LA Galaxy vs. Red Bulls. Watching the Game? Leave Comments
By: Laurie |
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I think I’ve finally found a Sopcast stream, so I may be able to watch the game. (How much does it annoy me that I have to go through this for so many games this season? A lot. That’s how much.) And not only that, my pirate stream has commentary in English. How rare is that?
If you’ve found a way to watch it too, keep me company in the comments.
Category: 2008 Season
Tags: When Ruud Played for Netherlands
By: Laurie | 2 Comments
This is unrelated to tonight’s game, but I stumbled on this video while I was researching a “Classic Euro Moments” post for our Euro 2008 page. (If you’re a fan of the European game, please stop by and vote for the team you think will win this year.)
This video is about the Netherlands’ Euro 1988 victory, and has some great clips of our boy Ruud Gullit in his playing prime.
Enjoy!
Watching (or not watching) the Galaxy Game
By: Laurie | 12 Comments
This is another one of those not-available-everywhere games. HDNet and FSN-W, neither of which I get. Also apparently MSG? I got the following promo from them, so I dug a little deeper and discovered that it’s Madison Square Garden. Meaning New York based. Which doesn’t help me, but may help some of you.
If you’re looking for pirate streams, you might try these sites:
http://livefooty.doctor-serv.com/ It’s not scheduled to be shown here at the moment, but you never know if that will change.
And here’s a video that was sent to me about the game:
Category: Player NewsGalaxy Blog Update
By: Laurie | 6 Comments
All righty then. Time to get ready for Red Bulls. That will be the next post. But first:
Apologies for the silence of this blog. I’ve been prepping for Euro duty and swamped, and it’s not going to get better for the next month+. So good news! Jen has agreed to take over as lead blogger through the end of June to keep this blog jumping.
I will continue to pop in and offer up interesting photos and have fun with the phrase “groin injury,” but starting on Monday, she’s the one who will keep you informed.
Yea, Jen!!
Till then, though, we’ll be talking about Galaxy-Red Bulls, so check back in a couple of hours for a team preview.
Category: Player NewsEverybody Stop by and Welcome New Beckham Blogger Jen!
By: Laurie | 22 Comments
Good news, Galaxy fans! We at The Offside have our new Beckham blogger. And she’s a good ‘un.
Jen, the guest blogger for this blog when I was gone, is now our official blogger for the David Beckham blog. Woohoo!
I expect fun times, but without the cheapness and tawdriness that we might have otherwise.
But… Well, maybe with a little cheapness and tawdriness.
And hardly any gratuitous nudity or underwear shots. I mean, almost practically none.
Unless they’re really good. Or pretty good. Or it’s a boring day. Or something.
What I know we’ll see is some excellent analysis, love of the game, and a lot of fun. So update your RSS feeds and bookmarks, then stop by and say hi to our new Beckham blogger, Jen.
Category: Player NewsQuick! Go Vote for Beckham! Goal A, not Goal B
By: Laurie | 11 Comments
I got busy today and didn’t get a chance to post this earlier, but there’s no time like the present.
Go vote for David’s goal! They’re both nominated, which is not necessarily a good thing. The vote is getting split between Goal A and Goal B. Between the two of them, they have 48% of the vote, but Goal A, the top vote-getter, has only 40% on its own, while Chris Rolfe’s goal has 44%.
Does this seem right to you? I thought not.
I think we need to jettison Goal B. Just toss it out of consideration entirely, and concentrate on voting for Goal A between now and Wednesday. Are you with me here? Then go vote!
P.S. Does anybody else think they need a similar vote for Best Sweaty Hugging Male-Bonding Goal Celebration?
Oh. Wait. Have I just revealed too much?
Category: Player NewsGalaxy Highlights vs. RSL (once you get through the Lowlights)
By: Laurie | 25 Comments
Ignore the highlights from the first twenty minutes. After that it was watchable.
And Beckham proves once again that his right foot is worth every penny of that $6.5 million.
Category: 2008 SeasonWatching the RSL-Galaxy Game? Leave Comments
By: Laurie | 108 Comments
Final Score
RSL 2-2 Galaxy
Espindola 7′ ; Beckham 35′, 40′
Deuchar 18′
All righty. Ten minutes to kickoff. I’m reading that Jazic is available. Will this affect the lineup?
I don’t think I’m going to liveblog this one. Maybe next week. But I will be actively commenting and hope you will too.
Neither of these teams is known for excellent defense, so let’s see some goals! Hopefully more for us than for them.
Category: Player NewsWe Are Looking for a Beckham Blogger
By: Laurie | 9 Comments
First and most important: Stop back by here around 6:00 Pacific if you’re watching the game at home. (Or, I suppose, if you’re watching somewhere else but have an internet connection.) Leave lots of comments. It’s always more fun to have company while I’m watching, and I consider you guys are my own personal online soccer bar.
I may be liveblogging the game — I’m out all day, so we’ll see how much energy I have. I need to get some liveblogging practice in before Euros, when we’ll be liveblogging all of the games over on our brand spankin’ new Euro page at World Cup Blog. (Stop by and say hi and vote for your favorite team.)
But now the point of this post: The Offside is starting up player blogs for specific, very popular players, and we’re looking for a Beckham blogger. Beckham blogger: n. Somebody to write a blog devoted to David Beckham.
I would love to see it be done by a reader of this blog, because I’d personally love to see it in the hands of somebody who loves the player, the team and the game. And not necessarily in that order. I know there’s somebody out there reading this who fits the bill.
If you’d like to see what’s involved, you can check out our first player blog, the Cristiano Ronaldo blog, which has been up and running a couple of weeks. I think Ale, our CR7 blogger, finds a good balance between all the aspects of the player and his play.
And no, this will not change how I write this blog, although I do see myself linking to the Beckham blog on a regular basis when we cover the same topics.
This isn’t a paid position, but it’s fun. If you’re interested, drop a note and a sample post to our editor Daryl at daryl[at]theoffside[dot]com.
Looking forward to blogging with you!
Category: Off the FieldSome Links for Your Reading Pleasure Before the Game
By: Laurie | 4 Comments
All kinds of stuff we need to get through before the game tomorrow. (Tomorrow being Saturday, in case you’re reading this on the wrong day. Wouldn’t want to lead you astray and make you miss the game.)
First off, thanks to everybody who commented on my Abel Xavier post. I found your thoughts both knowledgeable and interesting. And it really made me appreciate the people who read this blog. We can disagree without getting nasty with each other. I really value that.
What I ended up thinking, after reading everybody’s reflections, is how our thoughts on any imperfect player (which is all of them) so often reflect what we ourselves value in the game, both the tangibles and intangibles. That’s what makes discussions like this so interesting. I’ve also decided that I am, for the moment and on balance, an Xavier fan.
Next, I’ve been meaning to link to this for ages. It’s an article on Mike Randolph coming back after being cut by the U-23s in Olympic qualifying. It causes me pain in my maternal area, but kudos to him for fighting back. (Now I am seriously maternally activated.) Thanks for the link, Justin.
Also, speaking of young players. A great article on Sean Franklin on MLSnet.
And injuries for tomorrow are Ely Allen and Alvaro Pires, as well as Ruiz, Jazic and Alamo. And Sideline Views is reporting also Abel Xavier. That turf allergy, y’know? I hear it gets worse with age.
That’s all I’m thinking of at the moment. Leave comments if I’m forgetting anything.
Category: 2008 Season
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