

Team News
Werder at the Euros – Rounds 2 and 3
By: Brian |Is there such a thing as too much football? The proposition of two matches a day seemed like a gift from the Gods a mere month ago. Now we’re having a harder and harder time choking down the glut of beautiful games being beamed to us at home. And, to paraphrase Homer Simpson, the drudgery [...]
Werder at the Euros – Round One
By: Brian |There are more players in this tournament plying their trade in the Bundesliga than any other league. And Werder are supplying a large number of those, eight or nine, depending on whom you ask.
Transfer News - Coming In
By: Brian |The 07/08 Bundesliga season has been in the can for a few weeks now and Bremen transfer rumors are beginning to trickle into the Werder Offside. We handled the exits, now who’s coming in?
In addition to getting a little deeper in some key positions, there are two main vacancies to fill – the Tim Borowski [...]
Transfer News - The Exits
By: Brian |The Exits
The 07/08 Bundesliga season has been in the can for a few weeks now and Bremen transfer rumors are beginning to trickle into the Werder Offside. First up, the exits.
The Greatest Day of the Year
By: Brian |Forget who we are signing, who’s starting, or who we are playing and get to the truly important stuff.
What are we wearing?
We’re big kit fetishists here at the Werder Offside and generally get way too excited when we see newly designed shirts, shorts and socks rolled out to the public. We spend way to [...]
Season in Review – Grading the Goalkeepers
By: Brian |The Werder Offside will be reviewing the season position by position, bestowing a letter grade upon each player who made a senior appearance. The grade will be the result of a complex formula incorporating passes completed, balls won, cards issued and our own personal whims.
Today we feature the goalkeepers. A fairly simple venture considering the [...]
Of Frings, Kids and Primates
By: Brian |Frings + Two Good Knees = POTM
I have yet to find anyone who dislikes Torsten Frings. He’s played for some polarizing clubs, put in his share of hard tackles and sported a variety of questionable hairstyles, but seems to have almost universal respect throughout the league – players, coaches, referees, and fans alike. Think of [...]
The Crushing of Dreams and Expectations
By: Brian |Citius, Altius, Fortius? Not so much.
Werder has followed in the steps of other clubs lucky enough to have this problem and denied Diego the opportunity to represent Brazil in the Olympics. Heading to Beijing would’ve meant no real time off to speak of, a lot of travel, increased chance of injury and (most importantly) his [...]
A Day (Well, Two) at the Beach
By: Brian |Two Werder Brazilians, two beaches, two hemispheres – a virtual tale of Good vs. Bad.
The Good
Brazilians will play on any surface won’t they? Favela back alleys, schoolyard dirt patches, whatever horrible pitch they’re on tomorrow in Moscow, and of course sand. Typically, the moment the curtain falls on the last match of season, professional footballers [...]
The Resurrection
By: Brian |Greetings from the Werder Offside. We have indeed returned.
I have recently been granted the privilege of piloting this ship into the future, taking over for its previous captain, whose whereabouts are unknown to me.






