in the Game™. It's servicable piece but that's probably all you can get when your "interview" is conducted via fax. Still, it's worth a read if only to remind you that Freddy is A) still talented and that B) his lack of playing time may not be entirely his fault. Click to continue reading...

ESPN on Americans Outsourced to Europe

The Offside Rules 26 October @ 08:45 AM EST
Jozy was late to his own game? Dude better start rolling like this if he wants to get out of the manager's dog house and on to the field any time soon. Click to continue reading...

Feilhaber's 09 Is Like Waaaaaaay Better Than His 08

The Offside Rules 09 October @ 11:29 AM EST
They say Benny Feilhaber is having a breakout year for both club & country. Who's they you say? SBI. As I have no idea what the hell he's doing in Denmark --and let's be honest here, without actually seeing his games on TV who does-- I'll just take their word for it. As for his performance with the nats I'd say he has been quite good but not standout to me; I think if I were "Blue Eyes" Bradley I would start Stu Holden ahead of him in Dempsey absence and maybe bring him in off the bench late tomorrow night. Click to continue reading...

Your Americans Outsourced To Europe Report™

The Offside Rules 07 October @ 03:30 PM EST
Eddie Johnson is getting playing time in Europe and Gooch is on the bench? First the Fat Boys break up now this? There just ain't nothin' you can believe in anymore. Click to continue reading...

Have I Done a Jozy Post This Week?

The Offside Rules 28 September @ 01:34 PM EST
No? Not yet? Well here you go then. Chuck Culpepper of "Bloddy Confused"-fame caught up with The Boy King of New York & Jersey™ over a Trans-Atlantic telephone line and turned in a tale of imported BMW's, late-night Lakers games on TV and the American dream. If you have the time or don't feel like working, give it a read at LATimes. Click to continue reading...

"Dude WTF? Mo Over There Wild'n."

The Offside Rules 25 September @ 08:11 PM EST
"Dude WTF? Mo Over There Wild'n." That is how our man FERENGI® put it in an email this afternoon and it seems like a fairly accurate description. It seems that the former TFCer has quickly become something of a Scots tabloid favorite despite seeing little of the field. Yes America, we truly have arrived on the world stage. Click to continue reading...

Behind the Scenes in El Salvador with Jonathon Spector Pt.2

The Offside Rules 24 September @ 04:33 PM EST
Part 2 of US Soccer's peek behind the USMNT curtain while on the road to World Cup 2010. And in case you missed part 1 it can be found here. Click to continue reading...

Hull City Magazine's Quasi-Exclusive Jozy Altidore Interview

The Offside Rules 24 September @ 01:37 PM EST
The October issue of City Magazine, the official glossy mag of Hull City AFC, has a nice, semi-exclusive interview with Jozy Altidore that you should check out if you've got the time and inclination. I say semi-exclusive because they've given it over to TheOffside.com so it's not really as exclusive as they say it is. Click to continue reading...

PressPass on Americans Outsourced to Europe

The Offside Rules 21 September @ 09:27 AM EST
Is it ironic that Soccernet only uses foreigners to discuss Americans playing overseas? Click to continue reading...

DaMarcus Beasley Is The New Jacob The Jeweler

The Offside Rules 20 September @ 06:38 PM EST
My dude Leroi just pointed out to me that our DaMarcus is diversifying his sh*t and getting into the diamond game. And why not? If he didn't do it, you know EJ would have. Click to continue reading...

To The Window, To The Wahl...

The Offside Rules 16 September @ 05:08 PM EST
...til Tim Howard catches all those balls. Awwww keep, keep, keep, keep, keep, keep, keep. Click to continue reading...

Video: Press Pass on Americans Abroad

The Offside Rules 31 August @ 09:40 AM EST
Janusz with the run down Jozy, Charlie "Chuck D." Davies, Carlos Blackmouth and a few of the other Americans that have been outsourced to Europe. How come they never include any of the guys playing in Mexico in these things? Jose Torres, I see you baby. Click to continue reading...

Video: Fan Video of Clint Dempsey's Goal Vs. Some Russian Team or Other

The Offside Rules 26 August @ 09:02 AM EST
Talk about being in the right place at the right time. Some lucky sod had front row seats for Deuce's goal against Amkar Perm in the Europa League last week and got some up close and personal footage of the goal and the celebration. Some damn close seats in England, aren't they? Click to continue reading...

Video: Kenny Cooper Scores Against Some Team Called Karlsruhe

The Offside Rules 24 August @ 07:32 PM EST
Frankencooper's doing it big isn't he? Or as big as you can in the German second division. Click to continue reading...

This Week's Look at Americans Outsourced To Europe With Press Pass

The Offside Rules 24 August @ 05:55 AM EST
Janusz and one of those guys with a British accent talk Jozy's debut, Charlie Davies and Gooch's place in the defensive pecking order at AC Milan. Watch it with someone you love...like Jack Daniels. Click to continue reading...

Press Pass Talks Americans Outsourced To Europe

The Offside Rules 16 August @ 07:46 PM EST
Looks like Janusz and the boys are looking to cut in on some Yanks Abroad's action. This week it's a spot of compare and contrast with Charlie Davies and Timmy "I had the worst season-opener ever" Howard. Click to continue reading...

Video: Euro-Raving With Charlie Davies

The Offside Rules 15 August @ 05:45 PM EST
Q: Why doesn't Charlie Davies do this dance after he scores (like the two he put past Bordeaux today)?
A: Probably because he knows it sucks compared to "The Carlton". Click to continue reading...

Young Yank Abroad Alleged to Come to MLS

The Offside Rules 07 August @ 12:30 PM EST
Can you imagine how not-hopeless RBNY would be if only they were allowed to sign all these kids from Jersey? They would A) have talented youth for days and B) corner the market on players whose name ends in vowel. Add alleged Napoli-deserter and U.S. U-20 striker Vincenzo Bernardo to the list with Rossi, Szetela, Duka and all of the other NJ boys that with a real youth system would maybe make NY the Arsenal of MLS. Click to continue reading...

Video: Jozy's Hull Press Conference

The Offside Rules 06 August @ 11:02 AM EST
See it and believe it. It may only be Hull but our kid is now officially an EPL striker (barring a work permit crisis). Anyone fancy adding one of these to thier kit collection?
H/T to SBI. Click to continue reading...

Oh Noes! Frankencooper Goes!

The Offside Rules 31 July @ 10:07 AM EST
Forgive the brievity and ghetto-ness (i.e. Lack of accompanying photo) of this post but I'm dong it on iPhone. I'm on a bus right now and have recieved 2 emails and a text confirming that Big Kenny is on his way to Munich 1860. Happy for the dude but bummed...what other reason is there to watch FC Dallas now? Click to continue reading...

Marcus the Mechanic To Wolverhampton

The Offside Rules 17 June @ 12:28 PM EST
Washington state's second most famous keeper has a new job and it is not at Pep Boys. Click to continue reading...

Michael Bradley Interviewed at FIFA.com

The Offside Rules 26 March @ 11:01 AM EST
a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27365656@N06/3387879506/" title="Bradley by designatedplayers, on Flickr"img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3093/3387879506_4cb745f41e_o.jpg" alt="Bradley" width="496" height="409" //abr /br /FIFA.com had a sit down with Baby Bradley recently where he discussed playing in Europe, his brace against Mexico, his transfer from Metrostars to Heerenveen and other things that professional athletes talk to reporters about. Click to continue reading...

Jenn Sterger Wants to Get All Up On Carlos Bocanegra

The Offside Rules 04 March @ 11:30 AM EST
Damn 'Los. How the E! Network found out about you I don't know but I'll have to give you props for getting Jenn Sterger, the FSU cowgirl, all worked up. If being number 6 on the sexy athlete list will get you that kind of attention, I can't be mad at that; I dare to dream about what riches the number one spot brings. Click to continue reading...

Is It Just Me or Do American Keepers Just Sprout Right Out of the Ground in Europe?

The Offside Rules 26 January @ 03:08 PM EST
Ever heard of this kid Colin Burns? I've never heard of him but apparently he's an American player who's been outsourced to Europe. He's played for a team that sound's like a curry (Olimpia Bălţi), one that could be a knock-off soft drink from the Carter era (Sepsi-78) and one that appears to be the name of an Olympic medalist from eastern Europe (Kokkolan Palloveikot). Click to continue reading...

Charlie Davis Is About to Break

The Offside Rules 22 January @ 02:39 PM EST
The last time Hammarby striker Charlie Davies was seen around these parts he was ballin' outta control with our Sacha & a few of the other boys out in Vegas. His most recent trip out to the American West probably doesn't involve nearly as much alcohol & gambling though since it's for a national team camp at the HDC (but to be fair, if he were in camp for Italy it might be a different story). Click to continue reading...

San Jose Bucking for Bobby Convey

The Offside Rules 16 January @ 02:28 PM EST
Remember Bobby Convey? I'm not trying to be funny when I say that I completely forgot that he's at Reading. But I bet I would think of him more often if he were at San Jose. I hope it's just gossip though; hopefully he can hang on in England until he can be Philly's first signing. Click to continue reading...

Failing Scottish Club to Call on Yanks to Save It's Hide

The Offside Rules 13 January @ 02:28 PM EST
When trying to sell a sports team to potential investors, you should probably get beyond the first two minutes of the presentation before you mention that the team in question is "a team that has one of the worst records in all of professional sports" (see the video below). But when the team is the subject of an interesting public ownership scheme/BBC reality show you're probably not too hung up on doing things as they have been done before. Click to continue reading...

Michael Parkhurst: The ESPN Interview

The Offside Rules 07 January @ 04:18 PM EST
The former Rev talks with Andrew Hush about the Danish direction that his life has taken. Click to continue reading...

Matt Taylor Tells You What's What

The Offside Rules 05 January @ 10:41 AM EST
Yanks Abroad has a nice Q&A with former Goat/sometime Ben Olsen lookalike/current TuS Koblenz forward Matt Taylor. All of the questions are reader submitted and worthy of your time. Unless you are just coming back to the real world today and have 459 new emails in your inbox and just don't have the time. Click to continue reading...

Brad Friedel: Legend

The Offside Rules 22 December @ 03:32 PM EST
Dear Brad-
On behalf of the American soccer nation, you make our expatriate footballing dreams come true. Thanks for all the great years past and the bad, too stubborn-to-retire ones that may come in the future.
Happy Holidays
Greg Lalas Click to continue reading...

Washington Post: Michael Parkhurst Off to Denmark

The Offside Rules 30 November @ 04:25 PM EST
"Once again, we are seeing a quality American player leave behind the domestic league for a secondary European circuit." -Steven Goff, Washington Post
"Bunk" - SF, The Offside Rules Click to continue reading...

Make Room Landon, Big Kenny's Thinking Germany as Well

The Offside Rules 28 November @ 11:19 AM EST
Did you read Steve Davis this week? Dude came with a story about Eintract Frankfurt being interested in jumping on the Kenny Cooper train, y'know, the one that Cardiff City and Rosenborg missed at the station. Good for him is he can A) get the deal done and B) get some playing time. But as much as he'd gain from a move like that, I think MLS fans will lose out on seeing stud of striker week in week out. Click to continue reading...