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Articles linked to personal goings-on with various players.
Wanna Know More About France’s Most Futile and Made-Fun of Players?
By: Sam |
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I’ll bet you do. One of my favourite websites, Les Cahiers du Football, presents each year, to the most underachieveing/foolish/media-blasted/you get the idea Ligue 1 player, le ballon de plomb, meaning the lead ball.
The voting ended today, so sadly I can’t entice you to weigh in, but nevertheless I’ll tell you a little about [...]
Samir Nasri Evokes the Apocalypse, “Could Leave Marseille”
By: Sam | 21 Comments
Oui, c’est possible que je parte.
Gah.
In an interview with the unfortunately credible French sports newspaperL’Équipe, the 20-year old, who played his first full 90 today since coming down with an injury, confided that a departure from Marseille at the end of this season would be possible. What with there being more prestigious clubs than OM [...]
Absurdly Random Profile of the Week: Joseph-Désiré Job
By: Sam | 1 Comment
Name: Joseph-Désiré Job
Date of birth: 1 December 1977
Current club: OGC Nice
Position: Striker
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 70 kg
Shirt number: 11
Randomness of selection: Looked at the time of a song I was listening to on MySpace (Everyday Feeling by Mouthwash), added the numbers of the time (which were 9), selected the according club in the current league table [...]
Meet Teddy Richert
By: Sam | 3 Comments
Raymond Domenech announced his squad for the upcoming Bleus friendly against Slovakia earlier today. Out of the 35 players invited, only one was new. He’s a goalkeeper, he plays for Sochaux, and he goes by the name of Teddy Richert.
You probably don’t know him. He doesn’t play for a high-profile club, hasn’t played a [...]
The Daily-Or-So News Dispatch (07.08.09)
By: Sam | No Comments
Hungry for transfers, rumours and goings-on, the Daily-or-so News Dispatch (DND) pirate ship approaches an unsuspecting mom-and-pop info rowboat for the hottest Ligue 1 tidbits, extra special today with little stories about Charles Itandje, Daniel Cousin, Sidi Keita and Samir Nasri.
+ After speculation of a move to either Lyon or Manchester United, it’s in fact [...]
Category: France Ligue 1, Lens (RCL), Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Paris (PSG), Player News, Rennes (SRFC), Team News, Transfers and Player Movement
Tags: Charles Itandje, Daniel Cousin, France Ligue 1, Lens (RCL), Liverpool, Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Paris (PSG), Player News, Rangers, Rennes (SRFC), Samir Nasri, Team News, Transfers and Player MovementThe Transfer Cauldron is Boiling Once Again
By: Sam | No Comments
08/08/08 is one year away, but some clubs decided 08/08/07 was lucky enough to go ahead and make some substantial transfers. What’s more, today there was a surprisingly high ratio of actual signings to unfounded rumours. I like these kinds of days.
+ First off, it seems as though Italian defender Manuele Blasi is going to [...]
It’s Inter’s Turn to Say Nasri’s theirs, Wiltord ain’t Going Nowhere, Tosic to Werder Bremen
By: Sam | 1 Comment
It’s adorable how every single club in the world thinks their offer will be the one to lure Samir Nasri along. Today, we heard Inter Milan claim loud and clear that Nasri and OM wouldn’t be able to resist their 25 million euro offer come January. On the front page of Corriere dello Sport, Inter [...]
Ow
By: Sam | 1 Comment
A knee in the face isn’t usually pleasant. Exhibit A: Lorient captain Ulrich Le Pen getting clocked by his own goalkeeper in a Saturday match against Lille. Le Pen suffered a severe concussion, as well as a broken nose. He was bloody and unconscious on the pitch for a couple of minutes before being stretchered [...]
Goal of the Week Competition: Round 1
By: Sam | 6 Comments
That’s right, all you Offsiders, France Offside is having a Goal of the Week competition this season. I’ve selected three of what I think are the best goals scored in the week, and it’s all of you who’ll decide which one was the very, very best. Let’s get right down to this week’s contestants, in [...]
The Sky is Blue, The Pope is Catholic, Real Madrid is in Love with Samir Nasri
By: Sam | 7 Comments
Bernd Schuster and Pedrag Mijatovic, deep in discussion, strut into the small boutique on the corner of UEFA Boulevard. The shopkeeper, visibly irritated by the appearance of the two gentlemen, exclaims, “Sod off, you two! Milan’s not interested! You’re wasting my time!”. Mijatovic, chuckling to himself, takes a step towards the reluctant owner.
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Tags: AC Milan, Bernd Schuster, France Ligue 1, Kaka, Marseille (OM), Player News, Real Madrid, Samir Nasri, Team News, Transfers and Player Movement
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