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Seven stories you may have missed this week on The Offside and World Cup Blog... Celebrating the South African grannies team Adidas XI vs Nike XI in battle of the brands Nothing can stop Ivan Klasnić, not even Lucas Neill Alacorn upset the Galacticos Guitar hero. With footballs. Some pretty rank rankings Halloween special zombie football game Thanks to everyone who had read [. Click to continue reading...

Getting a telecom company on board could improve your team's flame resistance Saudi club Al-Hilal celebrated their new sponsorship deal with telecom company Mobily by holding a reality TV-meets-James Bond training camp atop a volcano. The team plays kickabout with some very hot footballs while dodging the various life-threatening hazards introduced by coach Eric Gerets (he is [. Click to continue reading...

This is one of the most hilarious goals of recent times, unless you're a Liverpool fan.
And, of course, by any standards of common sense it shouldn't have been a goal at all. (I just tested this on my wife, incidentally, who is conversant with the rules of the game and considered the awarding of the goal an outrage. Click to continue reading...

It is probably the most famous wasp in the world, the wasp that almost cost Fabio Cannavaro his career. The Italian defender was stung last week and later treated by Juve medics however following this Cannavaro failed a drugs test.

Over the last few days Cannavaro has been cleared of any wrong doing and he has revealed more information about that sting and where it was.

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Well hello there.

I see you've caught me with my hair erect. This happens sometimes when I am heading the ball or when I am in the presence of a divine beauty like yourself or when I eat a bucket of oysters while watching DVDs about naked people. Ha-HA! I have quite a few DVDs about the adventures of naked people, including some where they go bowling and then solve algebra problems together.

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It isn't yet...

Reading some of this shit just makes my brain explode. How on Earth is Ken Bates Leeds' Chairman? He doesn't own the club? He doesn't know anyone who owns the club? It wouldn't suprise me if Leeds were actually owned by Harry Potter, or those fucking dogs playing cards in that picture.

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Stuff to read while you enjoy a casual own-half goal from Ron Vlaar..... Getting bilignual simultaneously with the Spanglish. (Futfanatico) Who loves a good tattoo? Footballs, that's who. (Three Match Ban) The 5 ref rule should migrate to the MLS. (SoccerLens) Gary Neville tells it how it is. (Football365) JT & Deco get doppelgangers. Click to continue reading...

Not since the days when footballs were made of head-me-if-you-dare heavy leather has something in the game caused so many defenders migraines. But even Superman has kryptonite. Fernando Torres can be neutralised — how to do so is the surprise.
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Fashion shows already have a lot going for them: beautiful designs, glamour, front-row side-eyes, etc.

Throw a footballer in the mix and it goes to an entirely new (and hotter) level.

New York fashionistas just happened to get a great combo of footy and fashion this weekend, during the Y-3 show.

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Fashion shows already have a lot going for them: beautiful designs, glamour, front-row side-eyes, etc.

Throw a footballer in the mix and it goes to an entirely new (and hotter) level.

New York fashionistas just happened to get a great combo of footy and fashion this weekend, during the Y-3 show.

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Euro 2009 for the ladies, a mouthwatering clash in the World Cup qualifiers to look forward to, and controversial decisions from footballs governing bodies all feature on this week's Good, bad and Ugly.

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Fifa ruling against Chelski today could have far reaching economic ramifications on the football world in the coming years.
Chelski are banned from signing any new players until 2011 after they were found guilty of illegally inducing a French youth international to sign in 2007. The ruling from Fifa's Dispute Resolution Chamber also banned the 18-year-old attacking midfielder Gaël Kakuta (pictured above), considered the cream of the club's academy talent, for four months and fined him €780,000 (£681,000). Click to continue reading...

"It's not about money."
Sol Campbell insists his move to Notts County was all about the challenge.

"An English player would be nice, because I think we have enough foreigners. Someone like Andy Reid?"
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What's good for the Goose isn't always the same for the gander in Arsenals case.

Ever since the Paul Davis incident back in 1988, which I believe was the first instance of cameras being used retrospectively in a football match, we have been treated unfairly by the footballs powers that be.

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With plenty of talk about players Liverpool wanted and couldn't afford to sign this summer, it seems strange to me that our squad wasn't bolstered with some proven, experienced players on free transfers. As I will outline, there were quite a few players available who could've provided much needed competition in the squad. Click to continue reading...

A recent conversation with a close friend has sparked an interesting thought to another side of the game that often undeservedly receives an abundance of abuse...refereeing.

My friend bless him is not your best sportsmen standing at just over 5 foot and possessing two left feet but his passion for the refereeing element of the game is expansive as he bores us all in the pub, reeling off ref stats one after the other.

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With just a few weeks to go before all the passion restarts in Europe and the MLS nearing its conclusion i wanted to share a fantastic site with you.Its mysoccerplace.net.Mysoccerplace.net collects footballs highlights from the days current and past to keep fans informed and in tune with the day's occurrence from around the footballing globe. Click to continue reading...

Well hello there.

I see you've caught me training very hard. As you can probably tell, although we still have several weeks left to go in the preseason, The Berba is already operating at a peak level of fitness. My widow's peak is in top form and, judging by your presence, I am also attracting beautiful Berba-babes that are usually only seen in distant bedroom windows and my cousin Timitar's special drawings.

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The season may have only just ended but there has already been a flurry of activity behind the scenes at many of Europe's top clubs.

In recent years many of the biggest summer deals have been completed in the closing days and even hours of the transfer window.

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Jens Lehmann was of the opinion that Almunia couldn't stop Ronaldo's free kick the other day because he apparently did not know that the new footballs pick up speed after they've been kicked.It's something that he has been warning goalkeepers about all along.Here's some scientific analysis on whether this is true or merely another Lehmann superstition.

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Where have all the players gone?

Petulance, stupidity and immaturity are words that are used in conjunction with Premier League footballers, by pundits, journalists and fans, but this season we've seen a new so called wave of prima- donna behaviour from highly paid football stars. Starting at the bottom of the pile we have the case of Amir Zaki, whose loan spell at Wigan this season has certainly brought to attention some of footballs biggest clubs (following enquiries from Bayern Munich and Manchester City in January) after making a brilliant start to his season scoring 7 goals in his first 8 games.

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Do you want to save your team money? Our friends at Teamsport90 are looking for product testers which means you'll get the chance to use the all latest sportswear and get to keep it too! Products will include training and match balls, team & players kitbags, goalkeepers gloves, water bottles and holders, football boots even full & 5 aside kits will be up for you to use free of charge and then review on their great website TeamSport90. Click to continue reading...

This a fantastic little video made by curious people in Edinburgh to see how the masses react to over a dozen unattended footballs left on the street. One which they should repeat many times over. In fact, they should do one in every major European city to see who steals them the fastest, making them [. Click to continue reading...

I'm moving the World Headquarters of Footballs Are Round over to BigSoccer.com for new posts, but I'm leaving the Archives here, because they were too heavy to pack in the U-Haul.

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