World football’s winners and losers this week
Ali Rampling takes a look at who came out of the week’s action in the best and worst shape. Winners Ajax The 34-time Dutch champions broke their own 48-year-old record as [...]
Andrew Gibney
Ligue 1: Winners and Losers – PSG and Nice lit up the league, but Stade de Reims failed to deliver their potential
The Offside Rule’s French football expert, Andrew Gibney, gives his thoughts on the Ligue 1 season following last weekend’s final round of matches. The curtain [...]
FA WSL favourites Chelsea Ladies overcome pressure from Liverpool Ladies… and themselves
Andrew Gibney was The Offside Rule’s reporter on the ground as Chelsea maintained their unbeaten record yet still went away disappointed with a 2-1 win over Liverpool. [...]
Ligue 1: Marseille are rotten to the core
Andrew Gibney looks at the multitude of problems throughout the club that have caused so much misery for Marseille fans this season. Last summer Olympique de Marseille [...]
FAWSL: England Lionesses continue to show signs of improvement despite defeat to world champions USA
Following the massive success achieved by the England team at last summer’s World Cup in Canada, the spotlight has been focused on the Women’s Super League and [...]
Arsenal Ladies boss Pedro Martinez Losa: Gunners are up to the FA WSL challenge
Having won 40 major trophies to date, Arsenal are the most successful club in English women’s football. However, after winning the first two Women’s Super League titles, [...]
Ligue 1 to watch: Best of the rest race is fascinating in French top flight
So you think Ligue 1 is boring because the title race is over? Think again, says Andrew Gibney. As an outsider looking in, it’s easy to dismiss this season in Ligue 1 as a [...]
What next for Manchester City Women?
After lifting the Continental Tyres cup at the end of the 2014 season, part one of Manchester City Women’s transformation was complete. With a strong foothold placed in the [...]
Women’s Champions League: Liverpool boss Beard fears fixture pile-up
Although we are nearing the business end of the 2015 Women’s Super League season, the excitement was cranked up a notch in Nyon on Wednesday when both champions Liverpool [...]
Why Ligue 1 footballers can’t resist the lure of England
With just under a month to go until the transfer window closes shut, there’s already an influx of players from across the channel in England. Although that’s nothing new, [...]
