November 12th, 2009

Debate: The Biggest Club in Ligue 1

By: Thomas |

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 Saint-Etienne: Sainte have a very [...]

Category: Auxerre (AJA), Bordeaux (FCGB), France Ligue 1, History, Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Monaco (ASMFC), Saint-Étienne (ASSE), UEFA Champions League

Tags: Auxerre (AJA), Biggest Club in France, Bordeaux (FCGB), Debate, France Ligue 1, History, Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Monaco (ASMFC), Nantes (FCNA), Saint-Étienne (ASSE), UEFA Champions League

November 8th, 2009

Week 13: Grenoble Nolonger Pointless, Several Suffer Strokes Over OL-OM

By: Thomas |

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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 win against Paolo Duarte’s side, [...]

November 1st, 2009

Matchday 12: Saturday Highlights

By: Thomas |

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AJ Auxerre 2-1 Montpellier Hérault SC

Montpellier are beginning to lose their sheen. It seems they can’t hold up against traditional tough midtable sides like Rennes and Auxerre. They’ve also lost the surprise effect. Opposing managers now have an idea of what they’re up against, and have discovered the club’s weaknesses. Getting Ireneusz Jelen [...]

Category: Auxerre (AJA), Bordeaux (FCGB), Boulogne (USBCO), France Ligue 1, Grenoble (GF 38), Highlight Videos, Lens (RCL), Lille (LOSCM), Lorient (FCLBS), Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Match Recaps, Monaco (ASMFC), Montpellier (MHSC), Nancy (ASNL), Saint-Étienne (ASSE), Team News, Toulouse (TFC)

Tags: Auxerre (AJA), Bordeaux (FCGB), Boulogne (USBCO), France Ligue 1, Grenoble (GF 38), Highlight Videos, Lens (RCL), Lille (LOSCM), Lorient (FCLBS), Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Match Recaps, Monaco (ASMFC), Montpellier (MHSC), Nancy (ASNL), Saint-Étienne (ASSE), Team News, Toulouse (TFC)

October 23rd, 2009

Ligue 1 Jersey Competition: Quarterfinals

By: Thomas |

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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

October 17th, 2009

Ligue 1: Matchday 9

By: Thomas |

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The games happening this weekend are

October 12th, 2009

Debate: The Best Players in Ligue 1

By: Thomas |

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Recently, Rob posted an article on the main page about FourFourTwo’s latest ‘Top 100 Players’ list. This made me think about how much I love arguing over things like this, but also reminded me that there are shockingly few lists and debates of this sort about Ligue 1 in English. I think it’s [...]

Category: Auxerre (AJA), Bordeaux (FCGB), France Ligue 1, Le Mans (MUC 72), Lens (RCL), Lille (LOSCM), Lorient (FCLBS), Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Monaco (ASMFC), Montpellier (MHSC), Nancy (ASNL), Nice (OGCN), Paris (PSG), Player News, Rennes (SRFC), Saint-Étienne (ASSE), Toulouse (TFC)

Tags: Alberto Costa, Alou Diarra, Aly Cissokho, André-Pierre Gignac, Anthony Réveillere, Asamoah Gyan, Auxerre (AJA), Bafetimbi Gomis, Benoît Cheyrou, Benoît Pedretti, Benoit Tremoulinas, Blaise Matuidi, Bordeaux (FCGB), Cedric Carrasso, Dejan Milovanovic, Eden Hazard, Etienne Capoue, Fernando Cavenaghi, France Ligue 1, Gervinho, Gonzalo Bergessio, Grégory Coupet, Guillaume Hoarau, Hatem Ben Arfa, Hugo Lloris, Ireneusz Jelen, Jeremy Toulalan, Kevin Gameiro, Kim Kallström, Le Mans (MUC 72), Lens (RCL), Lille (LOSCM), Lisandro Lopez, Loic Remy, Lorient (FCLBS), Lucho Gonzalez, Ludovic Obraniak, Lyon (OL), Mamadou Niang, Mamadou Sakho, Marama Vahirua, Marouane Cahamakh, Marseille (OM), Mevlut Erding, Michel Bastos, Miralem Pjanic, Modibo Maiga, Monaco (ASMFC), Montpellier (MHSC), Moussa Sissoko, Nancy (ASNL), Nené, Nice (OGCN), Paris (PSG), Park Chu-Young, Player News, Rennes (SRFC), Rod Fanni, Saint-Étienne (ASSE), Souleymane Diawara, Stephane Sessegnon, Steve Mandanda, Taye Taiwo, Toulouse (TFC), Wendel, Yoann Gourcuff, Yohann Pelé, Youssouf Hadji

October 6th, 2009

A Breif History of French Clubs in the Champions League

By: Thomas |

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For those of you who are new to Ligue 1 or are simply interested in its history, I have compiled a short history of the experiences of french clubs in Europe’s premier competition.

UEFA Champions League
It was an auspicious start when Stade de Reims-Champagne reached the final of the inaugural European Champion Clubs’ Cup, only to [...]

Category: Auxerre (AJA), Bordeaux (FCGB), European competition, France Ligue 1, Highlight Videos, Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Monaco (ASMFC), Nice (OGCN), Paris (PSG), Saint-Étienne (ASSE), UEFA Champions League

October 5th, 2009

Goal of the Week: Round 8

By: Thomas |

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Here are the top five goals from the Ligue 1 weekend. Cast your vote in the poll at the bottom. Let’s all give a virtual pat on the back to last weeks winner Wendel.
Benoît Pedretti (Auxerre), 17th minute, against Nicolas Douchez.

Category: Auxerre (AJA), France Ligue 1, Goal Of The Week, Highlight Videos, Lyon (OL), Monaco (ASMFC), Saint-Étienne (ASSE)

Tags: Auxerre (AJA), Benoît Pedretti, Cedric Carrasso, Dimitri Payet, France Ligue 1, Goal Of The Week, Highlight Videos, Kim Kallström, Lyon (OL), Monaco (ASMFC), Nicolas Douchez, Park Chu-Young, Polls, Saint-Étienne (ASSE), Sidney Govou, Steve Mandanda, Vedran Runje, Wendel

October 4th, 2009

Matchday 8 Highlights

By: Thomas |

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Here are the complete highlights from another thrilling weekend of Ligue 1 action. Twenty-nine goals were scored, 48 yellow cards were handed out along with three reds. Giants Marseille and Bordeaux lost while Grenoble remain without a single point.
Grenoble Foot 38 2-3 Montpellier HSC

October 3rd, 2009

The Signing of the Summer

By: Thomas |

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Sainté began the season with three strait losses, including one to newly promoted US Boulogne. It seemed as if the ten time champions would have another season fighting relegation. Then the scouts in Argentina reported back. Gonzalo Bergessio of San Lorenzo was available and interested in a move to France. Augusto Fernandez of River [...]

Category: Auxerre (AJA), Bordeaux (FCGB), Boulogne (USBCO), Coupe de la Ligue, Cup Matches, France Ligue 1, Highlight Videos, Monaco (ASMFC), Nice (OGCN), Player News, Rennes (SRFC), Saint-Étienne (ASSE), Team News, Transfers and Player Movement