Thanks to Jack for sending the above image to tips[at]theoffside[dot]com Here are seven strories you may have missed on The Offside and WorldCupBlog this week... Do you know who the unofficial world champions are? The 1-4-3-1 formation, and some elaborate managerial hand gestures Germany taking World Cup security very seriously Following the Thierry Henry to MLS rumour breadcrumbs Indonesia's environmentally friendly [. Click to continue reading...

Who's got the freshest ink? Footballers love their ink. We love looking at the ink of footballers. Some of us more than others. Much of this has to do with a delve into the mind of an athlete, a demographic not to be confused with a Nobel recipient roll call. For example, which footballer needs a [. Click to continue reading...

Sky Blue FC beat LA Sol 1-0 to win the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) championship game on Saturday, thanks to a goal from Heather O'Reilly (pictured with Natasha Kai and Natasha Kai's tattoos) So WPS has survived its inaugural season (even after launching at the worst possible time, economically speaking) and - crucially -established the [. Click to continue reading...

Bastian asks: Did we really just get beaten by Mainz? Yes, Bastian, you did. If UEFA advertised the Women's Euros as "women trying to take the shirts off other women", people would probably go. Grafite & Obafemi are a budding bromance. Marco Materrazzi and his tattoos have absolutely no idea what's going on. Click to continue reading...

I feel creepy writing about this but after reading TMZ.com's article about Cristiano Ronaldo newest topless photo's OI decided to finally get a real survey done on this topic. Without trying to lead you on of change your vote I just want to say that Ronaldo is younger than Beckham Beckham has a large ab=mount of ridiculous tattoos, and he sounds like Harry Potter.

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Regular readers of this blog will know I am something of a David Beckham fan.
When I say "something of", what I really mean is "I go weak at the knees whenever I see a picture of him" sort of fan.
And of course, one of his major appeal factors is that lovely "clean" sort of feel he has to him. Click to continue reading...

Oh Dani Alves, how could we love him any less? His goal yesterday against South Africa was perfeito! Great vision and a lot of thought put into the set piece. Mano knew he had a 80% chance of the ball curling neatly in and he struck it like it was 1974!

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Hello all. I've been on a bit of a hiatus since June 2nd. Why, you ask? Well simply because there's been absolutely nothing to write about. I don't want to write about how we might sign a 16 year old Frenchman, or about how Cesc might leave, then the next day he might not leave. It's just boring. Click to continue reading...

Maybe I'll quit bullsh*tting this summer and start surfing. I live at the beach so loads of my good friends and neighbors are all about it and I've paddled out a few times. But I always shy away from any real commitment to it because once anyone I know starts surfing they start being "a surfer". They start using surf lingo and having surf convos that always seem to involve a trip to Australia or a really cool surf camp in Costa Rica. Click to continue reading...

First, if you haven't taken our Weekend Tattoo Quiz, stop by this post and make your guesses. Then come back here for the answers. These are always tough, but "wob" managed to get 10/13. Nicely done! Player 1 Nery Castillo, Shakhtar Donetsk This tattoo is apparently a picture of his parents' [. Click to continue reading...

Our Tattoo Weekend Quiz from a few months back was one of our most popular, so we#8217;re bringing it back. Same story, different characters. Some obvious, some obscure. And your job is to tell me: Whose tattoos are whose? As always leave guesses in the comments. Answers Sunday. Player [.. Click to continue reading...

Werder Bremen's Brazilian defender Naldo rocks his Crucifix tattoo as he leaves the pitch after the UEFA cup round of sixteen football match between Werder Bremen vs AS Saint-Etienne at the Weser Stadion in Bremen on March 12, 2009. Bremen won 1-0. Click to continue reading...

Football is one of the greatest things in the world but it's not perfect. It used to be perfect. Before money and television and the Bosman ruling and Baby Bentleys and roastings and tattoos and takeovers and no standing and agents and prawn sandwiches and rotation. English newspaper The Times takes a stab at the "50 [. Click to continue reading...

Football is one of the greatest things in the world but it's not perfect. It used to be perfect. Before money and television and the Bosman ruling and Baby Bentleys and roastings and tattoos and takeovers and no standing and agents and prawn sandwiches and rotation. English newspaper The Times takes a stab at the "50 [. Click to continue reading...

Football is one of the greatest things in the world but it's not perfect. It used to be perfect. Before money and television and the Bosman ruling and Baby Bentleys and roastings and tattoos and takeovers and no standing and agents and prawn sandwiches and rotation. English newspaper The Times takes a stab at the "50 [. Click to continue reading...

Football is one of the greatest things in the world but it's not perfect. It used to be perfect. Before money and television and the Bosman ruling and Baby Bentleys and roastings and tattoos and takeovers and no standing and agents and prawn sandwiches and rotation. English newspaper The Times takes a stab at the "50 [. Click to continue reading...

Stuff to read while you watch the coolest guy under pressure in history........ The best things of the European week. (uefa.com) The story of Luther Blissett. (ESPN) The worst teams of all time now. (SoccerLens) Liverpool showing the reflection of Rafa. (guardian) People making stupid decisions; or: football fan tattoos. Click to continue reading...

This week we're all about the tattoos. Name the player who belongs to each piece of body art. Leave your guesses in the comments. Answers tomorrow afternoon. Tattoo #1 Tattoo #2 Tattoo #3 Tattoo #4 Tattoo #5 Tattoo #6 Tattoo #7 Tattoo #8 Click to continue reading...

Celtic are preparing a move for Tottenham midfielder Kevin Prince-Boateng. The former Hertha Berlin midfielder has struggled since moving to White Hart Lane two years ago and it is understood that Juande Ramos is keen to offload him before the window closes on Monday.
The 21-year old has only made 13 league appearances since joining Spurs and he is also keen to exit the club as soon as possible. Click to continue reading...

Last week, Lyon Foot published a hot collection of Lyon players with tattoos. It's a different sort of look at OL players, whose reputations normally come across as nice family guys. Which they still are, but sometimes we like to pretend they can be badass.

For me, the biggest surprise was Anthony Mounier.

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I'll get to Golden Balls in a bit. First let's do a proper United Recap shall we? GOD DAMN OUR FINISHING DISEASE!!! Seriously. Benny and Emiligol both had wide open chances in the first 15 minutes and failed to put them on frame. We should have been 2-0 up and cruising at that point. The real shame is that we weren't getting enough shots on goal as Emiligol showed that good things happen when you put the keeper under pressure. Click to continue reading...