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Goals of the season: 4) Fred, Lyon
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February 10, 2007.
Stade Gerland, Lyon.
6th minute, vs Lorient.
A long clearance from keeper Grégory Coupet found Brazilian striker Frederico Chaves Guedes, aka Fred, who controlled the ball perfectly, turned and hit a stunning strike over top of Lorient keeper Rémy Riou, who had crept of his line. This goal would be the only one of the [...]
Tags: Brazil, France Ligue 1, Fred, Frederico Chaves Guedes, Highlight Videos, Lorient (FCLBS), Lyon (OL), Riou, SelecaoGoals of the season: 5) Marama Vahirua, Nice
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August 26, 2007.
Stade du Ray, Nice.
27th minute, vs. Olympique Lyonnais.
Midfielder Marama Vahirua steals the ball at center, blazes down the field while fending off a handful of defenders before chipping Greg Coupet expertly. For naught, however, as Lyon would go on to score four goals and win.
I’d also like to add that I totally [...]
Spanish prodigy Bojan Krkic on loan to Saint-Étienne!
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How about that? According to an unofficial Barca website, the club is loaning the offensive midfielder, born of a Serbian father, to les Verts for this upcoming season, after the Blaugrana’s reserves were relegated to the Tercera Divison in Spain, too low for the staff’s liking. The 17-year old, who’s been making headlines since his [...]
Matchday 38 – Talk About a Crazy Finish
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That’s all, folks. Forget the fact that the first 37 weeks of the season were short of goals, that Lyon walked away with their sixth title whilst laughing in the face of suspense itself, that French clubs put forth a lukewarm effort in European leagues… The last day of Ligue 1 was something to behold. [...]
Category: Auxerre (AJA), Bordeaux (FCGB), France Ligue 1, Le Mans (MUC 72), Lens (RCL), Lille (LOSCM), Lorient (FCLBS), Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Match Recaps, Monaco (ASMFC), Nancy (ASNL), Nice (OGCN), Paris (PSG), Rennes (SRFC), Saint-Étienne (ASSE), Sochaux (FCSM), Toulouse (TFC), UEFA Champions League, Valenciennes (VAFC) Tags: Auxerre (AJA), Bordeaux (FCGB), Florent Malouda, France Ligue 1, Johan Elmander, John Utaka, Le Mans (MUC 72), Lens (RCL), Lille (LOSCM), Lorient (FCLBS), Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Match Recaps, Monaco (ASMFC), Nancy (ASNL), Nantes (FCNA), Nice (OGCN), Paris (PSG), Rennes (SRFC), Saint-Étienne (ASSE), Scores, Sedan (CSSA), Sochaux (FCSM), Tables, Toulouse (TFC), Troyes (ESTAC), UEFA Champions League, Valenciennes (VAFC)Houllier Leaves Lyon, Swears that “It’s not you… It’s me”
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Note the lack of ampersands and dollar signs in my article. Because to me, if Jean-Michel Aulas hires a good coach, this could be a very good thing.
For now, all we know is that after two seasons and two championships, Gérard Houllier is stepping down as manager of Olympique Lyonnais to pursue another fun [...]
Tags: Dinamo Kiev, France Ligue 1, Gérard Houllier, Lille (LOSCM), Lyon (OL), Manager, Manchester City, Marcello Lippi, Team News, Transfers and Player MovementLigue 2 – Familiar Faces Going Back to the Top Flight
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As the France Offside blogger, it is my duty to bring you predominantly news from Ligue 1 and Coupes, but also a semi-seasonal report on what’s brewing in Ligue 2. So, it being the end of the season, I’m going to bring you up to speed on who’s going up, who’s going down, who’s coming [...]
A Few Quick Fixes to Keep up with the Rumours
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- Real Madrid totally digs Samir Nasri, so much that they’ve made the trek to see him play a few times this season. In other news, the sky is blue.
-Lille OSC’s disappointing season has not been enough to shoo their players away. Three regulars, Tony Sylva, Jean II Makoun and Greg Tafforeau agreed to stay [...]
Florent Malouda is Player Of The Year, Entire Population of France Says “Well, duh”
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There you have it folks, there is no surprise as to who won the UNFP (Union Nationale des Footballeurs professionels) trophy for player of the year. The recipient is none other than Lyon and France winger Florent Malouda. What’s there to say about this young man? 26 years old, he had a great season and [...]
Matchday 37 – Marseille is in the Champions League! Suspense Still not Over Elsewhere
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First off, sorry for waiting until today to bring you this palpitating and intense piece of Ligue 1 info. Laziness, The Simpsons and the fact that I had written it but my internet shut down for a split second are to blame. But enough of this technologico-analyctical babble. Let’s get down to it. Marseille’s in [...]
Category: Auxerre (AJA), Bordeaux (FCGB), France Ligue 1, Le Mans (MUC 72), Lens (RCL), Lille (LOSCM), Lorient (FCLBS), Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Match Recaps, Monaco (ASMFC), Nancy (ASNL), Nice (OGCN), Paris (PSG), Rennes (SRFC), Saint-Étienne (ASSE), Sochaux (FCSM), Toulouse (TFC), UEFA Champions League, Valenciennes (VAFC) Tags: Auxerre (AJA), Bordeaux (FCGB), Florent Malouda, France Ligue 1, Le Mans (MUC 72), Lens (RCL), Lille (LOSCM), Lorient (FCLBS), Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Match Recaps, Monaco (ASMFC), Nancy (ASNL), Nantes (FCNA), Nice (OGCN), Paris (PSG), Qualifiying, Rennes (SRFC), Saint-Étienne (ASSE), Samir Nasri, Sedan (CSSA), Sochaux (FCSM), Superleague, Table, Toulouse (TFC), Troyes (ESTAC), UEFA Champions League, Valenciennes (VAFC)Who’s Your Player Of The Year?
By: Sam | 8 Comments
Here are the candidates:
Florent Malouda, Olympique Lyonnais
Johan Elmander, Toulouse FC
Kader Keita, Lille OSC
Seydou Keita, RC Lens
Seeing as I am too lazy to write all about them, I’ll just say a few. Malouda, explosive all season on the wing, looks like the runaway favourite here. Elmander, the big surprise of the season, produced some incredible work [...]
Category: France Ligue 1, Lens (RCL), Lille (LOSCM), Lyon (OL), Player News, Team News, Toulouse (TFC) Tags: Florent Malouda, France Ligue 1, Johan Elmander, Kader Keita, Lens (RCL), Lille (LOSCM), Lyon (OL), Player News, Player of the year, Seydou Keita, Team News, Toulouse (TFC)
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