Better for the Brits in Europe on Match Week Two, while there were wins for the big and small Galacticos, a handful of minnows, and a very fishy tale from Sweden – Kate explains all in the second Offside Rule Euro Review Show
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The Rise and Fall and Rise Again of British Teams in Europe
Kate’s Offside Rule Euro Bite Review No.2 looks at a mixed Match Week Two for British teams in Europe and how the home nations’ clubs can once again produce continental champions
The Fast Show: Stars Set the Pace in European Openers
Aside from Merseyside, the British teams made a stuttering start in Europe on Match Week One – but others across the continent hit the ground running, as Kate reveals in the first Offside Rule Euro Review Show
The Benefit of a European Vacation
Kate’s Offside Rule Euro Bite Review No.1 looks at the European ties from Match Week One of the 2014-15 season, and how an absence from continental football could generate the desire needed for success
Balotelli and Suarez: For the Love of the Anti-Hero
Kate assesses the pros and cons of Liverpool’s new £16m signing and latest anti-hero striker Mario Balotelli in her Euro Bites blog for The Offside Rule
The Bundesliga Returns with a Record Speedy Strike
The fastest ever Bundesliga goal, a home loss for Dortmund, a lucky escape for champions Bayern, and joy for Leverkusen and Hoffenheim – Kate has the opening weekend round-up from the German top flight for The Offside Rule
From Super Cup to League Champions?
How often do the Community Shield/Super Cup winners across England and Europe go on to win their respective leagues? Kate finds out for The Offside Rule
Louis van Gaal and the Transfer Window
Louis van Gaal aims to bring glory back to Manchester United – but is a fine history and top new boss enough to lure star players to a club with no European football? Kate’s Offside Rule blog looks at the challenges of the transfer window
The Rebuilding of Spain and la Liga
After champions Spain crashed out of the World Cup, la Liga’s top sides have been spending big for league, Cup and European success. Kate’s Offside Rule blog asks if la Roja, or any other European countries, can soon reproduce simultaneous international and domestic glory
How Football Has Gone A Little Bit More European
With Germany’s World Cup triumph in Rio, Dutch boss van Gaal taking charge at Manchester United, Sky launching a fifth channel, and the transfer market in full swing, Kate looks at how football has all gone a bit European for The Offside Rule