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Ligue 1 Matchday 15: Tops and Flops
By: Sarah |
6 Comments
Who excelled and who crashed? Several “big” teams suffered some surprising results this weekend– OM lost at the final moment to Lens, former league leaders Auxerre were defeated by PSG, Lyon couldn’t find a better result than a draw against Rennes and Toulouse only barely beat Ligue 1 whipping boy Boulogne by a single goal.
Category: Auxerre (AJA), Bordeaux (FCGB), France Ligue 1, Lens (RCL), Lille (LOSCM), Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Match Recaps, Nancy (ASNL), Paris (PSG), Player News, Rennes (SRFC)
Tags: Auxerre (AJA), Benzema, Bocaly, Bocanegra, Bordeaux (FCGB), Brandao, Clement, Demont, Diallo, Diawarra, Eduardo, France Ligue 1, Gervinho, Heinze, Juninho, Kone, Lens (RCL), Lille (LOSCM), Lloris, Lopez, Lyon (OL), Mandanda, Marseille (OM), Match Recaps, Nancy (ASNL), Paris (PSG), Player News, Rennes (SRFC)AJ Auxerre: Rise to the Top
By: Thomas | 4 Comments
Due to AJ Auxerre’s spectacular league position and their current lack of a blogger (send Daryl an email if you’re interested), I thought I’d profile the team, and analyze their current Ligue 1 status…
Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise is a club known for the feat of never having been relegated from Ligue 1, as well [...]
Ballon de Plomb: 2009
By: Thomas | 5 Comments
The Ballon de Plomb (the lead ball in English) is the Ligue 1 version of the Bidone d’Or. Since 2003 it has been awarded to the Ligue 1 player with the most negative name recognition by the website Cahiers du Football. Some of the characteristics required are some negative intrinsic footballing “qualities”, strange career choices, [...]
Ligue 1 Internationals Recap (Saturday Only)
By: Sarah | 4 Comments
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 less important (but, at times, [...]
Goal of the Week: Round 13
By: Thomas | No Comments
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)
Tags: Abdoul Razak Boukari, Baraki Kone, France Ligue 1, Goal Of The Week, Highlight Videos, Hugo Lloris, Lens, Lyon, Marseille, Michel Bastos, Miralem Pjanic, Player News, Polls, Sidney Govou, Steve Mandanda, Teddy RichertGoal of the Week: Round 12
By: Thomas | 8 Comments
Congrats to last weeks winner Asamoah Gyan, who narrowly beat out Nene.
Moussa Sissoko (Toulouse), 27th minute, against Steve Mandanda
(first goal)
This spectacular long range effort from Sissoko silenced the Velodrome and bring his tally up to five league goals.
The Debate Continues: The Best Players in Ligue 1
By: Sarah | 12 Comments
Who are the best players in Ligue 1?
A few weeks ago, Thomas proposed his list of Ligue 1’s top 50 players. While there were some suggested changes to move a few players a few slots up or down in the comments– in general the readers (or at least those who felt strongly enough [...]
Ligue 1 in the Champions League- Matchday 3
By: Sarah | 3 Comments
It is that time again– the time where heroes are made and dreams are crushed (at least until the next game). But, seriously I think that games 3 and 4 of the group qualifications are the most important games in the competition. By important, I mean that they are the most critical moment in the [...]
Ligue 1 Internationals Update from Day 2
By: Sarah | No Comments
So, the internationals games and World Cup Qualification round has come to an end– at least until the play-off games in November. This post is a starting point to help track the Ligue 1 player’s success on the international level. I’ll continue to update it based on the tips received in the comments section…
The Latest Tragedy in French Football
By: Thomas | 2 Comments
First it was Savidan’s heart problem (Best Goal.com article I’ve ever seen by the way), than the tragic death of Brice Taton, and now this. Sochaux’s Charlie Davies was involved in a fatal car crash early Tuesday morning.
Tags: Accident, Brice Taton, Charlie Davies, France Ligue 1, Player News, Sochaux (FCSM), Steve Savidan, Team News, Tragedy
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