The Young Bundesliga Star who is England’s World Cup Dark Horse
You could be forgiven if you haven’t heard of Leon Bailey – a Jamaican-born winger who has only plied his trade in Belgium and Germany at senior level. But very soon, he [...]
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Ligue 1: Lille fans turn on players as relegation looms
This season will certainly be one that will live long in the memory for supporters of LOSC Lille. The 2011/12 Ligue 1 Champions are fully embroiled in an all-encompassing [...]
Freestyler Liv Cooke fronts UEFA’s new ‘Play Anywhere’ campaign
Freestyler Liv Cooke is the face of UEFA’s new campaign to encourage more women to take up football, which has taken her to a range of locations from remote islands [...]
MLS: Los Angeles FC should be your new team
Amy Woff thinks the team being built at the latest MLS franchise offers exciting off-season football. Here we are in March; Manchester City fans are planning another victory [...]
EFL: Could Plymouth Plunder the League One Play-Offs?
After many had wrote them off at the start of the season, Plymouth Argyle have their eyes set on a second successive promotion. In this month’s EFL piece, Ross Bramble [...]
Weekend Wanderings: Liverpool look to leapfrog Manchester United, Celtic’s Old Firm dominance under threat and Fiorentina honour Davide Astori
It’s being billed as ‘rivalries weekend’ – and with good reason. The football fixture list has some iconic showdowns on it and it is sure to bring us plenty of [...]
Sven-Göran Eriksson: The Offside Rule Exclusives Episode 7
Sven-Göran Eriksson discusses how phone hacking whilst England manager made him question his closest friends and reveals his plans for buying a football club. In this [...]
Sven Goran Eriksson Talks of Buying a Football Club and What to Expect in the World Cup
Former England Manager Sven Goran Eriksson has just turned 70, but the Swede is showing no signs of slowing down. With talk about potentially buying a football club he also [...]
Carly Telford Column: Phil Neville in charge, SheBelieves and Casey Stoney says goodbye
In Carly Telford’s latest column for The Offside Rule, the Chelsea goalkeeper reflects on Phil Neville , Casey Stoney’s retirement and Chelsea going top. New man in [...]
Europe’s favourite underdogs – Benevento look to complete Italy’s greatest of escapes
At first glance, Benevento look doomed. A small club based in the South-West of Italy, Benevento Calcio are enjoying (perhaps not in the literal sense) their first taste of [...]
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