Iraqi soccer player shot dead

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Baghdad is generally a real safe place to have fun and play sports.  Even the country of Iraq for the most part.  So, you’ll be very surprised to hear that an Iraqi soccer player was shot dead during an amateur match over this past weekend.
Police Maj. Muthanna Khalid says a striker from the Buhairat amateur team [...]

In Soccer March 16, 2009 

Dad interrupts soccer show-off

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We think this still counts as sports. Pretty embarrassing to be showing off on the computer cam only to have your dad come in scantily clad to shut down the show.

In Soccer February 17, 2009 

USA knocks out Mexico

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Michael Bradley of the Unites States scored twice to knock off the Mexicans 2-0 on Wednesday evening in Columbus, OH. The 21-year old nailed his second goal in extra time in the second half.
So yeah, it looks like the United States will qualify for the World Cup so that they can disappoint [...]

In Soccer February 11, 2009 

Bosingwa!

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This is great.

In Soccer February 2, 2009 

A couple clips to help make you laugh

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This is why white football players should be banned from trying to celebrate after a touchdown:

A round ball will never fit into a square goal:

In Football, Soccer December 23, 2008 

R.I.P. OTR

By Micah Warren | 4 Comments

Sources close to OTR have told OTR that OTR will be no more. It’s just not the same anymore and it wouldn’t fair to our loyal readers to continue to just go through the motions. We did have a great run though. We broke the Asante Samuel signing. We were the [...]

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Vick laughed at injured dogs

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Wow. Another report on Michael Vick’s illegal dog activities.

In Football, Soccer November 22, 2008 

Drop your shorts

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This past Sunday in an Italian league soccer match-up between Catania and Torino, three players from the Catania team dropped their shorts.  This is the newest, creative strategy that is used to block the goaltender’s vision of the ball.  Nothing better than to confuse the keeper with a pair of balls in order to block his site of the soccer ball.
And [...]

In Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Soccer November 19, 2008 

The Kiko pose

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Thanks to loyal OTR reader Pavlovic, more incredible information has been discovered about the Fernando Torres pose.  Torres, a member of the Spain National team, strikes his pose out of respect to Francisco Miguel Narváez Machón, also known as ‘Kiko.’
Kiko is a former legendary striker for the Spain National team whom he played for from 1992 to [...]

In Olympics, Soccer August 27, 2008 

The Fernando Torres pose

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Thanks to OTR reader Kev, we have discovered it’s possible Fernando Torres started the pose that is now associated with Usain Bolt.  This is huge news.
However, it does look like there is a slight difference in techniques.  Usain Bolt points diagonally to the sky with his index fingers (see post below).  Torres points with all fingers [...]

In Olympics, Soccer August 26, 2008 

Ronaldo out another three months

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Antonio Gaspar, the physiotherapist for the Portuguese national soccer team, says that left winger Cristiano Ronaldo will be out for another three months after having surgery on his bum ankle.
“We are going to use everything that is possible to us and that will help him recover as quickly as possible,” Gaspar told the Spanish sports [...]

In Soccer July 14, 2008 

More Euro Cup thoughts coming

By Micah Warren | 7 Comments

Fernando Torres finally decided to stop pissing away chances on Sunday and torched crap-ass back Philipp Lahm (sorry Sebastian, he’s just terrible in the back), chipping the ball just over Jens Lehman to give Spain a 1-0 victory over the Germans.
I’ll be offering more thoughts on the whole Euro Cup during the early part of [...]

In Soccer June 29, 2008 

Turks get Turked

By Micah Warren | 6 Comments

Germany found a way to beat the Turks at their own game when Phillip Lahm scored in the 90th minute to give them the 3-2 win. Even for these Turks, there wasn’t enough time to come back.

In Soccer June 25, 2008 

Pele robbed at gunpoint

By Micah Warren | 1 Comment

We know most Americans (including half of the writers for this blog) don’t care about soccer, which means they probably don’t know the rules. The do’s and don’t’s, shall we say. Well there are some major don’t’s in the sport, like you can’t touch the ball with your hands.
Another big don’t is: [...]

In Soccer June 23, 2008 

Euro Cup thoughts

By Micah Warren | 2 Comments

Euro Cup has been pretty damn good so far. Here are my thoughts on some things I’ve seen so far. If you care about soccer AND my thoughts (two big, big stretches), you can find those here.

In Soccer June 22, 2008 

Ronaldo wants out of Man U.

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Cristiano Ronaldo, whose Portuguese team recently got bounced from the Euro Cup, reiterated his desire to leave Manchester United following the loss to Germany.
“I will talk with Manchester and we will try to reach a deal,” said the Portugal winger, who will have surgery on his right foot. “The possibilities to go to Madrid are [...]

In Soccer, Transactions June 20, 2008 

Abidal sent off

By Micah Warren | 1 Comment

France is screwed. Eric Abidal just got sent off about 22 minutes into the match for a foul in the box that gave Italy a penalty kick and a goal. They are down a man for the rest of the match, Ribery already got hurt and carted off, and they’ve used two subs.

In Soccer June 17, 2008 

U.S. soccer kills Barbados

By Micah Warren | 3 Comments

What a game that was. The United States mopped Barbados the hell up on Sunday 8-0. You know where to find more info. Doubt you will, but don’t say I didn’t point you to it.

In Soccer June 15, 2008 

How to blow a Euro Cup game

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Petr Cech is among the best goal keepers in the world, but his mistake Sunday was unbelievably costly. The Czech Republic was up 2-1 in the final minutes of their game against Turkey, and it looked like the Turks were done.
That is, until Cech put his signature on the game. He went out [...]

In Soccer June 15, 2008 

Cristiano Ronaldo to leave Man U. next year?

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Portuguese bitch soccer player, Cristiano Ronaldo, reportedly has told friends that he plans to leave Manchester United, a soccer team, next year.
He reportedly told his close circle: “If I don’t leave Manchester United now, I certainly will in a year.”
99% of this blog audience couldn’t give two sh*ts, but this is still big news in [...]

In Soccer June 4, 2008 

Zidane’s headbutt

By Micah Warren | 1 Comment

This one still pisses me off. Zidane made the dumbest decision at the worst time and he should have known better. He should know! Trezeguet, filling in for Zidane, missed his penalty shot and that was the nail in the coffin. Fun to watch this though:

In Soccer May 14, 2008 

Sports blooper time!

By Micah Warren | 5 Comments

I’m waiting to get picked up to go to lunch, so I thought I’d post some sports bloopers. We can’t understand a single lyric of the song, but we imagine it has “sports bloopers” or “whoopsy daisy” in the chorus. Because then it would be relevant. Eat lunch at your desk and [...]

In Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, ESPN, Football, Golf, Hockey, NASCAR, Racing, Soccer, Tennis May 14, 2008 

OTR Salutes ‘barry,’ Fan Of The Year

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We can’t ignore the overwhelming support we are receiving from our biggest fan ‘barry.’ He is one of the main reasons that OTR is able to keep it going. His brilliant posting on comments and the respect he gives Micah and I is second to none. Furthermore, without hesitation we are giving [...]

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Unfair May Be Fair as Genetics Conflate Steroids

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I found this very interesting article on Bloomberg.com that is a must read. Before you click over and read it, let me provide an excerpt:
“Discoveries in genetics, physiology and nanotechnology are creating new challenges to definitions of cheating. Sports executives including Atlanta Falcons President Rich McKay and former World Anti-Doping Agency chief Dick Pound [...]

In Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Coaches, ESPN, Fantasy, Football, Golf, Hockey, Injuries, Media, NASCAR, NCAA, Olympics, Poker, Racing, Scandal, Soccer, Tennis, Transactions, Uncategorized April 30, 2008 

Tranny: Ronaldo is full of it

By Micah Warren | 2 Comments

In case you didn’t notice, and judging by the attendance at MLS games you haven’t, world soccer star Ronaldo got into a scuffle with some transvestites the other day. He picked three of them up, thinking they were women, and surprise…he got upset when he found out there was junk between their legs. [...]

In Soccer April 30, 2008 

Make Your Own Photo Caption of the Day

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PHOTO CAPTION: The pin used to inflate the soccer ball somehow got inside and Javier took a peek to see if he could find it.

In Make your own photo caption, Soccer April 4, 2008 

Perry’s Mailbag: Letters From Famous People

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An odd thing happened over the past couple weeks. Famous people affiliated with sports (players, coaches, and analysts), started emailing me with questions and comments. It seems our fan base has spread across this great nation. I know all of you are pretty anxious to see exactly who emailed me, so let’s [...]

In Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Coaches, Draft Picks, ESPN, Fantasy, Football, Hired/Fired, Hockey, Injuries, Media, NASCAR, NCAA, Olympics, Perry's Mailbag, Racing, Released/Waived, Scandal, Signings, Soccer, Trades, Transactions March 24, 2008 

Big changes coming to Off The Record

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We’ve received a bunch of emails complaining that OTR wasn’t long enough and didn’t display enough stories. People were upset that they had to click the “Archives” button to see the stuff they missed. Well, your whiny complaints have been heard! We expanded our home page of the blog to include the [...]

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Perry’s Mailbag: Coming Soon To A Friday Near You

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I want to apologize for not getting Perry’s Mailbag up last Friday, especially to one of OTR’s dearest fans Lindsey. As most of you know, I was following the Asante Samuel story in Boston on Thursday night and continued my hot pursuit all day Friday until the early evening press conference around 5:00pm EST that [...]

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ProFutbolTalk

By Micah Warren | 2 Comments

You’ve heard of the popular NFL news website Profootballtalk.com? Well, this section is ProFutbolTalk. That’s right, Off the Record likes soccer too. Some readers will love it, others will hate it, just like the game of soccer itself. In hopes of getting some non-fans involved, I’m going to get this going [...]

In Soccer February 20, 2008 

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