Last week, I asked you to vote for you favourite 20 players of the decade, here in this very post, are the Top 100 players of the last 10 years, voted for by you, the readers and bloggers of the offside. First thing I want to say is thank you, everyone for the absolutely amazing response [...] Click to continue reading...

If you like retro jerseys, you'll like this. If you like to make happy those who made you happy, you'll love this. Replicas of the jerseys worn by Brazil in the 58, 62 and 70 were released this Tuesday in Sao Paulo. And this is not a simple replica, like the ones you find at TOFSS. These jerseys are made by the same company that produced the jerseys at the time.

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photo: Yiorgos Karahalis | Reuters

Dutch international right back, Johnny Heitinga, has accepted a transfer from Atletico Madrid to Everton, completing a physical just under the transfer window deadline which closed at 5pm yesterday.

It's a loss for Atleti and a serious loss for the Champions League competition (Everton, though, is in the Europa League).

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Wishful thinking!

Whilst most clubs are fawning over the internet in search of stories relating to brand spanking new signings us Liverpool fans will just have to make do with what we have, which is a very capable squad that is not nearly large or deep enough to withstand injury or loss of form from our big names.

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This time last year The Guardian writers predicted that after winning the Premiership and European Cup double, Manchester United would give up their title to Chelsea. The reasons were obvious, apparently, but I disagreed with every single one.

First they argued that if Chelsea came within a few points of us that season, with a World Cup winning manager in charge they were certain to improve.

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- Ibrahimovic has taken part in Barca's training for the first time - and what an apparent effort he's making! We're liking the guy more and more every day. Ibra came onto the pitch met by applause from the squad, then started out with some light ballwork with a few other players before joining the rest of the team. Click to continue reading...

Let me just start out by saying that I have never liked Goal.com (the English version at least. The Italian version is actually pretty good because it just posts articles from Italian newspapers, so at least you know you're reading from a source). The English version always seems to have stories without sources that look like they were just thought up at that instant and posted, and I have never liked their opinions on Italian calcio.

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Awww, isn't Lucio just so nice ... offering to sign an autograph for that little nina? As one of the few veterans from Uncle Cafu's World Cup winning squad, he takes on that crucial Capitão role very seriously.

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Whilst on his summer break from the hardships of Chelsea reserves. Deco, being generally a good sport, arranged a charity match in Brazil to raise money for a local childrens charity.
He roped in some of his old pals, which included Ronaldinho, Ze Roberto, Luizao, Cafu, Roberto Carlos, and even some legends such as Zico and Vampeta for the event which attracted over 10,000 fans on Sunday.

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In 2008 a record 1,176 Brazilian footballers left their homeland to ply their trade abroad, 762 of them ended up in Europe with Portugal unsurprisingly the most popular destination. In total 209 players headed back to the ‘motherland' while Germany claimed 58, Switzerland took 46 and Spain snapped up 34. Click to continue reading...

The week in which Felipe Mattioni signed for Milan will be remembered by Manchester City's mega-offer for Ricardo Kaka. Perhaps that is why the arrival of Gremio right back to Italy was followed by only few headlines in the newspapers and comparison with Cafu that experts of Brazilian football ascribe to journalists' poetic style. Click to continue reading...

World Cup-winner agrees deal to star for Garforth Town Former AC Milan right-back Cafu has become the latest Brazilian star to agree to join lowly English outfit Garforth Town. The 38-year-old deal will sign for the club in the January transfer window, but is expected to link up with his new team in April to feature [. Click to continue reading...

According to this report from Fútbol Mercado, Cafu has several offers on the table, among them from some MLS clubs.
Quick translation:

Without a club since last summer, Cafú had assessed the possibility of a withdrawal after many miles on the right wing of the stadiums Brazilian, Spanish and Italian.

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Cafú, notable lateral derecho brasileño dos veces campeón del mundo con la selección de su país y ganador de un sinnúmero de trofeos en el Calcio Italiano jugando primero por la Roma y luego por el AC Milan (club del que se desligó en Junio), ha abierto la posibilidad de jugar en la Major League Soccer la próxima temporada. Click to continue reading...

Cafú, notable lateral derecho brasileño dos veces campeón del mundo con la selección de su país y ganador de un sinnúmero de trofeos en el Calcio Italiano jugando primero por la Roma y luego por el AC Milan (club del que se desligó en Junio), ha abierto la posibilidad de jugar en la Major League Soccer la próxima temporada. Click to continue reading...

1. Bring back Martin Jol and Sam Allardyce Hamburg are currently top of the Bundesliga under Martin Jol. Spurs are currently bottom of the Premier League under Juande Ramos. Newcastle's league position when Sam Allardyce was "left by mustual consent": 11th. Newcastle's league position today: 19th. 2. Click to continue reading...