Since Euro 2012 ended, the blogosphere and sports journalism world have been rife with
speculation about Dick Adovcaat's successor to lead the Russian national side. Candidates have been
rumored, touted, and played down, but three days ago the Russian Football Union released a list of
thirteen candidates that are under [read more]
It has become the cheapest thing in football writing to criticise its television commentators. I
almost feel like I'm cheating if I get cheap laughs out of an article on the foibles of Alan Green,
Peter Drury et al... So, let's get serious. This European Championship has seen the usual mix of
poor research and inanity from the commentary boxes of both the BBC and ITV.
It has become the cheapest thing in football writing to criticise its television commentators. I
almost feel like I'm cheating if I get cheap laughs out of an article on the foibles of Alan Green,
Peter Drury et al... So, let's get serious. This European Championship has seen the usual mix of
poor research and inanity from the commentary boxes of both the BBC and ITV.
Yesterday was a watershed day for the Portland Timbers, one of those key moments in the team's
history that will stick with fans for many years. Though nobody seemed shocked by Merritt Paulson's
decision to fire John Spencer, the first coach of the Timbers' MLS era, certainly the timing of the
decision was a surprise.
After a week of vacation, I returned to my post here at the MLS Offside to find absolutely
terrible news: MLS Rumors has closed. This website needed no introduction: MLS-Rumors.net was, bar
none, the spiciest, edgiest, and, often, most accurate source for anything pertaining to Major
League Soccer.
Due to the request of @rubbehm yesterday, this article will give my opinion on the possible
acquisition of one Younès Belhanda. I have seen Belhanda's name crop up several times on the
blogosphere; while he is clearly not as favoured as, say, Götze, it is clear that he is rated
pretty highly by most who [.
Bonjour Arsenal fans. As predicted, today, the blogosphere is gripped with people foretelling the
fall of Arsenal to mid table, while claiming that sacking Wenger, Kroenke (and many others in the
set-up) is the only way to halt our ‘fall'. I thought that I'd give my own slant on the debate.
At the moment, the [.
Mirror: New Year, new transfer rumours Milan clubs in tug-of-war for Carlos
Tevez
MirrorFootball has teamed up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even
more great football reads every single day. Today it's our Serie A blogger, footballitaliano.
Mirror: Welcome to the Copinha, home of The Wall, Rudigullithi and the future of
Brazilian football
For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers
to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Saturday is South America day, and
here's I Like Football Me's Euan Marshall with his take on the week's big issues in the region.
Still everything to play for as La Liga heads into winter break
MirrorFootball has teamed up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even
more great football reads every single day. Wednesday is La Liga day, and here's
www.spanishfootball.info's David Cartlidge with his take on the week's big issues in Spain.
How Mourinho was nothing special in El Clasico defeat
MirrorFootball has teamed up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even
more great football reads every single day. Wednesday is La Liga day, and here's
www.spanishfootball.info's David Cartlidge with his take on the week's big issues in Spain.
Milan's Rocchi Horror Show hogged the headlines but can Udinese steal the
title?
MirrorFootball has teamed up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even
more great football reads every single day. Today it's our Serie A blogger, footballitaliano.
South American football blog: A tribute to the legend that was Socrates
For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers
to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Saturday is South America day, and
here's I Like Football Me's Euan Marshall with his take on the week's big issues in the region.
Why it's no surprise the likes of Arsenal and Newcastle are sniffing around
Montpellier's stars
MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even
more great football reads every single day. Thursday is Ligue 1 day, and here's French Football
Weekly's Andrew Gibney with his take on events across the Channel.
Why Roma's beautiful losers are losing it with boss Enrique
MirrorFootball has teamed up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even
more great football reads every single day. Today it's our Serie A blogger,
footballitaliano.co.uk's Mina Rzouki, with her take on the week's big issues in Italy.
South American football blog: Title weekend with Argentina and Brazil set to crown their
champions
For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers
to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Saturday is South America day, and
here's Valderramarama's Ed Malyon with his take on the week's big issues in Argentina.
Today heralds the official second birthday of Stoppage Time International Football Blog
and I am pleased to say that the number of visits to the blog has increased significantly over the
last twelve months and I hope that the numbers will rise once again in 2012.
The first year of the blog, going from December 2009-November 2010 saw a decent number of 37,533
visits in its fledgling days.
Why Javier Pastore's form has flickered out after a bright start at PSG
MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even
more great football reads every single day. Thursday is Ligue 1 day, and here's French Football
Weekly's Andrew Gibney with his take on events across the Channel.
NME Album of the Year:Â Elephant by The White Stripes Crufts Best in Show: Yakee a Dangerous
Liaison Palme d'Or Joint Winners at Cannes: Elephant Vice President of the United States: Dick
Cheney Given the uncanny coincidence that artworks with the same title scooped the NME Album of
the Year and Palme d'Or Awards in 2003, it's appropriate that one of the blogosphere's finest
polymath's should
NME Album of the Year:Â Elephant by The White StripesCrufts Best in Show: Yakee a Dangerous
LiaisonPalme d'Or Joint Winners at Cannes: ElephantVice President of the United States: Dick
CheneyGiven the uncanny coincidence that artworks with the same title scooped the NME Album of the
Year and Palme d'Or Awards in 2003, it's appropriate that one of the blogosphere's finest
polymath's should contribute the fourth in our fledgling series of hopeless teams.
[G]iven the uncanny coincidence that artworks with the same title scooped the NME Album of the
Year and Palme d'Or Awards in 2003, it's appropriate that one of the blogosphere's finest
polymath's should contribute the fourth in our fledgling series of hopeless teams. For Chris
Ledger is none other than the brains behind Obscure Music and Football, a site with a sometimes
unhealthy predilection for Salad (the band that is), the musical career of one Paul 'Gazza'
Gascoigne and the witticisms of everyone's favourite xenophobe, Steve Claridge.
It's been a cracking couple of weeks down on the Bay. Four wins from five league games, including a
bustling 3-1 victory against big brothers Plymouth, and the news that key players Lee Mansell and
Kevin Nicholson have joined Eunan O'Kane in agreeing long-term contracts mean that Gulls supporters
must be purring with satisfaction.
[I]t's been a cracking couple of weeks down on the Bay. Four wins from five league games, including
a bustling 3-1 victory against big brothers Plymouth, and the news that key players Lee Mansell and
Kevin Nicholson have joined Eunan O'Kane in agreeing long-term contracts mean that Gulls supporters
must be purring with satisfaction.
The latest tweet that is  doing the rounds on the blogosphere and attracting Newcastle fans
attention, is from Duncan Castles, who is a Freelance sports journalist for The Sunday Times, The
National, Sports Illustrated, Champions magazine amongst others. Junior Hoilett - Newcastle again
interested?
A couple of the nominees for this year's best young player – Jordan Rhodes and Matt Phillips –
have been so well tracked by the blogosphere that any further attempt to describe their abilities
is probably about as welcome as the sight of the Cornish national flag on the Olympic Torch Relay.
Some of our other suggestions have perhaps been less heralded, though.
Yesterday, the ubiquitous (and I mean that in a genuinely nice way) American soccer
blogger/podcaster/twitterati Jason Davis tweeted "Randomly came across another old
@TIAS post. Are we finally taking steps with @xiquarterly and
@whatahowler?"
The post in question at This Is American Soccer (TIAS), one of the oldest and most
thoughtful American soccer blogs out there, was entitled "American soccer media landscape needs to
get beyond the blog.
The rules and regulations of online comment, if indeed they exist at all, have been subject to much
scrutiny in recent months. Legally, boundaries are not so much grey as pitch black and there has
been a sense of finding one's way through a minefield of potential problems. This site has been
prominent in recounting the issues that have faced two Yorkshire based websites, Viva Rovers and
Boy from Brazil after both bit the dust, and the closure of a cluster of other sources has left the
footballing blogosphere in a state of flux.
The blogosphere is having a field day with Charlie Brooks column in the Telegraph today ahead of
the Cheltenham Festival "The happiest moment of my year is about three hours before the first race
at Cheltenham on Tuesday" says Charlie...unlucky Sir. He was arrested along with Rebekah Brooks as
part of the corruption enquiry lead by Lord Leveson
The BBC have put together this useful chart of all the players in this sordid mess.
We've heard arguments from all sides about who should take the pitch at first whistle, come Monday
night. Now we'd like to know what you think. Who should make up the starting XI at First Kick?
What to go with? A 4-4-2? 4-3-3? 4-3-2-1?  The great minds of the blogosphere have already
weighed in, complete with fancy charts: Â Now we want your opinion.
Now joining SB Nation's dominence of the MLS team specific blogosphere is a Columbus Crew site
so large it could only be called "Massive Report." This means that every team returning in MLS for
2012 is represented. Of course there are plans for a Montreal Impact blog and it is only a matter
of time before all 19 teams are live.
