Matchday 12: Liveblog

By: Thomas | 2 Comments

Come join us for the Matchday 12 liveblog…

Category: France Ligue 1

Tags: France Ligue 1, Matchday 12, Matchday Thread

Ligue 1: Matchday 12

By: Sarah | 3 Comments

Lets start with the obvious– what happened to Matchday 11?  Well, remember when France didn’t qualify for the World Cup as first in their group and were forced to participate in the play-off games?  Well, in a bid to support international players in Ligue 1, matchday 11 was pushed back to December to avoid fatigue. [...]

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French Football Dose: 10/30/09

By: Thomas | 2 Comments

LIGUE 1 SAISON 2009/2010 – TRAILER
Links to click as you watch the lasted Ligue 1 video propaganda…
1) Thierry Henry, Franck Ribery, and Sonia Bompastor will represent France at the FIFA awards. (L’Equipe)
2) Monsieur Henry is the favorite, or so say the FIFA-Castrol rankings. (Castrol)
3) The France jerseys for World Cup 2010 have [...]

Category: Blogroll, France Ligue 1, French Football Dose, Highlight Videos

Tags: Blogroll, Brazil, FIFA, France, France Ligue 1, France National Team, Franck Ribéry, French Football Dose, Highlight Videos, Jerseys, Lyon (OL), Michel Bastos, Mohamed Sissoko, Olympique de Marseille, Olympique Lyonnais, Paris Saint-Germain, Patrick Vieira, Sonia Bompastor, Thierry Henry, Zinedine Zidane

Ligue 1 Jersey Competition: ASSE vs. Lyon

By: Thomas | 4 Comments

So, after the spectacularly exciting quarterfinal draw, we’re on to the actual matches.  First off we have group four winners AS Saint-Etienne facing off against arch rivals Olympique Lyonnais, who came in as runners up in group two significantly behind winners Olympique de Marseille.  Here are my little reports on both jerseys from the group [...]

Category: France Ligue 1, Lyon (OL), Saint-Étienne (ASSE)

Tags: France Ligue 1, Jersey Competition, Jerseys, Lyon (OL), Saint-Étienne (ASSE)

Matchday 10: Tops and Flops

By: Sarah | 4 Comments

So lets see who starred and who disappointed in this week’s action…

Category: France Ligue 1, Highlight Videos, Match Recaps, Monaco (ASMFC)

Tags: France Ligue 1, Highlight Videos, Match Recaps, Monaco (ASMFC)

French Football Dose: 10/25/09

By: Thomas | 1 Comment

Lyon legend Juninho (currently playing for Al-Gharafa) is still a keepers worst nightmare from 30 yards out at the ripe old age of 34. Watch his spectacular goal in the Quatar Stars League while checking out these links…
1) In case you haven’t heard, the dreaded swine flu has made it’s mark on football. [...]

Category: Blogroll, France Ligue 1, French Football Dose, Highlight Videos

Tags: Al-Gharafa, Blogroll, Clint Eastwood, EPL, France Ligue 1, French Football Dose, Highlight Videos, Juninho, Marseille (OM), Olympique de Marseille, Paris (PSG), Paris Saint-Germain, Swine Flu

Goal of the Week: Round 10

By: Thomas | 2 Comments

Sorry for not getting one of these up last week…(emits stream of bad excuses). Virtual pat on the back to Park, winner from two weeks ago.
Nenê (Monaco), 86th minute, against Ibrahim Kone.

That’s quite a spectacular free-kick, putting Monaco ahead with four minutes left…

Category: France Ligue 1, Goal Of The Week, Highlight Videos, Lille (LOSCM), Monaco (ASMFC), Montpellier (MHSC), Rennes (SRFC), Team News, Toulouse (TFC)

Tags: André-Pierre Gignac, Asamoah Gyan, France Ligue 1, Geoffrey Jourden, Gervinho, Goal Of The Week, Highlight Videos, Ibrahim Kone, Lille (LOSCM), Monaco (ASMFC), Montpellier (MHSC), Nené, Olivier Sorin, Pierre-Alain Frau, Polls, Rennes (SRFC), Team News, Toulouse (TFC), Vedran Runje

Matchday 10: Saturday Highlights

By: Thomas | 3 Comments

If you’re lazy like me you’ll appreciate having all of these in one place.
FC Girondins de Bordeaux 3-0 Le Mans UC 72

Bordeaux, inspired by their victory against Bayern midweek, got back to winning ways against a Le Mans side currently sitting in the relegation zone.

Category: Bordeaux (FCGB), Boulogne (USBCO), France Ligue 1, Grenoble (GF 38), Highlight Videos, Le Mans (MUC 72), Lorient (FCLBS), Lyon (OL), Match Recaps, Monaco (ASMFC), Montpellier (MHSC), Nancy (ASNL), Nice (OGCN), Rennes (SRFC), Saint-Étienne (ASSE), Sochaux (FCSM), Team News, Valenciennes (VAFC)

Tags: Bayern Munich, Bordeaux (FCGB), Boulogne (USBCO), France Ligue 1, Grenoble (GF 38), Highlight Videos, Le Mans (MUC 72), Lorient (FCLBS), Lyon (OL), Match Recaps, Matchday 10, Monaco (ASMFC), Montpellier (MHSC), Nancy (ASNL), Nené, Nice (OGCN), Rennes (SRFC), Saint-Étienne (ASSE), Sochaux (FCSM), Team News, Valenciennes (VAFC)

Preview: Matchday 10

By: Sarah | No Comments

Though most of the world will be focusing on the Classico clash between OM and PSG, here is a quick rundown on the other Ligue 1 action this weekend.

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Ligue 1 Jersey Competition: Quarterfinals

By: Thomas | 5 Comments

As I warned you a week ago, the polls closed today. The first and second place finishers have been put into the draw. The teams are…
Group Winners (Seeded):
AS Saint-Etienne
OGC Nice
Olympique de Marseille
AJ Auxerre
Second Place Finishers (Unseeded):
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
AS Monaco FC
Olympique Lyonnais
Grenoble Foot 38
The draw will take place in the comments. Yes, I actually will put eight [...]

Category: Auxerre (AJA), France Ligue 1, Grenoble (GF 38), Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Monaco (ASMFC), Nice (OGCN), Saint-Étienne (ASSE), Sochaux (FCSM), Team News

Tags: Auxerre (AJA), France Ligue 1, Grenoble (GF 38), Jersey Competition, Jerseys, Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Monaco (ASMFC), Nice (OGCN), Saint-Étienne (ASSE), Sochaux (FCSM), Team News