French Football Dose: 11/15/09
Hoda Lattaf puts Montpellier past Bayern in the Women’s Champions League round of 16…
1) A Day in the Life of Raymond Domenech (Dirty Tackle)
2) How much does Domenech really hurt France? A Mathematical Take. (Everything French Soccer)
3) Bakari Kone and Wanda Sykes. Notice a resemblance? (OM Offside)
4) Robert Pires says lots of nasty things about Raymond Domenech. (Goal)
5) Lass claims that Ireland players talk to the media to much. (Yahoo)
6) Interview: Asamoah Gyan (”Rennes-aissance” has got to be the worst pun I’ve ever heard). (Ligue 1)
7) If you’re interested in PSG and/or Football Manager, this is the place for you. (PSG FM Offside)
A bit of a Domenech-tastic week, no?
Also, don’t forget to vote between the ASSE and Lyon jerseys, as the poll closes this week, as well as give your opinion on the biggest club in Ligue 1.
Ligue 1 Internationals Recap (Saturday Only)
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This weekend brings us a a mix of World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers, World Cup Playoffs and friendlies. Ligue 1 was represented across the globe– some in key matches that determine if their country to will be going to South Africa and/or Angola next [...]
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Debate: The Biggest Club in Ligue 1
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This is a question without a clear answer and one which causes fraught arguments among Ligue 1 fans worldwide, so we at the Ligue 1 Offside thought we’d start a discussion. There are several answers that frequently come up, along with a few unusual options. I’ll briefly list them here… AS Saint-Etienne: Sainte have a very [...]
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Goal of the Week: Round 13
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Congrats to last week’s winner Fahid Ben Khalfallah, who won for his goal against Rennes. There were plenty of goals to choose from this weekend, with 30 scored (10 of them in the OL-OM match).
Abdoul Razak Boukari (Lens), 85th minute, against Teddy Richert.
(second goal, 1:50)
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Week 13: Grenoble Nolonger Pointless, Several Suffer Strokes Over OL-OM
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One of the most exciting weekends in memory culminates with “The Match of the Century” (That last part of the title is a joke, in case you were worried)
Le Mans UC 72 0 – 1 AJ Auxerre
AJA pushed into the top three, at least temporarily, as they eked out a win against Paolo [...]
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Liveblog: The Battle of the Olympiens
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At the request of those at the Lyon Offside, the Ligue 1 page is hosting a liveblog for today’s match at the Gerland. Lyon vs. Marseille Liveblog
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Ligue 1: Matchday 13 (Sunday only)
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Sorry for the late previews this week. My boyfriend found out that he passed the NY State Bar this week so the past few days have been a blur of celebrations and hangovers. But, now on to the action we can look forward to this afternoon.
Sunday, November [...]
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Ligue 1: Matchday 13
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It’s been a busy week with the European games, but matchday 13 is already here! It’s already November and the Ligue 1 table has already begun to take shape. Bordeaux sits on top of the table with a two point lead– but Lyon is snapping at their [...]
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Ligue 1 in Europe: Matchday 4 (Europa League)
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While Bordeaux, Lyon and Marseille have already been grabbing the headline this week with their performances in the Champion’s League, the attention now turns to Lille and Toulouse for their games in the Europa League. I’ll be honest, given the Ligue 1 performances earlier this week, expectations [...]
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Ligue 1 in Europe: Matchday 4 (Wednesday Games only)
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So can Ligue 1 make it 3-0 today? Bordeaux and Marseille both managed some amazing wins yesterdays with Bordeaux beating Munich 2-0 in Germany and Marseille crushing Zurich 6-1 at the Velodrome. Today Lyon are the last Ligue 1 team to play this week in the Champions [...]
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Team News
OM-PSG Preview (Part Deux)
UPDATE: New information regarding the lineup has been tossed around in the press-- see below!
The rest of the world may be focusing on the World Cup Playoffs and the "hand of Henry" (and the impending re-play drama) but let's not forget the biggest game in the Ligue 1 is happening this tomorrow (Friday, 11/20)! While everyone else is preparing for their week 14 game this weekend, we will be hoping to get our 10th game finally under our belt. Though, don't feel too bad for the Classico being slightly overshadowed-- after all the first attempt to play offered us lots of gossip, speculation and controversy after the first game was called off by the LFP a mere few hours before kick-off time. After a week of accusations and temper tantrums (and no, I'm not referring to Hatem's tantrum yet), both teams finally agreed up on the Friday after the play-offs.
And, now on to the new developments in Marseille since the last preview...
Laurent Blanc, The Next Sir Alex?
There have been reports that Blanc is the United's #1 in terms of replacing Sir Alex when he retires (which health permitting might be in a season or two). I can see why Blanc would be an excellent choice for United, and I know that if indeed Sir Ferguson does ...
Nov 19, 2009 | Read this article...
PSG 3-1 Braga
Chantome
In this friendly further proof was given of what many of us already knew, that Clement Chantome is a quality player. Hopefully this stellar performance will convince Kombouare to start him in the Ligue. Anyway, this was a great opportunity to gain momentum against quite a good side, one that perennially features in Europe from the Portugese Liga Sagres. Let's hope that we can turn a positive performance like this into further improvement in Ligue 1. The rest of the goals from the match are below the jump.
Gignac is alright.
In the last few days, there has been talk about Andre-Pierre Gignac being injured.
This doesn't seem to be the case. He is expected to be the lone striker for France today in their game against Ireland.
Not as much a post as a 'getting the facts straight' story.
Nov 14, 2009 | Read this article...
Oh they're so cute!
I've decided that having Gourcuff, Carrasso and Diarra is enough to make me support France in the World Cup (especially considering Sweden's exit...)
PSG 0-1 Nice: Whoever Invented the Crossbar Challenge Owes us an Apology
We've slipped further down the table, players are failing to score, Antoine Kombouare is still employed, and Sylvain Armand has become one of the 15 most capped PSG players ever.
Nov 12, 2009 | Read this article...
The derby and what followed
Hello again, loyal readers...
I apologize for not posting earlier but sometimes your personal life can get in the way of your other duties. I just wanted to take the opportunity to give you an update of the derby and the next match against Nancy.
PSG Fans Boycotting Trip to OM
The controversy with this fixture just won't go away! First there was the usual Classico build-up (including some cool NIKE videos), then the swine flu media explosion, fan mayhem, followed up by some temperamental club politics and then the French government decided to have their say...and now we might have a full-on boycott on our hands!
As most of you know, after the original Classico game last month, fans on both sides were involved in some intense riots in Marseille. Both the clubs and politicians want to avoid a similar scenario breaking out again-- unfortunately, they are doing so at the expense of PSG fans. The following measures have been taken to reduce the risk of conflict:
Only 1,000 tickets have been allocated to PSG fans
A special train has been charted by PSG to take fans from Paris to Marseille
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