Manchester United star Dimitar Berbatov has confirmed stories about a kidnapping ordeal involving himself that happened about ten years ago in his home country of Bulgaria while at CSKA Sofia... Berbatov revealed that he was abducted by Bulgarian gangster Georgi Iliev at the age of 18 with the intention to coerce Dimitar to signing for his [.

Excitement for the new European season is about to hit top gear in the father land as all German clubs trying to get into this year's competitions successfully secured their spots. Hamburger SV, Werder Bremen and Hertha BSC all clinched their spots in the new Europa League last night ensuring that the country's UEFA coefficient [.

In this age of Skysports, ESPN and other watch all the football you want channels, one might be tempted to just sit on the armchair and enjoy football straight from home. But I have a small suggestion... Just go to the football! Ever since I moved to Germany this summer, there was one thing I looked [.

Juve Stabia are a club from Castellamare di Stabia, a town outside of Napoli (also the birthplace of Fabio Quagliarella). Juve Stabia, or the Vespe (bees) as they are nicknamed, have always been a club that bounced around the lower divisions, never reaching the paradises of Serie B and Serie A.

Of all the personalities in world football, Jose Mourinho is probably the only person I look forward to hearing speak. He's often arrogant, comical, insulting and did I say arrogant? The "Special One" doesn't hold back when it comes to expressing what he thinks often landing him in hot waters. Just like vintage Jose, he [.

Scoring is an art form (one which is lost on my team unfortunately..) and when one does score, one tends to feel inclined to celebrate in the most over exuberant way possible. Some are funny; others have a slight ‘cringe' factor to them. I thought I would share with you some of my favourites; those [.

Not much to say really. Just take a peek at this video of New Mexico's Elizabeth Lambert as she go mental on the opposition... Enjoy! Posted in Blogroll, Controversies, Footballers Gone Wild, Injuries, WAGs Tagged: Elizabeth Lambert, Lobos, New Mexico

Cristiano Ronaldo. He evokes much debate. Genius? Cheat? Best player in the world? Arrogant? Whatever your opinion, there's no doubting he is up there with the best of them right now. However, not all parts of his game deserve plaudits. In Saturday's game against Blackburn, we saw the varying sides to the Portuguese winger.

Hi everyone,

My name is Daver and I'm the new blogger for the Revs Offside. I'm very excited to breathe some life into this blog. I plan to cover topics ranging from Revolution game analysis to soccer in America, and hope to increase participation from the Rev's fan community as well.

Check back frequently to see what's going on, and be sure to leave comments and let me know your thoughts on articles posted here.

The German Bundesliga has finally moved away from its strict traditional Saturday afternoon kickoff time. Powers that be at the DFB headquarters in Frankfurt will give every Bundesliga fan the chance to see live league games in full more than its usual twice per week schedule. Beginning this season, German top flight football will be shown [.

Welcome to my new piece "The Sweeper" featuring snippets from around the football world told just the way I see it! I'll try to deliver stories previewing the football weekend's hottest topics. Now, for volume 1! Russia v Germany Whenever a football match is about to played in an artificial surface there are two things [.

So, with the Crew in England now, but nothing to report from the trip yet, unless you are interested in Duncan Oughton's thoughts on airline peanuts, I thought I would share some of the various readings on these here interwebz that I have been reading that are Crew related. Maybe this will become a [.

I am a very sad NCFC supporter tonight. Actually, sad doesn't describe half of what I'm feeling. Angry, frustrated, irritated, upset....that probably sums it up. I've just had to endure a 90 minute performance by my team which was spineless, inept and lacklustre. Throw in uninspiring, dreary and I think you'll get the picture.

It's been awhile since I posted, so I thought it appropriate to examine the Quakes landscape through a little tour of the blogs and news out there. The Quakes are up against the Stormin' Mormons tonight (RSL), and need to start picking up some results on the road if we're going to get anything out of this season.

Just how dedicated are you to supporting a football club, or simply a sport you truly love? Would you wake up at 5:30am and drive another hour to see a match? Would you skip a university exam or sneak out of work at 1:00pm just to catch your club take on Levski Sofia in the [...]

Adebayor has once again broken his silence about his true feelings for Arsenal, the fans and former team mates. Much has been thrown his way since interests from other clubs began surfacing after the 07/08 season when he scored a remarkable 30 goals for the Arsenal. But, does he really deserve the stick he's gotten [.

"Alright mate, we'll be fine today yeah? No repeats of last week right?" asked a friend of mine on the way to the football on Sunday morning. "What are you talkin' about? We never have trouble at our football ground" I replied. "Oh, I suppose you didn't hear about what happened to the other Leipzig [.

Wigan boss Steve Bruce has worked wonders with his Latics squad this season and one of his unsung heroes has undoubtedly been Paul Scharner. The eccentric Austrian has been a rock at the back for Bruce and the 28-year-old has been a major factor in guiding the Lancashire side into seventh place in the top flight.

Around 4pm today Chelsea revealed on their website that manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has been sacked so "to maintain a challenge for the trophies we are still competing for." Scolari made a positive impact when joining in June 2008, but under a year later results have deteriorated and Chelsea have pinned him as the problem.

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PRESTON NORTH END V NORWICH CITY 14th February 2008 K.O 15:00 DEEPDALE As I sat down this afternoon to listen to events unfold at Deepdale, I pondered what lay ahead in the first 45 minutes, knowing that the chances were they would go one of two ways..... 1. We would start slowly, failing to fashion any shots on [.

Scoring is an art form (one which is lost on my team unfortunately..) and when one does score, one tends to feel inclined to celebrate in the most over exuberant way possible. Some are funny; others have a slight ‘cringe' factor to them. I thought I would share with you some of my favourites; those [.

NORWICH CITY V BURNLEY  21st February 2008 K.O 15:00 CARROW ROAD I woke nervously today. Most of you will not know, (or be interested), that as a supporter of Norwich City, I'm now coming to terms with the fact my team have a very good chance of being relegated to League 1 at the end of this [...]

Cristiano Ronaldo. He evokes much debate. Genius? Cheat? Best player in the world? Arrogant? Whatever your opinion, there's no doubting he is up there with the best of them right now. However, not all parts of his game deserve plaudits. In Saturday's game against Blackburn, we saw the varying sides to the Portuguese winger.

Jose Mourinho - he's a journalists dream isn't he? Just today he has come out and said, "My team are special, just like me." They may well be. Sitting pretty at the top of Serie A, Mourinho's side have a 9 point cushion over their nearest rivals, Juventus. Now they face their toughest test of [...]

Jose Mourinho - he's a journalists dream isn't he? Just today he has come out and said, "My team are special, just like me." They may well be. Sitting pretty at the top of Serie A, Mourinho's side have a 9 point cushion over their nearest rivals, Juventus. Now they face their toughest test of [...]

So, with the Crew in England now, but nothing to report from the trip yet, unless you are interested in Duncan Oughton's thoughts on airline peanuts, I thought I would share some of the various readings on these here interwebz that I have been reading that are Crew related. Maybe this will become a [.

I felt it was time to change the theme of WFW. The main reason for this is that the old theme wasn't suited for Firefox and the right sidebar was always below the blog entries. What's the point of having a blogroll if nobody sees it, right?

So I've abandoned the black and red color scheme that had been in place since the blog was first launched in December 2005 in favor of blue.

A great piece by Precious Roy on Unprofessional Foul on the possible influx of £80M and Manchester United's debt. So Crissy is off to Spain and United are £80M the better for it. That gives United a nice little kitty to swing with in the transfer market. Who will they target? Tevez? Ribery? Villa?

Excitement for the new European season is about to hit top gear in the father land as all German clubs trying to get into this year's competitions successfully secured their spots. Hamburger SV, Werder Bremen and Hertha BSC all clinched their spots in the new Europa League last night ensuring that the country's UEFA coefficient [.

Now that the Germans have qualified for next year's FIFA World Cup, here are a few names not known outside of the country you should watch out for. Chances are, your club will sign them up leading to the 2010/11 club season... Heiko Westermann, CB, Shalke 04 Solid for both club and country, Heiko Westermann [.

As always, Mr. Unprecedented Access, Steve Goff, has a sit down with Kevin Payne and Tom Soehn over on his blog. Some big quotes...

"We don't want to play like Colorado or New England, which most of the season sat with eight or nine guys behind the ball. How many people go to watch Colorado or New England play?

"Alright mate, we'll be fine today yeah? No repeats of last week right?" asked a friend of mine on the way to the football on Sunday morning. "What are you talkin' about? We never have trouble at our football ground" I replied. "Oh, I suppose you didn't hear about what happened to the other Leipzig [.