Off The Record News Archives


If there’s something that must be said, but cannot be said within blogging / journalistic confines, this is the place to say it. We’ve used this column to poke fun, to provoke and to just say our minds.

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Apr
20
2009

Chaos in Kaunas: The Decline and Fall of the Romanov Empire

The Big Four? Try the Only Four. If fans of the English Premier League are increasingly bemoaning the seemingly unshakeable dominance of the former, imagine the absurdity of a division comprised solely of four teams. Yet when the new Lithuanian football...

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Apr
17
2009

Proof that Riley will be 100% unbiased during Everton-United game

Riley is a good referee. He’s an honest referee. He’s not a Manchester United fan – he was, but like all true United fans he’s moved on to supporting FC United of Manchester in protest at the American scum...

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Apr
9
2009

Football Fork – 25 May 2005 – Liverpool try valiantly but cannot win the Champions League Final

How different it all might have been if Liverpool had not won the 2005 Champions League. Although it looked impossible at half-time, Benitez managed to find a way through AC Milan, led by the irrepressible Steven Gerrard. As such, it capped an extraordinary...

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Mar
27
2009

South African team forced to abandon training for sponsor’s ad

The South African national team’s Wednesday training session didn’t go exactly as planned. Apparently the team were due to record a tv commercial for their sponsors but despite having the schedule decided six months go, no one had bothered...

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Mar
25
2009

OFF! Fans And Players Clash, Referee Sends Off An Entire Team In Argentina

Last week we saw an angry fan shoot a player dead. This week we hear of the entire away team (including the subs bench) being red carded by the referee for brawling with the...

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Mar
22
2009

Soccerlens Shirts

At Soccerlens Shirts you’ll find some of the best football tshirts around, starting with our first offering, the Evolution tshirt.

The Soccerlens Evolution t-shirt...

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Mar
18
2009

Football Fan Shoots Player Dead

An Iraqi football fan shot dead a player of the opposing team as he tried to score an equalizing goal in the final minutes of a match last Saturday. The shooting occured in Hilla (100 km south of Baghdad) during a match between local teams.

According...

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Mar
16
2009

Liverpool can win Premier League AND Champions League

Or how YOU can play your part in helping Liverpool win the Double:

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Mar
14
2009

SL Daily: Beckham’s threesome, Tottenham dogbowls, Barcelona underwear, United boners and German thrillers – it’s all happening now!

While you feast on the irresistible Melissa Satta and Ronaldo’s new / ex girl Karina...

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Mar
5
2009

Peter Crouch & Elite Youth – Charity Begins At Home

We fall over each other in talking about the dumb things footballers do, and we laugh / cringe at the not-so-cool...

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