Coupe de France
France’s holy grail. Last winner: Guingamp, 2009
My Coupe Runneth Over: Holders Bordeaux Fall to Lowly Metz!
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We were blessed this week with the Round of “32″ of la Coupe de la Ligue aka la Coupe en Carton aka la Coupe dont on se balance complètement aka the League Cup that doesn’t instill quite as much passion and excitement as a walk in the park. Kidding, of course, but still, yeah, this [...]
My Coupe Runneth Over: Sochaux Claim the Cup on Penalties!
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You have to go back over four of my combined lifetimes to see FC Sochaux-Montbéliard win their last Coupe de France. Now, after a hard-fought, not to mention intense final against Marseille, they’ve won it again. A drought that began when they undertook the defense of their 1937 triumph over Strasbourg is now over, after [...]
My Coupe Runneth Over: The Finals Are Set, Sadly There’s No Fourth-Tier Team Involved
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Who doesn’t love cup magic? There’s always that one amateur team that knocks off a few big boys before bowing out very respectfully in the quarters. Well, France has a history of such happenings, and this year’s Coupe de France was no different. Montceau-les-Mines, the not-so-much-powerhouse that’s having a tough time breathing in France’s fourth [...]
My Coupe runneth over: Everyone loves a fourth-tier team in the semi-finals!
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Like Bob said in his article about the game today, only domestic cups can offer the nutsness that is amateur clubs upsetting the greats of the top flight. Let me tell you, France has a knack of doing just that. Montceau-les-Mines, we salute you. Lens, I remind you, is second in Ligue 1 with a [...]
What is the reason for Lyon’s crap streak?
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The last time Olympique Lyonnais got three points out of a Ligue 1 match was over six weeks ago, on December 17, 2006. Which in itself is not a totally eye-popping fact. But if you consider that for the entire season leading up to that 4-0 win over Lens, Lyon had only failed to win [...]
Tags: Coupe de France, France Ligue 1, Gérard Houllier, Juninho Percambucano, Lyon (OL), Milan Baros, Poll, Streak, Team News, UEFA Champions LeagueMy Coupe runneth over: Highlight videos from the last 16
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Marseille 2-1 Lyon
Nantes 1-0 (a.e.t.) Lille
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My Coupe runneth over: Now that’s what I call nuts
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I’m sure every single one have read, or have been read by someone else the epic novel that is The Little Engine That Could. You know the plot consists of a train who against all odds to overcome one big mountain. Olympique de Marseille staged an impromptu reenactment of the well-known children’s story this Wednesday, [...]
Category: Bordeaux (FCGB), Coupe de France, Cup Matches, France Ligue 1, Lens (RCL), Lille (LOSCM), Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Match Recaps, Monaco (ASMFC), Paris (PSG), Sochaux (FCSM), Team News, Valenciennes (VAFC) Tags: Bordeaux (FCGB), Coupe de France, Cup Matches, France Ligue 1, Franck Ribéry, Grégory Coupet, Juninho, Lens (RCL), Lille (LOSCM), Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Match Recaps, Monaco (ASMFC), Nantes (FCNA), Paris (PSG), Sedan (CSSA), Sochaux (FCSM), Stade Vélodrome, Team News, Upset, Valenciennes (VAFC)Why, that’s awful nice of them, no?
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Them meaning Marseille, the club that’s offering their supporters free tickets to the Coupe de France match featuring the two olympiques, Marseille and Lyon. Oh, and by the way, it’s kind of a big deal.
You’re probably wondering why the hell OM would pleasantly give away 40, 000 tickets to one of the biggest games [...]
My Coupe runneth over: To be cool, you gotta wait 122 minutes to score the game’s first goal
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The last 32 of the Coupe de France saw not many upsets. I mean, argh, only one team from a lower division then its opponent won. Talk about boring to write about.
But hey, some came close. Like, say, a team from the fifth tier getting the first goal against Lyon. And Niort coming one [...]
Category: Bordeaux (FCGB), Coupe de France, Cup Matches, France Ligue 1, Le Mans (MUC 72), Lens (RCL), Lille (LOSCM), Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Match Recaps, Nice (OGCN), Paris (PSG), Sochaux (FCSM), Team News, Valenciennes (VAFC) Tags: Bordeaux (FCGB), Coupe de France, Cup Matches, France Ligue 1, Le Mans (MUC 72), Lens (RCL), Lille (LOSCM), Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Match Recaps, Nantes (FCNA), Nice (OGCN), Olympique de Marseille, Olympique Lyonnais, Paris (PSG), Paris Saint-Germain, Scores, Sedan (CSSA), Sochaux (FCSM), Team News, Valenciennes (VAFC)My Coupe runneth over: All the big guns are still there, barely
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Not only in France, but everywhere, it’s no secret that amateur clubs love Cup competition, it gives them a chance to earn some media attention and if they’re lucky, a win over a prominent club. France is no different. It’s actually a surprise when there are little upsets, seeing as in here, we have a [...]
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