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
Busting the Myth: Why Europeans Do Have a Chance in Brazil
With the first round of World Cup matches over and a dramatic second underway in Brazil, Kate is backing a northern nation to shine in South America in the first of her weekly bite-size blogs – with a European flavour – for The Offside Rule
Russia Target World Cup Revival After Euro Flop
After their group-stage exit at Euro 2012, Russia are now at their first World Cup in twelve years and will host the next one. But can Fabio Capello’s men make an impact in Brazil? Kate assesses Russia’s chances for The Offside Rule
Germany and Russia Miss Stars for World Cup 2014
Kate backs three-time winners Germany in Brazil, despite missing midfielder Marco Reus, and assesses Russia’s chances after influential captain Roman Shirokov was ruled out, in the first Offside Rule Podcast World Cup 2014 Special