Should Georgia get a replay? Roy Keane reckons the Republic of Ireland could not have expected their game against France to be replayed on the grounds of Thierry Henry's handball. The Ipswich manager launched a scathing attack against the Football Association of Ireland for their protests following the match, and accused them of hypocrisy on the [. Click to continue reading...

Having already failed to qualify for a play-off spot Bulgaria still managed to trounce Georgia.

1-0 Berbatov

2-0 Petrov

3-0 Berbatov

4-0 Angelov

4-1 Dvalishvili

5-1 Berbatov

6-1 Petrov

6-2 Kobiaschwili

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This is tricky because there are so many fixtures you'd think would be boring to watch until you consider one or two auxiliary factors.
Let's take for example Liechtenstein v. Azerbaijan. Who's gonna watch this hopeless run around? Well, let's say someone told you this was the only game you would ever be allowed to watch again for the rest of your life. Click to continue reading...

(nel video potete osservare il talentuoso Chanturia)
Ha solamente 16 anni ma, come potete osservare nel video, possiede gi� un talento incredibile. Si chiama Giorgi Chanturia, è georgiano, e dopo aver mostrato le sue doti naturali nel Vake di Tbilisi, è esploso in campo internazionale alla Dana Cup 2006, assicurandosi la palma di miglior giocatore e deliziando il pubblico con giocate e gol pazzeschi. Click to continue reading...

Inattesa, forse anche sgraziata nei modi, ma sicuramente una "strigliata" che ci voleva dopo tante chiacchiere e soprattutto tante polemiche sterili e inutili che hanno avuto come protagonisti personaggi importanti della Serie A di Calcio. Risuona fragorosa, impetuosa, improvvisa, dal ritiro azzurro, la voce di Marcello Lippi (un altro autogol? Click to continue reading...

La Serie A riposa, è tempo di parlare di Nazionale e di due match fondamentali per la qualificazione ai Mondiali del 2010. Stasera l'Italia affronta il primo impegno importante, la Georgia, allenata da una vecchia conoscenza della Serie A e del calcio italiano, l'ex allenatore interista Hector Cuper. Click to continue reading...

There were two goals scored in Italy's match against Georgia on Saturday and both were scored by Georgia captain Kakha Kaladze, who was playing his first official match in six and a half months after knee surgery. The only problem? He scored them both for Italy.

Maybe Kaladze has been playing for AC Milan too long because it seemed he forgot which side he was on as both goals he scored would have been hailed as impressive beauties had they been achieved by someone actually trying to score.

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.World Cup qualifiers Europe (Group 1) Denmark 1 1 Portugal Hungary 1 2 Sweden World Cup qualifiers Europe (Group 2) Moldova 0 0 Luxembourg Israel 0 1 Latvia Switzerland 2 0 Greece World Cup qualifiers Europe (Group 3) Poland 1 1 Northern Ireland Slovakia 2 2 Czech Republic World Cup qualifiers [. Click to continue reading...

Georgia captain Kakha Kaladze has apologised to teammates and supporters following a brace of own goals in his country's World Cup qualify at home to Italy. Kaladze, who plies his trade in Italy with AC Milan, stuck the ball past his own 'keeper twice in the second half to gift an unimpressive Italian team a 2-0 [. Click to continue reading...

(highlights e video gol di Georgia-Italia)
Non si segnava da tre partite, in casa Italia. C'era una vera e propria difficolt� nell'andare in gol. Ebbene, a risolvere i problemi degli azzurri, ci ha pensato un giocatore che frequentqa da anni la nostra Serie A. Insomma l'uomo della provvidenza è, a sorpresa, un "italiano" di Georgia. Click to continue reading...

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Italy won against Georgia on the strength of two beautiful own goals by Kakha Kaladze. The Georgians looked stunned by his stealth attacks.

The Milan defender must have been overwhelmed by the dominant Juve presence and decided to do something about it. I think he just sabotaged his own Milan career.

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AC Milan's Kakha Kaladze inexplicably scored two own goals to hand Italy three points.

0-1 Kaladze Own Goal

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Sam Malsom, formerly of Plymouth Argyle and B36 Torshavn of the Faroe Islands and now of FC Throttur Reykjavik, kicks off a new feature on Les Rosbifs. The forward will be writing regular blog entries, keeping us posted on his experiences in Iceland, as well as his thoughts on the game. Here is the first [. Click to continue reading...

Long time Offside readers will remember Bob's post about The Fugees from January 2007. The Fugees are a soccer team in Clarkston, Georgia made up of refugee kids from all over the world. Clarkston is a small Atlanta suburb where residents had some trouble adapting to the sudden influx of refugees in their once sleepy [. Click to continue reading...

Yup, it's Mother's Day. Hope yours is a good one, whether you're celebrating someone or being celebrated yourself. The universe has been kind enough to send sun, a steady breeze, and cooler temperatures hopefully making relatively pain free outdoor work a possibility for the hordes of mothers in New Hampshire who will be out there tending gardens and planting, perhaps, Mother's Day flowers.

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So I'm back in the country after an amazing week in Georgia.
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Pat Summitt's Lady Vols gave her a solid, at-home victory over Georgia ... and her 1000th win last night!  She wanted to hit the milestone at home on the court named after her - and she did - thanks to her "Baby Vols" - a team that includes 7 freshmen! How does she do it?  Leadership [...] Click to continue reading...

Lasha Chkaidze came to Finland two years ago, after a lengthy career including international caps and over 200 games in the Georgian top flight. He's been something of a phenomenon in Kajaani, lighting up matches in Kolmonen with his class and composure, so I got in touch to see how he's enjoyed his time in [. Click to continue reading...

Another Halloween has gone by with no trick or treaters on this hill (and now we have a hefty basket of chocolate to work our way through).  It's November and we're at four days and counting.  As the sun rises, for the last time in Daylight Saving mode, let's see what's going on out there [...] Click to continue reading...

Uefa World Cup 2010 Qualification: Georgia are meeting  Bulgaria wednesday October 14th. Watch the LIVESTREAM and Highlights here   Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today  Don`t forget to sign up 11×2.com - the next big football site Click to continue reading...

World Cup 2010 Qualification:  Georgia are meeting  Cyprus Saturday October 11th. Watch the LIVESTREAM and Highlights here   Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today   Don`t forget to sign up 11×2.com - the next big football site Click to continue reading...

On Wednesday night, as Italy battled Georgia and the sky of Udine radiantly displayed its Azzurri colors, there was a slight touch of giallorosso on the almighty's paintbrush. With Andrea Pirlo now wearing nº10 (stupid FIFA rules) and a certain Francesco Totti still keeping his retirement vows, things have been a bit confusing with Azzurri [. Click to continue reading...

(first, sorry for the lack of posts the last two days, we'll be back on scheduled programming starting now)

Daniele De Rossi scored his first ever "doppietta" (brace) in an Azzurri shirt to give Italy the 3 points vs. Georgia. Italy now have 6 points for the first two games and have made an excellent start to World Cup Qualfying, despite their mediocre play.

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Group 8 : World Cup 2010 Qualification: Italy are meeting Georgia Wednesday September 10th. Watch the LIVESTREAM and Highlights here  Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today    Don`t forget to sign up 11×2.com - the next big football site Click to continue reading...

"I will make many changes" said Lippi after the Cyprus game. And that's exactly what we're expecting on Wednesday, when Italy receives Georgia at Stadio Friuli of Udine. Particularly we are looking at a big overhaul in defense, because the zone of the field which historically has made them famous is looking very shaky in [. Click to continue reading...

Lucky? Marcello Lippi isn't afraid of stating the obvious. In the first two games of his new managerial position (the 2-2 draw vs. Austria -courtesy of a goalkeeping blunder- and the painstaking 2-1 win over Cyprus on Saturday) lady luck was a big factor for the Azzurri, and their manager freely admits it. Click to continue reading...

Temuri Ketsbaia of the newly recognized (by Russia only) independent nation Abkhazia or, if you believe the rest of the world, from Georgia, has led a minion of European football into the CL. Anorthosis Famagusta are champions of Cyprus, a title they have won twice under Ketsbaia's leadership. Ketsbaia first joined them as a player in [. Click to continue reading...

Here we go!  As the USWNT soccer news slowly dwindles, the news on the political front picks up.  Here's a link to Michelle Obama's speech from last night (text and video), and here's a link to video and an article with Obama's daughters interacting with (and interrupting) him last night.  And below, a new Obama [. Click to continue reading...