

UEFA Champions League
Match Preview: OM vs. Real Madrid (Matchday 6, Champions League)
By: Sarah |“Hope to Live” – France Football Headline
“No Regrets” – OM Coach Didier Deschamps
“It will take a great Real” – Real Madrid Coach Pellegrini
“Is it really possible? Yes, of course it is ‘possible’ If I had doubts, I would stay quietly at home” – Heinze
“With the madness as against Zurich and with the rigor as against [...]
OM News Round-Up
By: Sarah |Even though he hasn’t been playing, Hatem is apparently still marketable. He has been chosen to represent France for the Footlocker/Nike Be the Revolution in You campaign. The accompanying interview can be found here.
OM v Milan : Halftime Report
By: Richard |Well when I said expect a physical game I didn’t expect it to be like this! That being said I’m happy with the way we are playing Milan are having a hard time holding down Brandao and Niang. Yet our defense is certainly not up to par. Taiwo is having a hard time containing Pato, [...]
Do Or Die For Marseille
By: Richard |Sorry for getting this pre-game post in so late but today was hectic to say the least. Well I’m sure everyone by now is aware (spoiler alert!) that Liverpool have been knocked out *sobs.* Liverpool had their judgment day, well today its ours. I remember joking with a friend when the Champions league draw first [...]
Match Preview: OM vs. Zurich (Game 4, Champion’s League)
By: Sarah |A little inspiration– the celebration after Heinze’s winning goal in game 3.
I can’t believe we are already at game 4 in Europe– it seems like just yesterday I was in shock at our group competition. Given our first few performances, I gather OM was shocked as well (1-2 thus far in the group stage…and the [...]
Under Siege
By: Richard |No not the shity Steven Seagal movie but what happened to us in the Bernabeu. After watching the game a second time I believe the loss fairly belongs with Deschamps underestimating Madrid. In what universe do you start Abriel over say Ben Arfa, Valbuena, hell even Kabore? Now in my last post I said I [...]
Never Tell Me the Odds
By: Richard |Hello to everyone I’m Rich and new to The Offside. Introductions aside lets get down to business and talk about the upcoming match at the Bernabeu. I follow both teams pretty evenly but I desperately want to see Marseille come away with points on this trip. Lets face it, if we want to keep our [...]
Riberys next move – an Olympique de Marseille perspective
By: Daniel Phan |Since we are ripe in the midst of the transfer season, I thought it would be interesting to provide a quick commentary on the possible destination of a former Olympique de Marseille son: Franck Ribery.
Since his good showing in the 2006 World Cup, Ribery has continued to blossom in his creative midfield role, going from [...]
Drogba-to-Marseille prospect returns in cyclical fashion
By: Daniel Phan |It’s intriguing, or rather not – to hear of speculation surrounding the ‘imminent’ return of Didier Drogba to the Vélodrome.
You may ask “Why the pessimism? My answer is simply that it has been a reoccurring scenario that comes and goes in periodical cycles as frequent as Berlusconi makes the Italian tabloids – each instance teasing [...]
Sylvain Wiltord is Marseillais…
By: Magnusson |Yesterday around noon, Nino Wiltord arrived at the Commanderie for the traditional medical visit and an hour later, he was on the pitch for the first practice session of his Marseille career.
The french veteran came in free of charge from Rennes for the next six months after Guy Lacombe decided not to use him anymore [...]






