See The Cup 19 November @ 12:43 AM EST
As you're probably aware, Brazilian football (CBF and CONMEBOL for that matter) have no respect
for the international break. So two matches took place in Brazil on Wednesday night one for Copa
Sudamericana and one for the Brasileiro. And it was enough for the biggest collective nervous
breakdown, I've ever seen.
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Chelsea forward Salomon Kalou and Abdoulaye Meite were both in the Ivory Coast squad to face
Germany in Wednesday's international friendly (2-2 draw). Neither was available for Saturday's
World Cup qualifiying win over Guinea after the two went all hyphy on each other in training. The
two have since made up (awww).
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Dirty Tackle 16 November @ 02:19 AM EST
Two years ago, when he was still playing for Chelsea, Lassana Diarra would rather would rather
flee in terror than speak English and now he's apparently going out of his way to insult the Irish
in the frightening language.
After France won the first leg of their World Cup qualifying playoff 1-0 over Ireland on
Saturday, Diarra allegedly went up to the home side's Keith Andrews and made an insulting comment
that was so bad Andrews refused to reveal what it was:
"I don't want to say exactly what he said, but he knows what it was, which was a disrespectful
comment and it was typical of him, to be honest, and the way that he was.
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See The Cup 14 November @ 03:12 AM EST
... players and firm members of the same club get in a fist fight. This was the last training
session before Santo Andre plays its life in the Brasileirao.
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Dirty Tackle 26 October @ 01:46 AM EST
Remember when you would fall and hurt yourself when you were little (as opposed to when you were
insanely drunk this past weekend) and your mother would try and trick you into thinking your bruise
or scrape was instantly healed by "kissing it all better"? Well, I'm pretty sure that's what the
Fenerbahce physio does for Roberto Carlos (0:30 into the video above) after he took an Abdulkader
Keita punch to the head in the 74th minute of Fener's 3-1 win over Galatasaray on Sunday.
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See The Cup 08 October @ 01:53 PM EST
It seems the evolution of women's football in Brazil reached another stage. Female footballers
can also put on a good and old fight on the pitch. It all happened in the match Cesmac 2 1
Sóesporte for the Alagoas state championship. The video is below. And no, don't expect just hairs
being pulled or nails turned into weapons.
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Antonio Cassano has reinvented himself. Not only has he changed his physical approach by losing
weight, he has changed his mental approach too, becoming not only more mature, but also a leader.
He is now someone who visits hospitals and gives signed shirts to sick children. He is now someone
who can carry a team on his back, provide assists for his teammates, and entertain the crowd.
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Seldom has a talented football nation witnessed the kind of humiliation that the Czech
Republic has suffered in the entire last year. In a World Cup
qualification campaign where they were placed in perhaps the most competitive of groups
alongside Slovakia, Slovenia, Poland, and Northern Ireland,
perfection was almost always essential for the Czechs.
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Some moments are never meant to be forgotten. The entire world of football witnessed one such
shocking moment a little less than two years ago in London. On a rainy evening at
Wembley, hosts England were expected to advance to the finals of
Euro 2008 with just a draw needed against visiting Croatia.
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Dirty Tackle 31 August @ 02:53 PM EST
Nottingham Forest beat rivals Derby County for the first time since March 2003 on Saturday and
Forest striker Nathan Tyson, who scored what would be the decisive goal in the 3-2 win, decided to
celebrate by taking the corner flag and waving it in front of the visiting fans. Derby players took
immediate exception and charged him, which, in turn, caused Tyson's teammates to rush to his
defense and mild brawling ensued.
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Dirty Tackle 26 August @ 12:27 AM EST
...but so much worse.
Millwall and West Ham fans did their best to reenact deleted scenes from the Frodo Baggins flick
Green Street Hooligans, invading the pitch numerous times, while prearranged fights
outside Upton Park led to one man getting stabbed, while another took a dart to the head (yes, a
dart), and many others were left bloodied and injured.
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The Offside 25 August @ 06:00 PM EST
Stuff to read while you enjoy some more epic South American "football"...... Brawl at game in Cali
breaks out, 20yo punches 13yo in the face. (Sports Rubbish) The definitive La Liga previews (La
Liga Loca & pt. 2) Sol Campbell to Notts County was about the football. Yessir. (Three Match Ban)
Japanese honeymooners meet Keisuke Honda before going to [.
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The Football Association (FA) have announced that Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic could
face a three match ban for his alleged altercation with Wigan centre forward Hugo Rodallega during
the Red Devils' five nil victory at the DW Stadium. The FA will review television footage of the
incident to determine if the Serbian defender did in fact slap Rodallega in the face (ostensibly in
response to a blundering tackle on United keeper Ben Foster).
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If these two were put in a cage and starved of food for two weeks and forced to watch re-runs of
the The Russ Abbott Show 24 hours a day and then told to fight to the death over
the future of Joleon "Oops I seem to have inadvertently knocked £5m of my value with this inept
performance against Arsenal" Lescott.
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As Chelsea strolled out of Sunderland on Tuesday night, most of Sunderland's players headed home
with their heads down and their tails between their legs. One man, though, is enjoying a phenomenal
start to life at a new club. That man is none other than Darren Bent.
In the first half Darren Bent gave the Black Cats a 1-0 lead over Chelsea.
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Dirty Tackle 17 August @ 04:03 AM EST
Proving that the intense rivalry between Boca Juniors and River Plate extends all the way down
to the youth ranks, the U-14 sides for the two clubs had an all out brawl when they faced each
other over the weekend.
The fight begins at the 1:41 mark in the video above after the Boca manager invades the pitch to
argue a penalty call with the referee.
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The Offside 09 August @ 10:15 AM EST
This was supposed to be a friendly between Penarol (of Uruguay, yellow and black) and Newell's Old
Boys (of Argentina, red and black). But the game was abandoned with 40 minutes on the clock, when a
punch-up between Penarol midfielder Julio Mozzo (#7) and Newell's defender Diego Mateo (#5) turned
into a mass brawl between the [.
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The Offside 08 August @ 12:27 PM EST
It's not quite brawl-from-every-angle-John-Woo-type footage, but it's something - and something, as
they say, is more than nothing. In case you missed it earlier in the week, the Chinese and
Australian girls U19 teams brawled after a game in China, which vaulted a China v Australia U19
game to international interest the only way possible.
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Dirty Tackle 07 August @ 01:57 AM EST
Aside from the glass breaking, pitch invading and steward kicking that all took place during
Zlatan Ibrahimovic's presentation at the Camp Nou yesterday, there was also a bit of a trouble for
one very very dumb Real Madrid fan.
As you can see in the video above at the 0:42 mark, the kid with the cast on his arm is
apparently a Real Madrid fan who gets in a fight with a chubby Barca supporter while those around
him tear off his shirt.
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A capacity crowd of more than 78,000 was in attendance at the CONCACAF Gold Cup final on Sunday.
At the full time whistle, Giants Stadium appeared to be a sight of gross injustice more than
anything else. After resiliently fighting with their third-string side for the entire tournament,
the Americans finally fell to their bitter regional rivals, Mexico, albeit very harshly.
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There are few things in this world that I enjoy more than an angry Rino Gattuso.
Also, how about the ref having the gall to push Gattuso away from the object of his rage? That
was impressive. And risky.
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While the summer months toil away and the transfer rumors get even more boring (or exciting if
you're a Football Manager fan), football fans around the world start to get excited for their
club's upcoming season. Will your club succeed? Will they fail? Will your star player remain
healthy? Who will Joey Barton hit next?
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Did Everton midfielder Tim Cahill downed a woman's drink, grabbed a bouncer by the collar and
refused repeated requests to leave from a King's Cross nightclub? Tim Cahill obviously did not
agree with the newspaper reports. His deliberately curt post match interview was probably his way
of making a statement about the media.
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Tuesday May 26th
11am – After failing in my quest to get a good night's rest the night before, I spent the
morning zombified thanks mainly to the hypnotic waffling of Paddy Crerand on MUTV. After a wash and
an egg (though maybe not in that order) I got in the cab and headed for Heathrow Terminal 5.
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It's time - yet again - for a whole team to get some recognition. All season long we haven't
been seeing teams capitalize on opportunities presented to them. That all changed on Monday when
the proverbial golden egg fell into Newcastle's lap, and they actually took advantage of it! With a
late match on Monday night at home against fellow relegation candidates Middlesbrough, Newcastle
was forced to sit tight and watch while the rest of the Premier League battled for position on the
table.
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Before you harp on me for being a United fan that hopes Manchester City does well, hear me out.
The English Premier League is enjoying its most dominant spell in Europe at the moment. With three
of the four Champions League semifinalists hailing from the land of fish and chips and Ali G,
English clubs are the most revered and powerful clubs in the continent and in the world.
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The Offside 05 March @ 05:00 PM EST
The Offside tries to stay out of the gutter wherever possible. No really, we do. But some things
are just too good not to share, even if you've already seen it on 50 other blogs. Things like
yesterday's Cristiano Ronaldo vs Steven Taylor halftime handbags. It all started with Steven
Taylor's "tackle" on C-Ron, just before [.
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The Offside 19 January @ 05:00 PM EST
Football in Uruguay ain't what it once was. At one point they were behemoths, winning two World
Cups in a span of 20 years (that's the same number of World Cups that France, England, Spain,
Netherlands, Africa, Asia, North America, Oceania and Antarctica have won combined). These days,
domestically at least, they're mostly known for [.
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Futblog 30 December @ 01:57 AM EST
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Originally uploaded by mitbbs2008 No solo los malos dentro del campo tienen altercados fuera de la
cancha en esta ocasión uno de los caballeros de las canchas esta inmiscuido en una pelea
callejera; alcohol incluido. Una lastima que suceda antes de que acabe el año.
El capitán del equipo de Anfield jugó el mismo día un partido correspondiente a la
Premier League a mediodía en Newcastle, donde ganó el Liverpool (1-5) con dos goles
suyos.
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Futblog 12 July @ 01:55 PM EST
El atlético de Madrid vino en el año de 1993 a una gira deportiva; con el Atlético
jugaba el delantero mexicano Luis García. En aquel año del 93 los colchoneros lograron
por fin una victoria , ya que en sus partidos anteriores no habían conseguido nada bueno,
vencieron 3-2 a la Selección Mexicana en el Estadio Azteca.
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Futblog 12 July @ 01:50 AM EST
Hace unos dias publicaba sobre la pelea de Cuauhtemoc Blanco.
Cuando la censura se vuelve la noticia, así nos lo dicen en theoffside, ya apareció un
nuevo vídeo del golpe del Cuau al jugador americano.
Y es que la MLS ha querido censurar el vídeo para que el castigo sea menor a la estrella de la
MLS.
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Futblog 10 July @ 12:48 AM EST
Clyde Simms, Cuauhtemoc Blanco
Originally uploaded by BehindTheBadge.com On July 8, 2008, in overtime, D.C. United defeated
Chicago Fire 2 to 1 at the Maryland Soccerplex to advance to the semifinals of the U.S. Open Cup.
(photo by Chris Leon)
El día 8 de Julio en tiempo extra D.
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WVHooligan 12 September @ 09:59 AM EST
A late season mid-week game this week between two teams in two totally different places in the MLS
standings. Real Salt Lake - at - DC United The league's hottest team looks to inch closer to the
MLS Cup Playoffs as Unied host Real Salt Lake tonight in the nation's capitol. DC has won seven of
the [...]
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