http://france.theoffside.com News about French Ligue 1 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:51:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://france.theoffside.com/french-football/french-football-dose-111509.html 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 year, others in ... http://france.theoffside.com/french-football/ligue-1-internationals-recap-saturday-november-14th.html 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 ... http://france.theoffside.com/french-football/debate-the-biggest-club-in-ligue-1.html 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) Miralem Pjanic (Lyon), 3rd minute, against ... http://france.theoffside.com/french-football/goal-of-the-week-round-13-2.html 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 ... http://france.theoffside.com/french-football/week-13-grenoble-nolonger-pointless-several-suffer-strokes-over-ol-om.html 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 http://france.theoffside.com/french-football/liveblog-the-battle-of-the-olympiens.html 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 8, 2009 Lille vs. ... http://france.theoffside.com/french-football/ligue-1-matchday-13-sunday-only.html 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 heels in second ... http://france.theoffside.com/french-football/ligue-1-matchday-13.html 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 are ... http://france.theoffside.com/french-football/ligue-1-in-europe-matchday-4-europa-league.html 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 League.  Be sure ... http://france.theoffside.com/french-football/ligue-1-in-europe-matchday-4-wednesday-games-only.html